39 weeks and Christmas!

Hey friends and family! I am sitting here in bed thinking I probably don't have too much longer until this little girl of ours arrives! I have been having so many false alarms that I am in labor that I feel like I am going a little coo coo! I never really had that when I was pregnant with Mason so it's been a little bizarre. I have been averaging about 3 to 4 hours of sleep a night because around 2a.m. I wake up with fairly strong contractions. The weird thing is they go completely away around 5:00a.m. It's been really bizarre and confusing but I am hoping it's a sign that things are progressing and one of these nights it'll be the real deal.

Christmas was soooooo nice and relaxing this year! Last year we were busy moving into our new home so we never had the chance to just sit back and enjoy the day. Mason was so excited when he walked down the stairs and saw all the presents under the Christmas tree. He made the connection that Santa had eaten the milk and cookies and that Rudolph had finished the carrot he laid out on the fireplace! Brandon and I wish we would have taken a lot more pictures and videos but we really wanted to enjoy the moment with him! Sometimes I am so busy being behind the camera that I forget to stop, and soak in the moment! I have been spending a little less time behind the camera because I have missed out on a few really cool moments worrying more about the shot! 

My sister had called and said she was going to our Hauenstein family Christmas and really wanted us to go too! I wasn't sure how I would be feeling so I told her it was a maybe depending. It had been 18 years since I spent Christmas with the Hauenstein side I can't believe it! Way way way too long. I was feeling really good and not in the mood to cook or be alone so it was a perfect way for all of us to get out of the house for a few hours and socialize, eat, and enjoy! I also never realized how close East GR actually is to where we live. It only took us 1:25 to get there which is pretty awesome. Mason enjoyed playing with the little kids and I enjoyed introducing Brandon to family members of mine he has never met before. It was also nice Mason got to sit on my great grandpas lap for awhile! How cool is it that he has a great great grandpa? Not many kids can say they have one of those!

I feel pretty confident that baby will be here in the next 5 days or so. I was betting she would arrive on my brothers birthday Dec. 28th and I'm still predicting that day! On Sunday, we are having our Gloer Christmas at my house so hopefully it's after the party that she comes ha. I am excited to see Tom, Justin, Peyton, my cousins Brandon and Meghan and of course my sister and her fam! It should be a nice relaxing time. My mom will definitely be there in spirit and I'm hoping I can pull off some good cooking like she would do. 

I am having a little bit of anxiety the last couple of days wondering how I am going to do as a mom of 2 little ones. I am a perfectionist and put a lot of pressure on myself and I know this is going to be a trial for me to relax and just go with the flow. I'll admit I like having the house spotless, laundry done each day, dishes out of the sink, and me feeling like I'm looking my best! I need to remember to just let those things go for awhile and be in more of a "survival" mode than a Christi controlling woman mode! I wonder if other moms worry about those things! If you are reading this, try to shoot me a funny text after baby comes I may need it ha! 

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and I look forward to sharing baby photos with you in the next week or so! xoxo

Holy cats I'm big!