Christmas at the Howell House

After traveling for the last 3 weekends - Braden and I stayed home this weekend and put up our Christmas Tree. It is not a lot of fun to get the tree out of the box and set up (yes, we have a fake tree). But once the tree is up, it is so much fun to go through our ornaments and strategically place them on the tree. My favorite old ornaments are "Our First Christmas" and "My First Ski Trip to Crested Butte, CO". I loved putting the ornaments on the tree and reminiscing with Braden about how much fun the last year has been.

Secretly I had been looking for the PERFECT ornament to commemorate this years Christmas of being pregnant with Caleb. I had looked in a few shops and online a little bit but had not found anything I really loved. Then, much to my surprise, my mother-in-law (Bertie) gave me the PERFECT ornament this weekend. It is exactly what I was looking for. This ornament will always be special to me. Thank you Nana B for this wonderful addition to our tree.

Baby & Mommy Update - I am finally feeling better. I am not 100% over my cold but I am now able to think straight again since my head it not congested. I still have a slight cough but it is getting better too. Caleb is doing well. He has been moving a lot lately. Up until now I have been able to feel him move around from inside but it is hard to locate him on the outside. But, Friday night I was laying in bed and Caleb was moving so much I tried to wake up Braden so he could hopefully get to feel him move. Braden was so tired from a long week that it was impossible to get him to wake up enough to feel my belly. Better luck next time - hopefully Braden gets to feel him move soon.
And now, back by popular demand, a new belly pic (in front of our Christmas Tree)

23 Weeks