Merry Christmas!!

Every year on Christmas morning, Husband and I read the Christmas story. We've heard it so many times so it's more like reciting than reading. This year, however, the story took on a whole new meaning...or maybe I just saw it with new eyes. After all, being 8 months pregnant can change one's perspective.
Let's set the scene...Mary and Joseph had to travel 80 miles...while being super pregnant and without having a Wendy's nearby.  I don't know if Mary walked the whole way or whether she rode a camel but honestly neither option is very appealing. When I walk out to the mailbox, it takes about four times longer than it used to and I have to sit down and take a break when I get back inside. And riding for that long?  I haven't been on a camel or a donkey for awhile but it seems like it might not be the most comfortable situation.  Also, Mary has no idea what labor is like and there isn't a doc around to help her out. She's got Joseph, who was handy with a hammer but who knows if he paid attention in Lamaze class. 
There they are in a strange place, without gloves or doctors or pain medicine.  And Mary gave birth in a barn...with smelly animals and hay.  I grew up on a farm and I know what a barn looks like.  It's not exactly a place parents bring their kids to hang out.  Jesus was her first kid so it seems like she might have been a bit terrified.  The whole situation, for a new mom, must have been so weird and scary and she must have wondered why God would let His Son be born in such an unusual way. But God always has a plan and that's my favorite part of Christmas. I normally don't understand the plan but it sure helps to know that someone has one and that someone knows everything ever...which is pretty cool.
Merry Christmas friends! I hope it was fantastic and full of delicious food, happy times and Jesus.

Week 33

Week 33...which means there is only seven weeks left!!  Anna and Elsa took a moment to pass on some of their magical awesomeness to Tiny Baby.  It would be nice to have someone around that could instantly cool my Mountain Dew. 

Olaf and I belly bumped.  She hasn't even been born and she's already hanging out with famous people.  How lucky is this kid!

SNOW DAY!!

How can I resist making this lovely Christmas tree a backdrop for every picture?  I can't.  Especially when the picture is taken on my very last SNOW DAY!  With only two days left of school, I thought for sure it wouldn't happen.  And the first snow of the year with a new district superintendent the week before Christmas?  "No way," I told myself over and over again.  And then, this morning at 5:41 I got the call.  THE call.  Blah blah blah...school cancelled...blah blah blah...inclement weather.  I was already halfway through a happy dance before the automated lady finished her sentence.  There is something so magical and amazing and fantastic about a snow day.  It would be a great day to go back to bed and sleep in but I'm too excited!  I'm so glad I get to have this feeling one last time.  I forgive you, School District, for not getting me a going away present.  You have outdone yourself. 

5 Days...And Counting

Yep.  I'm seven years old and I make countdown chains.  There's something extremely satisfying about ripping that little piece of paper off the chain at the end of the day.  As you can see (well, kind of) there are only five links left on this chain which means in five days I will no longer be a gainfully employed human.  Husband and I have decided that it makes more sense for me to stay at home with our tiny baby than to continue to work in an elementary school library.  I like my job...most days.  I get to chill out and read books to kids, talk to them about their favorite characters and learn a little about their lives.  It's going to be weird to not have a job, to not have a routine or schedule but I am totally ready for this awesome adventure...especially because this is the week before Christmas break and the kids are cray cray.  Five days left?  Yeah.  Sure.  I can totally handle this...I think. 

Look Ma! Two Hands!!

Ten weeks!  That's almost single digits peeps!!  In ten weeks we will have a human!  I oscillate between being terrified and totally excited.  I know ten weeks is kind of a long time.  I mean, it's over two months right?  But that doesn't seem long enough!  There's so much to do!  She needs a place to sleep and of course it has to be cute.  She's going to need some clothes and bottles and there are those things called diapers.  I hear she needs some of those.  Even though there are still so many things to do, we are so excited to meet her.  Ten weeks?!  We have to wait TEN weeks?!

Week 24

24 Weeks and the weather is fantastic!!!

Week 15

Week 15.  The size of an apple.  That reminds me...I'm hungry.

We're Having a Human!!!