December Update!

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! Things went pretty well here. We spent Friday and Saturday at my parents, Sunday at the in-laws and then we were home for Christmas Eve and day and had Pete and my parents over for dinner.

Jacob's 2nd Christmas went fairly well. He loves ALL of his gifts, but I think he was a little overwhelmed and on Christmas day Jacob decided to spike a high (104) fever and since came down with a rash which has been diagnosed as Roseola. While Roseola isn't supposed to cause a lot of discomfort, the past three days with Jacob have been a nightmare. He has been cranky, irritable and inconsolable. We took him back to the doctor today and they are just as mystified as we are... which makes me so nervous that this will never go away! He is a completely different kid... and for that matter, one that I do not like!

In other news, we had an ob appointment today and everything looks good. I'm measuring about 28cm (just a tad larger than expected), heart rate was about 135 (which seemed slow to me after drinking the glucola! Yikes, maybe I've been drinking too many soda's and Brody is used to it!!), and I'm now on appointments every 2wks, although our schedule is going to get screwed up when we go to Utah - that will make for a 3wk lapse. I've also gained about 10lbs, which is no surprise to me, especially after all the good food from the Holidays. Our ultrasound to check on the placenta previa has been scheduled for Monday, Jan. 14th. I'll attach a belly pic that we took last week. Unfortunately, I did a terrible job at taking pictures this year for Christmas, so I really don't have any of Jacob opening gifts, etc. :(

Aaron turned 35 on the 19th. I feel bad, it was pretty uneventful. Not like he would have liked some big party or something, but usually we go away for a night at a ski resort which we both enjoy doing (whether I'm skiing or not) and this year the weekends just didn't work out. I hope we work it out to go in the next few weeks, because turning 35 IS a big deal and we should celebrate in style!

I think that is about it really - oh, and I don't think I've mentioned the Utah trip before today... we booked that recently and the three of us and mom will be heading out on January 19th until the 25th. We are definitely looking forward to seeing Tom and Natalie and meeting baby Owen for the first time!

Hope everyone has a GREAT New Years! No plans on our end, but we are both looking forward to having a couple days off work together!

Oh, and to answer some FAQ's about Jacob snowboarding:

1. How long has Jacob been practicing? Jacob has been on the snowboard a total of 3 times, probably for about 10 minutes each time. The most recent video I posted was the 2nd time Jacob was out!

2. Where did you get that board? MC Sports. Of course with a dad that snowboards all the time like Aaron, he wouldn't let his son's first snowboard be anything but the best. It's a burton, with burton bindings and his regular snowboots. Both board and bindings are last years model and we had a gift certificate for MC's, thank goodness! We got a deal on the set up, not like that would have mattered to Aaron....

3. Where is his helmet? Good question! Jacob has a head that is in the 90th percentile, but do you think we can find a helmet small enough?! So if anyone happens to come across an infant sized helmet that wont cause neck damage, let us know! Until then, I think we are pretty safe with Aaron beside him in our front yard.