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So this blog normally gets updated on Fridays...but it has been a little busy with traveling. :) This week has been spent enjoying time off for Christmas with family. 

First - we celebrated Christmas in Nashville, just the two of us! It is the last Christmas where it will be just the two of us in Nashville for Christmas. 

We love to do stockings! Its a tradition

Every year Christopher gives me an ornament that has  also been a tradition. This is our 6th Christmas together married. He did good on the ornament! :)

Baby Phillips first ornament!

On Sunday, the 23rd we left for Douglas, GA to spend Christmas with Christopher's side of the family. We arrived late Sunday night and enjoyed some good time in South Georgia.

His family has a street!

We have gotten lots of exciting heirlooms and vintage items from when Christopher was a baby. We looked through lots of photos, tractors, blankets, and clothes. Our baby is going to be able to enjoy his dad's toys, blankets, and outfits for a long time! I love it!

Christopher was quite a cutie! :) We might need to re-enact this photo with our baby!

Christopher's baby clothes! So cute!

On Christmas day we went to Christopher's grandparents for Christmas lunch. On the way, we read from our first Bible for our baby, the Jesus Storybook Bible. My friends who have kids all say this is the best story. So we read the Christmas story on the way to granddaddy and grandmommy's house. 

Jesus Storybook Bible - Christmas story

On Thursday, we left for Florida and went to visit my grandparents, parents, and siblings. We drove straight to Orlando, the happiest place on earth. We didn't go to Walt Disney World; rather we walked around Downtown Disney and Celebration. 

Downtown Disney with the family!

The whole family at Downtown Disney! :)

My Grandpa turned 80 this month, so we had a birthday party for him Friday night. It was good to be with my grandparents. We ate, laughed, and enjoyed some good family time.

Christopher and I with Grandma and Grandpa at an amazing Greek Restaurant in Tarpon Springs, FL called Hellas!

We have really enjoyed being off and just enjoying down time in addition to our parents. Baby Phillips has been great on the long drives and multiple beds. I hope that the ease of the pregnancy translates into an easy baby! Cross our fingers...

Until next week! :)

30/40

It has been a busy final work week of getting things ready to be out of town for Christmas. We did some Christmas shopping, christmas wrapping, and spent some good quality time with friends. It can't get any better than that! 

Christopher had a pretty busy weekend last week with doing an event at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. It was a private party for a local company and it was just incredible. I was so proud that Christopher was able to perform for the first time on that stage (to many more...). It seriously is the most beautiful building in Tennessee. I love it every time I walk in. 

Christopher and the Christ Church Choir performing at the Symphony Center

We had a doctors appointment this week and baby is wonderful. Our doctor said he is right on measurement. My glucose test came back perfect. He is head down and hopefully can hold out that way for 9.5 more weeks! :) 

He has been kicking non-stop at night after I have settled down from busy days. Its incredible. It feels like popcorn popping. 

We scheduled a 3d/4d ultrasound of our baby this week when we get back from family visits in Georgia and Florida. I cant wait to see those amazing "pictures" of our baby boy!

Until next week...

29/40

I tried as hard as possible to keep off the cold that I feel everyone in my life has...unfortunately the cold beat me this week. Monday = soar throat, Tuesday = runny nose, Wednesday = horrible horrible head/sinus pressure-breathing issues, Thursday = cough, Friday = coming out of the fog!

I know this is cliche but its never fun to get sick...but its really not fun to get sick when you are 7 months pregnant. Wednesday it was so bad I left work at 10:30 in the morning and slept the whole day. 

Thanks to Trader Joes, Savannah Bea Company, and a gift from my mom...these 3 things in the picture made the world of a difference. ;)

This week we did get to meet our official Pediatrician for baby Phillips, Dr. Ladd of Green Hills Pediatrics. We are very excited and comforted by his method of handling patients. He also seems to be a lot of fun (he has a wacky mirror in his office) :)

Also this week at our staff Christmas Party: Christopher received an over stimulation of sweet baby goodness from The Carlson twins. They were 12 days old and he was pretty anxious the whole time, but it was so cute.

Until next week...

28/40

Had our 28 week check up. Baby Phillips is progressing perfectly our doctor said this week. He is measuring correctly for his due date...in 2 months and 2 weeks! :) WOW!

I had to do the glucose test at my appointment this week :( It tasted pretty awful!

I also got blood work drawn...JOY TO THE WORLD! :) We are now on the every two week doctor appointment schedule now. 

We started on our birth-plan this week as well. Gosh there is a lot to think about when it comes to those hours around having a baby.

That is about all that has been happening in the baby world this week. I did add some more stuff to our baby registry for Amazon. It is getting so exciting to see all the cute and fun things that baby needs! It also seems to be like a lot of stuff in general...babies are needy! :)

TWEED REGISTRY

AMAZON REGISTRY

BABIES R US REGISTRY

TARGET REGISTRY

Until Next week...

27/40

Well this was another busy week. Christopher was busy with the Choir Christmas Concerts (Which PS they just went amazing...so proud of him!) 

My friend Jessica helped me this week make a bed skirt for the baby crib. It is so cute. I wish I would have taken pictures of it. Pictures Coming soon!!!

We also received two very generous boxes in the mail from our friends in Jackson, TN. It was some of the most adorable baby clothes.

Wow!! Lots of baby clothes!

and shoes! Look how cute! :)

I also washed about 4 loads of baby clothes from hand me downs that others have given me. I think this boy is set for the first 12 months of life that's for sure! :)

This past weekend my in-laws came in town to be here for the Christmas concerts. We shopped, ate, and had a good time together. We are headed to Georgia in 3 weeks for Christmas. Can't wait to spend time with the family again.

Boy, December is upon us. I need to continue to keep checking things off the Christmas gift list and the baby list. :) 

Until next week....