Cheer
Posted on | December 1, 2011 | 2 Comments
Over the past few days, I've come down with something. It isn't the head cold my dear husband has, or the GI bug half of my patient have had lately. It's something simple yet grandiose; holiday cheer, something I've never truly experienced. In the years past, especially those in which we were going through infertility, something was empty. See here, and here for prime examples. But now, well now I wake up with this desire to listen to Christmas music, bake cookies, and decorate the house like my mother once did. We picked up a Christmas tree from a local SERF certified farm, and I find myself daydreaming of picking out trees with our daughter someday.
& I think I've finally realized something - this time of year, no matter your religious or cultural preferences, it's about family. This little girl I'm incubating has made our family whole. Admist putting up lights outside, I also washed all of her clothes and cloth diapers, forgetting the fact she's not due for about 60 more days. Because although I will treasure each and every one of these days I am pregnant, I cannot wait to meet her.
Here are some more photos of our little nest:
{A bit tropical looking, with the Oregon greenery}
{local holly from our propery}
{The one room I am embarrassed to photograph is above - the laundry room. Nearly two years of living here and we still haven't gotten any curtains! The furry ones surely love to sleep in here, however.}
{Oh woodstove, how we love thee - and wish so badly we could use you!}
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So tell me about you, friends. Any holiday cheer bursting from your seams?
Comments
- April
- I am a RN & natural momma in the Pacific Northwest, married to a beautiful man I adore. Nature is my niche, animals get me. I read and I write, I hike and I love photography. Welcomed our daughter Hazel Annan earthside in February 2012 after three years of infertility & our second miracle daughter Juniper Louise in April 2014.
December 2, 2011 at 8:59 AM
Wonderful, wonderful cheer, I love it. We don't decorate till a bit nearer the 25th, but I do love it! Hope your husband feels better soon.x
December 23, 2011 at 2:35 PM
one of our first outings (maybe the first?) with both babes was to pick out our christmas tree. it was so surreal...our little family, out in the world :) b and i were very motivated to get a tree and decorate it and the house but for some reason couldn't figure out any gifts for each other this year! most probably because these two babies were all we really wished for :) but yeah, we have a beautiful tree up with nothing underneath. well...maybe santa will bring some cute little things for e & a :) hehe