Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Well, we've had a good bit of excitement since the last update. We officially entered the third trimester and had another good doctor's appointment. We are now on the every two week schedule until mid-February.

On the 22nd, our friends Gina and Jonathan welcomed a new baby boy. Baby Calvin weighed in at a very healthy 9 lbs 10 oz. We visited them on Tuesday the 23rd in the hospital.


Then on the 24th and 25th we begain our Christmas celebration with my family. On Thursday afternoon, we headed for Owensboro where we stayed through lunch on Sunday. Here are lots of pictures from both of those celebrations, including several of our baby gifts. We received a good bit of UK gear for our little one, highlighted by a children's book from my mother called "Hello Wildcat" in which the Wildcat take a tour of campus on his way to Rupp Arena for a basketball game. Who would have thought someone had created this? We also received several items from Andy's parents including a burp cloth that read, "I Spit Blue". Emma thoroughly enjoyed the time with both families. You can see her in her Santa cape enjoying all the excitement.

Included in our visit to Owensboro was the Hancock County after Christmas duck massacre led by Andy and Denny. After only an hour, they called it quits and leave a few ducks to fly another day.

While they hunted, I was able to spend some time with my friend Kristin and her family. Kristin's husband, Tyler, is a Navy Lietenant stationed in Germany, but they were able to make it back to Kentucky for the holidays. It was a great time to catch up as we've both had a good deal of excitement the last six months.




For New Year's, Andy had Wednesday and Thursday off. He graciously used his time to clean the house, first, because it just needed cleaning and, second, to prepare for his parent's and grandmother's arrival at our house tomorrow. (All are coming in town for our "family" baby shower on Saturday.) I worked yesterday and half a day today trying to catch up on lots of accounting tasks that need to be finalized in the next week or so. After work, I was able to sneak off with Kristy and Traci to meet Kelly for lunch in Frankfort. With Kelly's little girl, Hallie, and Kristy's little boy, Ben, both at about 10 weeks, we had a great time catching up and playing with the babies. It's hard to believe we'll have our own in just a few short weeks.