Christmas gone by as fast as a wink

It seemed like every picture we took of Emmett over the holidays included his now trademark wink and smile (although sometimes there is no smile). Where he came up with this, we have no idea. But everytime he sees a camera he does it. Here's a few pics of our Christmas vacation with Emmett's funny eye.

cousin Lillie and E

might have to zoom in to see this one

cousin Pixton and E

Yes, even behind the safety goggles is a wink

And here's a few regular pictures too...

We did soooo much cooking and ate such good food. I think my pregnancy weight doubled over the holidays, and maybe the baby gained a 1/2 a pound or so too.

Nate demonstrating the use of the Shake-it Weight he and Krista got for my parents

Emmett got a rocking horse from grandma and grandpa

We did the traditional Nativity story play. I can't wait until there's enough grandkids to play ALL the parts. I was "great with child" Mary, on my husband-turned donkey. I couldn't help but think I don't know how the real Mary did it. I'm not even comfortable riding in a car anymore!

And since I couldn't bear my child within a matter of minutes, Carrie took over as post-partum Mary with baby Henry, who's 6 months old, as baby Jesus. Little Lillie was also a good stand-in as Mary too.

Mom did get a break from the kitchen and grandkids to enjoy herself a pedicure.

We played X-box's Dance Central with the Parry's and had to crown Mike as the worst dancer of them all. We all got a good laugh out of his hip-hop hoe-down. I love how you can see my dad mimicking the dance behind him.

Side pregnancy update: I'm dilated to a 2, and hoping I go into labor on my own sometime in the next 2 weeks. I am measuring a teeny bit small and Mike swears I'm not as big as I was with Emmett. So if my lucky-stars align just right, maybe I can go into labor and deliver a more petite child on my own. (If you don't know, I had to have a C-section with Emmett because he was too big and I couldn't push him out. He was 8lb 10oz). I do not want to go a day over my due date and my doctor will not induce a woman who's had a previous c-section, so if she's not born by the 19th a c-section it will be. We're thinking lots of "labor" thoughts around here!