I honestly can't even believe I just wrote that! 38 weeks!! (Today!) I never thought this time would get here! And now it's here! And I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! Freakout can commence. But really. Even though I do feel totally unprepared. And the nursery isn't anywhere near finished. And I feel like I still have a million things to do. I'm feeling more and more ready. More at peace. I can't wait to meet our little guy. I can't wait to see his face for the first time! I can't wait to watch Aric become a dad. So much excitement and anticipation and little glimpses of fear and uncertainty, but every time I start to fear things, I realize that's the enemy. And a quick prayer will all but turn my thoughts around completely. I know the Lord is in control. He is good and He has a beautiful plan. For our boy. For his life. For our role as parents. For the timing of his arrival. And I trust Him completely. My hope is in Him alone.
I just wanted to post a little update of what's been happening lately! It's so hard to be in a consistent blogging routine so I'm sure updates every few weeks or months is the way this whole thing is gonna go, but hey! Better late than never! And one of my favorite quotes (that I have to remind myself often in work and life in general) "Done is better than perfect!" (Thanks Lara Casey!)
We enjoyed Thanksgiving at 36 weeks in Dallas with my family!
And then we started the Christmas decorating as soon as we got home! There's a whole long story about the whole stocking situation, but I'll spare you all the details and just be excited that we have an extra stocking hung up this year! :)
AND - the biggest news of all - that fire there? The very first fire in our home (of almost 2 years yes I know!) I've been waiting and waiting until we could have fires in our home and we finally made it happen this year! Now I pretty much start one every day and LOVE it! I'm excited we will have the option throughout the holiday season and when we bring Kai home! A fire just makes a house a home!
Ha! See we are all enjoying the fires here! We had to commemorate Aric's "Movember" beard this year - so we had a date night, watched a movie, had ice cream and a mini photo shoot of the beard before he shaved it! :)
And these!!! OH these! I'm so excited about them! Honestly I HATE having my picture taken. It's like a pre-requisite of being a photographer - you are just super awkward on the other side of the camera. But alas, I wanted to document this unique time in our lives and our dear friend Deborah did such an amazing job with the pictures! These are just a few of the sneak peeks she sent and I absolutely love them all! I can't believe it's the last photoshoot of just Aric & I! From now on we will have another little person to include in all the pictures! :) (I can't wait)
Anyway - enjoy these few and I'll post more of the rest once I get them! But honestly I don't know how they will get any better than these! ;)
Bahaha! I had to! These funny awkward photos are absolutely necessary to take just for the laughs! ;)
