Christmas

[xxmadsenxx]

I hope you all had a great Christmas! I know we did. Jenny surprised me with an amp that I really wanted. I also got a few video games, some DVDs, clothes, stuff like that. We got Evan a TON of stuff. I think we went a bit overboard. That seems to happen every year though haha. Oh well, I'm glad we're able to do it. I got B a new acoustic guitar, which he was REALLY excited about. I got Jenny a Kindle Fire or whatever, and a bunch of other smaller stuff. Well, I guess the necklace I got her doesn't really count as "smaller stuff." Not at all. Nice jewelry isn't cheap! But Jenny loves it, sooo she gets it. Evan didn't forget about the bracelet he wanted to get for Jenny, so I caved. I don't think a kindergartner needs to give his mother a $250 bracelet, but he wanted to get it for her SO bad. He had his heart set on it, which I thought was pretty cute. Apparently he has very good taste in jewelry, because Jenny loved it. He also got his little "girlfriend" jewelry for Christmas, although it definitely wasn't anything like what he got for Jenny haha. No way am I spending more than like $20 on jewelry for his 5-year-old so-called girlfriend lol. So Jenny took him to pick something out for her. I have created a monster by feeding into Jenny's love for jewelry all the time. Evan really is convinced that he has to get jewelry for girls. I'm screwed lol. Oh well, his little girlfriends aren't getting diamonds until he can buy them himself.

Evan said another thing he shouldn't have said. He didn't swear this time, but he did something I specifically told him not to do. A while ago I had a talk with him about never saying anything about Jenny "getting fat," since that's what he called it before. Well, he did. We were watching The Santa Clause and he made a joke about Tim Allen's character "getting a big, fat, round tummy just like Mommy," AND of course he said it in front of her. I don't remember EXACTLY what he said, but it included what I just mentioned, word for word. There was more to it than that. I just don't remember what his actual joke was. I know he was kidding, but I had specifically told him NEVER to say anything like that, and especially never to use the word "fat" around Jenny. So much for listening to Dad, haha.

I have only felt the baby move like twice since I felt it the first time. I'm sure I'll feel her move a lot more later on though, and it's not like the first time was very long ago. It is seriously the coolest feeling. I've noticed that I automatically rest my hand on Jenny's belly a lot, like when we're just sitting around or lying in bed. I don't even do it on purpose...my hand just goes there automatically. I didn't really notice that I did it so much until B's girlfriend said something along the lines of, "It's so cute how you always have your hand on Jenny's belly!" I knew I did it sometimes, but I didn't realize just how often. Jenny doesn't mind, so it's all good. In fact, a lot of the time she puts her hand over mine. It's kind of nice. I guess I just like being able to feel the baby, whether she's moving or whether I'm just putting my hand on Jenny's rapidly growing baby bump. I like it. I'm cheesy, I know. I'm just really happy and excited about the baby. Jenny is almost 21 weeks pregnant, so more than halfway through! I can't wait. :)

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[midnight21.livejournal.com]

I was going to, but my friend Annette was coming home from the Navy for good in a few days so I had to save that money and get the remainder of her late Christmas present from Hobby Lobby. She was telling me a few days ago that she really missed knitting, which spawned that gift idea in my head. 6 bundles of yarn, knitting needles, and an instruction book, knowing she may forget her two lessons while preforming her duties. I'll get season 7 eventually. Right now I was just finishing collecting The Tudors, which is a historical drama of King Henry the 8th. It's actually pretty good, though a bit glamorized and sometimes gory.

[xxmadsenxx.livejournal.com]

That was a really thoughtful gift idea! I have never seen The Tudors. I've heard mixed things about it. Mostly good things though.

[midnight21.livejournal.com]

if you liked shows like Xena Warrior Princess and Hercules, maybe you'll like it. House is definitely a winner though.

Sometimes it can be easy when it comes to gifts, especially if you listen to people talk about what they miss the most...

[xxmadsenxx.livejournal.com]

I never got into either of those shows. I usually stick to comedy shows, like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, South Park, Curb Your Enthusiasm, etc. And then there's House, which is kind of half comedy, half drama. But I like some drama shows. Like The Wire and Boardwalk Empire and stuff.