Christmas

This Christmas hasn't felt much like Christmas to us. We have spent most of our free time preparing for the baby and we weren't able to go anywhere since my due date was 5 days later. On Christmas Eve we saw the Blind Side, which we highly recommend, and went out to dinner, where I ate entirely too much and was in pain most of the night! Christmas morning we woke up and opened the couple of presents that we got each other. My parents and younger brother actually decided to bring Christmas to us and drove up Christmas morning to spend the weekend here. Once they arrived we opened more presents and prepared a nice dinner.

One thing that we wanted to get before having a baby was a video camera. Trying to decide on what video camera to get, when there are so many different types out there, literally gives me anxiety. I hate thinking that I might regret my decision down the road. We went to an electronics store and talked to a rep and thought we had a camcorder narrowed down. I got online to look at reviews and I started questioning our decision. I kept seeing commercials for the flip video so I did some research on them. After doing my research I wanted the Flip. I thought it would meet our basic needs for now so I proposed all the pros and cons about the two camcorders to Travis. Travis wanted to go for the high end camera because he was thinking down the road to when our kids start playing sports where you need something with a good zoom among other things. I was thinking we needed something small and easy to start up when we want to capture that first giggle or smile. Five to six years down the road, when our kids start playing sports, we can look into getting something nicer and by then who knows what they will have available. Travis wasn't yet convinced until he talked to one of his friends who got a really nice video camera before their son was born and now totally regrets it. He said you don't really need advanced capabilities until they get older, it was really expensive and it's a pain to get out and start up. Finally Travis was convinced and I ordered the Flip! It arrived a couple days before Christmas and we love it! I feel good about my decision. In fact, we used the video cam on Christmas instead of taking pictures.

Here is a video of the boys going to an all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ place. My mom and I weren't invited because it's kind of expensive and there's no way we would eat enough to make it worth it. The only problem with them going is once they come back they stink to high heaven! Their clothes stink and their breath stinks like garlic days after. And to make matters worse we had to sit next to them for 3+ hours because we saw Avatar after their lunch. They've learned to change their clothes after so that at least helped a little during the movie.

As far as baby news goes, I am now 3 days overdue. We think we have everything in order and we are just waiting. If he doesn't come on his own then I'm getting induced on the 8th. I'd rather not be induced so Travis and I have been going on walks to try and get things moving. No luck though. We'll keep you posted!