Early Christmas with Grandma Stacer

We are getting closer and closer to Christmas, and I still have a lot to do. Fortunately, I'm off of work mostly now until the New Year so I plan to get some stuff done in these next couple days. Unfortunately, Evan has a sinus infection so we've been sticking around the house a lot and he's been pretty miserable. We got some antibiotics for him yesterday so hopefully he feels better soon.

Last weekend though, he was in great spirits and we enjoyed having an early Christmas with Grandma Stacer! Since the baby is coming so soon after the Holidays, the Stacers will be coming back to Austin then. However, it's hard to stay away from Evan for so long so Betty needed a little "fix" to tide her over and we love to have grandparents visit. We did lots of Christmas shopping while she was in town. We got Evan's picture taken with Santa while at the mall. He didn't really seem to mind too much (no crying involved). He was fascinated with the beard!

We went to the Round Rock Family Christmas night - it's a little festival in downtown Round Rock where they have music, pics with Santa, hot chocolate, carriage rides, and other activities. Aunt Becca joined us also, and we got our pic taken at one of the booths:

Then we celebrated Christmas with Michelle and Brett one evening... both Evan and the baby got some presents from Grammy and Grampy Stacer. There's one gift for Evan that hasn't arrived yet, but we know he'll love it - a little battery powered car he can sit in and drive. And the last day Grammy was here was just gorgeous outside. We went for a walk at a park after breakfast. We also found THE "Round Rock" for which our city is named!

As for a baby update... things are good! We plan to get a lot of work done while my mom and brother are here like painting the room, moving furniture, and setting up the new nursery. I'll start weekly visits and have one more ultrasound after Christmas.

We hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Happy Belated Thanksgiving!

I had a post all written up to send on Thanskgiving, but then I wanted to add pictures and that meant that it just didn't happen. So, now I'm having to write a new blog entry with a belated Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.

We had a great turkey day. We had a bunch of people over to our house where we gorged ourselves on tons of great food and desserts. It's always fun to be surrounded by friends and family and football on Thanksgiving. Evan was a big fan of the stuffing and the cranberries and the whip cream on my pie :) We are so thankful for all of our family and friends who we love very much. We are also extremely thankful for Evan and the joy he brings to our lives (and also baby girl Stacer, that she's doing well). So, THANK YOU to everyone!


We spent Friday putting up the indoor Christmas decorations and Evan proofing the tree. Sunday, we put up the outdoor lights which is a good thing because this week has been rainy and cold. There is even a chance of snow tomorrow! It's pretty funny how everyone here freaks out about the chance of .5 inches of snow.

As far as an Evan update, I'm not sure where to even begin. He's getting over an ear infection which has not been fun, but overall, not too bad for his first one. He says mama, dada, door, up, down, woof, vroom, and more. He talks a lot, he just doesn't make much sense but it's still fun to communicate with him. He understands way more than he can speak. He's intrigued by everything around him it seems. He loves ring around the rosie, kicking balls, playing catch, anything electronic, chase, running all over the place, and climbing.

As far as baby girl stacer, I'm now 32.5 weeks along! It's really gone by fast this time. Bryce and I still have not done much for the new arrival other than buy new bedding. We are looking forward to family coming this month to help us out. It's just hard to find the time and energy between work and Evan to get things done. But, overall I am feeling good still. Here's the latest pic of me this week (sorry for not posting more but like I said, the 2nd baby is definitely getting less attention already than the first):

Well, I guess that's a big enough blog entry. We are looking forward to this Holiday season even though it will be pretty busy. I've attached a few more pictures since I haven't been very good about uploading them. Enjoy!

These last pics are from before/after the Colts vs. Patriots game a few weeks ago. When I was in Indy, my mom and I got to go to the game and sit in great seats (thanks Matt!). And the game was INCREDIBLE! One of the best football games I've ever been to and my first Colts game. Definitely a night to remember.