Christmas post

Okay, now that I'm finally on the upswing with this whole bronchitis thing I'll post about our awesome Christmas week!! :)

Derek and I started our break with going to visit his side of the family in Kenner. We got there on Saturday with just enough time for a good rest before the ambush! :) If you don't know, most of Derek's Dad's family lives close to Kenner with us as the exception, and we saw most of them that day. It's always a party when the Goebel's get together! (Aucoins too!) We gave and received presents that night from all different directions. Most of the gifts were already for Wesley, I'm sure it's just a preview of things to come...you know, the days when Mom and Dad become just that, and totally lose their identity! :) But I can honestly say I was more than excited to receive every gift! Our "big" gift from Derek's parents was a new set of pots and pans...Mrs. Cathy has been to my house and tried to cook for me with my lidless pots, so they remedied that for us! :) (Side note: I just used them to cook with for the first time tonight and I love them!! :))

Also, on Sunday we all travelled to Baton Rouge for Chandler's baptism. He's the most precious baby in existence (thus far!) Even the priest that baptised him had to laugh when Chandler giggled as he poured on the water. Apparently he loves bath time!! We finished up the trip with Derek's parents back in Kenner, relaxing and eating good food. Then Tuesday we turned around and headed home.

Wednesday morning we loaded up again and headed to Charleston for what would end up being an unforgettable Christmas! (more on that later) I sang at the Christmas eve service that night and finally got to see my best friend for the first time in months! We spent Christmas day at my parents house. Derek got his new favorite toy, a GPS system, from my parents, and I got a new camera that I've been having fun experimenting with (see below post)! Friday afternoon we headed to Georgia (my old hometown) to visit with my extended family. We had a lot of fun there, but by the end I was ready to get home and be done with travelling for a while!

So, here we are. At the end of the trip I came down with bronchitis so I've been fighting with that since getting home. Now today I'm feeling a bit better. It's the first day that I haven't stayed in bed all day! :) We'll count that as a score. Let's just hope that bronchitis on New Year's day isn't a sign of things to come because this year promises to be the most exciting yet!!:)

Trying to be a pro in just a few days:

I got a new camera from my parents for Christmas! YAY! Now comes the process of learning to use it to take great pictures! These are definitely my favorites of what I've taken so far. Hopefully I'll continue to get better so that when Wesley comes I can take beautiful pictures of my beautiful baby!

From Christmas 2008

From Christmas 2008

From Christmas 2008

From Christmas 2008

From Christmas 2008

From Christmas 2008

From Christmas 2008

From Christmas 2008

From Christmas 2008

Ugh

Christmas is a week away and it's 85 degrees outside!!! NOT OKAY!!!

Not the greatest...

but here's a 24 week belly picture for those of you who want to see.



Thanks to Allie for cute maternity clothes (that will be returned!) :)

happy day!

It's true that today is a wonderful day! My friend Heidi went into labor this morning so baby Luke will be joining us VERY soon!! Also, I had my ultrasound today and we have NO problems! No placenta previa, no nothing! Right now Wesley is weighing in at 1lb. 5oz. which according to the ultrasound tech, and all of my books is right where he should be! :) What a good day for all! Here is little Wesley again!!



this is his foot, I'm pretty sure he was sitting indian style today!


profile. if you look below his head you can see the shoulder, here again, he looks like he has his arms crossed! I think he may have some of my stubborness...


This is Wesley head on. It's crazy how much detail you can see! His face looks so much like a normal baby face already. His eyelids have formed now so he's not as alienish.


And here he's waving a little. Notice that the tech wrote in "hi family" He can't wait to meet everyone!!!

Sick...bleh!

And no, not prego sick...sick sick. but I just had to post quickly today.

Even though my sickness started yesterday, the whole day fought to be an awesome day! Starting with Derek bringing me home a HUGE bouquet of "fallish" flowers! They are so amazing, as is he!!

Then last night as we were laying in bed little Mr. Wesley decided it was time to start dancing! Derek FINALLY got to feel him kick for the first time!! It was incredible to watch his face light up with just a simple jolt of my belly. I loved it though, and it brought tears to my eyes. I was anxiously awaiting the day he'd get to experience the movement too, as was he! Anyhow, I just wanted to share that, now I'm going to go continue resting! :)

I've been tagged...twice...

So in the past 2 days I've been tagged for 2 different things by 2 different people. Today I'll start with the first one that my sister tagged. I guess the premise is just 6 things that make me happy, so here we go!!!

1. Derek Goebel: I mean, this is a given I know, but man, if you know my husband, which most of you do, he probably makes you happy too!! Sometimes he randomly sings songs that make no sense and all and it doesn't matter what mood I'm in, even if I find it semi annoying, in some way it's cute, or as Rita refers to him, quirky!

2. Jackson: I mean seriously, cutest pup on earth! I absolutely love my dog. Yes I know, it's bad, but since Derek has gotten home he's discovered that Jackson likes suckers...happy Halloween little pup! you should see him go to town licking them! And then the red tongue after is too cute for words!

3. Friday: Seriously, there is no work day for me so everyday is a weekend, but Friday's are just so much fun because so far Derek has had tests the last 2 Fridays and when he gets off we get to go hang out! It's usually a lot of fun!

4. Driving with the windows down: Especially during this time of the year. When I'm by myself I crank up the tunes (country during the fall) and just drive...what a good time!

5. Tomatoes: okay, so I'm sure every pregnant woman has their "pregnancy food" and I don't think mine is as strange as sausage dogs, but that's mine, tomatoes, in any form! Salsa, suace of any kind, ketchup...or just sliced... I freakin' love tomatoes!!

6. Holidays: I don't know, this one is kind of a cop out...Derek is putting together a crib in the other room so I want to go help him...but I do love holidays...right now is currently my favorite time of the year! YAY!!

Okay, now to tag 6 people...lets see: Allie, Jill, Pam, Brian (if you're keeping up with my blog at all!), Amy, and Lori! Have fun girls, and boy!