38 weeks!

The countdown is at 2 weeks!  14 days and tons of long, painful hours to go!   This baby feels huge and loves to stretch out... feels like it's ready to push its way out!  By the books, the baby is about 6.8 lbs and is over 19.5 inches long.  He/she has a firm grasp that I'll be able to hold oh-so-soon!  The organs have matured and are ready for life outside the womb.  Just incredible.

This large torpedo of a baby is taking over any breathing room I have left.. here's the evidence!

 

At the Guthrie theatre.. last date night with the husband for a while.. loved every second of it!

 

In other news, we had a wonderful weekend!  Date night Friday night (dinner and the Christmas Carol play at the Guthrie.. thank you to my parents for the gift!), Holidazzle parade on Saturday, complete with great friends (the Lees!), huge snowflakes, a happy little boy.. and hot chocolate.  Then, on Sunday, I went to a Christmas dessert swap party at my friend Marys (so fun!)

My heart is full and I'm loving every bit of this Christmas season.  

I'm ready baby, you can come anytime!

Finn or Stella...

Two weeks and counting... what'll it be?   Will we be welcoming a sweet lil' girl into our family, or another crazy boy for Mr. Leyton?  We are so thrilled either way and can't wait to meet him/her!!

dear Leyton..

my boy,

Today is Thursday.. a normal, mundane Tuesday around our house.   It's just you and me hanging out.. playing with all your toys about seven times.. going from room to room finding stuff to do.  We watched Elmo together, played with your trucks, played with play-do, threw balls and hit hockey pucks.  It's a normal day, but I just want to freeze it and go back to this whenever I want.  I know that things are about to change.. yes, for the better, but it's still change!  I love and cherish my time with you!

You are just hilarious lately.  You have such a vibrant personality that I get to enjoy everyday.  You talk a ton, whether we can understand you or not is another story!  But you are very daring with your words and will at least try to repeat what we say.  "I love you" is the best.. I may be the only one that can understand it, but it's precious.

You seem to be somewhat aware that a baby is coming.. you know the difference between grabbing your big boy diapers and the itsy bitsy diapers that I got for the baby.  You know the bassinet and the car seat that are waiting are for the baby.. you make me so proud and I know you'll be such a good older brother!

You have this adorable personality trait that I love watching.. you get so focused when playing with your toys, specifically your cars and trucks.  You line them all up with such precision and if one is not in line or not touching the other, you get so frustrated and make sure it's right!  Grandpa K thinks you'll be an engineer, or into math and science somehow.  You did not get that from your mom!   Well, maybe the obsessive compulsive to have everything in line.. but who knows. :)

Today you had one of those cute moments that I never want to forget.  You were at grandma's house for a bit and was playing with her nativity scene.  You were lining up all the figurines .. all the animals, Mary and Joseph and baby Jesus.  Bended down on your knees, you stopped, looked at what you had just created, then bowed your head and folded your hands!  You, my sweet boy, knew to pray to Jesus!  whew... that'll bring the tears!

We love love love you, our little man and couldn't be more proud of the boy you are becoming!

love, your mom.

O' Christmas Tree 2011

This is the 3rd year in a row that we've gone to the same Christmas tree farm in Ramsey and chopped down a tree!   Last years was more like a branch (here) due to moving.. but this year we got a real beauty!  It was so fun to take Leyton this year.. he loved running through the rows of trees, standing by the fire and eating hot dogs.  It wasn't exactly a white winter wonderland, more like a rainy dreary day but luckily, not bitter cold!   We are quite picky about our trees (must be tall, full and fat!) and we found one that we love.  Leyton was really curious about why daddy was sawing it down and putting it on our car.. :)

We got it all decorated and this is house is officially Christmas land!  More pictures to come!

he's really into posing lately.. now he crouches and says "cheeee"..  I'll take it!

thanksgiving

I took on the daunting task of hosting a massive Thanksgiving feast at our house this year.. and it was so fun!  I had wonderful help from everyone, especially my mom and sister with the day-off cooking.  Yes, this is the first turkey I've cooked on my own and it was tasty!  We had all the "normal" parts to the meal plus a couple extras that made this meal delicious!  We had 15 people at our house.. part of the Kirkpatricks (mom, dad, Erin, Tyler), the Prossers and the Metcalfs (Brittani's fam).

You won't see Leyton in any of these pictures because the meal was strategically set during his naptime, so I could enjoy myself too!  But he loved having everyone over.. and we have a social little boy!  He got so excited when all of these familiar faces kept walking through the door.  His reaction to uncle Nate was the best.. he just kept laughing and laughing! 

It was a perfect Thanksgiving, and we have SO much to be thankful for this year!  

"Yours, LORD, is the greatness and the power 

and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
for everything in heaven and earth is yours.
Yours, LORD, is the kingdom;
you are exalted as head over all.

Wealth and honor come from you; 

you are the ruler of all things.
In your hands are strength and power 

to exalt and give strength to all.
Now, our God, we give you thanks, 

and praise your glorious name."

1 Chronicles 29:11-13

 

  

 

  

 

 lounging before the meal..

 

Erin looking domestic...

 

my mom looking beautiful and myself looking.. matronly..

the families!

Wild game

We are coming off of an amazing weekend.. so much great family time, so much to celebrate, too much to eat and preparing for Christmas!  It all started on Wednesday night when Britt & Nate invited us to a suite they got for the whole family.. it was so fun to watch Nate play and be with the family in the suite.  The grandparents especially loved being about to watch him!

Leyton loved it and walked around like he owned the place..

 

 

watching his uncle..

making the people laugh.. or just uncomfortable :)

and what would a hockey game be without a little Elmo to end the night off..

 

We had such a fun time!  Thanks Nate & Britt!

Uncle Nate.

 

Hockey is without a doubt a part of the Prosser family.. whether I'm ready for it or not :)  I do love that my little Leyton already shows quite an athletic ability.. zero credit to me, probably from the genes of his hockey star uncle Nate!  Luke's brother Nate has been up in Minnesota playing in the big-time NHL for the Minnesota Wild and we couldn't be more proud!   He is playing so well and we get the awesome privilege to see him in action..

He did a little hockey watching, a lot of Elmo watching.. but when I asked him "where's Uncle Nate?" he points out on the ice... love that!   I think a hero is developing..