Welcome 2017!

I usually end my year by setting intentions for the next year and then kind of sit around and hope they will come true.  This year I decided to get a bit more specific and set five goals that I want to work towards in the new year with steps for how I am going to reach them.  I also began a habit tracker to start a handful of good habits I would like to adopt in in order to make some changes to my lifestyle.  We’ll see how it goes but I like the idea of being a bit more proactive than I have in years past!

Christmas is over… thank goodness.  It was not a good Christmas for me and I couldn’t wait to get rid of the tree and move on from the holidays.  For New Year’s Eve we went on a long hike and then had a party with just the five of us that night.  Nathan actually made it 30 minutes past midnight, William to about 11pm, and Colin to about 9pm.  Not bad!  Overall it was fun and I always look forward to New Year’s Eve and Day J

I start my 30^th week of pregnancy this week so the official countdown has begun!  I have always delivered my babies 2 weeks early so I am really keeping my fingers crossed this one happens the same way.  That way, I really only have 8 weeks to go!  It’s time to start getting the baby’s room together a bit more.  I have some artwork that I got off Etsy to hang (little ants with balloons and playing cricket), and we set the dresser up yesterday.  Very exciting!  The baby will sleep in a pack-n-play in our room for the first six months or so like all the others did.  That gives us a bit more time to keep Colin sleeping in his crib before we switch him to a toddler bed.  He seems in no rush to escape and come down stairs in the middle of the night so as long as it’s working, we’ll keep things as they are for as long as we can!  But other than that I am really looking forward to this pregnancy being over.  I am uncomfortable, exhausted, and have generally really struggled this time around.  I feel fairly certain that this will be our last baby.  Mama isn’t going to put herself through another pregnancy again!

So that about catches you up!  I hope you all have joyous New Year’s Day and happy birthday to my beautiful sister!