One Week to Go!

We obviously haven't been great at blogging lately. No great excuses, we just didn't have many pictures to post and didn't feel like writing :) Before I get into a quick update, we're still undecided on a name with just a week to go (until the due date at least, we'll see when he actually comes). So, we turn to our blogging friends for help. We've narrowed it down to just a few names, but have a hard time deciding between them. See the poll on the right hand side.

It's been a pretty busy month for us. We had a great Christmas here in Utah with Nate's family, and went to Newport Beach for my friend Kim's wedding on January 2nd. We do have a couple of pictures from our trip down there. It was fun to get away from the cold for a few days, even though it wasn't as warm as we were hoping. We stopped in St. George on the way down and stayed at Nate's grandparents' house, which was nice to break up the trip. I had fun catching up with my sister and friends, and the wedding was great. We're so happy for Kim and Dave - she looked beautiful and they both seemed very happy. We made a quick trip to the beach and were able to visit Nate's aunt & uncle and cousins in Newport Beach too. We did manage to get a couple of pictures of the trip, so I'll post them.

Since we got back, we've both been busy with work and with getting everything ready for the baby. Nate's been able to go skiing a couple times, and I've been able to spend a couple of Saturdays working on making the crib bedding (pics to come...if I ever finish it!). The car seat came in the mail last week, and we picked up some diapers yesterday so we're ready for him anytime, although the nursery's not all set up and I don't feel completely organized, so it would be nice to have a couple days after I finish work to get really prepared. Work has been really busy for me the past couple of weeks with a couple of big busy-season deadlines this week, so hopefully I can survive one more week (I was secretly hoping that working a lot would put me into labor early, but so far no luck). On top of busy work and trying to get ready for the baby, we're looking for a car to replace White Lightening, which did end up being totaled. We've gone back and forth several times on what we wanted to get - another gas-saving Corolla, a "family car" sedan, or a 4-wheel-drive of some sort (probably SUV). For now we're focusing on an Accord or Camry, we're just hoping we can find a good deal soon - the carpooling and shuffling gets old, and is hard when I'm working late. Wish us luck!