Rudolph the Red Nosed Jakey!

Jakey was helping me wrap presents this morning :-)

Our Christmas Spirit!

These pictures are from Jakey and I before our first holiday party together. He was such a handsome date!

Then the tuckered out little man on the way home.... it was a very fun and eventful evening for him! Most of the evening was spent wandering from person to person with a chocolate chip cookie in either hand!

Chloe's Piano Recital

As the proud aunt, I had to post this video! This past Saturday we went to Chloe's Christmas piano recital at her church. She played 'Rockin Around the Christmas Tree' and I must say, I was very impressed!! She is darn good. Way to go Chloe!!

Nana, Daddy, Aunt Allison, Aunt Gretchen, and Jacob were also there in full force to support! (I must also give Jakey a shout out for being so good... He pretty much sat there for 3/4 of the recital without making much of a peep!)

Drum Roll Please......

It is...... a BOY!!

Can you believe it?!? I thought for sure it was going to be a little girl, but the chromosomes had something else in mind! No question about it either, BG2's boy parts made a very distinct appearance during the ultrasound. I won't lie, I was kind of looking forward to decorating the nursery in pinks and greens and yellows, and buying cute little girl dresses. BUT, having another little boy is going to be a lot of fun. I can't wait to see Jake with his little brother and hopefully they will grow up being best friends. Maybe we'll get a girl on try # 3?? :-) Maybe we will wait and see how the rest of this pregnancy goes first!! Great news is that everything looked healthy with the baby, and that is a huge relief. No matter what the sex, Paul and I are so incredibly blessed to have two healthy babies.

This may sound weird but the profile pictures of BG2 look just like Jake at this point during the pregnancy -- same facial features. I can't wait to see how much they look alike!

Entertaining a 16 Month Old...

Sometimes there isn't anything better than a U.S. Mail bin to keep you occupied. Just ask Jake!

We also dress up in dresses courtesy of Aunt Allison (sorry, Paul....):



We run around naked after bath time:

And we climb in and out of toy bins!

Very easy to keep this kid happy!

Christmas Time at the Gunnings

This year Paul promised me that he would decorate our house with lights. He didn't disappoint. Of course it looks more spectacular in person but here is the front of our house decorated with our lights galore. We got the tree up and decorated last night too. So much fun! Now we just have to have people over to enjoy it!

Poll Closed!

For those of you who have been anxiously awaiting the grand unveiling of BG2's gender, tomorrow is the big day! The poll is now closed and we ended up with the following results:

8 votes for a boy (38%)
13 votes for a girl (61%)

I am pretty sure that Paul kept voting for a boy so the results might be skewed a bit (just kidding!).

So now we all just have to hope that BG2 will let us see between the legs. Don't worry, I am sure that if you read this blog, you will get a text message or a phone call after we find out but I will also post an update about the entire appointment tomorrow. Because after all, the important point of this appointment is that we check baby bop from head to toe to make sure all is well and healthy. And that's what really matters. More to come!

Whoah.....

And to think.... I am worried about how it will be with taking care of just TWO children!!
Twins, Twins, and Sextuplets
Amazing!

XMas Tree Trip!

We went out to The Plains today to get our Christmas tree and take some pictures. ohmygoodness it was freeeeezing! Cold doesn't even begin to describe it. It was in the low 30's all day but the wind was frigid and made it feel like it was in the single digits. Still, we got to pet some baby farm animals, see Santa, and pick out a HUGE Christmas tree. We made it a fun family day with the three of us plus Nick, Chloe, Gretchen, & Allison. More pictures to come but here are a few for now :-)

Moving and a Groovin'

Within the last couple of days I have started to feel little BG2 moving around! It's comparable to feeling popcorn kernels pop inside of your belly. Very subtle little movements but they are there! So funny to me that at 16/17 weeks I have felt this baby move but with Jake, I wasn't convinced that I felt him moving until I was practically 24 weeks pregnant! Ha ha, I think with Jake I was waiting for some huge kick out of him to know it was real.

Pregnancy Update: I had my post-op check-up the day before Thanksgiving. My doctor is really happy with the results of the cerclage procedure and said I could be off bed rest for at least 4 more weeks. I go back in at 20 weeks (right before XMas) for another check-up and from there he said it is just taking it appointment by appointment. He said they really don't worry too much about anything happening now (between 16 and 20 weeks) but it's at 20 weeks and beyond that they will monitor much more closely for any changes to the cervix to indicate preterm labor. He told me (again!) just to really take it as easy as possible - no lifing over 20 pounds (easier said than done with a 25 pound 16 month old!), no exercise, limit physical activity, yadda yadda. No 6 hour long shopping trips (good thing I do my shopping online anyway)!