A week from now...

In a week from now I will not have to work, I will get to spend the whole day with Kodi and my family, I will get to spend Christmas Eve with my parents for the 1st time in 2 years, I will get to teach Kodi how to open her first christmas present, and I will be happily waiting for Christmas morning to arrive. This year is very different for me. Since Andrew and I got married we were on our own for the holidays. Now thats not true we had the most wonderful Christmas's in Las Cruces. We got to be together, be with amazing friends and abopted families. I really feel the need to make cookies and take them to the firehouse just like the Allred family does each year. I also feel the need to just stay home with Andrew and Kodi on Christmas eve and make everything myself. But a lot has changed, I am really grateful for my families, and I mean all of them, if you are reading this you know who you are. But enough with me feeling a little emotional, you can't really blame me considering I am 17 weeks prego!

Kodi loves the Christmas tree and would be all over it all the time if I let her. I am so excited to see what she thinks of Christmas. She is just so much fun and she is so smart and crazy. Last night I was sitting in the front room reading a book while Kodi was playing with her toys. She decided to walk down the hall to her room. It was about 7:00 and the hall light was turned off. Then all the sudden she is running to me just screaming and crying carrying her favorite lamb stuffed animal. She was scared of the dark! Ha ha. She had gone in her room to find her lamb and then when she realized that is was pitck black in there she got scared. The second I picked her up she calmed down and was just fine. It is just so neat to watch her decide that the dark is scary or that when a dog barks its scary. I had no idea that little kids were so aware at such a young age.

Can you believe it Kodi will be one next month. I can't! She is my little baby, but I guess since we will have another one coming soon she needs to grow up just a little. I love the holidsay season and want to wish everyone a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!!.

Pictures of Kodi to come soon