The Littlest Fuhrball has a name

And it is Tutu!...for now.  A few months ago Ethan decided that he was going to call the baby Tutu, so we all started calling him that.  Aaron and I have been working hard, in hopes that by the time he arrives we have another name to put on the birth certificate.  But for now he is Tutu, Little Bug, or our little Fuhrball. 

37 weeks

  The little bug has been growing for 37 weeks now, which means we are 21 days from his due date.  This is such a fun part of pregnancy - the anticipation of when he will come is building, the realization that we are about to move into a whole other level of chaos in our house is hitting, and knowing we are getting closer to seeing and holding our baby is exciting.   

Tutu's pregnancy has been pretty similar to the other two, so much that my weight and belly measurements each week were the same for all three.  He has foot lodged under my ribcage like E did and somehow at the same time has his head very low like Kels.  Little differences are that this little one moves his hands more then his feet and is a huge fan of hanging out on my sciatic nerve, which is fun.

His older brother and sister are so excited to meet him.  Every morning Kels asked if Tutu is coming out today and then we have a guessing game on how much longer.  Ethan is pretty sure he is coming on a Friday, just not sure which Friday.  

I am impressed that Kelsey really does seem to understand that a baby is coming.  She loves watching babies at the park and lately has been coming and rubbing my belly after and saying Tutu is my baby.  She also loves to say good morning to him and kiss him.  It is fun watching her grow into being a big sister.

Both E and Kels have been practicing how they are going to help out when Tutu does arrive.  They pretend to rock babies when they are crying and practice giving him baths.  They also love playing in all the baby gear that is out waiting for his arrival.

33 weeks

Even at this point, where I am achy and uncomfortable at times and Tutu just keeps getting bigger and bigger, I am trying my best to soak up every moment of this pregnancy since I know it is my last.  I love being pregnant.  I love feeling the baby move inside me.  And I appreciate that I get to be a part of forming of our son's life.  For however much longer I have of carrying our Tutu, I am cherishing it.  

But no matter how much I love getting to carry our little man, I cannot wait to meet him and see his little face next to these guys!

Steamboat New Years

After Christmas we drove into the mountains to spend some time with Aaron's side of the family.


We feel like we lucked out when Aaron's parents bought a home in Colorado.  Not only does it seem like such a perfect spot for Gigi and Grandpa, but it is really nice for us to have both sets of grandparents within a few hours of each other.  :)


We all really enjoyed getting to spent time with everyone over the holidays.


And this year, we got to see almost the whole Fuhr clan for New Years.  Grandpa John, Mark, Christina, Lauren, Brendon came over from South Dakota and Grandma Dolly came up from Colorado Springs.  It was a full house!


We enjoyed a few days of playing in the snow,


exploring Steamboat,


and enjoying the new house.

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The great thing about being up in the mountains in the winter is all the snow.  I don't think there is much cuter then a little kid all dressed up in winter clothes (especially Kels as a big puff of fluff!), so there are lots of pictures of the fun:

We all had a great time sledding, skiing, shoveling, eating and playing in the plentiful white stuff.

Ethan was pretty excited to finally get to put his skiis back on

and Kels enjoyed strapping them on for the first time.  

E and Kels both loved sledding with Daddy

and burrowing through the tunnels he made for them.

They spent lots of time just playing out in the sunny cold


but for some reason, they seemed to love shoveling the most.


Ethan especially is a snow shoveling machine.  This guy literally spent hours over the week with his shovel.

And in between the sledding and shoveling, they ate a lot!

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The one draw back of lots of family being in Colorado is that we live so far away.  We decided to give driving a chance this year and were pleasantly surprised that it was not as painful as we first imagined. The kids did fantastic in the car and were hilarious when we stopped at the end of the day - they couldn't hold still for a second!

Spending the last days of a looong vacation in the car is rough for everyone, but luckily we had a nice day so the stops were fun.