December 2007

The month of December went by so quickly! The major event for us this past month was our 2 week trip to Jamaica. We had a great time visiting with Stetson's family--some of them were meeting Kealon for the very first time! Much of our visit was spent between Montego Bay and the Kingston area visiting with Stetson's mom, dad and sister. We also made a trip out to Elderslie on Christmas day to Stetson's grandmother and grandfather's house for a visit with all of the relatives! Kealon ended up getting sick with an eye, ear, and throat infection and a bit of a stomach bug, too :( But you couldn't tell by the way he was acting--he was very happy and easy going for the entire trip!

As for the new baby...she has really been doing some major moving around this past month! I can now see her making my stomach bump around in every direction. In Jamaica it was very hot, and I had some swelling issues! I couldn't even wear my watch during the entire trip!! I made sure to keep my feet up and drink plenty of liquids while we were there. Funny...everyone else was doing the same thing ;) Of course, by the last few days of the trip my body had adjusted.  And NO, we still have not come up with a name yet!

Another HUGE event was Aunt Katharine's wedding in NJ! We wish her and "Uncle Chuck" all the best as they begin their new life together and continue serving in the US Air Force. We were sorry not to attend the wedding, but we were excited to be able to spend some time with them at our home in Florida when we returned from Jamaica!

Kealon's Christmas Photos

Sonogram Pictures

As most of you know, we are expecting a new addition to our family this spring. The due date is March 31, and from the sonogram pictures we can see that the baby is a girl! I've had 2 sonograms so far (at 16 weeks and 20 weeks). The doctors say that baby is growing and developing normally.
Kealon is excited about having a new baby in the house. He talks to my stomach in a high-pitched voice and asks the baby to come out so he can hold her! We tell him that the baby is growing and will come out when she is big enough. That explanation seems to be good enough for him :)
Stetson felt the baby moving for the first time this week (at 21 weeks). I've been feeling her bumping around in there since about 14 weeks, which was a lot earlier than I was feeling Kealon...I hear that happens after your 1st pregnancy, though!
I'm feeling much better after a long first trimester. This little girl has given me lots of trouble already...from nausea to headaches to a rash on my face! I know it will all be worth it in just a few more months :)
More updates to come...

Visit to VA and Halloween 2007

Kealon had so much fun during Halloween this year! He was very curious about all of the decorations in our neighborhood and in the stores. He has now added witch, ghost, skeleton, and scary to his vocabulary! I guess it was bound to happen at some point.
It was easy to choose Kealon's costume, since he loves to pretend he is a dinosaur. Stomping and roaring loudly seem to come naturally for him :) During our visit to VA, Aunt Lauren couldn't resist buying him a dino mask that happened to go perfectly with his costume! We also got to meet up with friends Julian and Catherine (aka "Thomas" and "Little Pumpkin") while trick-or-treating.

A few pix from out trip to VA to visit Aunt Erin, Uncle Eric and baby Emilia AND Aunt Lauren and Kendall were there, too!!!