Christmas!!!!

Watching Beauty and The Beast with her baby and puppy in her new sleeping bag!

Madelyn got a Bitty Baby from American doll and her own pair of matching PJs!

My husband's idea of wrapping presents is using duct tape

Checking out what Santa brought

Playing Wii while waiting on our Christmas Eve dinner!!

The tree and presents at my parents before we tore in to them.

What a wonderful Christmas we have had so far this year!!! We went out Thursday night to celebrate my 25th birthday which was actually yesterday the 24th. On Christmas Eve every year my family gets together and we all go to the the Candle Light service out at Lake Point and of course as usual the weather chooses not to listen. After the service we go back to my parents play games and wait on dinner to be done cooking. After dinner is done cooking we all sit at the dining room table (this is the only time of the year we use this table) and we our nice dinner off of the twelve days of Christmas plates. After we eat and get everything cleaned up we pass out presents and we tear in to them. My mom always goes overboard on the present but who would complain!!! this year was a little bit different for me since I didn't want clothes. When Jay and I got married we decided to change the colors in out house so my mom and dad got us several things to go with the house. Madelyn in the other hand got all kinds of fun stuff. She got a furreal dog, which she is totally into as well as a Bitty Baby from American Girl. These 2 gifts have yet to leave her side. This morning Santa visited Madelyn and then we did our Christmas(just the 3 of us). We then cleanned up and took all the Christmas stuff down and got all the baby stuff out and set up. We get to meet Jace really soon!!!! On the Dec. 28th and we are scheduled for surgry at 9:30 in the morning. But before that can happen we have Christmas with my mom's family tomorrow and then a day of getting the house good and clean and the nursery completed.

Okay so now I am only 15 days out from delivering Jace and I have officially hit the completely miserable phase. That I am afraid wont pass soon enough. Not only do I hurt but I am battling a rebellous 3 year old, who appears to already be having trouble adjusting to the idea of being a big sister and the baby isn't even here yet.

Over the last month or so Madelyn has been having a very difficult time at school and home. She has been arguing and refusing to do what she is asked. Everything has become a knock down drag out fight with screaming fits. She has even had to go and visit the principal of her school and she is only 3. Boy what do we have in store for us.

Baby Update

I know it has been a very long time since I have been on and updated everyone. My last post about the baby was the he was a boy. Well we have a name now and his full name will be David Jace Durham but we will call him Jace. I will be 36 weeks on Sunday and we are officially meeting him on Dec. 28th (25 days, yes I am counting down). We are very excited and can't wait to meet him. I think I am more excited to see Madelyn when she first sees him more than anything. She is going to be a great big sister.

Other then an update on the baby, I have good news about Jay. HE FINALLY FOUND A JOB!!!!! It was crazy how it worked out we got a call on Wednesday about an openning, had the interview on Thursday, called by 4 yesterday afternoon and signing paperwork and already on the job today. We are blessed. This couldn't have happened at a better time.