Christmas 2010 Festivites

This year was extremely busy for the Buchinger household at Christmas time!  We celebrated 5 times and we have one more to celebrate with my dad.  Here are some pictures of the festivities.  Hope you enjoy them!

The first couple of pictures are of my wonderful family and I hanging out at my parents house.

 Nataleigh wearing mommy's boots!  She looks too cute!

Nataleigh visited Santa but I don't have the picture scanned yet...I will soon!  Here are a few pics from her at the mall.

 This is the face she made when she was sitting on Santa's lap.

 She loves playing in front of mirrors!

 Nataleigh with Daddy :D

 Sitting on the hippo

 Riding down the nose.

 Here are a few pictures of Nate, Nataleigh & I helping my parents put up their Christmas tree.  This was the first time Nataleigh was able to help...she really enjoyed herself and was a big help!

 Nate & Dave putting the tree in the living room

 Nataleigh & Nana vacuuming up the needles

 Nataleigh loves to vacuum!

 Momma & her baby girl!

 Daddy unraveling the lights

Daddy & Nana putting the lights on the tree.

 Papa playing with Nataleigh

Daddy & Nataleigh putting ornaments on the tree

 Nataleigh holding onto an ornament

 Momma & Nataleigh decorating the tree

 Family picture in front of the Christmas tree all decorated

Here are some pictures from Christmas Eve.  We celebrated with the Bishop Family and helped celebrate Grandpa Bishop's 80th birthday.  The party started out at the Bavarian Inn in Frankenmuth and then we went back to celebrate as a family for the annual Christmas Gift Exchange...boy was that a fun afternoon/night!

 Nataleigh and Grandma getting a candy cane from Santa

 Pat, Megan & Amelia

 Auntie Em & Amelia

 Grandpa & Grandma Bishop with their children

 Jesse is getting ready to attack me!  AHHHH!!!

Family picture in front of the Christmas tree

 Jesse, Sam & Nataleigh in front of the Christmas tree.

 Uncle Bob playing with Nataleigh

 Nick & Lindsey

 Pat & Megan

 Aunt Kerry & Amelia

 Joe & Nataleigh hugging, Stephanie & Elizabeth

The next set of pictures are from the Buchinger Christmas at Nate's parents house.  We celebrated after we got back from the Bishop Christmas.  It was a lot of fun except we were missing Anne, Chris & Graydon! :(  We still enjoyed ourselves opening up presents and spending time with family.  Nataleigh was not interested in opening presents since it was so close to her bedtime.  She was quite cranky so we put her to bed and continued on opening our presents.

 A picture of some of the presents

 A different angle

 Amelia in the giant stocking

 My sweet husband & I

 Pat & Amelia

Sleepy Amelia & Megan

 The bib we got for them that matches their diaper bag

 A cute outfit for Amelia

 Little blue dress for baby girl

 Dragon software for Nate from his parents...it's going to be very helpful this winter once he starts school next week.

 The mug we made for Grandpa.

Here are some pictures from Christmas morning with my family.  The only tradition my family has is having breakfast as a family on Christmas morning.  The menu: waffles & honey ham with OJ....mmmm...I want some right now!

 Nataleigh eating her first waffle

 Nick opening his present

 Nataleigh started to understand the concept of opening up presents and decided she was going to open up every one's.

 The mug we made for Papa

 Nana holding the picture frame of her and Nataleigh that says Nana & me

 Papa & Nataleigh playing with the worm that lights up.

 My mom's Christmas present...it seems every year he puts something on one of the mounts and yells at my mom saying,"MARY...what did you do to my deer/elk/caribou?"  If you look close you will see there are a pair of diamond earrings.

 She's trying to figure out what he is talking about....then she spots them

 She how pretty!

 Nataleigh & 1 of the 4 baby dolls she got for Christmas.

 The diamond earrings Nate got for me for Christmas

 Slippers I got for Nate

 Playing with Nataleigh's beauty set

The next set of pictures are from Christmas afternoon celebrating with my grandparents.

 GG (Great Grandma) opening the gift basket from Nate & I

 By this celebration Nataleigh knew exactly what to do and started opening presents without being told what to do...it was so cute!

 GG & Great Grandpa

 GG with the Clinque Gift set from Nick & my parents

 Nick also got GG a type of Kindle but not a Kindle.

 A nice side view of me at 29 weeks, serving punch bowl cake

 GG & Nataleigh

Finally, this last set of pictures are from Sunday evening celebrating with Dave's dad and in laws

 Ashley with her son Ashton...he is a big boy...he is 13 months old and is bigger than Nataleigh!  He wears size 24 months!  Nataleigh is still in 18 months....He is going to be one big boy!

 Duane with his presents from my parents

 Mom & Dave with Logan, Luke, Landon and Lincoln (their niece & nephews)

 The Raczkowski Family

Woooooo!!!!  That was a lot of celebrating but soooo much fun!  We still need to visit my dad and celebrate with him but not quite sure when that will take place.   Thank you for looking at all the fun we had with our families this Christmas...we hope your Christmas was as blessed as ours!

That's all for now...till next time!

OB appt update

Hi all!  Yesterday I had an OB appt and it went well.  Over the weekend I got a cold and I have a sinus infection so my OB gave me a script for a Z-pack...woo hoo...goodbye sinus infection!  I am still feeling under the weather but hopefully I will be feeling 100% by Saturday.

So back to the appointment!  The nurse did the usual stuff, weight, BP ask if I have anything unusual going on...blah blah blah....then the doctor comes in and he measures me and I am measuring at 31 weeks yay!  Then he tells me the little guy weighs around 4 lbs....I was like WHAT????  (in my head)  Then I got to thinking about it later in the day how can he tell if he weighs that much?  I guess we'll find out soon enough.  The doctor also told me that he is head down and doing well.  I could tell he is head down because I feel him in my ribs all the time!

After the appt I had my weekly Bible study at church which was good.  I came home and I carried Nataleigh like I usually do up to our apartment and then I started having contractions.  I brushed it off and then another one came...I was like what is going on?  Then I had 3 more and the last one was a strong one that stopped me in my tracks....so that was 5 contractions each one lasting about 10 seconds in a span of 10 minutes!  So I decided to rest up for a while and drink some water...they went away but I was thinking what is going on...it's too soon for him to make his entrance into the world!  Kinda scary but I thought in my head they will go away and sure enough they did.  That was reassuring.  I feel like I am going to have him early but this is too early!

Nate & I talked about things and I am scheduled to work quite a bit (5 days over a span of 10 days) and we think I am going to be done working after that.  The first shift lead tech who does the scheduling called and asked if I can work one more day but I am already getting a big enough bump and by the time Feb 6th comes along I don't want to be pushing heavy carts around so we decided I will be done working then.  We are not sure if that will be for good because I like to get out of the house every once in a while and be productive so that is my way of getting away to be with grownups sometimes....I would like to continue to be on-call after I have the baby but I don't want to go back to work right away...maybe 3 or 4 months after I have him and only work maybe 3 or 4 times a month like I have been.  If you could be praying for us for direction making this decision I would greatly appreciate it!  I like having my on-call job but having 2 kids is something I will need to get adjusted to and my most important priority in this life is to be the best mom possible.  So I guess I would need to have a change in heart about working occasionally.

Well that is all for now.  Hope everyone had a wonderful New Year!  Till next time!

30 Week Survey

How far along? 30 weeks  Where has the time gone??? AHHHH!!!
Total weight gain/loss: so far this pregnancy I'm up 20.4 lbs.
How big is baby? The baby is 16 inches long and weighs around 3 lbs....woo hoo!!!!  My little guys is getting big!
Maternity clothes? YES!!!! 
Sleep: I usually get a daily nap when Nataleigh lays down for her afternoon nap...can last up to 3 hours...woo hoo..sometimes over the last 2 weeks I didn't get in my nap due to traveling and Christmas but when I did that was the time I slept best for the day.  Some nights I sleep okay other nights I don't.  I feel as if I have insomnia at times because I will be up till 130 and can't fall asleep....it's frustrating but I guess it's something I just have to deal with.  Although last night I did sleep really good...thank God!
Best moment this week: Celebrating Christmas and Christ's birth, spending time with family.
Movement: yes...he is such a little wiggle worm!
Food cravings: anything and everything!  The last couple of weeks I've been doing really good about my appetite and I didn't gain a ton of weight over Christmas but something happened a few days ago and I feel like I am constantly hungry.  I try and eat small portions more frequently but man this little guy is making me want to eat everything in the house!  I just hope I don't gain 28 more pounds before I have him...then it would be like I was pregnant all over again with Nataleigh....I gained 48 lbs with her and I am trying really hard to do better with him!  My goal is to stay under 200!  Please Lord let me make this goal!
Gender:Beautiful Baby BOY!!!
Labor Signs:  None that I know of
Belly Button in or out? In..but getting bigger and more shallow each an everyday!
Stretchmarks? No new ones. woo hoo!
How are you feeling? getting more exhausted as time is getting closer to D-Day...my little Nataleigh is full of energy and keeps me on my feet chasing after her all day long except for when she is taking her nap....ahhh I love nap time!  Other than that things are going well in our household.  With the new year here, Nate will be starting his Online Classes which is going to be interesting.
What I am looking forward to: 1) my mom's birthday in a few days. 2) My "Sprinkle" for baby boy next Saturday  3)  3rd Trimester Baby!!!!!!
What I miss: sleeping on my back, not having a huge appetite and getting good sleep. 
Weekly Wisdom: REMEMBER TO TAKE MY VITAMINS!!! I've been doing much better with this one..but it's still very important.  Eat in moderation....I think I have been doing better with this one too...but again it's a great reminder!
Milestones: Making it another week...hoping that I will make it till at least 37 weeks this time..that will be an accomplishment itself!


Here is a picture of our family from Christmas.  Hope everyone had a wonderful day! 

I was 29 weeks pregnant on Christmas

Well that is all for now...till next time!

My top 6 for 2010!

Where to begin?  2010 has been quite an eventful year for my family!  We went through some ups and some downs but I am pleased to say that there were many more ups than downs.  Here is my top 6 moments of 2010!

6. Nataleigh turned 1

 Momma & her newborn baby 7-16-09

Nataleigh Grace

 

The "1" butterfly birthday cake my mom & I made.

Nataleigh holding up "1" finger for how old she is!

5. Jesse & Marideth got married

Anne, Megan & I before the wedding...all of us are pregnant here!

Family Picture

Mr & Mrs Jesse Buchinger

The Newlyweds

Love this guy so much!  He looked so handsome!

Daddy & Nataleigh dancing :D

Sisters with our guys jackets

4. Nate Graduating from nursing college, passing his NCLEX exam to become a Registered Nurse and getting a job on the Step-down Unit in Michigan.

Nate & I after the ceremony

Nate receiving his nursing pin

Family Picture

Nate's Family

My Family

Nate after receiving his nursing pin

Getting his diploma...so proud of him here!

YAY!!!!  He's finished!

The new graduate!

Nate holding the sign stating he Passed his NCLEX and is a Registered Nurse

3. Anne giving birth to handsome little Graydon Robert!

The new parents...so happy for them!

Little Graydon 3 days old

Love this picture of them!

My first time meeting Graydon...at the end of the day at Bigby Coffee

Chris, Graydon & Anne in November (1 month old)

2. Megan giving birth to precious Amelia Rose!

This picture is priceless!  Love you guys!

Pat, Megan & baby girl Amelia!

Auntie Em getting to hold Amelia for the first time only 1 day old!  Love it!

1. We found out we are expecting baby #2...it's a boy!

 We told everyone we were "Waiting for Baby" at Nataleigh's 1st birthday party.  6 weeks pregnant

 Momma & Nataleigh 13 weeks pregnant

22 weeks pregnant

We found out it's a BOY!!!

Christmas 2010 at Bavarian Inn in Frankenmuth, MI 29 weeks pregnant

Serving punch bowl cake at Christmas...a different angle on the pregnancy.  29 weeks

That was my year and I pray that yours was a great one too!  Happy 2011 to you all and I pray God continues to bless all of you in the new year!

That's all for now...till next time!