Twas the night before the Lotto drawing...

It's Christmas Eve again. Seems like this time of year gets here faster and faster. I hear that's a symptom of getting older. Hopefully time will slow down once our little one is here. I can't wait for the magic that we will see on his face when Santa's been to our home! I can't wait to tell him stories of "Twas the night before Christmas" and get him to bed early so Santa can come to our house sooner! A great way to get a kid to bed early... can it be Christmas all year long for that reason?

One reason I hope for Christmas Eve's good night sleep is from a prime example I got last night. Brady (his tentative name this month) was a kicking fool last night! It was incredible!! He was so active from my dentist appointment at noon all through the rest of the night. I don't know what crawled up his butt!

I have a feeling that he was moving around during my dental cleaning because he could feel my nerves. I always tense up when the hygienist gets to scraping my teeth! Yowch!! But, she did say for a pregnant woman, my gums weren't too bad at all. I guess I have to be particularly careful about my teeth while I'm pregnant. Bacteria grows like nuts during pregnancy. Must spawn the rumor that says you lose a tooth with every pregnancy.

So last night, while laying in bed watching TV, Mr. Brady Baby decided to toss and turn. I have no idea what he was doing and can see why Tom Cruise got his wife an ultrasound machine when she was pregnant (as crazy as he is)... I just want to know what he's doing in there! I can't even tell the difference between a kick and a punch yet! He was showing off, though, I swear! He was showing off for Daddy. Kyle had his hand on my belly and could feel the "wormies" and thumps here and there. He lit up with joy! It's so cute to see the sparkle in his eyes when he feels the baby move! It was sweet, too, when he said he was jealous I can feel this all the time. I'm sure he won't feel that way when baby gets bigger and starts getting crammed under ribs!

Oh, so now that I've expressed our latest name choice is Brady, I should probably explain why. We wanted a name that would be boyish and manly at the same time. We are thinking Brady, as in Tom Brady, not Brady Bunch. Was worried that would come up while he is in school, but kids his age shouldn't have any idea what the Brady Bunch is. So I figure we are safe with that. He'll probably get called Braidy, as in hair braids.. But we will get him toughened up on that. Brady is an Irish name that means "spirited" and "broad chested". I figured with Kyle's genes he will have a broad chest. We still don't have a middle name in stone yet, but I think we will honor Brady's father and have that be his middle name.

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to say yet, but we found out last night that our boy will have twin GIRL cousins! I'm thrilled!! I think it's wonderful because one of my favorite cousins is a boy. It will be good for Brady to have more females in his life. Keep him balanced. Kyle said his favorite cousins were girls, so this is just wonderful!! I can't wait to meet them!! Since twins average about a 36 to 37 week delivery date, Brady should only be here 5 or 6 weeks before them!! I'm so excited!!

On this Christmas Eve, I have decided to be as cheerful and full of the holiday spirit as possible. I have been blessed with more than I could have ever have imagined by way of gifts and warm blessings from the people in my life. I feel I can never repay the generosity that has been bestowed on my mini family. I feel so loved and blessed and grateful. And for that reason I can feel the Christmas spirit again. I know one day the magic will be back and that I will be able to Pay it Forward. So that is why on our way to Cuz's house tonight, Kyle and I are going to get a $1 Lotto ticket. Hey, it never hurts to try!