Holidays and Milestones

I have to say, I love when Christmas falls on a Thursday or a Friday because the celebration just ends up extending through the weekend.  This year’s Christmas was nothing short of wonderful.

We spent it in Atlanta with Stephen’s family and had a fantastic time.  Christmas Eve was filled with LOTS of food, wine (for those who could drink), and presents all around.  And many, many dogs as everyone brought theirs over.  Christmas Day was all about brunch at Grandma’s then back home for more presents and more food and movies.  The weekend consisted of lounging, reading, more movies, more food and more company.

All in all, it was a food-filled, laughter-filled and fun gift-filled holiday extravaganza.

To my family and Stephen’s family, thank you for your wonderful generosity in feeding us, all the great gifts for us and the baby, and your kind company.

Halfway

The Wednesday before Christmas, I hit quite the milestone of my own.  I am officially halfway through my pregnancy (according to the 40 week calendar), hitting 20 weeks without any problems.  Also,  I can officially no longer see my toes.

The due date is coming up quickly – just a little over four months to go – so Stephen and I have begun to talk about the nursery and plans for getting it ready in a timely manner.  I played in Photoshop (yes) to come up with a paint pattern I liked for the walls so the next step is finding paint that satisfies my design idea.

For those of you who know what our house looks like and our available space, yes, we’re getting rid of the guest room.  It’s going to be quite the undertaking to remove the guest furniture (either by giving it away to friends/family or by donation to Goodwill) and then clean, then paint, then procure the new baby furniture from IKEA.

I’m hopeful we can get it all done without much hurry and stress before April so I can have time to just rest and relax in my last month of being pregnant.

The next big event?  Monday, January 4, is my next ultrasound in which we will (hopefully if Tadpole cooperates) find out the gender!  Needless to say, we are both really excited to find out if we’re having a little Olivia or Andrew so stay tuned for the announcement!