Merry almost Christmas!!!!

So it's almost Christmas and i'm in a great mood and feeling happy :)
Why is that you may be asking? Well i'll tell you...

This weekend we are going to do all of our Christmas shopping, because Joel and I are the worst procrastinators known to man but I am looking forward to the day out and about. It also helps that Joel got his raise approved finally and they paid him the raise in back-pay to Sept. 11th, his one yr. mark....so that's always nice and helpful. Also....baby is only 4 more weeks away max, and there is nothing better than welcoming home our new baby girl so soon!! Also...I only have a few more days of work before my big break...from 1pm on Christmas eve through January 5th...and even then i only work that week and then go on maternity leave! Also...Christmas is at our house this year which is kind of a first for us so i'm going crazy thinking about everything we need to do...in a good way.

On the bad side...Joel has to work this Friday night, which NEVER happens so that kind of sucks, plus he'll work Sunday night so we'll miss our Christmas show at church :(
At least he is off for the holidays and stuff so that's nice.

Baby update: She is ready to get out of that cramped space even more so than i am ready for her to be out i think. She kicks and wriggles all day long trying to rip out through my side, belly button and rib cage. I have a strong feeling that she is just so uncomfortably cramped that she'll start to get me ready for her appearance close to my induction date anyways. I would love it if i had some sort of dialation when i go in to be induced since that makes things easier on both of us. Nursery is all set up and ready to go...we have sterile bottles and formula in the cabinets, i'm getting my missing 'pump' accessories on Monday from the hospital, and the changing table is prepped with diapers and lotions and butt paste :) Oh Kenzie we can't wait for you to get here!!! I have plans to read to her a little bit later on tonight before bed.

Well that's our update on how we're all doing and what we're doing. God has blessed us so much this Christmas season and we are just so happy. Last year was a rough one for us because we had just moved, were flat broke, and hardly got to even decorate for Christmas. I was so stressed out last year over everything. This year we are settled in, expecting our daughter soon, and no where near as strapped. I know that money isn't everything, and i know that there are other things to be even more thankful for by all means, but living comfortably really does help things out in our marriage, general life, and my stress levels. Thank God for our blessings!!