Starting the countdown

Today I have a little time to write something in my blog. This is thanks to Erik's mom because she sent some domestic help on Tuesday, Gail was here! Also because Karl has been great, he is taking a nap now and I don't expect him to be up until around 4.
So far I have been taking this holiday season easy. I am excited my parents are coming for Christmas and staying a while to help with the baby. Which by the way I have started my countdown. In less than a month we will have another member in the family! I think I am ready to have the baby any time now. I feel big, heavy and every day I am slower. Karl is very easy going, but sometimes he demands to be picked up and I don't know if I want to do that anymore (he is 28 lb!). He also gets a little bored at home so I need to figure out what to do in the afternoons.
In general I am feeling pretty good, just some little pains here and there that are annoying. Like the leg cramps at night or the back pain, but other than that I am fine.
I have been debating whether to decorate the house or not. I am not very motivated, but after seeing Erik's parents house I changed my mind. It looks beautiful and sets you in the Christmas spirit. So I decided to take some decorations out and maybe getting a tree. I hope Karl appreciates the effort, if not just having company over is an excuse to decorate. And is not about the work involved, is about setting the spirit. Besides it is Karl's first real Christmas, probably he will not have any recollection of this, but I will make sure to take plenty of pictures. He will probably play with every single ornament in the tree and try to pull the lights, but it really doesn't matter.
A last note: we took the boys to see Santa, and Karl hated it. He didn't cry, just didn't want to be held by the big red guy. Maybe the beard scared him... who knows... we will see what happens next year. Henry seemed to be happy though.