Christmas is over...

Christmas...my favorite time of year. It is sad to see it go but this year we are definitely looking ahead to even better things. We usually take our tree down around New Year's but this year we already have all of the decorations packed away for next year! Time goes by so quickly and I am sure that April will be here before we know it. Hopefully the weather will start to get better before then.

Baby Olson received many great Christmas gifts this year...lots of hawkeye stuff so everyone must know his Daddy pretty well. We had a doctor's appointment yesterday and everything is looking good. I can't believe that I am over halfway through. I scheduled my last monthly appointment for the end of January and then we will start to see the doctor every other week. Our baby class starts in a couple of weeks, which will give us something to look forward to each week and help pass the time by!

We are busy finishing up things around the house on the to-do list before he arrives. As the saying goes..."So much to do, so little time". I feel as if everything should be updated and organized before he arrives.

It was great to spend time with our family and friends during the past few weeks. We want to wish everyone a safe and Happy New Year!

23 Weeks Down, Only 17 Weeks to go

Time flies. As I get further in my pregnancy I hope to write on my blog more often. It feels as if overnight I started showing big time. One day I was pregnant and showing...the next day I was pregnant and really showing. We are checking things off our to-do list little by little. The nursery furniture is set up and the clothes that we have been given are sorted and in the dresser.

Baby update...he is about 1 lb. 6 oz. and is around 8 to 10 inches (crown to rump). He is moving around all of the time now. It is fun to get that feeling right now knowing he is growing on the inside. Lucy (our dog) likes to lay right next to my stomach almost as if she knows her baby brother is in there. We found a dog shirt for her that says "I'm the big sister". She has done very well around the nieces and nephews so we are hoping she will do great around her brother, too. I have read some tips online of how to prepare your pet for the big arrival so we may use a few of those as we prepare.

Jason and I love Christmas so this is going to be a fun week. We will spend Christmas Eve with Jason's family and then Christmas day with my family. My sister, Megan from New York, will be home with her husband, Ben, and her 4-month old, Jonah. We are so excited to see them. I saw Jonah when he was a week old and he has gotten so big. We are blessed to be surrounded by all of our families this holiday season.

We wish you and your family nothing but the best!

What a week...

Amazing how so much can happen in one week...we found out the great news of our baby last week...it's a boy. We celebrated our third anniversary on Wednesday. I can't believe how fast time goes but it has been a great three years. I am a pretty lucky wife. Jason got me a Honda Pilot as a gift...maybe he is setting the bar a little high :) but it was a great investment as we will have a little more to carry around in a few months. Babies have a lot of things...

Then I thought everything was perfect until we got home from dinner on Wednesday night to find our garage door was open and someone was robbing our house. Luckily, we caught him and the police were able to apprehend him after Jason chased him in the SUV through some neighbors' yards, the car lot behind our house, and to the church at the top of the hill. We were able to get back most of what he was taking although there are a few things that we haven't found which he could have dropped when he was running.

We are thankful that we are safe. Material things can be replaced so we weren't too worried about those things. It reminds us that, unfortunately, you can't let your guard down these days. It will also help us to have our house more protected before the baby arrives. Things don't always go as planned but we are so fortunate for what we have and family and friends that surround us with support.

Baby names...I never thought it would be so hard but right now that is the big topic of discussion at the Olson household. I am confident that we will find the perfect name but patience is the difficult part. We look forward to sharing it with you once we have decided as we are not very good at keeping secrets. :) I am feel pretty good right now...I have finally made it back to the gym. It is good to be moving around and not feeling sick. I've got to get this little one in shape. The baby is moving all of the time and it makes it even more real every day. A few aches and pains here and there but overall pretty good. I definitely have a lot more energy so I am able to stay busy like I always like to be. Jason is really busy at work these days...he won an award at the Annual Christmas party for the 2nd highest sales at the bank!

We wish our family and friends the best this holiday season! Enjoy every moment of it!

It's a BOY!!!

Yesterday was the big day...we went into the ultrasound expecting that it was a girl for some reason and it is a BOY!! Everything looked great on the ultrasound and he is growing as expected. It is a great blessing to see a healthy baby in the pictures.

We are very excited, especially its father :) Jason is already thinking about coaching him in sports. Last night a few of our friends hosted a "We Found Out" party which was a lot of fun with cupcakes with blue sprinkles and football wrappers.

We have thought of a few names but still need to narrow down the name for sure. Now we can quit calling it "IT" and come up with a great name. It is a lot harder to come up with a name than I thought it would be but fun at the same time! Then we can start picking out the stuff for the nursery. We already have the nursery furniture so we are off to a good start. So much to think about.

Today Jason and I are celebrating our third wedding anniversary and this is the best gift ever.