Falling Behind

I want to apologize to those of you that have been wondering what happened to the blog.  I've completely underestimated the amount of preparation that is required to have a child.  I have some catching up to do on things that have happened over the past 6 weeks, so bear with me as I add some pictures that are a few weeks old.

Sydney's due date is 4 weeks away and she could come at anytime now.  Thankfully, everything has been great with Erin and baby.  Sydney is growing on schedule and Erin has been healthy.  Erin told me the other day that she is really starting to get uncomfortable.  She can't sleep well and every move seems to bring her pain.  She's kept a good attitude though and hasn't complained about much of anything.  In fact, I would say that she has been happier than I've ever seen her.

I've had several career opportunities come up over the past few months that have required considerable focus from both Erin and I.  After careful consideration, I took a promotion within my current office as a category manager for Snapple, mixers, and premium drinks.  The position will provide me with considerable growth opportunity and put our family in a great position moving forward.

We decided to take the house off of the market.  We showed the house quite a few times, but the only interest was for leases.  Sydney will be joining us soon and we both agreed that it would be best to refinance and save the money and stress.

With the house off the market, we put our attention to the nursery.  The theme is Hawaiian style with woody cars, surf boards, big flowers, and fun colors.  We bought a crib, painted the room, and custom painted a changing table to match the bedding.  My mom is sewing the crib bedding and Erin's mom is  helping with the window treatments.  Erin also found a custom surf board with Sydney's name on it that is being built for us.  We still have a few things left to do to finish the room, but we are close enough that we are happy.