What a week it's been! We were exhausted from the Christmas/birthday extravaganza--back to work/daycare for three days and then the weekend. We took Edward for his two-year portraits on Saturday morning and got some really nice shots. The other times we've gone the prints were ready the same day, but this time it was considerably more expensive that way so we opted to send them out for printing. Our return date is January 11--rotten timing. I think I'll have a few other things to do that day. Well, maybe we'll send the grandparents.

We got more snow on Friday--just what we needed. John and Ed went out to play for a little while on Sunday morning, and when I went out later to head to the grocery store I was amused to see a little body imprint in the snow next to our walk where John had taught Ed to "flop." Apparently he couldn't move in that position, so not quite ready for snow angels, but it was still very cute to see the little outline.

On Monday I had an afternoon doctor appointment so Grandma and Grandpa were planning to pick Edward up from daycare. We expanded that to a New Year's Eve sleep over, which then grew into a New Year's Day party. They didn't bring him back until after his nap today. That left us free to celebrate New Year's with some friends last night (nothing major, but we DID stay up 'til midnight!) and also go to a movie this afternoon. What a treat! It seems that everyone had a great time.

Over the two holiday weekends, I've managed to wash all the tiniest baby clothes as well as the carseat cover and bunting, so it feels like we're really ready to go. I could not believe how many clothes we had in the 0-3 month size--two full loads of laundry!! This child will be well-outfitted for several changes per day. If this is a girl, she will wear blue with no hesitation on our part, along with plenty of yellow and green, as there honestly is no room in the dresser for anything else!

My Monday doctor appointment went fine, but required an unexpected extra ultrasound after the nonstress test was inconclusive. Since my blood pressure and other vitals were fine, the doctor was fairly certain that she could explain the unusual test, but just to be sure, she ordered a biophysical profile, a type of ultrasound taking 10 specific measurements (including amniotic fluid, a check for flexion and extension in the baby's limbs, and heartrate/breathing.) Passing just eight of the 10 measures is considered a good result. We passed all 10, so we were definitely OK. The doctor was thrilled/relieved. We'll do another nonstress test on Thursday and again on Monday, then start the countdown to January 10!

Speaking of birthdays, I'll leave you with a few choice shots of Edward enjoying his.