Hanging with Sweet Baby James

Last night Adam and Kim came to eat at Marketplace to celebrate Kim’s birthday….AND they brought James! We watched him while they went out to dinner by taking him to Doe’s to eat ourselves. He slept basically the whole time we were there and when he woke up he was all smiles. He is SUCH A GOOD little baby! I hope John Hall is half as easy going as James! He is so sweet you just want to hold him 100% of the time! They stayed the night so we also got to spend a little time with them today. We had a yummy breakfast Stoby’s where James conveniently slept the entire time we ate (he really has that trick down!). Thanks for coming to visit and happy birthday to Kim!!!!

Random things about my not-so-eventful day

I love getting packages in the mail. I got a belated Christmas present today from Jason’s parents. It’s a snuggie…so I too can look like a monk at sporting events!!! Just kidding….I really am excited about having it!!!

Looking at ultrasound pictures of John Hall from my appointment on Tuesday. He’s too big to see anything but parts of parts, but I’m still fascinated by how sweet he is….even in black and white!!!

Opening John Hall’s closet and looking through his things. I know he’ll be here soon and can’t wait to dress him in all his little clothes, socks, hats, etc….I am sooooo looking forward to it!!!

There really isn’t anything left to buy for the nursery, but we did need a rug for the bathroom and I happened to see this one for $14.99 in TJ Maxx while picking up something for Jamie. The only problem is that I’m not sure how it will look with the final result shower curtain…but when I put it up against the crib bedding it looked just fine, and since that is the same fabric the shower curtain will be made from, I figure it will all be okay.

Eating one of these miniature bananas. I never want to eat a whole one, so I don’t feel so bad when I have these because nothing goes to waste.

Checking the mail and finding a little letter from Adalie with her special artwork. It is so sweet! I also love getting the Harding catalog. I turn straight to the back pages and look at the “births” section. I find it interesting to see what people have named their children.

Getting a “normal” result on my diabetes test. I was SERIOUSLY worried I wasn’t going to pass it, but everything came back okay. Now I won’t feel so bad when I indulge in a little of the best grocery store ice cream flavor you’ve ever tasted! I highly recommend it!

Movin' on up

I went to help with the big move yesterday. Jamie and crew finally moved into their new home and it was a busy day to say the least. They had lots of help, both big and small (people). I don’t think I was much help given my “condition” but hopefully I was useful in some way! Congratulations on your new house!!!

Old Mother Hubbard!

I attended an introductory class for Nikon SLR cameras with Brandie, Tonya, & Jeni. Brandie and I both got our cameras for Christmas and wanted someone to just “tell” us how to use the thing rather than reading the instruction manual which is the size of a novel, but a much less interesting read! I LOVED this little two hour course and got so much out of it. I can’t wait to play with my camera and the different settings and techniques they recommended using in different situations and lighting. The girls also thought my nametag was hilarious b/c they had my last name listed as Hubbard…Old Mother Hubbard! I’ll never live that one down!

Bachelor Party!

Last night I had some friends over for a bachelor watching party. We all realize it’s a silly show, but I can’t think of anything more entertaining than watching that show with commentary from girls! The show is already funny to me, but having their feedback made it all the better! I thought it would be fun to set out a few snacks and drinks the way they do on the show; I even had a few fresh roses for effect. I also had a little bachelor history quiz which Adrienne had no problem answering; she’s a huge reality television fan. I also had little sheets printed out for everyone to guess who was going home last night.

Happy Birthday Mom!!!

Happy Birthday to my beautiful mother! We love you very much! J&J

Pepe La Pew!

Not that I listen to Paul Harvey on a regular basis, but I do remember hearing him say he was a better parent before he became one. It was sort of a tongue in check kind of bit, but that stuck with me for some reason and maybe it was this….Jason and I have had our moments when we say that we’ll never do this or won’t allow that, etc. I know everyone out there can identify with “famous last words” like this. I was at lunch with my dad and his cousin and husband, and shared a few with them. Dad seemed to think they were pretty funny and that we had pretty high aspirations for a few of them; I got the feeling he thought we might not be able to carry through our idealistic view of how we’ll handle things. One of those things we’ve said was that we wouldn’t allow television until he is two. We are both well aware of the recommendations for TV viewing, but since I have been told I will be spending a lot of time in the chair for feeding him, we decided to get a little television for the nursery for OUR benefit. Anyhow, we had a man from Direct TV come to set up that room for satellite service today. Jason went for a long run this morning and got here at basically the same time the service man did. I had just finished lining the all the drawers in the baby’s room with liner that filled the nursery with the smell of soft baby powder. It smelled REALLY sweet….It didn’t stay that way long because I started smelling something very foul. At first I assumed it was Jason given he had just gotten back from exercising, but once I went to that side of the house I could tell it wasn’t my husband. Cigarettes normally smell bad, but I’m not sure what brand of cigarette could leave that sort of stench that filled the air making me want to open every window and door in this house; it was REALLY BAD! After he left, Jason came and got me (I was as far away from this as I could be b/c it was making me sick) and told me that I needed to figure out how to get that smell out of the baby’s room. This just infuriates me because a few hours ago it smelled so nice and fresh in there. I lit a Lampe Berger, burned a candle, and sprayed a couple of squirts of Trapp home fragrance mist and you can still smell that guy! Guess it’s time to break out the big box fan and open the window for fresh air….Jason said that he got the guy's name and information so that when we have company we can invite him over a little early to give our house that special smell for everyone to enjoy! Hopefully your Sunday has been less fragrant than mine!!! :)

Fabulous Forty!

Last night we were invited to celebrate our friend, Kim’s, 40th birthday (pictured front and center in the hot pink top). I knew it would be something pretty spectacular and it was! They hired a local 80’s cover band called Tragically White and they’re always good. I didn’t get a picture of the cake before they cut it, but it was unbelievable! When we got home, I noticed my socks had left what looked like a permanent indention on my legs….YUCK!!! Anyhow, we felt lucky to be included on the invite list! We wish Kim a happy 40th birthday!!!

Fairy Dust

Jamie saw the initial “project” I made for the nursery, and gave me the task of making one for Sam’s new room. They didn’t have three individual canvasses, so I thought it would be better to do his name on a long one. I think it turned out really cute and imagine it will look very snazzy over his bed! I also made out in the deal by having Jamie come organize the built-ins in the nursery; to give it the look of some sort of purpose. I hadn’t really done anything to that area expect stuff things on the shelves with no regard to aesthetics. It looks so much better…like an organizing fairy came to visit!