So, after the marathon post last week, I’m thinking this one might be a lot shorter. Truthfully, there wasn’t as much going on. We got back into our regular routine and “prepared” for the torrential downpour of rain the weather people were leading the news with.

Our New Year’s Eve was a lot of fun. We went to a party thrown by some of our favorite people! Renee was back in town, and it was a holiday. Great combination. It was fun catching up with so many people that we haven’t had a chance to talk to in so long. Two of our friends are engaged, others are now dating, and those not in that group are having fun adventures of their own. Here are some pictures of our fun evening!

Some might not like this photo, but it’s the only one I got of the crowd…there were a lot of people crammed in that living room.

New Year’s is fun because you get to play with childish toys like noise makers.

Mark with long-time friend Jessica. Apparently black was the color of the evening.

New Year’s Day was clean up the house day. We took down the Christmas decorations and even further cleaned up the mess in Brit’s room. (I know, I’m inconsistent. We can’t decide on 1 t or 2. More on that later.)

Friday I visited the doctor. The wait wasn’t extreme today, thankfully. She said I’m the right size and he’s growing well. I gained more weight than I thought, so that wasn’t happy. She said it was probably all the sugar I’d eaten over the holidays. Apparently I’m anxious to get things done and settled, because I asked questions about things that they don’t usually address for a few more weeks–like a pediatrician and maternity leave paperwork. Oh well. I also need to eat more leafy greens. It’s not that I don’t like vegetables, but working them in is hard for me. Now I have to think about it.

Another positive on the food front: I can have peanut butter! I’d had some early on, but really tried giving up on eating it and peanuts because of the possibility of Brit being allergic since Mark is. But, new studies have shown that there isn’t an increased risk if eaten during pregnancy. YAY!

And the rain came down…Friday heavy rains began pelting SoCal. It’s always interesting when it rains because people are worse drivers than normal–and that’s scary. So, when we went out to eat with some friends we were happy there weren’t too many people on the roads. Dinner was lots of fun and afterward Kristie and I enjoyed chatting to ourselves while our husbands rocked out with Guitar Hero.

Back to the name thing…Brit or Britt. We saw a name book that actually had the name Britton in it. When it showed variations, Brit was the boy version and Britt was under the girl section. But, it did say Britton was a boys name more than girl (thankfully). So, your comments and feedback will be appreciated.

This week he’s been a little mover. I sit at work and just watch my stomach move and rumble. It’s pretty entertaining. He’s coming up on 3 pounds, and nearly 15 inches in length. Since he can open his eyes he’s able to see light through my stomach! His bone marrow is also making red blood cells and taking over transporting oxygen and wastes.

Here’s a picture of a baby at 30 weeks (Not ours). But, this one does happen to be a boy too, so that’s convenient.