Christmas At The Wabeke House

This year was an unusual Christmas for us. It was a great one though. We had dinner with friends and then went to church on x-mas eve then on x-mas day we stayed home by ourselves for the first time but we had a lot of fun. We got some great stuff and of coarse the Nugget got twice as much as either of us did. Only a couple more days now till he is here and we both could not be happier!



Hopefully this is the last belly shot!

Drew-G had a lot of fun opening all of his presents.

Here he is hoarding all his new friends under the table. You can see he killed one of them already!

The paper aftermath

We made gingerbread cookies and decorated them.

Like Father Like Son??

Nick and his Holiday Double-Chin Modeling Lightning Jerseys for Him and Baby

Merry Christmas from the Nugget!

We did a little belly painting last night!

Belly Shots at 37 Weeks!

Cat Scratch Fever

We were trying to give kiwi a dose of liquid antibiotics and this was the result to my arm alone. Nick also got some scratches and there are some on my other arm. After this we decided to take her back to the vet to get a shot instead.

Nugget's Hiccups!

Brotherly Love

Drew-G has been so clingy waiting for his brother to show up. I'm not sure he will be this close once he arrives.

Home from the hospital outfit

Here is the outfit we bought to bring him home from in!

Christmas is in the air!

We have all been anticipating the up and coming holidays. In the last couple weeks we have bought our first tree, put up lights and went to the local Christmas parade. Even Drew-G has some Christmas spirit.

Rotisserie

As of late I toss and turn like crazy at night. Sometimes I feel as though I am up more than I am asleep. I am getting used to it and I am convinced it is just my body's way of preparing me to get up for all those late night feedings. Nick on the other hand I think is starting to break down. Inevitably my tossing and turning is causing Nick to also toss and turn. A couple nights ago he sat up and without hesitation he said to me "I'm starting to feel like a rotisserie". I pondered this while and then next day the first thing I said to him was "You feel like rotisserie! Well I feel like a freaking hot dog machine where I roll one way and the baby rolls the other!" Immediately he felt bad and we have been taking more naps to catch up on some obviously much missed sleep :0

Thanksgiving at the Campground

This year for Thanksgiving we spent the day with Nick's Dad and Kathy at Big Lagoon Sate Park. It was an untraditional thanksgiving day for us but a wonderful one at that. Dad smoked a turkey. We all decided that smoking the turkey was an awesome way to go. Kathy made all the traditional sides including sweet potato casserole (Nick's favorite and maybe my new favorite too). And I made green beans and an apple crisp. Everything was very good and anytime we are able to spend time with our families we are very grateful.

Here are a few new additions in Nugget's room. The monkey mobile I made myself (well with Nick's help). We bought a new hanging book shelf to put up still but other than that we are all done. Now we just need him here to enjoy his new room.

So Very Thankful

This year is so different from last. For starters Nick is home!! We have moved, bought our first house and vehicle, and of course are expecting our first little nugget just a few weeks. Today we will be spending Thanksgiving at the state park with Dad, Kathy and a smoked turkey. For all things things I am thankful. And to all all our family and friends we wish you a delightful Thanksgiving and good luck with your Black Friday shopping :)

My Clumsy Pril

Okay, just a quick note because the following is hilarious...

In our child birth class we learned that pregnant women have a problem with their self-image. Not that they think they are not pretty anymore but that a certain part of the brain controls our self-image. It's the part of our body that helps us judge where we are spatially and prevents us from being clumsy. Pregnant women are famous and April is giving the stereotype a run for its money for being clumsy. The reason for this is because our beloved wive's truly think they are smaller than they are.

Anyways, I walked in the door yesterday with a huge box of Christmas decorations we just bought from Walmart and she stood there completely oblivious to the fact that the only way I could fit myself and the object would be if I completely disappeared. That's strike 1.

Strike 2 is April hitting the nugget. Not actually hitting him mind you but completely running into some object like say a couch or end table that never moves, after which she apologizes profusely.

It's so precious the way she says she taps the nugget, I know he's well protected in there it's just another little moment that we cherish because it's one of those pregnancy moments, if you have seen Notes from the Underbelly you would understand.

You may have noticed I haven't mentioned strike 3 up until now, and to mention it now I think is just bad form because after strike 3 "someone is out" and if anyone is out it would be nugget and he at least needs to wait a couple more weeks...

And bragging rights for "me" because I've posted the last two posts in a row!!!

Christmas

Well, the missus and I went to Walmart today and bought a crap load of Christmas decorations. We thought that while April could still move we should be proactive and start planning for Christmas especially since thanksgiving is so late this year.

So, we are set on our decorations but one important detail is missing. Both April's mom and my mom played christmas music from thanksgiving through new years. It isn't the fact that music was played it was more of the type of music played that makes our quandry so difficult. You see, April's mom plays Kenny G's Christmas album so much that it has started to sound scratchy, CDs only hold their integrity for the first 1 million playings and my mom to a lesser degree played Mariah Carey's Christmas album non stop. And if I hear "All I Want for Chirstmas is You," one more time I may vomit.

So what we are looking for is a good reccomendation for Christmas music... I have my I-tunes giftcard handy (which I ripped off from the nugget don't ask) and I am just looking for suggestions and "I won't be home for Christmas" by Blink 182 doesn't count so let us know, what is your favorite Christmas music because if I don't get a good suggestion I'll just have to go with the Nutcracker or Steamheim Manroller... wait... is that it eh who cares?

Also... if anyone suggests the Gloria Estefan Christmas Album I also have to say that although Gloria Estefan and to a larger part the Miami Sound Machine are excellent it comes in a distant third, to the afforementioned opuses. I think I'd rather play the loveshack over and over... than listen to that.

More Nugget Videos!!

Let's all let out a huge Woo--Hoo!!

We were on on way home from Aaron and Annie's wedding on Saturday and we were shocked to see this.....

......for the first time since we left Daytona 4 1/2 years ago gas was under $2.00/gallon!! It has since gone down to $1.95 in our area. Also we see that oil is now down below $55.00 a barrel.

Happy Halloween

April and I had an awesome time last Friday carving our pumpkins. Last year for halloween I was on a plane bound for the mideast and I just can't tell you how greatful I am to be at home for this year's festivities. Now you may all be thinking why did you carve them a week in advance? Well I guess I wanted to make sure I had the memories no matter where I was on Friday. We also roasted the seeds but decided that the normal salt wouldn't do, so we spiced them up with some Tony Chachere's and cayenne, mmm mmm.

We also have been on sort of a chili-kick, which just seems to go perfectly with the crisp fall weather. I'm also a little bit worried, being new homeowners isn't stressful enough without the fear that some neighborhood ne'er-do-wells will engage in more trickery than treatery. So we've bought some pretty good candy to try and bribe the neighborhood kids. I even checked with the CPSC no melamine in this chocolate.

The only bad part so far was the fact that my pumpkin pulled a frosty the snowman and melted, so now we are down to single pumpkin ops but I am confident that Halloween will be great!!

Here Is One Video!

Pictures from 4D Ultrasound----Video's coming soon!

Here are the photos from the 4D ultrasound we had this last Saturday. It was the best! We drove to Tallahassee to go to the prenatal experience. It is set up like a spa. When we got there we were taken into the ultrasound room where they projected the images of the Nugget on the wall. We got to see him do cute things like make fishy faces, suck his thumb, play with his cord, and twice he made a mad face like he was letting out a scream. It was so amazing and it made us even more excited to meet our adorable little Nugget!