Well, another busy season has come and gone:) Its hard to believe its almost January, but on the other hand it couldn't have come soon enough. Because for us that means only one month left till we meet this baby! ok, 5 weeks till d day, but really, we all know these critters have their own time line, so time will tell! But I felt like christmas was the last big hurdle to get through till the final stretch..and we are here!
Lets see, where to begin:) Well, I have been off work for six weeks now. Hard to believe! Looking back it has gone by fast! We have been busy with Christmas prep, house cosmetic reno's, and family stuff. Its come and gone quickly. We had a good christmas this year, a quiet one which was nice. Our Christmas's stay pretty much the same every year now which is nice. Christmas eve is church, and than back to our place with both sets of parents for apppy's and hanging out. Christmas morning we ease into the day with our girl, watching her open her presents from us and drinking coffee;) I made coffee cake this year for christmas morning which was perfect as we have a big waffle brunch at my parents. Around noon we headed over to my parents, where we spent the day with them my SIL and BIL, and granny. Its laid back, relaxing, gift filled, food filled and ends with some games. All in all a good day! Boxing day is always spent at D's parents with his side of the family which is always a little more of a gong show as there is a big difference between two siblings, plus spouses and one kid so far, versus 4 siblings spouses and 4 kids so far! A lot louder of a day, lets say:) But it was good. Its so neat watching your child form friendships with their cousins and become little people. Such a blessing to see!
Christmas through us a bit of a curve ball with Dave being off work for a good chunk of the time. Praying he heads back this week. Its nice to have the time together, but I am a planner and I don't like uncertainty and both D and I do better in a routine, as does our girl, so when everything gets thrown out the window it really throws us all off our game. So we continuously live in faith and lean on God and not our own understanding during these times, and hope for good things to come this year!
One of those good things of course is this new baby. As I said 5 weeks to D day, and at this point I am starting to get quite anxious to meet this little one and have it be a part of our daily lives;)
I am so incredibly grateful for the 2 and a half years we have had with our girl though and the individual time we have been able to give her, its been wonderful! Through all the tough times in life along the way; she has been our joy and our constant reminder of the hope we have in HIM.
So, that brings us to now I guess:) So the next month will be filled with some date nights, and birthday celebrations, down time, and house organizing. We moved addy into her big girl bed last month and that has been a huge Success! PTL! As I said, I am excited for whats around the corner and look forward to some consistency and peace this year; that's my daily prayer!
