35 weeks

We're on the 5 week countdown to meet our little Harper. I think that if we make it through Christmas, we'll be ready for anything. Holland has already started opening gifts under the tree. She also likes to take the ornaments off of the tree and decorate her chair. She gets more entertaining the older she gets. It just amazes me how their little minds absorb so much.

I've been afraid of not having enough love to go around this entire pregnancy. Now that reality is setting in that we're going to have two little girls...SCARES ME TO DEATH!! I'm continually asking Daniel, "why did we decide we should have another one?" Of course he's excited and not worried at all. I'm a nervous wreck. Holland keeps me more than on my toes lately, and now we're adding a newborn to the mix. YIKES!! I pray for strength and patience multiple times a day.

Scout had her little surgery Friday. She's been recovering well. She was in quite a bit of pain for the first 24 hours, but she seems to be feeling better. We will hopefully get the results from pathology this week. I'm praying all of the margins are clear.

Christmas will be here before we know it. I'm really excited about this year. Holland is understanding the whole Santa concept. She also looks for her elf, "Buddy", every morning. If we have guests over she'll tell them, "he's watching me so he can tell Santa when I'm good." Apparently being on the naughty list hasn't even crossed her mind.

Crystal

A Hammett Update

It has officially been one year since I have updated this blog. Life has been great. We are expecting our second little girl in 6 weeks. She should be here around January 19th. Holland could not be more excited about becoming a big sister (so she says). Baby Sister (Harper Syble) gets lots of love and attention now while she's in mommies belly, but I have a sneeky suspicion this feeling will not last. I think she will be a big help though. We've been changing her babies diapers so we should both be in practice.

Holland is still loving Montessori school. She goes Monday-Friday half days. It is just enough time to have coffee and do a couple loads of laundry. I love being her mom. Sadly to say, she is extremely strong willed and stubborn like me so we tend to butt heads often. She has definitely found her independence. Now its up to me to help her channel it in a positive way. This is something I struggle with everyday.

Daniel has recently put in new flooring in the house and I will post pictures at some point. It almost like living in a new house. The new living room furniture helps too. We are slowly but steady getting ready to expand our family.

Until next time...