Bored at home

So...the thought of two weeks off of work, no UPS, no mean customers, no worries sounded amazing. But, quickly after the first week I have become extremely bored. I've tried everything to keep myself busy. Unfortunately everyone around me has been working, and these two weeks off have not been very fun. I've worked on putting up Christmas, reading, working on things for Landon, going to the gym, cleaning, shopping, etc. Nothing seems to fill my time. I can honestly say I'm ready to go back to work, of course not to work, but to socialize :) It reassures me that being a working mom may be the best choice for my personality. I feel that even if Landon was with me I'll find more joy in the occasional days spent 100% with him then being responsible for house work, etc. because Im' home. I hope everyone has a great New Years- I think Kenny & I are staying home tonight instead of traveling to Anderson to drive back & then go again on Sunday for a housewarming. We are truly looking forward to 2010 & all the surprises that await us!

Christmas

What a great day- last night Kenny & I spent together. We went to a candle light service @ GUUF and then had take out chinese from our favorite place, Lieu's. We waited until this morning to open most of our gifts, but exchanged one last night. It was great to spend time together & it gave us plenty of time to prepare for my family to stop by today. We are so excited to see his family in the morning for breakfast/brunch & will post more photos then. I decided to celebrate Landon at Christmas by wearing an "L" pin at my waist. I think the photos will be a great memory of my pregnancy. Merry Christmas!

Weekend in Atlanta

I surprised Kenny for his 26th birthday with a weekend in Atlanta. I thought it might be one of our last opportunities to go away before Landon arrives & we love Atlanta. We stayed at one of our favorite hotels, Hyatt Place & I got an awesome deal! On Saturday we went to the Georgia Aquarium which Ken has been wanting to visit, then we ate a local mexican restaurant that was suggested to me. We checked into the hotel in the late afternoon & then did some shopping before dinner at the restaurant Goldfish. It was a mix of asian & seafood and Kenny really enjoyed it. We stopped by the Cheesecake Factory to get a slice to go (this has become a tradition!)- then just spent time together in the room. On Sunday we woke up early to check out & made our way to IKEA before it even opened. We ate lunch at the Old Spaghetti Factory downtown & then stopped at Chateau Elan and the outlets on the way back. I was so exhausted the next day that I think I fell asleep 3 times while we were out on Monday. We had a doctor's appt for my monthly checkup & everything looks good. We stayed out for a few hours & had lunch at our favorite Indian place- Saffron while waiting for the dishwasher to be installed. I made dinner for us that night and Kenny requested carrot cake. Now I'm just trying to recover from all the festivities of the weekend, but still be productive around the house. Merry Christmas everyone!

Delivering presents to the kids...

Here are a few pictures from last weekend when we delivered presents to our adorable nephews & niece. Connor & Riley received a custom superhero cape with spider man/ "C" or superman & "R" with an eye mask & book about becoming the best superhero. Peyton received a "my first purse" set & Collin got the new Crayola "Color me a Song" drawing board. All the kids had fun & it seemed are ready to open more presents on Christmas day!

Marking things off the baby list...

Things are really moving along for us. Ken made 4 appointments to meet pediatricians in the area between now & January. We already really like the first office we visited & the pediatrician seemed great. We feel so lucky to already have a great option so soon. We are still going to meet with the other docs so we make the best decision for us & Landon. We went on the hospital tour tonight & were really happy with that decision as well. Everyone else on the tour is within 4-8 weeks of delivery, but it makes me feel so much better to be doing these things early. After we make all the major decisions we can focus on the fun stuff & basics like diapers and wipes.

We are going out of town for Ken's birthday this weekend & I'm so excited. He doesn't know where we are going, but I think it will be really great for us to spend the weekend together & Monday (his birthday) just enjoying our time together.

Christmas at our House

We have two Christmas trees this year & I really enjoyed having my themed tree for at least another year. I'm sure things will be different with little Landon & we look forward to all the handmade ornaments he will bring home from school in the future. I don't think I posted a photo of our tree yet so thought I'd share. This year's theme was "A partridge in a pear tree". Next year the only plans I have is to do a "Planes, Trains, & Automobile's" theme for our extra white tree for our little man. I thought it would be cute to use all wooden toys & wrap in brown packing paper. We've delivered most of our Christmas presents to our family already & wish all of you a wonderful holiday!

Calling All Parents

I would like to know if there is any advice that new parents or others could offer about what to do to prepare for baby Landon? He will be here in a few short months & maybe you can help us by suggesting things you may have forgotten or delayed before the baby arrived. This could be about the anything. I just want to work on the stuff I can now before life with Landon gets crazy. And yes, I'm getting lots & lots of sleep! Hope to hear from you all!