We've been busy...

Wow!!! We have been busy and it's been over a month since I last posted. I keep saying that I am going to be better but it never seems to be that way. Maybe once the baby comes and we have cute pictures to put up or maybe I will have even less time once the baby comes, we'll see!

Well, Josh and I were very busy the month of December, as everyone else was I'm sure. We had a wonderful time spending the holidays with the whole family in Livermore. It was a busy trip but fun to get to see everyone! My favorite Christmas present was a new car!!!! On the 26th, Josh and I went down to San Jose to see a car we had been looking at for some time and bought it! I am the proud new owner of a 2007 Hyundai Veracruz (my mom car!) but I love it!!!

We were back in Folsom for a few days after Christmas before heading up to the cabin in Arnold for a few days at New Years. Once again, it was very relaxing and enjoyable to be up in the mountains. We enjoyed a few easy hikes with Joshie protecting baby and I on some of the slippery areas, what a good Daddy already!!!

January has been busy with work, starting baby classes, getting together with friends, and trying to get the house ready for baby! I am loving pregnancy right now because I am still small enough to feel decent physically and yet get to enjoy feeling baby move all the time. Josh got to feel the baby's head or behind sticking out of my stomach for the first time today which was fun. As baby gets bigger, I enjoy feeling him move more and more because I can almost start to feel which body part is jabbing me! We are enjoying getting the baby's room together and are so thankful for all the wonderful gifts and hand-me-downs we have already! They all make getting ready for baby much easier (and cheaper!!!) so thank you to everyone!!

Here is the most recent prego picture of me. I feel like I am gettin huge but know that I still have quite a long way to go and much more to grow!!! I will try to keep up-to-date with pictures for those of you who I don't get to see very often. I hope everyone is doing well!!! A happy 2010 to all!!! (Even though it's a little late!)

SNOW!!!!!

Did you know it snows in Folsom!?!??!?! Neither did I! Well, I guess it doesn't really snow in the real, let's have a snowball fight sense, but a little did fall from the sky! On Sunday night it was cold enough for us to get about an inch of snow overnight which was very exciting! Even more exciting was the few inches of snow that fell in Roseville where I work and the snow that stayed on the ground until about 11am that morning! It really made it feel like December and the holidays, I just wish it stayed around a little longer for us to enjoy!

In other news this week... I sold my car. :-( It was sad to see it drive away for the last time after we have gone so many places with that car over the past 6 years but it was time. I am hoping to get a car that can handle the snow (since it snows all the time here! just kidding! for the snow in Arnold and Lake Tahoe!) and will be a true soccer mom car in the next few years. NOT A MINIVAN!!!! but a mid-sized SUV hopefully. We will see where the search takes us and let you all know what we find!

Josh and I are staying busy getting ready for the holidays and getting stuff done around the house to get ready for baby. Everyone tells us that home improvements will not happen once baby arrives so we (mainly Josh) are working hard to get everything done before that time. This weekend included getting the kayak hanging from the rafters in the garage instead of taking up half the garage space (Thank you Connie!!!!) Everytime I walk into the garage, I smile at how organized and clean my garage is (at least for a little while before it fills up with baby, then toddler, then kid stuff!)

I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the holiday season! Only 11 more days until Christmas and only 10 more days of shopping!!!! Love to all!

Prego Pillow

I walked in the bedroom a few nights ago to find that Josh had found a whole new use for the prego pillow!!! (Note white pillow under the computer!) He's going to love the Boppy!!! Hope everyone is doing well!!!

It's going to be a boy!!!!

We had our 20 week ultrasound last week where we found out that baby is very healthy and is a boy!!!! We are thrilled and can't wait to start decorating the room and getting ready for our little one to join us in a few more months! (The ultrasound picture is of the baby's head with the forehead on the left.)

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends. We enjoyed a very relaxing and fun 4 days with my family at the cabin in Arnold. Thank you to all the Dragovich's who made the long drive!!! And, thank you to Darsi and Mandy for joining us for Thanksgiving dinner! We had a great time and appreciated getting to spend so much time with family!

We all went for a walk at Big Trees State Park on Saturday but unfortunately Captain wasn't allowed on the trail we wanted to hike so he and I enjoyed a little stroll on another trail together. He was a good sport for a photo shoot but really wasn't too pleased and just wanted to go play!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and is enjoying getting ready for Christmas!!!! Love to all!!!

Thanks to Billa and Jen for comments on the last post! I love comments!!!!

Soccer player?

I am starting to think that our little baby is going to grow up to be quite the soccer player with all the kicking and moving about that has been going on the past few days! I was feeling movement every so often but a major growth spurt must have occurred over the weekend because now every time I sit down the baby sure lets me know that moving is much better! And the baby is only going to get bigger and stronger, oh my! Just a reminder on how cute our little one is...

I am also thinking that all the wonderful toys and baby stuff little Cion (a.k.a. Jill and Connie) let us borrow need to stay in the garage until the baby comes, otherwise, I end up with this...

Someone forgot to tell Josh that the little caterpillar tunnels are for LITTLE kids to crawl though and BIG kids can get stuck!!! Whatever am I going to do with another one???

Hope everyone is doing well!

San Diego

I got to spend an awesome weekend in San Diego this past weekend with all my Chapman girlies!!! Saturday morning was Brandi's very cute baby shower (nice job Stacie!!!) and then a fun girls only slumber party at Jill's beautiful new house! It was great to see all the Chapman girlies again and have a weekend full of fun, laughter, and reminising. I loved getting to see Brandi's BIG baby bump and Mary's just getting started baby bump. Jill's new house in Alpine was beautiful as well and dinner was delicious. I wish I had pictures to share but I didn't take any because Stacie and Brandi were so good about pictures.

Monday was full of baby fun with Crystal and Lucas coming to visit for the day! It is amazing to see how much Lucas has grown in the past few months and how active he is. He had a great time trying to follow Captain around the house and yard and learning how to walk! I can't believe he took 5-6 steps a few times before a little nose dive into his mommy's arms!

Captain kept trying to get Lucas to throw his ball for him but Lucas never quite got the hint! Maybe a few more years Captain!!!

Guess that's about all for now! We are looking forward to a fun-filled four days at the cabin for Thanksgiving!!!! Hope you all have a fabulous Thanksgiving!!!! Love to all!!!!

Stacie and Steve were here!

Yea, I am actually remembering to post a blog shortly after a fun weekend! Our good friends, Stacie and Steve, came up from Long Beach for a fun-filled football weekend. Friday evening was spent just hanging out and having fun, mainly with Stacie and Josh reminicing 90's rap, complete with sing-alongs. (Stacie - Remember that I always have the video I can post on YouTube!!!) On Saturday evening, we went to the Cal vs. Oregon State game which thankfully was much cooler than the last game (Cal vs. UCLA) but unfortunately did not end the same way for the Bears. At least Stacie and Steve went home happy for their Beavs! Today we enjoyed a trip up to Apple Hill for some very yummy apple cider, walking pie, apple crisp, and apple pie to bring home. Plus lots of beautiful scenery, yummy smells of the outdoors, and wonderful company!

We also introduced Stacie and Steve to the awesome spinny thing at the parks here in Folsom. If anyone else would like to be introduced, we would be happy to share with you!!!

We hope everyone is doing well and looking forward to the wonderful holidays coming up!!! Love to all!