November

Wow! I can't believe it's December already! Sorry for the lack of blog posts lately! November was a busy month, but I'll try to hit some of the highlights/funny Bennett moments! 

First of all, Brandon and I were able to take advantage of a kids' movie night at AGC.  Bennett went downstairs and watched Ice Age with a bunch of kids and some babysitters, and we were able to enjoy a nice dinner alone! I was not sure if she was old enough to do it, but she had a great time...and so did we!

Also, Bennett was very excited to help Daddy and me make our fixings for our "friend Thanksgiving" celebration.  I found an old apron of mine from when I was little, and let her wear it.  Then she was a big helper counting potatoes as I peeled them for the mashed potatoes, and helping us count out teaspoons, tablespoons and cups to make our traditional Chex Mix.  She even snacked on a few...hey, counting is hard work!  

Recently, Grandma Joje took Bennett and me to the shoe store to get Bennett some "fancy shoes" for the holidays.  While in the store, a lady who worked there took a liking to Bennett and started talking to her.  She asked Bennett, "What is your favorite part of Thanksgiving?" To be fair, I don't think Bennett really remembers Thanksgiving from last year, so she just came up with the first response she could think of.   She answered the lady by saying quite confidently, "Pottying."  The lady thought it was hilarious! I guess you never know what is going to come out of a 2 1/2 year old's mouth! You can tell what we've been talking about a lot around here these days!! 

Another classic line came when Bennett and I were out doing errands one day.  I told her the list of places we had to go, including my eye doctor to pick up my contacts which had come in.  Well, when we got there, we were walking down the hallway to my doctor's office, and Bennett looked up at me and said, "Mommy, we're going to get your eye-tacts at your iPod doctor!" 

We had a lot of fun with Meredith while she was home for Thanksgiving break.  Bennett loves playing with her Aunt so much! I also enjoyed a cooking class that we finally took together.  It was a Christmas gift that she gave me last year.  I'm glad we were finally able to schedule it before Christmas rolled around again! Thanksgiving was fun and delicious as always.  We enjoyed the marathon day in Illinois visiting the Rulls at Uncle Stan and Aunt Carla's house for a Thanksgiving feast for lunch, and then traveling to Uncle Steve and Aunt Helen's house to have yet another yummy feast for dinner with the Reeds.  Bennett was very good, especially since she only had two 20 minute catnaps on various car rides.  Grace's trampoline and Aunt Helen's toy food left lasting impressions on her too!

On the baby front, I can't believe I am already 31 weeks! I took this picture 2 weeks ago at 29 weeks, but haven't gotten it up here yet.  He has been moving so much lately! I read somewhere that this week and next week are the peak of his movements before he gets bigger and starts running out of room.  Boy, can I tell! He's been kicking like crazy! Brandon even said last night, "I don't know how you sleep with him moving around like that!" It's quite the party in there right now.  I had an appointment today, and the doctor said everything looks good! I'm measuring right at 31 weeks now, instead of a little big like I was before.  I start seeing the doctor every two weeks now for the month of December and then weekly in January.  Definitely coming toward the end! I tried to convince the doctor that the best Christmas gift she could give me would be to find some reason for us to get another ultrasound (we love those things!).   But, unfortunately and fortunately, she said my insurance only allows another one if there is a "medical necessity," and my pregnancy is sailing along very smoothly, so no reason for one now.  She suggested asking Santa for a 3D ultrasound...hmmmm.  ;)