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1. I’m still pregnant. I know there just must be a reason that Little Man is still in there and not on his way out (I suppose I am only 38 weeks today), but I’m getting more and more ready for him to be here! I’ve also tried just about every wive’s tale in the book to start labor and have gone on lots of long walks. Get here soon, sweet boy!
2. Sophie had a fabulous Christmas! It was so fun to watch her come out of her room. She’s still too young to really “get” Christmas, let alone the concept of Santa, but she really seemed overjoyed to walk out into the living room with the twinkle lights aglow and see several brand new toys to play with! She got a Cozy Coupe, an IKEA play kitchen (complete with the mini metal pans), and a pop-up tent.
Side note: Do I have the only child ever who isn’t interested in wrapping paper? She loves boxes, but couldn’t care less about wrapping paper. So we didn’t wrap anything. Lame? Maybe. But she had more fun that way.
3. This little break we’ve had has been the longest we’ve ever been together as a family alone since Sophie was born. It’s been so fun to just BE. We’ve watched lots of Winnie the Pooh and Little Bear, played with Christmas toys, eaten ice cream together, and tried to get out of the house for a little bit each day. It’s been glorious!
4. I got to talk to my brother in the Philippines! Christmas Eve, we had a big family video chat. My brother is a missionary on a tiny island in the Philippines (with no running water or toilet!) so it was a miracle we were able to video chat with him. He looked and sounded great. I miss him so much!
5. Today is our 5 year anniversary! Michael and I have known each other longer than we haven’t (we met when I was 12 and he was 13 though we didn’t go on a date till our 20s). It’s hard to believe we’ve already been married half a decade! I feel so blessed to be married to someone who makes me laugh, can make a game out of anything, and is such an involved, present parent. I love you, dear Michael!
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This makes me cry–for many reasons! So happy you and Michael found each other (timing IS everything, isn’t it?)! You are a wonderful complement to each other, a perfect match! Hooray for a fun (and relaxing!) Christmas break with your beautiful family, live and via satellite! And for Sweet Sophie, enjoying (carefully selected, educational and entertaining) new toys!
I remember well those last few weeks (months?!) of pregnancy and how uncomfortable it is. I can’t tell you anything you don’t already know, just know that I’m empathetic!
I love you!
What a great wedding dress!
and Sophie’s Christmas sounds perfect, nice job parents!
When you have time I would love to see a post that links to your recipes that freeze well along with tips for how you freeze things…containers, preventing freezer burn, etc
1. Hopefully little man comes soon. You look like you’ve dropped a little, so it has to be soon!
2. How did you video chat with everyone? We have family spread out all over and Skype one at a time, but would love to do a bigger chat. Especially because my triplets fight over who is on the camera, but if we could have more than one of our computers up when talking to grandma and grandpa!
Melanie – we did a google hangout. It’s free! You just have to have a gmail/Google+ account (also free). It walks you through the process of how to set it up and you can chat with up to 9 connections at a time. It worked great! We do this (sans my little brother) about once a month. We love it!
happy anniversary my friend!! i sure hope little man makes his appearance soon but you look oh so radiant! i’m so glad sophie had such a fun christmas! barrett was ALL over it…he loved it all, it was so fun to watch him get excited about his new toys! i hope you get to celebrate for your anniversary!
What a lovely five fact Friday post. Sigh.
I especially LOVE the pictures today. Sophie is adorable, as always, and You absolutely look radiant. It’s a little hard to believe you feel such discomfort (but I know you do!) when you look SO beautiful!
Happy anniversary!!! You do look so beautiful (both now and then!)
I hope your Little Sir comes soon for you
I can’t wait for the introducing post 
xxx
Happy Anniversary! I think it’d be really fun to hear your love story sometime. That is so cute you guys have known each other so long!
You are looking so wonderful! Your baby boy will be here before you know it! I’m really excited for you.
We were watching old Christmas videos the other day, and I was six months pregnant in one of them. When I mentioned my state, Henry said, “Oh, that’s why you look so chubby.” Someday, sweet Emily, you will tell me the elusive secret to looking radiantly pregnant and not chubby. And the highlights look lovely! Someday, you will also tell me the elusive secret to getting highlights and not looking like Ethel who is cultivating an ever-more-luxuriant moustache, has bowling league on Thursdays, and smokes Virginia Slims. So happy you had a Merry Christmas. We miss you guys!
You are the best looking 38 week pregnant person I’ve ever seen. Not fair. Good luck in the next few weeks. Such an exciting time!
Happy Anniversary, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and …… is it still soon to congratulate you on a new baby!? That’s a lot to pack into one week!