"that's Jesus' birthday!"

when talking with a little boy the other day, I told him the baby was supposed to come on Christmas. i loved his innocent, but very excited response: "your baby would have the same birthday as Jesus!" you don't hear that name much in the public these days...you can hardly say, "Merry Christmas!"...so it was music to my ears to hear a little one say the name of Jesus without hesitation! and with our due date being that special day...we are already less than four weeks away! at our appointment tonight they officially gave us the "36 week paper" which told us when to call with our contractions, how far apart they need to be, for how long, what number to dial, what color clothes to wear, how to do my hair...just kidding on those last ones. but already here we are...less than four weeks to go. the baby is head down still...doesn't seem to want to move out of that position, as evidenced by the butt bump i often feel right under my rib cage.

we had our last baby shower yesterday. the ladies i work with threw me a surprise shower...and they did surprise me! (pictures coming soon) we got the best gift...a message board full of MONEY! they had collected money but instead of getting a group gift, we got cash. it was so neat (and so creatively presented-thank you joanne!) we also were given a book basket which i loved, as well as a number of other individual gifts. what a blessing to feel cared for and so supported by those i work with. i am so thankful for joanne and pam who worked so hard (and so secretly) to pull it all together.

so with that, we start the countdown..."little one" is due in 26 days :)