SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!

OH MY GOSH!!!!

Jim and I are SOOO excited! We are counting down the days and minutes. There are ONLY 38 days until Kira's due date!!! WooooooHooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We have moved all of the office furniture and our cats into the basement. The cats still have a kitty door, though, so they are not completely banished from the upstairs. We just keep the catboxes and their food downstairs. The old office is now starting to take form as "Kira's room". The walls are painted yellow. The baby furniture is in place. All that we need now is some newborn diapers, wipes, and to get all of the old bottles out of storage and wash them!!

We had a very kind offer from a friend at church. She said that she would give us her baby bouncy seat, her stationary play station, her girl clothes, and anything else that she has that we need. We are overwhelmed. We may not have to buy anything for Kira after all! As a result of this, we are going to be amending our baby registry at Babies R Us to eliminate the clothes, the bouncy seat, and the stationary play station. (Why ask someone to buy something that you can get in good condition and for free?) I know the woman from church - she is a former school teacher - and I am SURE that she would have taken immaculate care of her baby items. I just can't believe that she is going to GIVE them to us, when she could make money off of them in a garage or a consignment sale. Wow.

Christmas is coming - only 5 more days!!!! WHAT??!!!! My shopping isn't done yet, and I KNOW that my wrapping isn't done yet. I have to clean the house for two sets of family that I will be hosting on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I can't believe how much WORK goes into getting ready for Christmas. Jesus just had to be born and lay around in a manger. (Can I have that job?!) LOL.

Ian is excited about Kira coming to live with us. He has drawn a couple of pictures of Kira and himself together. It is always funny to see his drawings - poor Ian. We try so hard not to laugh. Really, we do. The latest picture was two stick men with enormous heads. One had two round circles for eyes, a circle for a nose, and a line for the mouth. The other had the same features, except to distinguish between himself and Kira, Ian added lines shooting out of Kira's eyes like the rays of the sun - those are her eyelashes. That is the sweetest picture. I have it hanging on my refrigerator.

D had an appointment this week. She is now 34 weeks pregnant. Kira is measuring a little small, (4.5 pounds), so the doctors want D to eat more and expend less energy. Because the baby is measuring small, D will now have weekly ultrasounds to keep an eye on the baby's progress. If for any reason Kira seemingly stops growing, they will induce D early. We'll keep you posted! This is starting to get incredibly exciting!

Please say a prayer for J & D. I can't even come close to imagining what they are going through in these final weeks. It has to be a roller coaster ride of emotions....I say prayers for J & D (and Kira) every day. Please join in those prayers as we draw closer to the day that Kira will be here!

Love,
Kris