21 Weeks - Over Half Way There

We forgot to take pictures at 20 weeks, which I can't believe we did.  That is supposed to be one of the most exciting milestones!!

Baby C is kicking like crazy.  He likes to play when Mom wants to lay down for some rest.  Do you think that will change once he's here?! :)   He also gets very active right after eating.  He either doesn't like what I eat or likes it so much that he's kicking for more! 

Week 21 Trick - If Mom lays really still I kick really hard and she can feel it on the outside!  And then, when she yells for Dad to come feel I stop! 

Baby Currie's First Book

We got a present in the mail from Uncle Robby last week and I had to share it with everyone. Thanks so much Uncle Robby!  Dad can't wait now! 

Go the F to Sleep is a book written by American author Adam Mansbach and illustrated by Ricardo Cortés. Described as a "children's book for adults", it reached No. 1 on Amazon.com's bestseller list a month before its release, thanks to an unintended viral marketing campaign during which booksellers forwarded PDF copies of the book by email.

When Adam Mansbach's daughter Vivien was two, she would take up to two hours to fall asleep. Exhausted and exasperated, one night Mansbach posted a note on Facebook, "Look out for my forthcoming children’s book, Go the — to Sleep". Following his post, friends of Mansbach responded enthusiastically, so that Mansbach began writing what was then only a hypothetical book. Mansbach had the illustrations for the picture book done by a friend, illustrator Ricardo Cortés (a contributor to The New York Times), and approached Akashic Books, a book publisher from New York.

.... Info taken from Wikipedia. Who doesn't love Wikipedia?  "Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world can write anything they want about any subject. So you know you are getting the best possible information."

Thanksgiving

The boys watching the parade while the girls were in the kitchen cooking!

Wake up Uncle Mark!

Playing Xbox Kinect

First Ultrasound

We had our first ultrasound on December 2nd...exactly 20 weeks.  Or at least mom thinks so.  My doc says Baby C is measuring 7 days ahead of my original due date, but we are going to stick with April 20th for now!  P.S. I apologize for the crooked photos.  I'm new to this whole blog thing and I'm not sure how to rotate the picture. 

For the untrained eyes (or non-moms out there)...that's a boy! 



Sucking his thumb!



I think he has his daddy's feet...look how flat that foot is!

Baby Currie's Progress

Week 10

Week 13

Week 15

Week 16

Colorado Trip

November 11th, 2011 - November 14th, 2011

We decided to take advantage of David living in Fort Collins and traveled out there for an extended weekend.  We arrived Friday night  and went out to eat in Old Town.  The Christmas lights were amazing and I immediately fell in love. 

Saturday morning we traveled to Horsetooth Mountain to go hiking despite the 60mph wind warning!  Mark was determined to make it to the top to show his friends that he could do it (Mark climbed Horsetooth with Michael Serra and Robby Bauer three years ago on a visit to see Kyle VanWinkle), but David had to make it back for football practice... at least that is the excuse we used.

Saturday night we went to the Colorado State University football game against San Diego State and made it.....umm.....20 minutes (sorry David).  Let just say that we weren't quite adapted to Colorado weather yet!

Mark surpised me with a hotel stay in Pikes Peak so we traveled up the mountains Sunday morning.  Our first stop was Rocky Mountain National Park.  It was absolutely breathtaking despite the fear of sliding off the icy roads.  We stopped for a short hike up Deer Mountain.  The trail was 3 miles long and I think we made it a little over a mile before we turned around; the trail got quite treacherous and the wind was picking up.

We got up early Monday morning and took the scenic route back to Denver via Peak to Peak Highway.  Absolutely serene!

Thanks for the fun weekend, David!

Baby Currie's first trip on an airplane!

Sipping tomato juice and reading an engineering book...my husband couldn't be a more exciting person! :)

Horsetooth Mountain

Horsetooth Mountain

We didn't make the snowman but we thought he was cute and he helped lead us in the right direction on our trail

Deer Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park

Just another traffic jam in Estes Park...

Deer Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park




View on Peak to Peak Highway

 

Morgan's Visit to KC

We were finally able to coordinate calendars and Morgan and Ben made the trip down to KC for the weekend.  We spent most of the weekend watching football, but Morgan and I still found time to do what we  do best when we are together....shop!  Love you Morg and can't wait to spend another weekend with you guys soon!

Watching football at The OP

He has such a good smile when he's drinking... :)