she's here!!!!!!!!

Well, I'm not a blogger but I'll do my best.  Hannah Mae Petterson joined us on November 4, 2009 at 10:01 am.  She is 5 pounds 7 ounces and 18.5 inches long.  All is well.  Seems she was a pretty excited to get here as she came at 35 weeks!  But what can I say we're excited she's here.  Doc's say all is well.  She is healthy and doing great!  Can't ask for more.  She is at the NICU right now so they can watch her breathing as it was a little difficult for her.  She's doing great and has not needed any respiratory assistance.  Mostly they just want to keep an eye on her.  She should only be in there a few days!  We have been overwhelmed with blessings!  Here is our beautiful little girl, who has daddy wrapped around her little finger already!

(posted by Connel)

34/35 weeks

Here is the most recent baby bump picture...

...and I thought black was supposed to be slimming!

the season is beginning.

Even though Halloween is barely over and Thanksgiving has yet to come, the Christmas season has just started to unravel.  I'm sure if you go shopping today, you will see the Christmas trees in the JCPenney entry way and the holiday retailers on the loose! 

However, as much as we seem to whine about how the Christmas season is becoming commercialized, we all know how excited we are that the fun and festivities around the corner.  I do my own premature Christmas celebration as I stick to a tradition that was passed down from my family, the Christmas Albums are out the day after Halloween!  Connel's ears may be worn from the sounds of the holidays by Thanksgiving, however I can't say the same for me...

I love CHRISTMAS MUSIC!!!  It's my favorite part of the holiday.

Here are some of my favorites of all time...

I love the Carpenters because of her beautiful enchanting voice, you can't listen to this album and not feel like you should look outside and see drifts of snow and a horse-drawn sleigh! 

The Virgin's Lullaby by Josh Gracin ( I don't have a link, sorry.) is just a beautiful sounding song that brings so much peace into my heart! (..it helps that his voice is super handsome sounding ;)

I'd love it if you'd share some of your favorites with me...what are your favorite Christmas Songs/Albums? Why do you like them?