Christmas in Colorado

I started out Christmas Eve with a doctor's appointment.  Everything was measuring well, the baby is still head down, and I'm no longer "high risk," meaning all of my restrictions have been lifted.

We had a beautiful Christmas Eve, with 50 degree weather, for my dad's flight coming in.  He got here in the late afternoon, and we headed home so I could finish working on dinner and we could hang out with B who was finishing his work day.  For Christmas Eve, we had prime rib, sweet potato casserole, banana salad, cornbread casserole, and rolls.  There was also apple pie, but we didn't get to it because we were so full.  We wanted a picture with our prime rib, and dad took our photo for us.  We finished up the evening with a viewing of Christmas Vacation, which some of us had trouble staying awake for.

 On Christmas morning we got up and went to the gym in our apartment complex.  After 30 minutes on the treadmill, I came home and got the breakfast dishes in the oven.  We had breakfast, and then opened presents.  We had quite a few gifts this year that had been mailed to us, which was fun.  We got each other a flash for our camera so we can take nice indoor photos.  Excited to learn how to use it!  After presents, I was so tired that I needed a nap (Christmas day was 37 weeks for me) so I napped while B fixed green bean casserole and a salad to take to my aunt's house.

We headed to my aunt's for dinner and had a lovely meal with my aunt, uncle, and two of my cousins, their husbands, and children.  It was a really fun environment to have the little kids running around and to get to catch up with my cousins.

When we left my aunt's, the snow was coming down really hard.  It ended up snowing 6-7 inches that afternoon, evening, and night.  I don't know if I'll ever stop feeling grateful for the Subaru in the winter.

On Friday we went to brunch in Louisville and then took it easy around the house.  The past week or so for me has been pretty difficult to be on my feet, and I overdid it a bit on Christmas Eve and Christmas, so I just needed to sit down.  I got a picture with my dad before heading out for the airport.  Despite the snow, his flight was only 20 minutes delayed.

That evening, we Skyped with B's parents and sister and opened our presents from them which had come in the mail.  Even though we were far away from most of our family, we felt very loved and close to our family.  We can't wait to see them all pretty soon, as I'm sure they won't be able to stay away long after Baby B is born!  We're looking at 2 and a half weeks now until the due date!