Merry Christmas!

We have had a very busy and fun Christmas season this year! It has been fun getting to see all of the family that we have seen so far and we are looking forward to family that we will see in the coming weeks as well! Here are a few pictures of the family so far:

This is our sister-in-law, Stacy and our niece, Marissa at Grandpa Doug's and Grandma Kim's last Saturday:

Here is our nephew Christopher (Keith and Stacy's son):

And here are Doug, Chris and Adam during their challenge to see who could make the tallest tower out of dominoes without them falling:

- Adam and Melissa

Baby's Room

Here are some pictures of the baby's room for those of you who haven't seen it yet.








And a picture of me at 24 weeks (5 1/2 months).

Finally!

Adam felt the baby move last night! I was eating something that she either really liked or didn't like at all and she was kicking a lot more than normal and a lot harder than normal. Adam tried to feel her kick with his hand, but when that didn't work, he put his head on my stomach and felt her kick! It was fun to see his expression when he felt it!

Now I know that if he wants to feel the baby move all I need to do is eat jalapeno jelly, cream cheese, and crackers!

- Melissa

New Dishwasher!

Thank you so much! We love our new dishwasher! We got this dishwasher from Adam's parents, Mark and Lois, this past weekend for our Christmas present. We were getting VERY tired of having to wash our dishes by hand and were not looking forward to handwashing bottles next year!

Thanks again!

- Adam and Melissa

Over Halfway There!

I can't believe that I am already over halfway done being pregnant! It seems like it was just last week that we found out, but now I am almost 23 weeks!

I have been feeling her move a lot more recently (at least 5-10 times a day) and that is exciting. However, I wish she would kick hard enough for Adam to feel too. I feel like he's left out a little bit and once he can finally feel her move, it will seem more real to him too. He is being very supportive though and still tries every day to feel her move!

All for now,
Melissa

Ultrasound Pictures

Here is a picture of the first ultrasound we had in September (8 weeks):

And here are some pictures of the ultrasound we had in November (20 weeks):

Profile:

Foot:

And the shot they used to determine she was a girl! It is shot from her bottom up and her legs are spread apart (something we will have to teach her not to do as she gets older!):

Happy Birthday Doug!

We celebrated Doug's 50th birthday yesterday at Buca di Beppo in Maple Grove. It was a surprise - he just thought the two of them were going out to eat, but when they got there Keith, Stacy, Chris, Marissa, Adam and I were all waiting for them! We had a great time!

- Melissa

7-Point Buck!

I shot this 7-pointer the last weekend of rifle hunting season - my new record!

-Adam

New Blog

Since we will soon be starting a new and exciting phase in our lives, we have decided to start a blog for our friends and family! We hope you enjoy it!

- Adam and Melissa