Christmas Round 1 with The Garganos

We kicked off the holiday celebration with the Gargano Family after celebrating Christopher's 13th birthday. A fun evening with the new twist on the fondue tradition was had by all.

Then it was on to the presents .... 

Tired but hanging tough through the fun. 

Our tree just after Santa arrived; I manged to sneak a picture but missed the jolly old soul. 

Santa Loot 

Little Drummer Girl 

The girl raked it in this year! 

TRACKS!!

Showing off her scooter from the Garganos. 

Uggs from the Garganos (mommy has a matching pair!)

The Loot.

Figuring out the new tracks... 

It's Christmas time!!

Off to Giea & Papa Sweeney's we went to take our holiday pictures, but Ariya had to mug with Giea first to show off that she's going to be a big sister this summer. 

Uncle Ryan providing comic relief during the photo shoot. 

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! 

Really struggling to make it a good one... 

Mommy's angel. 

Merry Christmas! 

All we need are some presents, Pooh. 

On second look; yes this is a Christmas tree. 

Santa! Santa! 

From a Trio to a Quintet...

For those that have not heard the news, we are expecting TWINS in June! 

This is very exciting news for us Rasmussen's. Ariya has requested a brother & a sister; statistically speaking, I have a good chance of 'delivering' on that request (pun intended). 

On 12.12.12; I was reached 12 weeks; spooooky. 

From the ultrasound on 12.10.2012:

FINDINGS: There is a twin gestation noted. Twin A has a crown-rump length of 5.8 cm for gestational age of 12 weeks 2 days. Fetal heart tones are present at 177 beats per minute. Placenta is located anteriorly. Twin B has a crown-rump length of 5.9 cm for gestational age of 12 weeks 1 day for an estimated date of confinement of 6/23/2013. Fetal heart tones are present 155 beats per minute. 

IMPRESSION:

1. Twin A has a heart rate of 177 beats per minute. Gestational age is 12 weeks 2 days for an estimated date of confinement of 6/22/2013. (Girls tend to have higher bpm than boys at this stage!!).

2. Twin B has a heart rate of 155 beats per minute. Gestational age is 12 weeks 1 day for an estimated date of confinement of 6/23/2013.

Christmas is in the air

I found myself looking at the past 2 years of Santa photos, marveling at how big my sweet baby-cakes has gotten. This year, she was able to chat with Santa for a few minutes; walk around his workshop and get to know the guy before taking some pictures. We are so proud of you, Ariya! 

We hope this is the best Christmas yet! 

Halloween 2012

Ariya donned her Princess Cinderella costume for this round of Halloween fun at the Eden Prairie Center. She was by far, the fairest one of all!