The Final Countdown...

We are down to 8 days until Sam is scheduled to arrive. We went to the doctors yesterday for our normal check up and he didn't have any concerns. He still plans to see us next Thursday at 7:15AM. If it were up to Kristi, she would prefer to have Sam come today. She is getting pretty uncomfortable and retaining lots of water these days. It's a good thing that the holidays are here...not only is it a good time to celebrate, but it will force us all to kick back and relax a little more. I've got a book that I have to finish reading before Sam's arrival, so that will be my focus.

Kristi's parents arrived today and will spend Christmas, New Years and a couple of weeks with us after Sam arrives. It should be a lot of quality time together, but we know that they will be a huge help as we get ready to jump into parenthood.

I think we're all ready for Sam's arrival. Her bedroom is painted, decorated and all the furniture is moved in. Below is a short video i took last month as Kristi and I were finishing putting together Sam's bedding. I had never used the video feature on our new camera. I thought it had good quality and good sound. This will be a bonus feature for all you blog followers who like pictures AND video.

We also got the car seat installed in Kristi's car, the pack and play is set up down stairs and we even have a stroller (although I'm not sure if we'll be able to take Sam for walks any time soon with the cold weather). We have been very fortunate to get so many gifts from our family, friends and Kristi's clients. Thank you all for your generosity and thoughts.

The only thing left that we have to do is to finish packing our bags for the hospital. We'll have 4 or 5 nights to spend there so we need to make sure that we have all of our clothes AND toys. Hospitals are pretty hi-tech these days. They have WIFI so i can surf the world wide web and post pictures. I'm hoping that there might be some down time. Most say that i will look forward to sleep, but I'm not sure of how much sleep i will get on my little bench and half inch thick mattress.

We are also trying to spoil Bailey as much as we can. Everyone says that Bailey will take a "backseat" in our priorities when we bring Sam home. That may be the case some days, but I sure hope that we can still have some good quality time hanging out and going for walks. Sunday was her 10th birthday. I went to Petsmart and bought her some new treats. I also gave her a bath (although she would say that is torture and not a present). After her bath, she was really cold and shivering so we wrapped her up, where she stayed for most of the night.

So...only 2 more days until Christmas. We hope that everyone has been good this year and gets everything that they wanted. 2009 has been a great year for us. We are so thankful that we have a house to live in, great jobs, great families that we got to see this many times this year, and most of all...a healthy Sam!

While we will be at home and staying local this year, we will be thinking of everyone and wishing that we could be there to open presents and eat lots of food. Merry Christmas!

Love...Nick & Kristi