The sun is calling

Usually by this time of year Todd and I have been on at least 1 vacation and have another one planned for before spring when he starts back to work. This year having a baby sort of messed up our travel plans. Before he was born we figured he wouldn't really slow us down, we'd just take him with us. Now that we know just how much work a newborn is, we decided that spending money on a vacation would be wasteful since we would spend the majority of the time in the hotel room with the baby. While Anthony is worth all the sacrifices we make for him, it was sort of sad to think that we weren't going to get a vacation this year. But now that March is soon approaching, and our window of opportunity for a vacation is closing we decided we just had to go somewhere. We picked that last week in Feb, so Anthony will be almost 3 months old, and hopefully an easier baby by then. So where do you go with a baby? We usually go somewhere in the Caribbean for our vacations or to Lighthouse Point, Florida where our condo is. Since the Anthony doesn't have a passport and we have now rented out our condo, we were unsure where if at all we would go. So we called our travel agent extraordinaire (who planned our fabulous Australia trip last year) for some suggestions. She of course has very expensive (5 star) taste, and while I would very much enjoy staying at a 5 star hotel, being off work for the past 6 weeks plus the expense of having a baby, I decided we must try to stick to a smaller (3 star) budget. Our travel agent suggested Puerto Rico (no passport needed) but the place she recommended required cab rides to get to town to eat and shop and with a car seat and stroller I decided that was too much of a hassle. So were going to Florida. We'll spend the first day and half with Jake and Kay (Todd's uncle and aunt who live in Michigan but winter in Florida) and then we'll go to a beachfront hotel in Sarasota for 3 days and then drive to Naples for another 3 days on the beach (just in case it isn't warm enough for us in Sarasota we decided we better go farther south to ensure at least some heat). We've never been to either place, so were excited to venture into new Florida territory and see what that side of the state is like.
Now the pressure is on to lose the last 10 pounds of baby weight. So off to the Y I am, right after I eat lunch, finish this post, feed Anthony, and tidy the house just a bit. (so there is a good chance I might not make it there today.)

My Cute Baby take 1

My Cute Baby take 2

My Cute Baby take 3

My Cute Baby take 4 (I was trying for a smile, but I'll settle for a sleeping baby anytime.)