Lovebug

We are super excited to finally talk about baby lovebug now that the news is out!  We have been keeping this little secret since October!  LB is our special surprise who we can't wait to meet this summer.  His or her due date is 6-23-15, but fingers are crossed for July.  The first trimester went perfectly smooth with no problems.  The second trimester has gotten off to a bang starting with the flu :(  So much for my flu shot.  Being an OB certainly has its advantages, as I usually know the answer to my own questions.  It definitely makes me worry to know all the things that can go wrong, hence all of my ultrasounds.  Good thing I am usually only a hallway away from an ultrasound machine :)  We are excited to watch LB grow and are happy for our expanding family.

   

 My first look at LB's heartbeat!  It was just a tiny little flutter at 6 weeks.  That small dot is LB!  Apparently you cannot scan an ultrasound into the computer.  Luckily I had these on my phone!

  

 LB sporting a tail!

   

 3D ultrasound

  

 Already sucking his or her thumb :)

Ob Gyn Christmas Party 2014

Dr. Higgins and his family hosted the 2014 Ob Gyn Christmas Party for residents and faculty.  It was nice to see everybody so dressed up! 

 

 Kate, Courtney, and me with our spouses!

  

 A few neighborhoods down from the Higgins', we found a beautiful Christmas house.  We just had to drive by!

  

 There was a lot of Christmas spirit in this neighborhood.

Gingerbread Party

Tessie and Katherine held their annual Gingerbread Party tonight.  They squeezed over twenty people in their house for a gingerbread making extravaganza!  There were gingerbread firetrucks, boats, and teepees.  We had a judging contest after everyone was finished and Alex won best overall!  Alex made a gingerbread Notre Dame and I made a pirate ship :)  Lisa and Samantha drove over from Chapel Hill, Aki came from Boone and Kaylyn from UNC-C.

  

 Creating gingerbread masterpieces!

  

 Alex the architect

  

 Kaylyn used an intermittent cooling technique in the fridge.

  

 Lisa and Samantha

  

 Ahoy mate!  My pirate ship had a plank for the naughty Sour Patch Kid to jump from.

   

 Eye patch

   

 This is supposed to be a mermaid figurehead: half Swedish Fish, half Sour Patch Kid.  Nailed it :)

   

 This guy had real fire coming out of his chimney!

  

 This was an awesome teepee!

  

 Alex's Notre Dame!  He made stained glass windows out of Smarties and had gargoyles out back!

    

Lisa made the UNC Bell Tower and Samantha made a log cabin.

   

  

 Our table!

   

   

  

 Aki and Bryce

  

 Announcing the winners!

  

 Our gingerbread group

  

 Noah's Ark

  

 Cousins are the best!