Christmas...

On Christmas day Jake and I woke up at 6am and did our Christmas then we headed to his parents house to open the gifts they got us. At 10am Jake's dad's side of the family came over for breakfast. We then headed to my parents house for a light lunch. By 5pm I was exhausted and ready to head home for the night. We had such a wonderful day seeing family, opening our gifts, and eating a lot of good food. I can't believe that next Christmas we will have a six month old!

Christmas Eve...

My new rocking chair for the nursery.

This year for Christmas Eve, Jake and I spent the evening at my parents house. We had dinner, opened our presents, then watched Christmas Vacation ( the greatest Christmas movie ever! ). It was very relaxing since every year on Christmas Eve we usually go to my grandparents house, but we are not doing that any more. We are starting this new family tradition.

Baby Update...

Yesterday, I went to the doctor for my 13 week check up. Everything looks great! We heard the baby's heartbeat with the doppler and it was beating about 160 bpm. He took my weight, blood pressure, and did another urinalysis. This visit I only had a few questions, unlike the last visit when I had about 15 questions. I am feeling a lot better. I am not as tired as I was, not much nausea, and I haven't thrown up in a couple of days! I will be starting my 2nd trimester on Sunday, December 28th ( yahoo ). My next appointment is on January 26th, I will be making my ultrasound appointment at Millcreek Imaging on this day for later that same week to find out the sex of the baby!!! I will keep everyone posted.

Annual Carsey Christmas Party...

Everyone taking their shots

On Saturday night it was the annual Carsey Christmas party. This year it was at my parents house. My mom and I were busy all day getting the house ready and making or picking up all of the food. We had delicious sandwiches, salads, shrimp, bruschetta, fruit, and all sorts of other food. My grandma made her awesome banana nut bread and rice krispy treats for dessert. After we were done eating, all of the girls in the family exchange their Christmas decoration gift that we all buy for each other. Then all of the little kids exchanged their gifts. As the night progressed, my cousins, my brothers and my aunt decided they should take a shot ( of alcohol ). One shot led to four shots! It was a fun night and everyone had a good time with lots of laughs, football watching, and eating. By the end of the night I was exhausted!!

Thanksgiving...

This year for Thanksgiving Jake and I spent the day with his family. We rotate families every year. We ate some great food and watched football! His parents friends were in town from Arizona and so it was nice to see them and catch up. Later on that night we went to my parents house for dessert. On Saturday night my mom, dad, Kyle, Kellen, Courtney, Jake, and myself went to a movie, we saw Four Christmases. The movie was very cute and got us into the holiday spirit!