We are very sad to see the holidays come to an end. We had a great time celebrating Christmas Eve with the Everitts in Davenport and then hopping on a plane Christmas day to Denver for a ski vacation. I stayed in the condo but Chad had a blast learning to ski. Unfortunately I only have a picture of him on his cell phone and I don't know how to upload it on the computer as evidence :( Maybe next time. The festivities continued New Years Day with another Hawkeye victory. At least one team in the Big 10 could represent this year!!!
In other news, Chad and I were very lucky to see baby Everitt yet again Monday. At 10 weeks the little rice krispy (our pet name instead of 'it') is doing great. We got to see lots of wiggling and a heartbeat of 175. I am still feeling fabulous and have not yet gained a pound. I'm sure that will change soon enough...
13 weeks, still no progress. But I'm not complaining as I can still wear all of my clothes.
Another week has gone by and I may have finally gained my first 2 pounds. As a result, I was inspired to drag Chad along Saturday afternoon to search for an elliptical machine. We spent 3 hours hopping from store to store checking out our options. I think we may have found the perfect solution, a recumbent elliptical machine (aka sit down to exercise!!!). Time to do some internet research before we purchase. After our exhausting afternoon we met some friends for dinner and gambling at the new Jumer's casino in Rock Island. Unfortunately neither one of us came home a winner but we were happy (and jealous) that all of our other friends won big thanks to the craps table. Oh well maybe next time. 
