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Appointment Update (32 & 34 Weeks):

32 Weeks - (Top Photo)
Baby A weighs 4 lb. 3 oz. & Baby B weighs 4 lb. 5 oz.

34 Weeks -
Baby A weighs 5 lb. & Baby B weighs 4 lb. 11 oz.

Great news - The babies are both doing so well that I no longer have to visit the perinatologist. We will only have my regular weekly OB appointments until they decide to make their appearance. I have gained 45 lbs. so far and am measuring 41-42 weeks pregnant.

We have our next appointment Christmas Eve (35 weeks) and are hoping that the babies will come before the end of the year. We are definitely in the home stretch now - Literally and Figuratively!

My Friend Samuel

Kate loves going to church on Sunday and visiting with all her little friends. We usually discuss it on Saturday at dinner and she goes through who she might see the next day.

She is good friends with Samuel and is always happy to see him!

Kate doesn't usually let me put anything in her hair for very long, but by some miracle the little tam managed to stay on all day!

Daddy Dates

Last week Steve took Kate on her first Daddy Date - Christmas shopping and lunch at McDonald's. Kate's very first Happy Meal and Chicken McNuggets. I am not sure who enjoyed it more!

Kate had her second Daddy Date today - A visit to the Denver Aquarium! She couldn't stop talking about all the fun things she had seen and done. I think the highlight was touching the Sting Ray. Although in Kate's words she touched a shark and gave him a back scratch.
If you look carefully, you will notice she is carrying two cotton balls with her everywhere. Kate has decided these make excellent toys as they are very soft and portable. I don't think it is wise to let her see our annual holiday movie tradition "Elf" until she understands that cotton balls aren't edible!

Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest

Our small group at church had an Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest.  The grand prize was that the winner had to wear their sweater to church that Sunday - I was really hoping Steve wouldn't win.  The victor was Cale (blond hair w/ light up sweater) who plays the drums for worship.  I must admit it was kind-of festive seeing the lights up front on Sunday morning.

Snow Fun!

We had a big snowfall right after Thanksgiving and Kate and Daddy took advantage of the good packing snow!  Check out the two making snow angels and Kate's very first snowman.  It warmed up over the next few days so Frosty melted rather quickly.  I was surprised that Kate wasn't more upset since every morning she would get up and say "Hi" to him.

Thanksgiving Weekend

We had so much fun with Sara's family here over Thanksgiving weekend - Thanks everyone for making the trip to CO. I think we may have set a record for the number of games of Settlers played in a 3 day span. (Note: Uncle Bernie finally won at the Derdowski residence)

Kate thoroughly enjoyed the zoo on Wednesday and of course the day wouldn't be complete without a few rides on the carousel.

Turkey Day was celebrated with the 2nd Annual Touch Football Game and wouldn't have been played properly without a few injuries to its participants. Hope your finger (Aunt Leona) and big toe (Uncle Bernie) feel better soon!

Kate "ate" her traditional turkey leg for Thanksgiving dinner - Look at the difference a year makes!

Let It Snow!

We woke up this morning to a pleasant surprise - it was snowing! We ended up with about three inches by the time it stopped, but most of it melted by the afternoon.

Kate got all decked out in her snow gear to enjoy a good romp. She had a little bit of a hard time walking since she was so bundled, but she managed not to fall over. She was actually unsure about the snow at first, but eventually warmed up to it! We heard all afternoon about walking in the snow & how she made a snowball and caught it.

We are hoping for a big snow over Thanksgiving so she can go sledding with Uncle Bernie, Aunt Leona, Zio Brian, Zia Rita, and Grammy. Only 10 more days according to Kate's official countdown calendar.