holiday snapshots

Christmas was tough this year! Dan started the week out sick and then Ari got really sick right before we left. When we arrived, she worsened as did our worry. After a short trip to urgent care and some serious medication, she seemed to have a lower fever and started having an appetite back.

Here is what she did most of the weekend:

Zach and Allie received an awesome John Deere tractor and entertained us for a few hours! It was nice to have pretty weather at Christmastime!

The [crazy] DeGeyter clan:

Ari and Great-Grammy Claire's dog! Some of the only smiles we were able to capture...

Panda received his own purple tutu and Zach received some stylin' boots.

Here's Ella!! (A present to be opened in March!)

The family football game tradition

AND, The food, Oh, the FOOD! There was a lot and it was gooood.

Ari's Gym

Ari has been practicing her pull-ups, getting ready for the beach this Christmas. Here she is workin' on her fitness.

And, here are her 6 teeth:

Teeth update

Ari has 3 teeth on the bottom and 3 1/2 on the top. So, almost 7! She's eating like a toddler now too! I keep having to put more food on her tray. 2 more weeks of being 11months... oh no!

(this bottom picture looks like Jenny, no?)

Oops we did it again.

There is no point in hiding it anymore.

Here are the facts:

• 12 weeks along
• Due date June 28
• No we did not plan this. But we didn't prevent it either.
• Ari is excited. She told me.
• Found out before my 26th birthday in October.
• Baby H2 has a healthy and strong heart beat.
• Women who are on their second baby show much more quickly than the first.
• Poopy diapers contribute greatly to nauseousness.
• Dan's face turned from white to green rather quickly when I told him. Shocked.
• Wow! Here we go again. Yeah Babies!

(The dark circle in the picture is my uterus. The tiny bean-shaped object is our baby. The picture was taken at a 7 week ultrasound. Baby H2 is much bigger now)

Oh Christmas Tree

We asked Ari which tree she wanted. She showed us to a little dainty about 5 feet tall. She bargained with the little farmer who sells them and he gave us ten dollars off.

It was a perfectly freezing trip to the tree farm and during her nap, we decorated the tree.

She was enamored by it and has pretty much stayed away from it after the first few times. We are excited about this Christmas with our little baby.

11 Months

Ari is 11 months old. One more to go! Jeesh.

So. Not. Ready.

Ari is around 20 pounds and is 30 inches tall. She is very wonderful and happy all the time. She sleeps 7pm-6am. She eats pretty much everything and loves broccoli, cheese and toast.

She currently says a few words: dadda, mama, gaahd (dog and other animals). She can tell you what a dog says! She loves to blow raspberries and sing to music. She shakes her hips when music is playing. Ari crawls all-over the place and has stood on her own a few times. She likes to crawl up the stairs and walk around with assistance.

She recently found her tongue and loves to stick it out and play with it! It is adorable. She is growing way too quickly and is getting more fun each day. With Christmas coming and her sweet spirit around, this December is shaping up to be wonderful!