Your First Thanksgiving & Black Friday

Well, for starters, you have a new EDD..February 25, 2010!! I know you will come when your ready..but we already can't wait to meet you..Less then 3 months!!! And mommy got to see you again last week..You're gorgeous of course & have hair!! And I'm feeling you all the time. You are the most active between 9-11pm. And you usually don't wake up in the morning until after 7:30am (maybe you can keep up this schedule when you are born?) Daddy has felt you quite a few times, though you still hide from Grandma ;) Moo-Moo got to feel you yesterday, she was shocked!! Oh, and you kicked Allie in the head the other night because she was leaning on my belly..the nerve of that dog =)

Thursday was your first Thanksgiving..and you were a fan!! You really like turkey (which was surprising given the way I've had to avoid most meat at all costs during this pregnancy) and of course, mashed potatoes and dumplings (your great grandma's recipe). Momma was SO full!! And you kicked and kicked after we ate. And then I think you & I both went into a food coma. You were kicking, but they were in almost slow motion, like you were nodding off to sleep. It was hilarious!! Then Friday we went Black Friday shopping w/Aunt Lindsey, who guarded the belly like it was her full time job. It was crazy!! If we go next year, you'll most likely stay home, cause we go so early and it was waaaay to cold for babies out there. We did, however, see some re-re parents that had their kids out. That's just too much. You can stay home next year and cuddle w/daddy=)

Okay, now we are off to clean-up the house a little bit and go to the store..Oh, and you already have SO many presents it's unbelievable and you aren't even here yet. Everyone loves you little girl!!

Name!!

You have a name little girl!! We've been going back and forth between 4 names and I just didn't like ANY of them, which I'm sure you heard me talking about. So I prayed about it and you (and God) told me your name today in my dreams...I don't want to post it yet..Cause I'm superstitious like that..But I can list what your initials will be..ELJ..We love the name and we told your grandma today and she is a big fan as well. It wasn't even CLOSE to anything on our lists, and it's *just* different enough. I love it..Can't wait to meet you..But please, stay in for at least 12 more weeks!! We're officially "full term" on 02-09-11. So you have to stay in til then!! We love you so much!!

Movement!!

So guess what little girl!? 2 nights ago I was taking a bath, and I saw you move across my belly. I thought it was just my imagination, so I held my breath, and you did it again!! It was the coolest weirdest thing ever. So tonight, daddy & I were laying in bed, and you moved about 5 times!! It was amazing. Daddy thought it was so cool. Right now you are kind of going crazy moving around. I can't define what body parts I'm feeling, but it's definitely you, can't wait til we can tell if it's a foot or a butt!!