Any day now...?

Well, according to the doctor as of yesterday morning, we will have this baby within the next week. I have progressed to a point where most first time mothers would already be in labor...I just keep wondering when it will actually start hurting and when we will have to go to the hospital. Because of this news we decided it was time to really try to finish up the wall. We have finished everything except: A--Deanna will do. F-Maria will do. G-my parents and N-Patrick and Keri. We have one space that we will get everyone who helped paint to sign their names...or we will write our baby's name and birthday, etc. on. This is yet to be determined. We are sort of sitting around twiddling our thumbs. So if anyone knows any great games for two people...please share them! We will keep you all posted with baby news and pictures when the time comes!

O Tennenbaum!

Today we decorated our very cold Christmas tree. I could see my breath underneath it. So far this post might be called "boring", so I will liven it up with this fact: Anne will probably not be pregnant any more sometime in the next three weeks! I'm not due until February.

Thanksmas

Last week we flew to North Carolina and we surprised Patrick, Keri and Will with a visit. We had thought that I couldn't fly due to the fact that it was 5 1/2 weeks from our due date, but no one said anything and I even had a doctor's note! We were able to spend some time with family and see our new little nephew...who by the way is REALLY cute! Will doesn't really like bathtime, but he does like to take long naps and eat pretty much all the time. Jonathan tried out a snuggly, and Will decided to peak out at the world. With much convincing we got everyone to smile AND pose for a family picture. Hooray for Thanksmas!

Festivus Eve...

Our party this afternoon had little to do with the actual celebration of Festivus - but it had a lot to do with family meeting friends and anticipating our daughter's arrival.



We picked out an idea - a kind of painted quilt of the alphabet to paint onto a wall of our nursery; each person could choose a letter and a picture (hopefully related!).

Anne and I provided red beans and rice, and mushroom barley soup, and everyone else brought deserts and drinks. We ate well; a fitting end to a week of eating.

Of course, you can see, the art is beautiful. We discussed many different combinations: C for cigarette, U for Urinal...as you can see it's turning out fantastically. Plus, we've got leftovers...

Babies Room...

For those of you who are coming to our "Festivus Eve" party this is a copy of our inspiration for our nursery wall. You can start brainstorming what sort of animal you would like to draw/paint for your letter. Or you can just use what is here! Hope to see you all on Sunday!