26 weeks

Well Alberto left for Israel today and I'm going to blame all my emotions over the next 11 days on the pregnancy. You've been warned ;)

We spent Christmas in Chicago with Alberto's family and it was really nice to be there and not be so busy with life stuff. We got there on Christmas Eve and spent the evening getting dinner ready for after the 11pm Christmas Eve service. Alberto's mom made quite a spread and then I added to it with a ham (requested by the non-Peruvians). We stopped at Starbucks before church so I was able to stay awake until 3am to celebrate with Alberto's family. I was quite proud of myself  :)


Saturday was Alberto's 25th birthday. We spent most of the day with friends and then shared a strawberry cake (Alberto's favorite) with his family.

We then came back to Michigan for a couple days. The 28th was the anniversary of adopting Padfoot so of course I had to dig up this photo. We are very glad he came into our lives and made us a family of three.






On the 30th I had my 24 week appointment, all was well. Then we left for Iowa for Jones family Christmas. Thursday we went to HuHot for lunch and then Casa Tequila for dinner. I love getting back to the Iowa City area to eat at my favorite places with family and friends :)

We spent NYE in WIlliamsburg at the Wellingtons. It was a onesie party so wearing pjs was allowed (and way more comfortable for someone who is growing out of most my clothes!). We played board games and watched the NYE coverage. I'm so thankful for these friends and our time together!

Iowa played vs Stanford on Friday in the Rose Bowl so we watched that as a family (well the first half at least) and then celebrated Christmas. It was so wonderful to be altogether again!

Then we stopped in Chicago for a night to hang out with Alberto's family before he left for Israel today. Here is the 26 week tummy photo: