With so much to be thankful for, it's hard not to look forward to and enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday. I am truly blessed beyond measure. I have my health, strength, peace of mind, loving family and friends, and a healthy little girl developing inside of me. Happy doesn't begin to describe my Thanksgiving!
This year, we will be spending it with G's family again. It was so much fun last year and I know it will be a good time again this year. I love that his family is all here in Atlanta and all really close. My family is all concentrated in Birmingham, so they aren't thrilled that I won't be home for Thanksgiving, but I believe they've finally accepted that they will have to share "us" for the holidays. As the song goes, "I'll be home for Christmas"
Today I'm feeling good. I'm at work today, the day before Thanksgiving (blah), but I'm thankful for a great management team who are supportive and very excited about my pregnancy and impending motherhood. I do realize that it could certainly be the opposite b/c not everyone has that in an employer. I'm also hoping their benevolence will allow me to skip out of here around say....2pm so that I can go and get a manicure/pedicure. Its the little things that count the most :)
Can I just say how thrilled I am to have 4 whole days off from work. We get Thanksgiving and the day after, and of course the weekend off. It's going to be great! Sleeping in, watching movies and being boo'd up with my man is a perfect way to enjoy this time off. I didn't think I would want to engage in the Black Friday shopping until I saw the Best Buy ad and noticed that they have a HP laptop for $197 and my Dell laptop of 5 yrs died about a month ago, so there is definitely a need. Although we do have a desktop in the house, there is nothing I'd rather do less than sit in front of a computer for 8 hrs at work and then go home and have to sit in front of another desktop to take care of social needs. Nope! Give me my laptop that I can use sitting on the sofa while watching a movie, or in bed late at night when I can't sleep, or when I wake up for the 3rd time to go pee..LOL. I pray that I secure one of those laptops....
Wednesday, Dec. 2nd is my anatomy scan and another opportunity to see my little girl! This will be my first and only "official" ultrasound at my doctor's office b/c they only give you one if you're having problems or didn't' know when your last cycle was. Since she was a planned pregnancy, I knew exactly when I had my last cycle. We had an "elective" ultrasound around 17wks3d to determine sex b/c at the time Dec. 2nd seemed like eons away! I'm glad we did it b/c I've been stockpiling for her every since! She has clothes in the closet, we purchased her crib about 2 weeks ago, and I bought her bedding this past weekend. Dec. 5th her nursery will be painted to coordinate w/her bedding by my oh so fab designer friend. I'm so excited!! However, most importantly, I'm looking forward to seeing my that my baby's development is just where it should be. Oh how I pray for this little girl. I love her so much already! I invited my BFF to come to the anatomy scan w/us. She's thrilled to come. Since she's an NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) nurse I know she'll know all the questions to ask when I get caught up in the thrill of it all.
These are exciting times for us right now. I've been so consumed with pregnancy that I've almost completely neglected the fact that my birthday is in exactly 2 weeks. Dec. 9th!!! The only thing I'm sure I'll be doing is working a half day and spending the rest of my bday doing something fun. Not sure what just yet, I guess I'll see if G has anything planned since he's going to be off too. Did I mention that I love the holidays? Yep, I'm a holiday kid so naturally this time of year excites me. Our Christmas tree and decor went up last weekend. I was tired of waiting and think that waiting until after Thanksgiving is silly. My tree is a beauty to behold and after all that work I deserve to enjoy it a little longer than most people will. While most folks will be scurrying trying to get their trees purchased and up this weekend. I will be home sitting in my living room, enjoying my beautiful decorations, on my new laptop!! Score!
Happy Holidays to all!
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