Nine months old! That does not seem possible, weren't we just keeping an eye on the weekly count until Baby #2 was going to arrive?
Halloween 2026 Countdown!
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Looking back on the 2025 Halloween Thread, I believe the first day that I mentioned to anybody that we were expecting #2 was on December 28th, 2024, and Holly had been pregnant for roughly 3 months by that point:
The first day that I added the Baby #2 count was on December 31st, 2024
On January 22nd, 2025, I was already posting about needing volunteers to keep the counts going, 4 months in advance lol. (It was starting to get to me)
And on January 23rd, we asked for thoughts and prayers on the complete anatomy scan - this was truly a harrowing day (everything ended up being fine!)
On February 13th, 2025, we had exactly 13 weeks to go, and mentioned that Holly would start going to the doctor every two weeks once she hit thirty weeks:
We hit 100 days to go on February 18th, 2025. This was when we were still working with what we thought would be the due date of May 29th, 2025.
I didn't post for a little while about the baby until March 11th. I was happy the count was finally under 100 days and for the first time felt like time was moving again:
On April 1st, I was celebrating the arrival of Spooky Spring but also wishing that I could "wish away" the time because I wanted it over. I was under heavy anxiety / strain during this point with still almost two full months to go:
We were six weeks to go on April 8th!!
Finally had the finish line in sight - 30 days to go as of April 29th:
May 8th, 2025 - Three weeks to go!
May 13th - 2025 - We got moved up by one week after we had the growth scan
And we were off to the races on May 22nd:
Thanks for going down memory lane with me! Believe it or not, I look through the old threads a few times a year to relieve my memories of having Abby and Jason. Looking back in hindsight, the anxiety was always present and I could tell how it was getting to me more and more as I plodded grimly forward towards our due dates.
This was fun!
DAYS TO JOL DAY: 4
DAYS TO SPOOKY SPRING: 36
DAYS TO HALFOWEEN: 65
DAYS TO FALL PRESEASON: 158
DAYS TO THE BERS: 189
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN SEASON: 210
DAYS TO OCTOBER: 220
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN: 249
Good Morning Pumpkin People! Monday is over. It's Tuesday and we're taking another step towards the weekend and the arrival of THE MONTH OF HOPE.
And it sure seems like old man winter is making a last stand. It's calling for back to back snowstorms again on Monday and Tuesday of next week. Crazily enough it jumps back up into the 50's and seems like it stays there as far as the long-term forecast can go. I sure hope so. I don't think anybody wants to imagine another full month of winter weather.
I think this weekend during JOL day and especially in the days after, I am going to get my movie schedule picked out for Spooky Spring. I am looking so forward to it!
Have a great day!
DAYS TO SPOOKY SPRING: 36
DAYS TO HALFOWEEN: 65
DAYS TO FALL PRESEASON: 158
DAYS TO THE BERS: 189
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN SEASON: 210
DAYS TO OCTOBER: 220
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN: 249
Good Morning Pumpkin People! Monday is over. It's Tuesday and we're taking another step towards the weekend and the arrival of THE MONTH OF HOPE.
And it sure seems like old man winter is making a last stand. It's calling for back to back snowstorms again on Monday and Tuesday of next week. Crazily enough it jumps back up into the 50's and seems like it stays there as far as the long-term forecast can go. I sure hope so. I don't think anybody wants to imagine another full month of winter weather.
I think this weekend during JOL day and especially in the days after, I am going to get my movie schedule picked out for Spooky Spring. I am looking so forward to it!
Have a great day!
Thank you for sharing! What a fun trip back in time and how neat that you go back and look at old posts! It is kind of like flipping back through an old journal or diary. I think this one is worthy of printing out and keeping in a baby book or whatever is the equivalent of that now. I also think it would be fun if you shared some retrospectives more often, maybe on their birthdays? Or maybe just make sure every year you post an updated list of their Halloween costumes, or what the Easter Bunny brought them? Truly, thanks for sharing, it made me feel like family!!!
We had a chance of snow in the forecast, 1-2 inches tonight and 2-4 more overnight on Wednesday but the chances are now under 25%, I feel like one more storm is inevitable but the closer we get to March the more I keep thinking I just might dodge any more major shoveling for this winter.
DAYS TO JOL DAY: 3
DAYS TO SPOOKY SPRING: 35
DAYS TO HALFOWEEN: 64
DAYS TO FALL PRESEASON: 157
DAYS TO THE BERS: 188
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN SEASON: 209
DAYS TO OCTOBER: 219
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN: 248
Good Morning Halloween Friends! It's finally hump day. First off, Happy Rudolph Day to everyone! And it's Tom Turkey Day Eve!
We're literally standing on the doorstep now to The Month of Hope. JOL Day #2 is in three days. I feel strong connections between Month of Hope Eve and the last JOL Day in July before we turn over to Fall Pre-Season. An argument could also be made for feeling like Halfoween night when we know that the next day is May, and in not so many more weeks "THE ROAD" has opened back up. Heck any JOL day that is right before a turning point. They are all special.
And looking on the counts this morning we can see that in just ONE WEEK, we will have reached 150 DAYS TO FALL PRESEASON. Holy Cow!
Remember, tomorrow will be our February wrap-up/review, and Thursday will be our March preivew! Have a great day!
DAYS TO SPOOKY SPRING: 35
DAYS TO HALFOWEEN: 64
DAYS TO FALL PRESEASON: 157
DAYS TO THE BERS: 188
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN SEASON: 209
DAYS TO OCTOBER: 219
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN: 248
Good Morning Halloween Friends! It's finally hump day. First off, Happy Rudolph Day to everyone! And it's Tom Turkey Day Eve!
We're literally standing on the doorstep now to The Month of Hope. JOL Day #2 is in three days. I feel strong connections between Month of Hope Eve and the last JOL Day in July before we turn over to Fall Pre-Season. An argument could also be made for feeling like Halfoween night when we know that the next day is May, and in not so many more weeks "THE ROAD" has opened back up. Heck any JOL day that is right before a turning point. They are all special.
And looking on the counts this morning we can see that in just ONE WEEK, we will have reached 150 DAYS TO FALL PRESEASON. Holy Cow!
Remember, tomorrow will be our February wrap-up/review, and Thursday will be our March preivew! Have a great day!
I’m going to have the house all to myself for JOL Day this year. My oldest daughter will be at a church retreat, and my wife is bringing my youngest to a friend’s house for a play date. That’ll give me about 3-4 hours of Halloween bliss all on my own. If I wasn’t dieting I’d go buy a Butterfinger and watch a movie, but since I am still doing the keto thing, I guess I’ll forego the treat.
DAYS TO JOL DAY: 2
DAYS TO SPOOKY SPRING: 34
DAYS TO HALFOWEEN: 63
DAYS TO FALL PRESEASON: 156
DAYS TO THE BERS: 187
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN SEASON: 208
DAYS TO OCTOBER: 218
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN: 247
Howdy Pumpkin People! Finally at Thursday this week. I can honestly see THE MONTH OF HOPE popping out over the horizon. Less than 72 hours now. It's a good feeling. And that "Days to Spooky Spring" count is now just a little over a month. Obviously beginning on Sunday, Spooky Spring will be just ONE MONTH away. It feels incredible.
It's time now for our February wrap up / Review. We hit three big milestones by my count this month:
- 50 Days to Spooky Spring (2/10/26)
- 200 Days to The Bers (2/13/2026) celebrated on Friday the 13th!
-250 Days to Halloween - (2/23/2026)
DAYS TO SPOOKY SPRING: 34
DAYS TO HALFOWEEN: 63
DAYS TO FALL PRESEASON: 156
DAYS TO THE BERS: 187
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN SEASON: 208
DAYS TO OCTOBER: 218
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN: 247
Howdy Pumpkin People! Finally at Thursday this week. I can honestly see THE MONTH OF HOPE popping out over the horizon. Less than 72 hours now. It's a good feeling. And that "Days to Spooky Spring" count is now just a little over a month. Obviously beginning on Sunday, Spooky Spring will be just ONE MONTH away. It feels incredible.
It's time now for our February wrap up / Review. We hit three big milestones by my count this month:
- 50 Days to Spooky Spring (2/10/26)
- 200 Days to The Bers (2/13/2026) celebrated on Friday the 13th!
-250 Days to Halloween - (2/23/2026)
My personal thoughts on February: The month started off with great fanfare, we were all happy to exit January, and with THE MONTH OF HOPE lying only 29 days away from that point, there was lots of reasons to be excited. My February was moving along fairly but due to weather and other things going on, the 3rd week of February I started feeling the doldrums and maybe very small doses of PCB's. But when the last week hit (this week) I felt like time was moving again and I got a huge boost knowing that THE MONTH OF HOPE is arriving this weekend!
Thanks for joining me today for our wrap-up. Tomorrow we will preview March a.k.a - THE MONTH OF HOPE. Have a great day!
I am trying to change my mindset and go into March with a goal of avoiding the doldrums that I have faced in Marchs past. Week One: Move more, and earlier in the day. I HOPE I can stick with it!
DAYS TO JOL DAY: 1
DAYS TO SPOOKY SPRING: 33
DAYS TO HALFOWEEN: 62
DAYS TO FALL PRESEASON: 155
DAYS TO THE BERS: 186
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN SEASON: 207
DAYS TO OCTOBER: 217
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN: 246
Good Morning Halloween Friends! TGIF!
As we stand here, literally on the doorstep now to THE MONTH OF HOPE, only JOL Day tomorrow stands in our way. But it is no obstacle. It is our monthly special day dedicated to all things Fall & Halloween.
A quick look on the counts and then we move on to our March preview.
Obviously less than 24 hours now until JOL Day #2, and Spooky Spring is just a hair over being ONE MONTH out. Our Halfoween count will enter the 50's (!!) on Monday, and today marks exactly 155 days to Fall Pre-Season. We're well under 200 days to The Bers now, and in just one week we will reach 200 DAYS TO HALLOWEEN SEASON. Our longest counts on this thread are "Days to October", and Days to Halloween, respectively.
Now, on to our March preview:
THE MONTH OF HOPE.
Seriously. That's it. That's not really all of it because we do have some milestones to crush, but make no mistake The Month of Hope will be hanging over everything we do. It's a great time to wish for nicer weather and leave winter behind us.
Let's take a quick peek at the milestones that we will see next month:
3/4/2026 - 150 DAYS TO FALL PRESEASON
3/6/2026 - 200 DAYS TO SPOOKY SEASON
3/11/2026 - 50 DAYS TO HALFOWEEN
3/16/2026 - 200 DAYS TO OCTOBER
Did I miss any milestones? If I did, feel free to add them! This is everyone's thread! Have a great day!
DAYS TO SPOOKY SPRING: 33
DAYS TO HALFOWEEN: 62
DAYS TO FALL PRESEASON: 155
DAYS TO THE BERS: 186
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN SEASON: 207
DAYS TO OCTOBER: 217
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN: 246
Good Morning Halloween Friends! TGIF!
As we stand here, literally on the doorstep now to THE MONTH OF HOPE, only JOL Day tomorrow stands in our way. But it is no obstacle. It is our monthly special day dedicated to all things Fall & Halloween.
A quick look on the counts and then we move on to our March preview.
Obviously less than 24 hours now until JOL Day #2, and Spooky Spring is just a hair over being ONE MONTH out. Our Halfoween count will enter the 50's (!!) on Monday, and today marks exactly 155 days to Fall Pre-Season. We're well under 200 days to The Bers now, and in just one week we will reach 200 DAYS TO HALLOWEEN SEASON. Our longest counts on this thread are "Days to October", and Days to Halloween, respectively.
Now, on to our March preview:
THE MONTH OF HOPE.
Seriously. That's it. That's not really all of it because we do have some milestones to crush, but make no mistake The Month of Hope will be hanging over everything we do. It's a great time to wish for nicer weather and leave winter behind us.
Let's take a quick peek at the milestones that we will see next month:
3/4/2026 - 150 DAYS TO FALL PRESEASON
3/6/2026 - 200 DAYS TO SPOOKY SEASON
3/11/2026 - 50 DAYS TO HALFOWEEN
3/16/2026 - 200 DAYS TO OCTOBER
Did I miss any milestones? If I did, feel free to add them! This is everyone's thread! Have a great day!
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Same. March is the most difficult month for me to get through every year by virtue of it being so boring. There’s not a lot going on until St. Patrick’s Day, and after that it drops off a cliff again unless we’re lucky enough to be in a year where Easter falls in March. I typically end up getting the PCBs/doldrums pretty bad. Hopefully not this year!
Absolutely looking forward to this right here.
Lovely!
How true, having Easter in March does make a big difference, that makes me even more apprehensive for this year.
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