The Bare baby belly!

So I debated whether or not to put bare belly pictures on the blog, but I decided it is far to amazing to ignore. The fact that a child is growing in my stomach seems so impossible, yet it is truth. Sometimes I look at my stomach and feel it to try and figure out what position the baby is in (my midwife has taught me a little about this). It is all curled up in a ball and my stomach seems far to small to have a child inside of it. That thought is pretty amazing because I definitly am large and most people whether I know them or not don't fail to tell me that fact. I love it! With all that said, I just can't say how thankful I am to God for this child and its health. He/she is extremely active and often contorts my stmach in all kinds of shapes that make me laugh. If I push on my stomach he/she pushes back. And I can often grab ahold of a foot as it is pushing on my stomach making a bulge that I can physically grab and move around. It is officially 2 weeks until my due date. Yeah! We are excited and anxious to meet this beautiful new child. Isaac is excited as well and gives the baby kisses and hugs every day. He now tells people the baby is coming out soon, which is really cute.

36 Weeks and Counting

So here is the latest baby belly picture. I am at 36 weeks (for those who don't know there are 40 weeks in total) and counting. As you can see this baby is taking over. We are getting REALLY excited to meet the new baby Pratt and learn whether it is a boy or girl, what he/she will look like and what the beautiful baby will be like in general. Isaac asks every day when the baby is going to come out. He thinks the baby will come out my feet, Craig and I have no idea where he got that idea but it is really cute. Isaac is so excited for the baby, we just pray that he will stay excited when the baby comes home and he realizes he has to share his mom and dad. And since we are sharing prayer requests we are praying that this new baby will be a good sleeper. Isaac has always been a challenge to get to sleep so it would be a huge blessing to have this new baby accept that sleep is good! Thanks for all your love and support. We will keep you updated about the new baby.

P.S. The due date for the baby is February 13th!

Highlights of Christmas!

Isaac fell asleep at the dinner table after a long exciting day and no nap. He even fell asleep with his fork in one hand and his spoon in the other.

Opening Christmas presents was a lot of fun. Isaac loved ripping off the paper. And in his very enthusiastic and dramatic way he expressed his excitement for every gift. Craig andI aren't sure where his dramatic side came for but he his highly excitable, in a good way, which made Christmas a lot of fun.

His new bean bag chair is a hit!

Bring on the Sledding!

We have had snow at our house for a week now which has been a lot of fun. Craig feels like a little kid again at home in Montana. So, with the snow there has been a lot of sledding. It is the perfect year for us because this year Isaac LOVES to go sledding. He will go over and over again. He even does some of the hills by himself. He begs us to put his snowsuit, boots, and gloves on so he can go out in the snow, and go fast sledding. I wish you could hear how he says the word "fast" because it is so cute and hilarious at the same time. Most of his sledding has been with Craig because at 8 months pregnant it is not that easy for me to get bundled up and down on the sled (let alone trying to get back up once the ride is done). But one day I did borrow some warm clothes from Craig and another friend that were big enough to cover my belly and I hit the hills with them. It was quite fun I must say.

We pray you all have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas family and friends! We love and appreciate all of you and pray that you have a wonderful Christmas. We are having fun in the snow that has been at our house for the last week and seems to be sticking around for a while longer. Craig is very happy about this!!!! Soon I will post pictures of Isaac playing in the snow. He loves it, especially going fast on the sled!

Quick Update

Sorry to all for not updating in so long. Here is the scoop with what we have been up to lately. As of Thanksgiving, tree service work has been really slow for Craig which means that we have been blessed to be spending a lot of time together. Thankfully Craig is a pretty handy guy so he has been doing side jobs here and there to keep the bills payed. I wish he was home this much all the time. I love it! As the days and weeks pass my stomach grows and I get excited at the idea of seeing this new baby physically in our hands. We can't imagine how our life is going to change with two but we are excited to figure it out. And I am excited to not be pregnant anymore. This pregnancy has been much more difficult and draining on my body then with Isaac. But thankfully I know there will be an end to it and this child is definitely worth it! We are enjoying a new family tradition for Christmas this year. we were blessed to come upon a wonderful Advent book that we read each night. It works similar to the calendars in that every day we open a door and reveal more of the story of Christ's birth. Isaac is beginning to understand the story more since every day we start at door 1 again and read up to the current day. He loves the whole process and we have truly enjoyed being able to incorporate the reason for this season every day of the month. We pray this update finds all of you well and that you take the time to really reflect on the meaning of Christmas as individuals as well as with family and friends.

Isaac and Faith

Here are just a few pictures of Isaac and his cousin Faith while they were in town.