Dad here again. I know you're looking at the number of posts I've made during your incubation and then looking at the number I did with your sister and you're saying what the heck Dad! Five months to go and you've only posted TWICE!??! I'm sorry. It seems that whenever your Mom gets pregnant I decide to get a new job. Unlike my previous job with OWC my new job at Claire's actually has me doing real work and its been keeping me busy. But today is Christmas Eve so it is super slow in the office so I can write some thoughts down!
First off - the new job. I'm the digital manager for Claire's and their sister brand Icing. I took this job because my job at OWC was boring as heck. They had no business goals or direction and I just sort of sat around all day reading the news, checking Facebook (is it still a thing now?) and Twitter (also still a thing?). I was so disenchanted by the management and the CEO specifically that I had been looking for a job all year. Thankfully in November I saw a posting for the job at Claire's, interviewed, and was quickly hired. Now you and your sister reap the benefits of me working at a company that makes fashion accessories for girls. Or maybe I'm not working there anymore - who knows when you'll be able to read this.
So Claire's takes up a lot of my time so I haven't been able to write down much about your pregnancy. About the same time I got the new job you stopped making your Mom feel sick every night so that was good. You still make her tired and she goes to bed around 9-930 every night but it is without sickness so that's a win there! Plus it gives your Dad time to stay up and play video games and watch Walking Dead.
Yesterday your Mom went in for an ultrasound. Here's you.
They said you were measuring tall and a week and a half ahead of schedule! Madison was pretty big when she was born so we'll see if you can beat her record of 9lbs 10oz. Other than being tall you were perfectly normal in there. 2 arms, 2 legs, no tail.
In a little sadder news this past weekend we had to put our dog Hannah down. I'm not sure if Madison remembers Hannah at the point you're reading this but currently (my currently, not your currently) she really doesn't "get it". She knows Hannah is in Heaven with other dogs but I don't think she knows what that really means. I'll admit putting her down was a lot harder than I thought it would be. Honestly she had been quite a terror - constantly tearing apart our fence and escaping, tearing things up inside the house, freaking out over loud noises and thunderstorms, keeping us up late at night but still she was our dog and she was sweet in her own way. As your Mom said she was weird but in a good way. It was sad that we had to do it right before Christmas but her cancer was really keeping her in pain and it was just the best thing we could do for her. If I'm reading this with you I should tell you about the time me and her drove up from Georgia to Illinois. It encompasses what Hannah was about.
Well things are closing down here at Claire's so I'm going to get out of here and head home for long weekend. We've got a dinner with your Mom's aunt tonight (always exciting...) and then Christmas morning tomorrow. This is the first year your sister understands who Santa is and that he'll be getting her presents so it'll be pretty fun. I can't wait to share Christmas morning with you too! I'm sure you and Madison will be waking me and Mom up at way too early of a time in the morning to go downstairs and open presents. I may grumble about it but inside my heart I'll love it.
Love,
Dad
