We are only weeks away from Baby K's arrival. This pregnancy has really gone by quickly. Seems like it was just yesterday that we were at the Dr's office hearing the heart beat and seeing him/her on the ultra sound. Crazy how time just flys by. I feel like there are so many things to get accomplished and do before this baby gets here. For one if it's a girl we are so unprepared as in clothes and such. Since Easton was born in October basically if we were to have a boy they would be around the same season so we could utilize Easton's baby clothes for baby K. Deep down though i'm really hoping for a little girl. I think Jesse on the other hand would enjoy another little boy so Easton could grow up with a little brother....plus i think Jesse is thinking about the expense of having a girl considering i went overboard on buying clothes for Easton...i couldn't even imagine all the clothes and accessories i would buy i we were to have a little girl.

Christmas was so different this year with me being close to my due date around Christmas. Having to miss Jesse's families Christmas due to me not being able to travel put a damper on our holidays. We were able to enjoy an early Christmas with my family but will have to post pone Jesse's families Christmas until after Baby K arrives. The stress of traveling and possibly encountering bad weather and possibly delivering early had me really nervous about traveling outside the DSM area. I'd rather play it safe and stay home just in case I were to go into labor early. Thanksfully Jesse agreed to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas here in Pleasant Hill with me and Easton instead of traveling back home to be with his family.

The weekend before Christmas Jesse got some rather sad news that his dad was diagnosed with lung cancer and phenomia. He got the call from his brother on Saturday, December 22nd and on Sunday morning he got a text saying his "real" dad had passed away. For us to get the news and then him pass the next day was crazy. Apparently he had been feeling sick and went in the Thursday before and that is when they diagnosed him with basically stage 4 lung cancer. It's amazing how quickly someone deteriates when they've gotten that far in the stage. Even though Jesse and his "real" dad weren't close I let him decide whether or not we were going to go back for the funeral. I know he really didn't want to go back but I strongly encouraged him that it would be good to go back to support the family and his brother since his brother was closer to his dad than Jesse ever was. Amazingly Jesse did decide that we were going to go back for the funeral. I'm glad he made that decision. I wouldn't want him regretting not going back for his dad's funeral later on. The funeral was on Thursday the 27th of December. I decided to take a couple days of bereavement from work and Jesse was able to get the day off as well.
 Even though i wasn't suppose to travel i did risk traveling back for the funeral. Easton also came with us even though he was under the weather. Thankfully Paige was off on Christmas break so she could watch him while we attended the funeral. Unfortunately the weather was not the greatest. It snowed over 4 inches while we were there so the traveling was not ideal. With Jesse not being close to his dad i had never met anyone on that side of the family let alone his dad. I didn't even know his dad's name until the he passed away. There were a lot of people that attended his dad's funeral. Jesse definitely has traits from his dad. Now i know what Jesse will look like when he's older...lol...Even though the day was a quick one with crappy weather and getting stuck in the cemetary in the limo...it turned out to be a good day. We had the celebration of life where i met all his other side of the family at his dad's favorite bar. Never quite been to a bar after a funeral but that's how he wanted it i guess. Donna Mae i think was very appreciative that Jesse made it to the funeral. It was good seeing everyone including Jason and his family and visiting with Tom and Marla for a little bit. Easton was able to open his Christmas presents which he loved. He ended up getting some socks, a dump truck and a basketball hoop...
We left Denison around 6:30 and thankfully the weather had cleared and the roads were clear as well. Thankfully I didn't go into early labor :)