The Final Countdown

December is finally here! I have been waiting for December for about 9 months. With it comes Christmas and all of the beautiful decorations, including our own Christmas tree, which we set up last week.

We made it through Thanksgiving. I spent it with my family in Idaho and Brian spent it in Texas with his family for our nephew's baptism. It was hard being apart for the holiday, but I think we both had fun spending time with our families. The most frustrating part about the break was driving to Idaho in a car that decided it didn't want to spray wiper fluid anymore. This made visibility very difficult with everyone spraying my with the salty snow residue as they passed me. I had to stop at about every exit to clean off my windshield so I could see.

Now back to December, I only have 2 weeks and 1.5 days of school left before my maternity leave and Christmas break. Brian only has 4 more days of class and then dreadful finals. We will both be very happy when this semester is over. We only have about 3 more weeks until my due date. I'm really hoping she comes about a week early so she will be here before Christmas and i can enjoy staying home with her for an extra week or so before I go back to work.

We can't wait for her arrival. She has clean clothes and blankets just waiting for her. I think we have everything ready, we just need her.

baby belly at abt. 37 weeks

Getting ready

With just 2 months left until our little girl arrives, we have been doing a lot of prep work. Last weekend I went to Logan for the afternoon because my mom and sis-in-law were throwing me a baby shower with all of my aunts and cousins. The drive was horribly rainy, but the shower was great. It was fun to get together with the women in my extended family. It was especially fun to be able to celebrate the upcoming arrival our baby girl. Thanks to the generosity of my aunts, grandma, cousins, and sis-in-law, I received a lot of great gifts to help us get started with our baby.

In other preparation, we got the crib. I was so excited when it was delivered that I had to set it up right away. Brian and I spent an hour putting it together. I really like it. I think it will be a great crib for our children. Now I like to go in to the nursery and just look at it(pics to come, when finished). With a crib in there it has become more real. I am getting really excited. I hope these next 2 months go by quickly because I am very excited to welcome our baby into our home and family.

Bear Lake

Last weekend we went to Bear Lake for a family get together with my mom's family. We stayed at my uncle's cabin. It was a nice relaxing weekend. The weather was nice, just not warm enough to go out on the lake. Brian was able to go on a nice 4-wheeler trip. They went up to the site of an old plane crash. I stayed at the cabin with my mom and aunt, just visiting and relaxing. The worst part about the weekend was driving home in my car whose AC doesn't work anymore. It was the hottest time of day too. Needless to say, it was a very long, hot, and loud (due to the open windows) drive. I came home so exhausted that I went right to bed at about 7:30 and I slept through the night.