Thankful Thursday

We've really been trying to slow down and soak up the final days of the season this week.  We got to spend some good time with family and friends this past week and have even more great celebrations coming in the next few days.  However, for some reason, likely because we have this gigantic life-changing event just on the horizon, it's been a little more difficult for me to get into the Christmas spirit this year.  Christmas is usually the last show-stealing event until Spring, but knowing we have Baby Boy's arrival to continue preparing for and anticipating steals a little thunder...in a good way.  (AND, I'm still bitter about the warm weather, too.)  Still, we've done some awesome things as a family and made some sweet memories this month.  More on that later.  For now, enjoy this week's list and make sure you didn't miss the post below!


1.  A good doctor's report.  We went in on Tuesday for my 28 week check-up.  Baby Boy is doing great and measuring a little ahead, as Audrey did.  The doctor predicted he'll come around 38 weeks, which would be two months from this Sunday.  Egad.  This from the same guy who was "so sure" Audrey wouldn't come until he got back in town.  False.  Only God knows, and we'll be as ready as we can be.  Still, I wouldn't mind shaving those last two weeks off.  At all.  Just no Leap Day, pretty please!!!

2.  Christmas movies...and the down time to enjoy them.  We've let Audrey watch a few this year - The Grinch (cartoon), Charlie Brown's Christmas, Rudolph, and Frosty - and we've even enjoyed two or three ourselves.  Nothing says 'Merry Christmas' like watching Randy Quaid empty the family camper's sewage pump in his too-short bathrobe.  (Funny side story to prove the power of pregnancy hormones:  I sobbed like a baby at the scene in "A Christmas Story" where Ralphie is beating up the bully and his Mom comes and pulls him off.  Weird-o.) 

3.  Teeny tiny newborn diapers loaded in a handsome new diaper bag.  


4.  The color red, in many forms this time of year:  Red reindeer pajama bottoms, red bows in a pretty girl's hair, red festive toenail polish, red wrapping paper, red (and green and blue and yellow) Christmas lights, and red tongues from candy canes, to name a few.


5.  Listening to Audrey sing Christmas carols has been neat this year.  She has several of them down pretty well, and it's awesome to belt them out with her while driving down the road.  This last Christmas song post is my personal favorite.  It's of her singing a medley of her favorites...with a little personal remixing and verse combining thrown in:

Merry Christmas, y'all!  I hope you have a wonderful time celebrating with your loved ones.  Check back next week for a rundown of all of our festivities!