Thanksgiving

Mike and I spent the Thanksgiving holiday/weekend up in Utah with Mike's family. I was very sad to be away from my family, since this was the first time in my 23 years of life that I have not spent Thanksgiving with my family (and that's a big deal since Thanksgiving is my family's one big family holiday). :( But, it was ok because Mike and I had fun spending time with his family. Unfortunately though, Mike's extended family seems to want to make everyone fat so we were fed to the brim all weekend long! :) Thank you to everyone who fed us free, yummy food! Thankfully for me, though, after all that food, I only gained my usual one-pound-a-week in pregnancy weight, which technically means I didn't gain any weight, so yay for me!! What's sad is that Mike was so over-fed that he is officially "sugared-out". Now, if you know Mike, you know that that's a HUGE deal, because it is almost physically impossible to get him "sugared-out"; he loves all things sugar WAY too much!
On Saturday Morning, Mike's dad, uncles, a few of his male cousins, Mike and I went out shooting, and it was a LOT of fun! Usually all of Mike's cousins (guys and girls) go shooting every year, but this year the other girls had too many things going on that day, from my baby shower later on that day to the BYU-Utah game, to a large list of other things. Mike's uncle Lee was kind enough to finally teach me how to properly aim out of a gun. My poor dad tried that for years, but I could never hit a target to save my life! Now I can say that I finally know how to! Mike and I were curious as to how our little baby would react to all the gunshot noises from inside the womb, but apparently they didn't bother her one bit! She slept through most of the shooting, even when I shot the guns (and these were 12 and 20 gauge shot guns)! She didn't wake up until the end, when the wind started to blow really hard, making me rather cold which caused my stomach to tighten up (which I'm sure is what woke her up). I just hope she's not deaf, but instead that she's just not bothered by loud noises since she's had to put up with my loud music, loud voice, and all the shrill screams from all my nieces and nephews over the past 7 months. :)
After the shooting, Mike's mom, sister, and grandma put together a baby shower for me and I received a TON of super-cute stuff, including a lot of homemade stuff crafted by Mike's ever-so-talented cousins! I can't wait to put it all to good use!
After that, Mike and I went and bought me some maternity pants....I finally caved after 27 weeks of pregnancy and I bought me some maternity pants. The fact is, my hips have spread soooo much I just can't get anything on past my mid-thighs anymore! I feel like a heifer!! Then, after that, we went back to Mike's brother & sister-in-law's house (where we were staying for the weekend) and we watched the BYU-Utah game with his immediate family, although the only ones who actually WANTED to watch the game were me, Mike's brother and Mike's dad. The other women (yes, I'm including my husband in that phrase) put up the Christmas tree decorations. Since I'm neither a BYU or a Utah fan, I chose to root for the side that Mike's brother was rooting for (BYU), although I learned that when they watch football they're very complacent about the plays...I was the only one screaming and shouting at the TV. Yes, I get very into the games; I get that from my family, we're big football fans. Anyways, it was fun watching the game though, I do love a good football game!!
But, after a long weekend packed full of things to do (yes, we did WAY more than what I listed), it's good to be home relaxing, although I do have to say I really miss the cold weather, clean air, and beautiful scenery of Utah...and I'm going to miss all of Mike's extended family, they're so much fun! They remind me a LOT of my immediate family. And thank you to Mike's brother and sister-in-law that put us up ALL weekend long, you guys are troopers and we always love staying with you two!
So, that was my weekend in a nutshell. My little bump is doing GREAT, she's been nice and active lately, so that's good, and she's settled into a regular daily routine. I'm so excited that I only have 3 months left, and so is Mike. I'm excited to see what she looks like, how's she's going to act, everything. I'm hoping she's going to be a lot like me, and from what I can tell she already is! Anyways, I'll try to get some pictures posted so everyone can be a little more up-to-date. Until next time!