Spoiled Already

The other day I heard a news report saying that Macy's had reported better than expected earnings for the quarter.  I imagine that is due in large part to the huge surge in baby clothes purchases at their East Lansing franchise - Grandma is definitely doing her part to save the failing economy :)  Baby Bagel got a huge box in the mail full of clothes, toys and books.  Actually, the box was shipped to Jeremy who I think was a little confused as to why someone would send him a pile of pink onesies.  We definitely do not have to worry about distance impacting Grandma's ability to spoil her granddaughter (even *before* the baby is born), that's for sure!  Thank you Grandma!!

Actually, the biggest thanks probably comes from the cats who assumed that the whole reason my mom shipped something to us was to provide them with an exciting new box!!  To make it even better, the box was full of packing paper!!  It pretty much made Rocky's week.  He kept pulling out a piece of packing paper, batting it around, and then snuggling up to it.  Danger also enjoyed the packing paper, but was highly suspicious of the stuffed kitty toy and knocked it off the table twice before we rescued it and stuck it in the baby's room.  Overall, the cats have been relatively calm about the influx of baby stuff, but we'll see what happens when there's an actual baby to contend with!

In other baby-spoiling news, Jeremy and I are both looking forward to my mom visiting in November.  She's coming out for the part of Thanksgiving break that I am off of work, but Jeremy is still in school.  It's a relatively short trip, but we're really looking forward to help with all of the last-minute pre-baby chores.  We've been working on a Grandma to-do list.  Since school started, baby stuff has definitely taken a back-burner while we both struggle to keep up with our jobs/homework.  Thanksgiving week will be our last big push to get everything we can done before the baby arrives.  There's a chance I might have to run to the office for a two hour meeting one of the days while Mom is here.  I was initially worried about ditching mom to go into work, but Jeremy pointed out that she'll have plenty of chores to keep her busy - he even offered to stay home and supervise to make sure she wasn't slacking off  :) 

My mom will leave just as Jeremy is beginning his Thanksgiving vacation.  Our plan is that mom and I will get enough done while she is here that Jeremy and I can enjoy our last pre-baby long weekend together.  But I guess it all depends on how much work we can wring out of the old woman :)  We love you Mom!  (We hope you're still looking forward to visiting)