Still Just a Party of Two

It is common knowledge that there are mixed emotions about being a December baby. Sharing your birthday month with the hub bub of the holiday season can sometimes lead the birthday boy or girl to feel a little less celebrated (yay for half birthdays!). Our little guy faced the risk of sharing his big day with both the generally accepted date of baby Jesus' birthday and his daddy's birthday today!

We have not heard anything more about any doctors appointments this week, though we're confident that there was one. More importantly, we haven't been called to rush to the hospital yet. So, we're assuming that December 5th will go down as Daddy Schnabel's birthday alone.

We celebrated Josh tonight as a party of two by going to a grown up restaurant and some live jazz music afterwards. We don't anticipate wanting to fit this in over the coming months, so we made the most of the evening out.

Before we found out about this match, I was determined to lift us out of the funky air we were soaking in and rekindle our spirit of adventure. I received a groupon one day urging me to go ahead and make a big plan without waiting to see if we would have a baby or not by the expiration date of the deal. I went ahead and bought it for Josh's birthday gift. Now, we have to find a way to fit in a half day ice climbing session before mid-March!

I'm not sure that's going to happen, but at least we have the spirit of adventure well-embedded in our souls. We'll find a new normal when it comes to exciting outings, but they'll likely involve a third wheel for a while. We've been dreaming about the smiles, screams, snores and sillies that will certainly accompany any big excursion with our little boy. We can't wait to begin our next adventure as a party of three!