Happy December!

Okay remember how I said that I wouldn't allow myself to daydream until Dec. 1?  Well the next pregnancy, I won't allow myself to daydream until I'm at 40 weeks.  That was seriously a dumb idea.  Who would have thought that I would have two melt downs in 4 days about not having the baby?!  Also, I was only at 37 weeks, what was I thinking???  So now today at 38 weeks I have a much better perspective.  Don't expect a baby anytime soon. I'm happier now but still, Zach, don't feel bad if you come in the next 24 hours, I really wouldn't mind at all.

So this past Thursday my mom and dad came in.  My dad was dropping my mom off to live with us through the baby's birth and hung out with us this weekend.  We really didn't do much because relaxing is so much fun.  However, my dad took me toy shopping for Zach and it was so much fun because A) who doesn't like playing with toys B) my dad has settled into the grandpa role all too well and was having so much fun buying toys C) we spent a lot of time analyzing why certain toys were really good for a baby while others were terrible - Oh how I love to mock...  Needless to say Zach has enough toys for this Christmas and quite possibly next Christmas as well. 

Also, there's this running joke in our family regarding our family dog named Charlie.  Charlie is a dachsund but thinks he's a human.  He will literally jump in a chair and put his paws on the table and act like he's part of the family.  The running joke is that he wants a pony for his very own, I don't know how it started but's a funny image.  Does this make my family weird? Absolutely.  But don't even think of trying to tell me your family isn't.  Well, Charlie sent a gift down for Zach and it was a...that's right, it was a pony.  A little rocking horse pony of his very own.  It was hilarious when I saw it and that just goes to show what an awesome dog Charlie really is.

We also got a webcam so anyone who wants to skype with us, let us know.  I didn't realize how cool it was til we tried it with reliable technology.  My family will never be able to avoid me now!

And last, for those of you interested in the countdowns, here it is:
3 days left of work and this semester!! I can't believe it!
2 weeks til the actually due date (not that that really matters)
15 days til family comes into town
17 days til Christmas!
3 weeks before I tell the doctor, "no more carrying this baby in my belly, let's get him outta here!"