I'm feeling pretty lucky to have a nice long break from work over the holidays! Too bad that break wasn't before the holidays...maybe I would have gotten Christmas cards out, baked cookies and made some treats to share with family and friends over the holidays.
Oh well. At least being pregnant gives me a good excuse for not being able to do it all.
My family is doing something new this year - a $30 gift exchange of which up to $5 needs to be homemade. When it comes time to exchange, we pick numbers from a deck of cards and do kind of a "lottery" for the gifts. We've done the exchange part before, but the homemade portion is new.
It's fun to see what the "hot" gifts are some years! One year, I fought hard for a plastic gas can (needed it for the lawn mower, doncha know, eh?!) Another year was a case of tp - always handy! DH's family exchanged names at Thanksgiving and we each got lists at that time. That was nice, too, and made shopping a bit easier.
As for our parents, we decided to get a 3D image of the baby and have them come along. Since my mom had her last child almost 30 years ago and MIL's was 15 years ago, we figured it's something they probably haven't experienced. Plus, it's for me, too! I'm curious to see what our little guy will look like and may help lessen the pain and discomfort of this last 6 weeks before he arrives!
My OB said the 3D should be fine, it's just not something that's routinely done. The facility wants to ensure you're under a MDs care and not using their service as "prenatal care" or a diagnostic. I really can't wait to get a better look at DS #1 : )
Have a wonderful holiday and Happy New Year, too!