Counting the days...

So here it is...December! And obviously I am a few days late in blogging because it is already the 3rd and I am just now realizing it! WOW, is all I can say because we have something every weekend and most weeknights that will fill our whole month, but by the time that December 24 rolls around I hope that all will be complete and I can enjoy some much needed time off. Unfortunately, my time off does not come with a paycheck since I used all my vacation time for China. But we are blessing to have had that experience in the summer. Here is a rundown of all to come...

12/4 - Hubby off to the deer camp for another weekend of hunting and Happy Birthday Chris and Alyssa
12/5 - Meeting my parents to shop in Canton
12/6 - Church and Sunday School Christmas party
12/7 - 20 week sono to know FOR SURE if we are having a girl or boy...and Happy Birthday Brent
12/8 - Mother-in-law coming to stay for awhile
12/9 - Conference Call at work so I'm working late :( and repairs to house from roof leaks :(
12/10 - haircut
12/11 - Heading to visit my parents
12/12 - Happy Birthday Mom and Wizard of Oz play with our nieces as the star munchkins
12/13 - Mom and Dad have their church Christmas Cantata
12/14 - My 6:00 am flight to Toronto, Canada for work...yes Canada in December! Brrrrr
12/15 - Still in Canada
12/16 - Still in Canada and my M-I-L heads to her new house
12/17 - Return from Canada
12/18 - Hopefully a day off and the P family Christmas
12/19 - flight to West Texas for the F family Christmas
12/20 - flight home from West Texas
12/21 - Doctor's appointment for 22 weeks
12/22 - Work, work, work @ work, clean, clean, clean @ home
12/23 - Family heading to our house for Christmas and my last day or work until Jan. 4
12/24 - Day off and Christmas Eve, Silent Christmas Eve service at church
12/25 - Happy Birthday Jesus and Merry Christmas!!
12/30 - haircut
12/31 - New Year's Eve
1/1 - Happy New Year and Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad! 37 Years!!
1/3 - Deer Season Ends! Thank the Lord!!
1/4 - Back to work! :(

Luckily, I have almost all of my Christmas shopping done and what I don't have done can be ordered online. Plus, we have so many family Christmases that it typically drags into the new year, but we are doing them all early this year and I am excited that we will finally have a Christmas morning at our house, which I hope to be the trend from here on out. I bought a new tree and all new ornaments and it looks beautiful, especially with all of my wrapped presents under the tree! Blessed that they are all ready to go! My parents and grandparents are all heading to our house for Christmas, which has never happened.

This year we have a special blessing of Baby P-Body. She (or he) is close to being with us, but we are blessed that we get to enjoy the idea of her and can't wait to celebrate with her next year. She is not showing much. I notice it more than anyone else, but I did buy some maternity clothes this weekend...not that I need them. (Daddy and I enjoyed trying on the fake bump at Motherhood Maternity and got a good laugh and what might be to come!) At halfway through this pregnancy, I am ready to see and feel her more, but am blessed that I am feeling better, have not gained any weight (actually lost 6 pounds), and can still fit into all my regular clothes, even some that were too small before I got pregnant! I hope to have some time during my "unpaid" vacation to prepare her room, even though she does not have anything yet! I am sure that between Ge, Gigi, Pops, Nana, Papa Tex, Papa Fisher, and all her aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends, she will have a big Christmas before she even arrives! How blessed we are!

I will post more on Monday once we find out the final verdict on Miss or Mr. P-Body!