Grateful (Part 5 of Many)

On Christmas Day, Santa remembered what a good little chick Chicken Fry's been lately, and decided to drop off a few little goodies in mommy's stocking ...

Look how cute this Goldfish snack holder is ... perfect size for having a little cheerio picnic in the park next fall.

I'm sure Chicken will learn to love baby Cookie Monster and baby Elmo soon enough ... great sippie cup ;)

Thanks Santa!

Grateful (Part 4 of Many)

Chris' parents also gave Chicken Fry some very nice gifts on Christmas Eve - cozy baby towels and a soft Classic Winnie the Pooh toy. That Winnie the Pooh might end up being the inspiration for Chickie's new nursery ... we'll have to wait and see ...

THANK YOU!

Grateful (Part 3 of Many)

Chicken Fry really made out well this Christmas!

On Christmas Eve, Chickie got some new bedtime stories to listen to from my mom and dad (It's Time to Sleep, My Love by Nancy Tillman; Winter Tales from the Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne; and Nighttime Nursery Rhymes: A Bedtime Shadow Book by Barbara Paulding). Nighttime Nursery Rhymes is really neat. You use a flashlight to shine images that go along with each rhyme onto Chickie's bedroom wall! Auntie Robo also got Chickie a picture book, as well as Cousins Jeff and Tammy. Chris had a dream recently where Chicken Fry had just turned a year old and the news station was at our house trying to interview Chicken because she (yes, Chickie was a girl in his dream!) was already reading chapter books aloud to us.

With all these story books, it looks like Chicken is on the track to something big ... thank you all!

 

Grateful (Part 2 of Many)

"Philosophy: Motherhood is a lifelong joy."

How I love this product.

Thank you Robo ;)

Grateful (Part 1 of Many)

Chris and I are so grateful for all of the cute cards we have received for Chicken Fry over the past few weeks. Thank you all so much. Between all of the congratulations and holiday greetings, trips to the mail box have been SO NICE lately - so different from the usual bills and junk mail (although I'm sure those will return come January).

We can't wait for everyone to meet our little Chickie this spring ;)

"... a pair of jeans that fit just right ..."

Chicken Fry has a theme song, and it goes a little something like this ...

So if you agree, have a drink with me
Raise your glasses for a toast

To a little bit of chicken fried
Cold beer on a Friday night
A pair of jeans that fit just right
And the radio up

Well, I've seen the sunrise
See the love in my woman's eyes
Feel the touch of a precious child
And know a mother's love

Well, I knew this day would come sooner or later, but why did it have to come so soon?!? ;) What day is that you might ask ... why, the day when not a single pair of my old pants fit no matter how hard I try, tightly I squeeze, or intensely I pull ... Maternity Pants day of course! I have a love/hate relationship with my maternity pants already. I hate them in that they are not very flattering and clearly labeled maternity pants. I love them in that I can eat anything I want and enjoy EVERY SINGLE moment of it ;) So far I have two pairs - one pair of jeans and one pair of black pants from Gap Maternity. They are both still a little big on me (which is a good thing - believe me), so there is definitely plenty of room to grow ;)

Until then ... Christmas dinner here I come!

P.S. Pants look WAY CUTER on non-pregnant model than they do on the real deal ;)

Holy Guacamole!

Two days until Christmas, and we're rolling in at just over 16 weeks and counting ...

Today Chicken Fry is the size of an avocado - the perfect holiday color ;) I usually think of an orange as being slightly larger than an avocado, but I guess thebump.com is talking about length, and if that's the case, Chicken Fry is a whopping .6 of an inch longer than last Friday ... keep growing little Chickie. Sometime this week I sort of nicknamed Chicken Fry "Chickie". Everything I've read lately suggests that we start talking to baby, so when it's just the two of us, Chickie it is ;) Don't worry ... I wouldn't dare call him/her that in front of the big kids ...

Chickie had another check-up on Wednesday and did so well. Perfect heartbeat, again. That's my Chicken ;) We had another round of genetic testing done and are waiting to hear the results ... probably sometime after the holidays. The doctor we saw actually lives in Glencoe and his kids (who are all grown up now), went to the school where I've been working at for the past 6 years. He told me that if my water breaks at work, feel free to give him a ring, stop by his house, and he'll personally deliver me there ... what a nice guy. Looks like Chicken Fry and I are in good hands ;)

Here is what 16 week old chickens are supposedly working on:

• She's listening to your voice, thanks to tiny bones forming in her ears.
• She's growing hair, lashes and eyebrows.
• And she's forming taste buds.

I went out to dinner last night with my mom, Boo, and Sarah. Sarah and I ordered these fab southwestern burgers with - what else - avocado of course. They were perfection, just like my little Chickie ;)