Well Conor, this time last year was an all out effort to get the house redecorated for the then upcoming Christmas Holiday. It was a bit more of an effort for me given Mommy's advanced pregnancy with you and so I did all I could to dress the house up, per your mother's instructions, as best I could. Keeping in mind we weren't expecting you to get here for another couple months, certainly we expected to be able to enjoy the Christmas Holiday in our own home, calm and relaxed. Turned out that wasn't the case. Our Christmas would be spent with you, in the NICU at Virginia Hospital Center.
Considering that, we also took great care to decorate the NICU room as best we could, complete with a little Christmas tree! A Charlie Brown Christmas tree in fact! All that said, now consider what I'm finding pulling out all the stuff from last year... Quite a bit! And a ton of memories. Considering the circumstances, they're all good...
Yes Boy'O, today the Christmas Bomb went off squarely in the middle of the Living Room. Stuff everywhere! I will say though, with some thought collaboration and a few ideas, coupled with a new style inspiration, off Mommy went to get the decor for the tree and we stayed behind to add the lights. Specifically 900 lights! Or as Mommy says, "1000 points of light." Rounding to our advantage that is...
Certainly it was a fair amount of hard work, though the house has been transformed quite nicely to a Christmas paradise... YOUR first Christmas paradise, Conor. At least in so far as being home for it. We celebrated Christmas with you last year, Son, albeit under extenuating circumstances. Assuredly, this Christmas promises to be far different than any Christmas past. At least for me and your Mommy... And something that I'm personally looking so forward to...
That's all for tonight, Boy'O. Gotta get back to work. For tomorrow when you awake, your house will be a Winter Wonderland...
I love you, Conor.
-Dad
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