Finals week

It is finals week at Ingram School as in:
-final Daisy meeting
-final story time
-final tennis lesson
-final violin lesson
-final appt when I'll need childcare
-final week I'm going to say, "Banjo is going to tell Santa if you don't listen!"

Some of these things (plus more) will start back up in January, but it will be nice to take a little break. Allen has a half day on Friday and then he's on break until the 2nd (depending on when a little baby makes his appearance!).  It will be so nice to go to my appointment next Monday without worrying how the kids will act or if Ruby will have an accident that someone will have to clean up.  The kids are excited about Papa time and, of course, Santa Claus!  Next week will be a little wild but this is such a great time for them to get new toys, new books, and new activities that they can use when Baxter gets here.  At my appointment yesterday Barbara didn't seem to think that Baxter was in any hurry to get here.  Things are definitely progressing, but I am 37 weeks, after all!  Ruby also had an appointment yesterday for her 3 year old check up.  She was so independent and wanted to go by herself with Nurse Sarah to have her height, weight, and blood pressure checked.  She even peed in a cup (the first Ingram child ever to do that on the first try at the office!).  When I filled out her 3year-old questionnaire I was amazed at the fact that I could answer "yes" to every single question except one (uses scissors correctly...I had to put sometimes because she doesn't often get scissors!!).  I think, thought that when you're the third child you've picked up on all the things your brother and sister can do.  It's nice to have a pediatrician, too, who knows your child well enough to know that she really can do all of the things it was asking!  So, I guess that was Ruby's final and she aced it!  Now, we just wait for Baxtie Bax Bax to come and then we'll be going to the office more regularly!

We are really gearing up our Christmas preparations around the house now that Ruby's birthday has passed.  Today the kids cut wreaths out of green construction paper (no, Ruby didn't get to cut!), used red dot dots to put berries on them and then colored a bow.  We practiced our songs for Christmas Eve and talked about the parts they will most likely be playing in the play.  Rachel has one Native American group left to talk about either tomorrow or Thursday, subtraction to finish up, and a Christmas story to write and then Ingram school will officially be on break until January 6 (also depending on when Baxter shows up!).

It's nice to have everything bought, wrapped, and labeled.  Just gotta do some baking this weekend and put my feet up.  Then I'm along for the ride of Christmas-New Year-Baby delivery :)