Thanksgiving and Other Turkey Related Items

Well, one of my most favorite holidays has come and gone for another year. This time next year we'll have an 8 month old (or so) to add to the mix and eat crumbs off the floor be thankful for.
This is the first Thanksgiving we celebrated in our new house as husband and wife, but the second holiday we've hosted total. Last year we broke the house in properly by having Drew's side over on the day after Christmas. Thanksgiving this year was both sides and went great, if you don't mind your mashed potatoes nuked in the microwave after they've gone cold waiting on all the food in the oven.
What we failed to do, unfortunately, is take any pictures of us, the food, or our family. I'm going to chalk that up to having too much fun to stop and take pictures. Or laziness. Whatever.
Drew did manage to take a couple shots of the table-scapes I set up (and the pies, which I failed to decorate for.)

Mmmm, pie.

We really need to hang our pictures and mirror in this room. You can't see it, but on the other side of the room in the corner are two huge prints and the mirror that have been sitting there since before our wedding. Oh well. Maybe when the baby goes to college...

Kid;s tables!
Overall, Thanksgiving was a great success, but I don't know if I can handle being another month pregnant and hosting Christmas. Maybe we'll order pizza. HA!
We spent the rest of the holiday weekend recovering and watching way too much football. Go Cats!!!!! We knocked a few gifts off our Christmas lists, and I wrapped a ton of presents.
The tree goes up next weekend, mainly because I'm a Scrooge and refuse to put any Christmas decor up before December 1st. I'm really trying not to hate Christmas since Silas loves it so much, bunch dang, I am not a fan of this holiday. So much stress for a few days of absolute chaos. 
With that being said...

Baby's First Virus

Well, not really, seeing as I'm the one that's sick and the baby hasn't been born yet. Thankfully. Because whatever this virus is, it's taking down the entire extended family. I sure as hell wouldn't want to pass this on to my mini. Word to the wise folks, wash your hands and take your vitamins. Not that I don't, but you get what I'm saying, right?
On the plus side, we got our new mattress delivered this past Friday, so being stuck in bed has been much more comfortable than it would have been. 
In other news, Thanksgiving is right around the corner and I can't wait to host both sides at our house this Thursday! Bring on the smoked turkey and dressing! I might be just as excited that it's a great excuse to have the cleaning lady come for some extra, heavy duty, deep cleaning. 
In the meantime between the magical cleaning day and now, it looks like the only productive thing I'll be doing is some online Christmas shopping.
Hope everyone is heathy and has a great Thanksgiving week!

{How cute is this? And carbs, yum!}

Week 22 Bumpdate!

Well, it's been 5 weeks since I remembered to post a pregnancy update. But I'm sure that comes as no surprise to anyone.  So here's what's been going on in pregnancy land!
How far along: 22 weeks and 4 days
Baby's size: Spaghetti squash! 8 inches, 1 pound
Symptoms: For the love of god, please let our new mattress alleviate some of my back and round ligament pain. Lots of pressure in the nether regions. And it's getting very difficult to get up with any sort of grace. I can tell that shoe tying and toe touching are soon to be fond memories. Hell-o belly! Might have more to do with the sweet cravings and not necessarily the baby. It's debatable.
Movement: Oh my gosh, so, so much! It really does make some of the discomfort so worth it to feel our little nugget bopping around in there. He gets especially feisty right after I eat chocolate. Or that's my excuse for eating so much leftover Halloween candy. And cookies. And brownies.
Sleep: Not so great. Between getting up every few hours to go to the bathroom and having to switch sides to remedy hip pain, I don't remember the last time I slept for more than 4 hours at a time. I know that I should not be complaining and it's going to be soooo much worse here in a few months. But it's really a bit cruel that right before you have a baby that's going to keep you from normal sleep for months you sleep like crap while pregnant with said nocturnal feeding creature.
Nursery: We hung the curtains and pictures FINALLY!!! Let's not discuss how I'm going to be adding an extra foot and a half of fabric to the curtains because I forgot to account for the curtain rod above the window frame. Whatever, the curtain rod is at least hung.   The Name Game: Still nothing definite on the middle name. And I kind of wish people would quit asking. 
Looking forward to: Dinner with my friend Kate this week. It's been too long since we had a night of catching up and wine. Oh wait...
Something great from week 22: I think this has been my favorite part of the pregnancy so far. This morning, before we got up and going, Drew was able to put his hand on my belly and feel the baby kick or head butt me (not quite sure which!) for the first time!!! It might be one of my favorite moments of all time, actually. And I might be teary eyed just typing this. :)
Rings: Still on, but not nearly as loose.
Missing most: BRIE. Seriously, I'm sure I could eat a few wedges and not have a thing to worry about. But being the first time preggo that I am, I'm not risking it. 
Left to do: Wait. Really, that's about it. I've pretty much done it all. This is what pregnancy looks like for Type A over planners. Everything that can be done up to this point has long been done, and then some. I can't quite pack a hospital bag for me or the baby yet. And I'm afraid to take the tags off of any of the clothes past 6 months size to wash. You better believe I busted out the Dreft weeks ago for the newborn through 3-6 month stuff!
Only a few weeks until the first baby shower to celebrate our baby boy, so I'll have plenty of nesting goodness after that too! Man, do I love any excuse to nest!!!

So this is technically a week 22 and 4 days. But whatever. A historian I am not.

We got a new mirror in the bathroom downstairs too. Woo hoo Pottery Barn Clearance Event!

Life Lately

Just a little photo dump of what we were up to (that totally kept me from blogging, I swear) this past weekend.

My soon to be rich and famous brother in law's most recent entry at Keeneland. It's so cool to see a horse running and know all the behind the scenes hard work that goes into getting to that point. So extremely impressed, keep up the great work, Sam!!!

The more adorable side of the Logsdon clan enjoying some of my water at Keeneland. After every sip, he'd say "ahh!" with a great sense of satisfaction. Oh and have you noticed those cheeks? They need more smooches from Auntie Eileen.

Baby Logsdon goes tailgating at Keeneland, and his momma has the swollen legs to prove it.

Who wouldn't want to have a child with this man? Slays me how natural he is with his nephew and pretty much all babies ever. 

See ya next time!