My Very Silly Niece, Emily

This is a video of my niece Emily pretending that her butt is on fire. She is a very silly girl! I have lots more pics from Christmas, so stay tuned.

New Pic Of The Baby and Genetic Testing

I went in for my first trimester genetic screening on Thursday. The technician is able to tell if the baby has Down Syndrome or other genetic anomalies by measuring the amount of fluid on the back of the baby's neck-crazy, huh? It took a little while for the baby to turn over but when she/he did, the measurement was good. So, I was very happy with this news. I also did a blood test that can tell if the baby has Spina Bifida and some other things. They said we'd have the results of that back in a week. However, with Christmas this week, I am sure it will be longer. The tech said the heart, brain, and kidneys looked good. Also, we saw the spine and it looked good too. I have now gained 10 pounds, which freaked me out a bit. But the doctor said that my weight looked good, so I am just going to trust her on this issue.

Congratulations Alyson and Aaron

My friend Alyson gave birth to Micah Sydney on Tuesday night. I went to the hospital last night with some other friends to see Alyson and the baby girl. She was very beautiful and tiny! Congrats Aly and Aaron, you are going to be wonderful parents!

We're Finally Ready For Christmas

Well, Don and I finally got our Christmas tree and decorations up. We usually do it the weekend after Thanksgiving. However, this year has been busy, then Don got sick, then I got sick and so on. However, we are now in business. On Saturday I went and got my traditional Neiman Marcus snowglobe, which I had to go to 2 malls to get since I drove around Northpark for 45 minutes and couldn't get a parking spot! Now I just have to finish my shopping!


My yearly Christmas gift to myself
Snowflake thinks it's okay to eat Santa Claus, I guess he is getting coal in his stocking this year
The mantle, I didn't put too much work into it this year...oh well
The tree, I prefer Frasier Fir but Don has terrible allergic reactions to those