Almost half-way there!

I had another ultrasound today! :)

So I figured I'd post a few "bump" pictures and the newest ones of Baby B to bring you up to speed.

14 weeks



15 Weeks

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19 Weeks

 Everything looked good on the ultrasound. Baby B was very active! We got to see the arms and legs, fingers/fists, head, brain, heart, and blood flow in the cord. Baby's heart was a strong 146 beats per minute and there is no indication (so far) that Baby will have the same heart defect Matt had when he was born. The only minor concern is that my placenta is still low, but the technician said that is normal and will probably move higher as my uterus grows.

19 Weeks

Check out the spine and femur bone!
Baby weighed in at 8 ounces today. We could have found out today if Baby B is a boy or girl, but we want to be surprised. :)

Holiday Recap

I know, I know.. It's been over a month since I made a post. But the holiday season was a little busy for us here.

Here's a quick recap:

Matt preached at two of the services on Christmas Eve, so we stayed in Macomb for Christmas. But lucky for me--Shana and Kyle came to visit his parents who live only an hour away from us! They all came to hear Matt preach on Christmas Eve, and we spent the 26th over at their house for some sister/"family" time.

We enjoyed another drop-in visit from our friends, Nick and Becky, who were in MI visiting his family for Christmas. It was great to see you both again!

New Year's Eve came and went with little excitement. We kept it low-key this year: rented Toy Story 3 and had a pizza-and-movie night in. Somehow I managed to stay awake till midnight and count down to the new year.

I attempted my first pot of white chicken chili and we hosted a Rose Bowl party as we cheered on the WI Badgers. A disappointing game, but a great time with college/seminary friends.

We enjoyed our first Piston's game with some friends from church. They were even nice enough to give us a win that night--against the Celtics!

And our holidays were not complete until the middle of January. We drove down to Red Bud to have a belated Tindall Family Christmas celebration. It was so good to be home! But the trip was long and our time there was too short. We made the most of it though--family football game (minus Mom, Haven, and the 2 preggo sisters), gift opening, big meal, time with Grandma and Grandpa Nagel, and a visit with our other 2 god-children. No wonder I came back sick and exhausted!