Hi friends & family!

Merry Christmas! With the holiday quickly approaching, I thought this would be a fun opportunity to do a little guessing game for what sweet little Macy Grace’s birthday will be! We haven’t determined the prize for the winner yet, but we thought it would be fun to do no matter what!

A few fun facts about our darling girl:
* Macy’s due date is estimated as January 22, 2010
* Mommy’s birthday is January 25!
* As of 35 weeks, Macy’s weight is about 5 pounds, 1 oz
* Mommy weighed 6 lb 14 oz at birth
* According to the ultra sound tech, Macy could be a tall little princess! :-)
* Daddy had TONS of hair when he was born, but Mommy was a little baldie :-)
* Macy likes to give Mommy lots of heartburn, but not really any pre-term contractions yet.
* Macy is measuring the perfect size, but Mommy still looks really small.

So far, the guesses stand as:

* 1-15-10 Mommy
* 1-19-10 Grandma Kay
* 1-20-10 Aunt MacKenzie
* 1-21-10 Aunt Kim & Uncle Mike
* 1-22-10 Daddy
* 1-23-10 Grumpa Charlie
* 1-25-10 Grandma Jane

Macy’s nursery is all ready, all that needs to be done is assemble her stroller and install the carseat in the Saturn Vue! (We will let the firemen take care of that!) We also have pictures to hang on the walls in the nursery, but we will wait for Grumpa Charlie and his level to get here before we attempt that!

A HUGE thank you to everyone who has generously blessed our little family with presents for Macy! Without you, we would NEVER have completed the nursery on time, and Macy would not have all the essentials a little girl needs!

We can’t wait to see all of you in the New Year and to introduce Macy Grace to each of you!

May you days be merry and bright, and may all your Christmases be white!

Love,
Liz, Matt & Macy Grace

33 weeks and Nesting

Happy (approaching) holidays friends!

For those of you not yet aware, I have been blessed with the opportunity to be at stay at home mommy for the last few weeks of pregnancy and the first few months of motherhood (hey, I can dream that it's forever, but we will see!)

For the last few days, I have been in definite nesting mode. Matt gets home from work, the dishes are done and put away, all counter tops and surfaces are clean, dinner is in the oven..hard to say who appreciates it more, me or him! In all seriousness, however, a major stress weight has been lifted from my shoulders. I have been to the library, Christmas shopped, read, relaxed, and been able to detox all the negatives that had been hindering me over the last few months! (And this coming from the woman who did not take a single day off from work during the 16 weeks from Hades (aka morning, noon, night sickness) or any sick day the entire pregnancy!!)

Things on my to-do list still include addressing & mailing Christmas cards, finishing decorating the tree, finishing Christmas shopping (please tell me other expectant parents actually wrap gifts for their unborn child to place under the tree so I don't feel like a crazy mom!!), and watching the entire season 5 of LOST when it releases on DVD this week

This weekend Matt & I learned a valuable lesson on patience. We ventured out to get our Christmas/maternity photos taken, and arrived 5 minutes before our scheduled appointment. However, we ended up waiting for 1 hour and 20 minutes for our photos to be taken (which took 10 minutes max) and then another 20 minutes to view the photos, all surrounded by crabby people and children screaming (hey, I understand, kids, I felt like screaming too!!)! By the time we finally selected a photo and paid, we were told we could pick up our pictures in 30 minutes. Knowing the lines we had waited in all morning, we wisely decided to wait 45 minutes before returning, only to find out now that the printer was broken and we could not pick up the pictures till possibly Monday. I think that by having a good attitude towards the situation, we were both able to grow a bit. I know I typically would be raging at this point, but God gave me peace and I was (for once) able to look on the bright side (and we got to shop and have a fantastic lunch while waiting).

May God give you all the same peace he has given me over the last week!