Happy Thanksgiving!

We were very blessed this Thanksgiving! Robbie's parents came out to visit us in CA. They hadn't seen Owen (or us) since late May - so lots of changes. They also hadn't yet seen the new house.



We had a fairly quiet week of visiting. It was just so nice to be able to spend time with them. They flew in on Tuesday. On Wednesday while Robbie was at work, I took them to Owen's school for the Friendship Feast. Thursday was the big turkey day - we got to use our dining room for the first time. So much nicer than eating a fancy meal in the kitchen like we had to in the rental house.

Friday was a big shopping day, and much of the weekend was spent watching football (either on TV or Owen throwing his). Obviously we were happy with the Cowboys game, but not all that thrilled (understatement) with the Aggie and Mizzou games. We were very happy that OU beat out Texas and Tech.




Our friends Ariel and Damon brought Owen's friend Alex over on Sunday for dinner (so another chance to use our dining room!). The kids are really hitting an age where they "play" more together - or at least notice each other. So fun to watch them interact.

Bob and Dottie flew home on Monday. We were very sad to see them go. All week Owen has been asking about Pawpaw (which is what he calls both of them). Can't wait to see them in March along with Mike, Tracy, Collin, and Carson for our Tahoe ski trip!!

Pregnancy #2 - 16 Weeks

So at 16 weeks I think I'm finally showing enough to start my weekly belly pics (like I did when I was pregnant with Owen).

I've actually been showing somewhat for the last three or four weeks. It's odd, you pop out sooner, but then you kind of "hold." Since I'm showing sooner, it will be interesting to see if I catch up with where I was size/week-wise from my first pregnancy.

So I figured it would be fun to show side-by-side comparisons. :)

Last time, I started sending out pictures at 18 weels, this time, starting at 16. See below and decide for yourselves, but I think I'm closer to the size I was week 19 more than 18. So 2 1/2 to 3 weeks ahead in size. :)

Pregnancy #2 - Week 16

Pregnancy #1 - Week 18

Pregnancy #1 - Week 19

At this point in the pregnancy the baby is about the size of an avocado. He/she is ~4 1/2 inches long (head to rump) and weighs about 3 1/2 ounces. Over the next few weeks the baby will double in size (and likely so will I ;) ).