A New Year a New Baby

Todd and I made it through the holidays and my Christmas break.  It included a quick trip to St. Louis to watch the Mizzou vs. Illinios game and a late night downtown (I wasn't cut out for all the fun and had to be put to bed around 12:30). Then a three hour drive in the rain back to Springfield for Christmas Eve and Nanna Crocker's house, Christmas afternoon at Ma and Pa Bennett's, Saturday with Kim and Carl, then a Sunday afternoon we wrapped up painting the nursery!  We even made it to a Blue and Gold game to watch Hillcrest defeat Moutain Grove (in real Crocker fashion)  Woosh! We felt really busy, but took it all in knowing that this was the last Christmas break that it would be just the two of us.

23 weeks

New Year's Eve, here we go 2010!

I some times sit and just stare wondering what life will be like in a year?  In my daydream I envision rising early to feed and play followed by a little mommy time to wrap up a chore at home, then off to lunch with daddy, another quick errand or visit and then back to the house for a nap.  I don't think it is an unrealistic vision of what next years' Christmas break will hold, but I am sure there are a few details I am missing.

Either way, we are busy at the house getting the room and all of it's parts in order so that we can make time for lamaze class, nursing class, exercising, and a little together time too---can't forget about mommy and daddy!

Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice

Yep, even after the paper clip and Chinese calendar told me otherwise Todd and I discovered today around 11:30 that our first born will be a little girl.  Todd was silent just taking it all in, he was mesmerized at what he saw on the screen.  She was so beautiful: long legs, longs fingers, heart shaped face, and round eyes.  I can't wait to finally meet her. It all came rushing over me and I  began to cry, this was right after the nurse said that it was a girl and she asked, "Did I say something wrong?"  I told her no that I was just so happy to know who "she" was.  When the nurse left I looked over at Todd and he said, "I am already worried about boys."  I just laughed and confessed that I was too.

I don't know how I would have felt if I would have waited until the day she was born to find out who she was.  All I know is that right now neither one of us can concentrate on anything else but this little girl.

An heaven help her, she is going to have the best hairdresser and accessories in town---I am her mother and what else would you expect?