Your First Unofficial Christmas

Hi there baby~ So its December 30th and your first "unofficial" Christmas has come and gone. It always passes so quickly, but this year we were continually reminded of how next Christmas will be so different. We will have an 8 month old who we will be thrilled to celebrate Jesus' birthday with! I am beginning to understand the meaning of seeing life through your child's eyes, yet you are not even here yet.
I have to say we did take advantage of sleeping in at your Grammy and Poppy's house on Christmas morning. You were kicking like crazy and I had to go to the bathroom around 7:00 that morning, but I made myself go back to sleep knowing this would be our last Christmas morning to sleep in for quite a while.
We spent Christmas Eve with Grammy, Poppy, Jessica, Hunter, Camille and Caroline. (It was Baby Deneke's first "unofficial" Christmas too). We had a great lunch and opened presents in the afternoon. After Jess, Hunter and the girls went to Clanton, your dad, Grammie, Poppy and I went to the Christmas Eve service at Frazier. Christmas day was spent at Maw-Maw's (your great grandmother's house) Most all of Grammie's family was there and it was good to catch up with everyone. We headed home to Auburn to leave the morning after Christmas to go to Cartersville. We spent the first night at Barnsley with Meme, O, Mary, Kevin, Suzie and Collier. We walked around, relaxed and then opened presents before dinner. It was a very low key day, which was nice. Then we all headed back to Meme and O's to spend two more nights. Your dad and I spent some time shopping around for a new camera and TV. We seem to think we will be taking lots of pictures of you!!!
We were pleased as usual to get back home to settle into a routine and rest. We have some time off work, which we are taking advantage of the time to start getting things ready for your room. (Moving furniture, cleaning out, sending MORE 'stuff' to Grammy and Poppy's or Meme and O's)
Tonight we actually grabbed dinner at Larado's (shocker). We got home and I was in my pj's, contacts out and chillin' on the computer by 6:45 PM while your dad watch football. We realized we were 'growing up' when this is worthy of getting excited about!
Right on time little one... its about 10:00 PM and you are becoming a little "kickin' chicken" as your dad has named you. I've been having some mild heartburn most nights, which if the old wives tales is true, "they" say it means your baby will be born with a head full of hair. I guess we will just have to wait and see!
Merry Christmas baby and Happy New Year! We love you dearly.
~Mom

If you ever wonder...

Dear sweet baby, you are not even here yet, but I can feel you move inside me. Your wiggles and flips bring me pure joy. I love having you in my belly, but I can't wait to hold you in my arms. I'll speak for your daddy in saying that he will 100% agree with me on that.

I started this blog today to hopefully help our family keep up with all that you are doing... that is once you actually get here!

I was having a hard time coming up with a blog title and decided on If You Ever Wonder. I got it from the book, Just In Case You Ever Wonder by Max Lucado. I bought this children's book a few year ago to use in my days of children's ministry, but knew I would want to keep it for myself when the day came I could read it to my baby. It looks like that day is drawing closer and the book means that much more to me now.
So little one... if you do ever wonder... your dad and I love you more than you will ever know.

Love, your mom