Mom and Dad broke down...

and gave Nicholas and Celia another early christmas gift. Oh! We've (N&C and I) have been getting a case of cabin fever. Its either been snowing like a banshee or freezing like today. It was -20 to -30 (with wind chill) all over southeastern wisconsin with blustery winds. Its just brutal outside. Its too yucky to even feel like going through the trouble to go to a store to walk around.
Here is an idea of how cold it is. Jason came in from snowblowing and the bottom of his jeans were frozen:



So, Saturday morning we let Nicholas open his Thomas the Train wooden railway and Celia opened her Fisher Price piggy bank. They both like their toys. We also rearranged their playroom and brought up the train table. Its great! It is so nice to have the play room is a kid-friendly arrangement. We're looking forward to Christmas so they can open their other presents and have new things to play with. We'll just think of it as a gift-opening practice session. We usually keep the pacifiers for sleeping, but it was one of those days where they made mommy's life easier by having a pacifier. They like their pacifiers, but I've noticed lately that they will take it out and set it aside if it is in for a while - which they didn't do before. We've kept pacifiers for sleeping time for a long time, but some times you just need them!!!




They have also liked making forts lately too. They bring their pillows, blankets and books and lay in there looking at books - or being silly and goofing around. ha ha


Pregnancy update :)
I am feeling little kicks for sure this week. I thought I felt them earlier on - like at 15 weeks, but I think they were false movements. Now, it is frequent little tickles here/there. We had our ultrasound on Thursday last week and everything is great with both of us. I am loving this pregnancy after such a difficult time with Nicholas and Celia. By 18 weeks I was contracting hard and more frequent than I should've been and by 22 weeks on full bed rest. So far I don't know if I've even felt a contraction yet. I've been meaning to get a picture of my growing belly, but before I know it the day is over and we forget. I'll try to get one this week!