Christmastime is Here

Before everyone dispersed over the holidays, we took the time to have everyone over for a mini Christmas celebration. 

Someday we will have enough room to really accommodate everyone, but until then we will remain cramped and cozy.  

Nothing says Christmas quite like cookies and caroling. 

Turkey Day

This Thanksgiving I was grateful that no one got Salmonella.

(gloves are clean, I promise)

As it was my first turkey to roast all by myself, I was a bit preoccupied with continuously cloroxing my kitchen and avoiding any and all direct contact with the bird. Until it was done, of course. 

Also on the menu:

an enormous vat of homemade mac and cheese, a staple that has been added to our menu since moving to Chicago. It's also one of the only parts of Thanksgiving Ken claims to look forward to.

We spent the day with several other law school couples and their friends, enjoying great food and company. 

And then all fell into food comas. 

Peanut Butter

We are now back in the swing of things, but before I launch into a long list of back blogging, most noticeably about our recent jaunt to Peru, I figured I would post something that everyone would enjoy. 

I am at twenty weeks today, and have started to poke out a little bit. I always think I am a lot bigger until I see a really pregnant lady, and then my illusions of grandeur are deflated. However, I think it is safe to say that I am "showing".

And since I am at twenty weeks, we had a little ultrasound yesterday to officially meet our little peanut.

Actually, little is a bit of an understatement. Peanut is about a week ahead of where my estimated due date is, so we might be welcoming him/her a little sooner than expected.

And although Kenny remained strong throughout the ultrasound, I had moments of weakness when I was very close to asking what the gender was. In the end, though, we held out.

Any guesses?