In case you didn't know....

It's a GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!! We caved in at the 16 week ultrasound and we just had to know! I am very excited. I kinda knew deep down inside it was a girl, but you never know what God has in store for you. Poor Matt! If she is anything like me, he is in a ton of T-R-O-U-B-L-E!

As of right now, we are undecided on names for our little one, and have a new name about every 3 days so, we will have to meet her before she gets a name.

I am now 19 weeks along and she is moving around like she is taking tae-bo lessons! Sometimes you can see my skin twitch like I am having a muscle spasm and it's her. You really can't feel it from the outside and it seems like when I want to feel it from the outside, she stops! She is playing hard to get already! I have gained about 10lbs. to date and I can feel every inch of it! I am starting to get my pregnancy bump and have officially bought my first maternity shirts. The pants are still too big, so those will have to wait. Maybe my dear husband will let me go to a boutique and buy some 'spensive pants that might actually fit. *fingers crossed*

Today is Christmas Eve and I can't even begin to imagine what next Christmas will be like. I am going to have a 7 month old daughter to teach the joys of Christmas Traditions and share in the wonder and amazement that is Christmas and the birthday of Jesus! I love that Santa will be believed in again! It's going to be great!

To everyone, Merry Christmas and I hope you get all you wish for!

Love and Hugs,

Holly, Matt & Smithers

The Size of an Avacado?!?!

I am 16 weeks today and I feel better than yesterday. I think I had a bout with a stomach bug that woke me up in the wee hours of the morning with projectile vomiting and other ailments. I feel really sorry for my dear husband. While I was having my bathroom party, our cat, Scout, that Matt has been cat-sitting for 4 years was having his own dinosaur calling party in the floor of our bedroom for the third night in a row. The poor cat is older and has been to the vet now twice for his lack of keeping food down and they still can't figure out what is wrong with him. On top of all of that, there was a loud boom that came from the living room upstairs and since we have a mischievous kitten and we just put our Christmas tree up, I just knew that Cinco had knocked down the tree, luckily it was just the water bottle that we use to spray her with when she is bad, which is all the time!

Back to the 16 weeks thing, my baby is about the size of an avocado (mmmmm avocado) and is growing fast, but not fast enough for my pace. I wish it could be here already. I want to meet him or her. I have an ultrasound this afternoon and we could very well find out the sex of the baby. Matt and I are completely undecided as to whether we want to know or not. I say we flip a coin and keep flipping until we get the right answer ;), but he says we should let the doctor do her thing and if she tells us, then we know. Or if she asks if we want to know, we say no. I like the coin flipping option myself!

I am not positive but I think I have felt the baby move. They say it feels like gas bubbles or fluttering butterflies, but if any of you know me, I can be pretty gassy without being pregnant! It seems to happen when I am laying in bed waiting to fall asleep and its very, very quiet!

I have noticed that I can no longer sleep through anything. (Thanks mom and dad!) I am the girl that slept through a fire alarm in a hotel once. Thank God it was a false alarm or I would have burned to death! I am now awakened about 4 or more times a night at my dog's random barking or him shaking his head and his collar clinging together, completely annoying!

Anyways, I will hopefully be posting ultrasound pics tomorrow.

Lots of love and kisses!

Holly, Matt and "Smithers"