Another Spring-Like Day!

Wow, we must of all done something right. It's very nice out once again. Warm, sunny and I am in shorts and a T-shirt today. Yea no joke - only three days away from Christmas and here I am in shorts I can't believe it but I am loving every minute of it.

Shopping

Most of today and the majority of yesterday both Cicely and I lounged around a lot. It's well deserved because we work so much and really even though we do lounge around on the weekends most of the time it's go-go-go for us both.

As I write this she is actually at the grocery store getting stuff for this next week. I have been shopping a bunch online and researching trying to find more gifts for her for Christmas. Unfortunately I am not having very much luck.

A few of the things I want to get her are well over 2 or $300 and I know she would kick my ass if I bought one of those items for her. Plus if they were the wrong type that she needs when making her jewelry I would be screwed trying to get her a replacement or the correct one since I would have bought it online.

So far I have gotten her quite a few things that I think she will like but at the same time nothing that will blow her socks off. I am sort of bummed about this. Usually I can come up with at least one gift that means a lot to me to give her and she is extremely surprised to get it. This year may just have to be a year of gifts that she has asked for on her list. I guess that is okay.

Not to mention we have a lot of planning to do for baby coming soon. So our Christmas planning has been a little odd anyway. We have been trying to really divide it up so that we are buying stuff for one another as well as making sure to set aside enough to get the things we need for baby.

It's crazy how much stuff the little yard apes need. I know that we are buying a lot of extra crap based on what others are telling us about our purchases. But hey the way that I look at it is that it's stuff that we want her to have and enjoy. We plan to only do this baby thing one time so why not enjoy it to the fullest that we can afford and give her the best, coolest, newest, high-tech stuff that we can? I personally do not see anything wrong with our plan. If someone prefers to go the frugal route that is okay too, just not for us so much right now.

Crib Construction

Alright, so I have been putting it off for many many weeks. Well it's not necessarily all my fault, Cicely has played a huge part in me putting off the crib construction because she needed to get her room, the babies new room, cleared out. It is essentially done, OK about 90% done because she still has stuff sitting in there. But there is more than enough room for me to go ahead and start building the crib.

To be 110% honest I am looking forward to it. It will make everything seem even more real and make us excited about everything that is ahead. Not to forget that I have things to build like the bassinet, the highchair and that sort of thing before babies other furniture shows up.

Now to add to the need of hurrying up and getting the stuff done is the fact that Cicely's mom will be here at the end of the week to stay with us for 4 days. We are setting her up a queen size bed in the babies room rather than have her stay at a hotel or casino. So if everything is not out-of-the-way then I don't know where her mom is going to be sleeping, not good. And definitely not a good thing to do when you are the son in law. The last thing I want to do is get on my mother-in-law's bad side, lol.

Trip South

I actually feel bad today because we did not make the trip down to Carson to see mom yesterday. We had considered going today but the morning got away from us. Cicely was really tired and slept in until nearly 11 AM which did not help us to get up and out of the house that's for sure. I was up at 7:30 but it doesn't matter if one of us does not feel well or is tired then it kind of blows any plans.

More importantly we are on vacation so there is no reason to rush rush around town like usual. The worst part is that I don't think mom even realizes when we have been there for a while or not. As bad as she that probably sounds it does actually make me feel better. Meaning she will not know that we did not come exactly 7 days after the last visit. No matter I still know so as you can imagine it does still bother me.

Maybe we will be able to make it down there the first part of the week before things start getting a little crazy with family and the holiday. Not sure, and no promises because those only stress a person out - but it would be nice. I guess we will see how it goes.

Drip Drip Drip

Well I think that is about enough out of me for today. I need to get to work on the crib before Cicely gets home. Before doing so I want to install some of the new light switch and power plug outlet covers that I bought. They are going to look really nice in the baby room because we are decorating everything with sort of a jungle / tropical theme. The switch covers match so I think it's going to be very cool and she is going to love it, I hope.

I was even able to find baby a growth chart that is made out of wood instead of the decal type. It is stencil cut in the shape of something growing from the ground with everything from butterflies and a snail to flowers that have cute little faces. I think baby is going to like it. I know that we will because we can watch her grow and mark her progress on the chart, too cute.

Photo: Babies kick-ass growth chart I found online and bought her. Isn't it awesome?!