Babies on the Brain: January 2010

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Last Hurrah

So tonight Cortney and I realized that this could possibly be our last weekend of just the two of us. The doc is thinking about inducing her on Thursday pending her Wednesday appointment. So we decided to celebrate with the old school dinner and a movie. Full circle from our very first date over nine years ago (minus the scary walk).

On our first date I decided to take her on a walk through what I was told was a nature trail. As per normal, I didn't really pay attention when I was given directions to this place. Apparently I was supposed to be taking her to the nature center in Springfield but I pulled into a gravel parking lot next to the highway. I saw a pathway that looked suitable to be walked upon and figured I had the right place. I can only imagine what was going on in Cortney's head at this time. Probably nothing compared to what she was thinking after we followed this "trail" under the highway and into a wooded area. The trail eventually faded and we agreed that we had the wrong place, turned around and headed back to the car. The date just got better as I treated her to one of Springfield's finest dining establishments, The Olive Garden. After that I took her to the romantic movie entitled Remember the Titans (best viewed from the far end of the front row).

Now here we are more than nine years later. After the movie we went out for dinner. We spent the dinner reminiscing about our past together; the first meal I cooked her (burgers on the Foreman), me trying to impress her by playing a Ben Folds song on the piano(she soon realized that was the only song I could play), our 6 pm breakup followed by a 7 pm dinner together as "friends" which ended in us getting back together. We went on and on laughing about so many memories bringing us to the present.

It has been just the two of us for so long and we have had a great time. But we are ready for a change. Ready for the next chapter. Ready to make some new memories. Ready to continue laughing. And ready to go to a movie followed by dinner and hear... "Harper, party of three."

Monday, January 4, 2010

Belated Christmas Post

Since this year I was on the verge of exploding, we spent our Holidays in the KC area. We had a white Christmas that was a doozy to drive through but appropriate for the season! Christmas Eve we spent eating BBQ and opening presents with Jason's fam and then the next morning continued the festivities with brunch and stockings.

We have been pretty exhausted this entire holiday season and consumed with the impending birth of our son. Overall though it was a good Christmas and New Year.

This is my niece Ansley playing with the My little Pony we got her!