We hope you all had a Merry Christmas! Scarlett, Jon, and Bun went to Osky for Christmas. Scarlett's sister Sam and her Grandma teamed up to make a quilt that they presented to Scarlett (which made her cry... it was so cute!). This quilt had the same animal patterns that her and her sister had on quilts when they were babies. The pictures of the quilt will be coming later.

We are one week away from the ultrasound and we are going to find out if Scarlett is holding a hamburger or hot dog bun. Then we won't have to "wonder" anymore. So we are starting a list, we would like all of you to cast your vote for what you think it will be. Opa Ruggles told us he thinks that he is 80% sure it is a boy, and his name should be Marshall. (We hadn't thought of the name before and liked it...so if you have any more name ideas keep them coming because we are still finding names we hadn't considered). Auntie Sam has changed her vote from a boy to girl, and Oma Ruggles refused to comment. Great Grandma Lillian told us to wait and not find out, but that is not going to happen. We are going to be traveling to Freeport to see Jon's parents in a couple days, so they have a couple days to figure out their final votes. As far as what we think, Jon has changed his vote from a boy to a girl. Scarlett still thinks it is a girl as well.

Scrlett has been feeling Bun move around more the past few days. A couple hours ago she let out an "ouch!" out of nowhere. Bun had kicked her harder than it has ever done, and continued kicking for 20 minutes. Jon tried feeling to see if he could feel it as well, but everytime he went to feel, Bun calmed down. He hopes this means that Bun likes Daddy more.

Cookies, divinity, and pretzels... oh my! Scarlett has been working hard on goodies to take to Osky for Christmas. It has taken most of the week, but they are delicious! Christmas can't come fast enough. Scarlett still wishes for white Christmas. Jon says that the current snow will last, but a new dusting might be nice, as long as driving won't be a problem.

Christmas presents are purchased (mostly) and wrapped (almost).

Bun is growing as was expected. At the last appointment Scarlett weighed in at exactly the same weight as she did before she was pregnant. Not to worry, Dr. Olson says that weight gain won't be needed until after the 6th of January, but some Christmas goodies ought to help. Despite movement on the scales Bun is popping out more and more each day. Jon asked this morning if Bun doubled overnight when he saw Scarlett this morning. The bump is growing nicely.

More news on the Bun and the bump to come!

So we had the baby appointment yesterday. It was very short as it was just a checkup. Dr. Olson felt and determined that Bun is growing at exactly the right pace. Scarlett is now 16 weeks and 2 days along. We heard the heartbeat again. This time it was much stronger and a little slower coming in at 152. Next appointment set for January 6th is the ultrasound. Dr. Olson asked if we wanted to know the baby's sex. We do want to know and will be finding out at the next appointment. Yeah!

In other Bun related news we went out this last Saturday and found a rocking chair at Stuff Inc., a very good consignment store here in town. The chair fits Scarlett well. It was hard to find one that is tall enough as it turns out that Scarlett is long legged. It is very comfy and is another piece of Bun furniture to cross off the list, Check. (photos at the top)

More news to come as we get closer to January 6th!

For those of you that were hoping to hear about the doctors appointment, you're going to have to wait another couple days. As you all experienced, Jack Frost nipped our rears. We woke up Thursday and saw schools were cancelled from here to Odebolt. Jon checked the road conditions on the website and it said that travel was not advised. Jon ended up calling the office and rescheduling for Monday.
We are very jealous of Bun these days, having a nice warm home when going outside.

Bun and Scarlett are having a checkup this week on Thursday, hopefully the snow storm will push past us by then. Nothing too big going on with this visit, the doctor is just going to take a quick look to make sure everything is doing ok. The next appointment in January will be a big one. That is the ultrasound.
We just saw a neighbor with their little girl playing in the snow. It was very cute and made us think about what it will be like in a couple years. Scarlett has been happy seeing the snow, knowing that she will get a white Christmas.
Scarlett is starting to feel Bun move around more when she sits really still. Jon has tried to feel for Bun, but has had no luck yet. Hopefully soon he will be able to share the joy of feeling Bun. Thats all for now, thanks for keeping up with us. More to follow soon.

Give Bun a break, Give Bun a break, Bun is the size of one Kit Kat finger! This is the size from Bun's crown to rump. Bun is also practicing breathing right now, so soon Scarlett will feel hiccups. She has been feeling flutters recently as well. Scarlett is now in week 15, and they say that it is expected for her to have a cold as her immune system is down and nasal passages swelling. So Scarlett is right on schedule as she is sick, Jon is hoping he does not get it, and if he does...well, he can take more drugs than she can!!