32 Weeks!!

We are getting close and I cannot wait for the next 7 weeks to be over so I can have that baby in my arms instead of my belly! This pregnancy has been much more difficult than when I was pregnant with Dane. I am sure the biggest reason is because I am chasing our extremely active 22 month old around. Dane seems to be sensing the change especially as my belly continues to grow. He's been a bit more clingy and "mommy, mommy, mommy" comes out of his mouth quite often. It's heartbreaking because all I want to do is hold and cuddle him especially before the next installment gets here, but it's very hard to do that unless I am sitting down. All in all, I know I am a lucky pregnant lady - so many of my friends have horrible pregnancies and are sick the entire time or just uncomfortable but this pregnancy has definitely taken a different toll on my ol' bod than Dane's pregnancy did. Looking forward to losing the belly so taking care of Dane is easier and I can get back down on the floor to play with him.

Womb room update: By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, she'll gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth.

Christmas with the Hattens!

We had a wonderful, lazy Christmas and it was so great!! Just what the doctor ordered. On Christmas morning Dane opened his presents from Cameron & I...a big floor piano, a grill, potty time elmo, train set and a mickey mouse guitar just to name a few. Cameron and I didn't get each other gifts this year because when our fridge went out a few weeks ago we decided to replace all of our kitchen appliances instead of doing Christmas presents. Probably not such a great gift for Cameron but I am loving it! After Dane's nap, Tim & Teresa came over for the second round of gift giving and a very casual dinner!

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Merry CHRISTmas!!!

Merry CHRISTmas!!!
We are wishing you all a very exciting New Year! We know we'll have a wild 2011 with 2 boys in the Hatten house! Love to all!

"Christmas" in Indiana

CHEESE!!Cameron and I had agreed that when we had kids of our own we would stay in Illinois to celebrate Christmas as a family and make our own traditions. We kind of started that last year but due to bad planning on our part, we had to leave Christmas afternoon to drop Dane off in Indiana because we flew to Mexico the next morning. So this year will be our first real Christmas celebrating with our little family at home...no plans to go anywhere for the day. Because of this decision, we travelled back to Leesburg to do Christmas with my family last weekend.

Dane made out pretty well...got his first "motorized" vehicle - a little John Deere tractor from my mom. Jeff & Christy got him his first tee stand with bat & ball - he loves it and heads straight for that when he wakes in the morning. The Zehrings got him some clothes including a much needed "big brother" shirt...now he has something to wear to the hospital! Dad and Pam got him a big John Deere dump truck and some car movies. He was pretty bored with all his toys so Christmas came at the perfect time and he's getting more on Saturday...we are trying desperately not to raise a spoiled boy but I guess every kiddo is spoiled in some way, right?

The 3 amigos:Opening Presents:A standoff over dinner? No, Dane hadn't started bullying yet:Training with Uncle Jeff:Aside from trying to keep Dane from hitting, pushing or tackling Presley all weekend (please tell me it's a phase and he'll outgrow this bully thing), the boys were able to have their annual onesie party! This year was pretty slim with the crew...between surgeries, kid's birthdays and sickness - only 4 of them could make it!

Comparing Bellies!

I am not sure I've mentioned it on the blog, but many of you already know that my brother & his wife Christy are expecting a nugget just a couple weeks ahead of us. This past weekend we went back to Indiana to celebrate Christmas, but before I do a post about that - I thought I would share the belly post! We took pictures of the growing buddhas to see who is bigger. My mom thoughtfully said we are about the same size, however I think I've got her beat! :)

Christy due 2/5 & me due 2/20:

2nd Annual Christmas Party

On Saturday we attended the 2nd annual Christmas party at the Dargis home. It would have been a fabulous party if I had been able to push through my extremely nauseous state and actually enjoy it. Something hit me Saturday afternoon and I didn't shake it until it all came up around 3am! So, we went to the party but I left pretty early and went to bed. Before I left, we were able to snap a couple pictures!

Ugly Sweater Party

Last evening Cameron & I attended his team's Christmas party...it was an ugly sweater theme with a contest for ugliest. They did a white elephant gift exchange and Santa showed up with gag gifts for everyone..including a shirtless poster size print of Eddie Vedder for Cameron because of his "man crush" on the Pearl Jam lead singer!

Team WII (Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana):Team WII with spouses:Some couples matched:Others Didn't:But Everyone Had Fun!!Naughty or Nice??

First Snow Day 2010

On Saturday we got a nice little amount of snow and Dane got to have his first "snow day"...he LOVED it and wasn't happy at all when we brought him inside to warm up. He got to play with the neighbors, shovel snow and also participated in his first snowball fight (which consisted of Cameron continually throwing snowballs at Dane with no counter attack).