Still Pregnant

I went back to the doctor again today. I am now 3-4 cm dilated. He said that the baby could come anytime, but he wouldn't be surprised if it was another week. So, we wait....patiently.

Here's a picture of me at 38 weeks. I'm getting bigger by the second, I think!

We had a really nice visit with my parents over the weekend and Danny and Vicki stopped by to see us on Saturday night, as well. After everyone left, Ben and I put away all of our Christmas stuff. I always think the house feels so empty after taking down the tree and all the decorations. Oh well, back to normal, I guess.

Then, today Some of my co-workers had a shower for me. We got a pack and play, books, clothes, and other fun baby items! It was really nice and there were quite a few people there--especially for a holiday week. This baby is spoiled already!

Merry Christmas

Ben and I are sad that we can't come home to be with our family and friends this year, so we wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! We miss you all and are thinking of you! We love you!

Tomorrow, we are going to go over and have Christmas dinner with some friends who are also here over the holiday. We made some brownies, homemade peppermint ice cream, and a couple of appitizers to share. It will be really nice, but it sure doesn't feel like Christmas. This month has just flown by. Then, my parents will be coming up to see us this weekend, so that will be really great. We'll get to have a little Christmas with them here and hopefully finish getting ready for Baby Schrant's arrival!

Update

I went back to the doctor again today. He tells me I'm now 3cm dilated, 50% effaced, and at a -1 station. We're moving right along. I continue to feel good and have maintained my exercise routine. I don't know what I am going to do the next week or so, though. The gym is closed for the holidays and it's way too cold and icy to run outside! I've thought about jogging here in my building at work, but I haven't decided what to do. Maybe, I'll just take some time off. We'll see how I feel, I guess! Oh, and I asked the doctor if he had an estimate of when he thought Baby Schrant might arrive. He says that when we get to 4cm, it's getting pretty close. I went one centimeter last week, so maybe we'll have a baby in another week.....or maybe not. We'll see!

Dr. Ben, Movie Star

Check out my cute hubby! They did some promotional videos of the hospital and the community. He made the cut.

http://www.nermc.com/About/Pages/Hospital%20Video.aspx

http://www.nermc.com/About/Pages/Community%20Video.aspx

Truffles

Ben loves his sweets, which is one of the reasons that he makes most of the desserts in our house. Last year he decided he wanted to try some truffles. He found a great recipe and we went to it. It really is a two person job and we made one of the biggest messes I have ever seen. This year, when he wanted to do it again, we decided we were going to be more organized and make the process somewhat cleaner. It's really hard to keep melted chocolate and especially cocoa powder from going everywhere! We put down tissue paper to catch some of the mess and got a box of gloves for me to wear while I was coating the truffles in their chocolate shell coating. All in all, we didn't do too bad and the candy turned out great. Ben said the other day that they are one of the best things he's ever put in his mouth! Ha! For Ben, it doesn't get any better than dark chocolaty goodness! Here are a couple of pictures Ben snapped of me after we finished our truffles. Don't you love the scrub top? Ben brought that home for me a long time ago, so that I could use it as an apron since I don't have one. It barely goes over my belly now!