Have a Holly Jolly....MLK Day?

Are we the only ones who haven't taken down our Christmas decorations yet?  I'd like to use the excuse that we have a tiny human in the house, but truth be told, we do this every year!

It's just so hard to take them down!  I will always be a proponent of leaving them up til New Years, but it so quickly becomes embarrassing after that.  For instance, I'm not opening the blinds on the front of the house until the tree is down, lest anyone see that we're still all holly-jolly over here at the Davis'.  But, make no mistake, we're still plugging in those lights!  In my book, it's a travesty to have a tree up without the lights on, no matter what day of the year it is!

Yeah....we need to get those taken down. 

So, are we alone?

Baby K'tan Review...

Remember when I had the big Baby Shower Event here on the blog back in September?

Well, the kind folks over at Baby K'tan sent me a carrier to review after BabyD arrived!

Me looking oh-so frazzled.  Isaac was about 2 weeks old when this picture was taken.  Look at him all snuggly in there!  And look at how swollen my hands still were!  Yikes!

I have to say, I did not make good enough use of this in the beginning, partially because I was scared to strap any extra weight to myself for quite some time while I recovered from my c-section. However, the days I did remember, it was a fantastic way to get some things done when Isaac just refused to let me put him down. {Or when I just couldn't tear myself away from his sweet little face!}

First impression?  I was a little worried about picking a size.  It's hard to determine what size you'll be after birth when you're a giant house of a pregnant woman who's about to pop!  Just sayin'.  I went with the medium, and it seems to be working well.

Like any wrap carrier, I had to learn how to put the Baby K'tan on, but I must say, it really is quite simple. There's no real wrapping with this carrier since it's a big loop {kinda like a figure 8}, so that makes it way easier to get on and off.

At first I was concerned that it was too tight, but Baby K'tan's helpful twitter presence assured me that it looked perfect! Besides wearing it to get things done around the house, I've also used the Baby K'tan at Target, and even across the street to have dinner with the neighbors. It's so helpful whenever you'll be standing for long periods of time. Really helps keep your back and arms from hurting!

So far, I'm loving it!

I'll be posting more about the Baby K'tan throughout Isaac's first year...stay tuned!

Baby K'tan is offering jdavissquared readers 15% off now through January 31st with coupon code BKJD15.  Valid only on full priced Baby K'tan brand items on www.babyktan.com

*Baby K'tan sent me a carrier in exchange for this review

Fresh Start...

Source: pinkofperfection.com via jennifer on Pinterest

Happy New Year!  I hope you all rang in the new year just the way you wanted.  We spent ours with good friends eating apps, playing board games in our comfy clothes.  It was awesome!

Yesterday, I found myself getting a little sentimental about 2012.  It will forever be one of my favorite years, I'm sure of it.  When I look at the ways God blessed us during the last year, I am overwhelmed with gratitude.  It was a good year.

That being said, I'm not sure I've ever entered in to a new year with as much excitement as this one.  2013 holds so much promise to be just as good, or better than 2012.  I'm beyond excited to experience it!

In recent years, I've stopped making resolutions, and started setting goals.  I try to set my goals with the following in mind:

1.  Make them attainable, but challenging.  I have a tendency to want to hold back a little, to make my goals a little easier to accomplish.  However, I've found that if I set my sights on things that feel just a little out of reach, it helps me get out of my comfort zone and stretch myself to levels I didn't know possible.  For example, a couple years ago when I set my goal to run a half marathon.  I was more than a little nervous to set my sights on that one, but I did it, and it will always be one of my proudest accomplishments.

2. Write them down!  It's not real unless you commit to it in writing!  It also helps to keep them someplace where you will see them regularly.  {this I completely failed at in 2012...I have no idea where my list went! Whoops!}

3. Be specific.  I find that saying things like "Work out 5 days a week" is way more likely to happen than if I say "Get in Shape".  I need specific actions to strive for.

I'm not going to share all my goals here.  Some of them aren't ready for the world yet, but I will tell you that one of my goals is to get back to blogging regularly.  I've missed it.  It was never that I wanted to slow down, but life just got in the way!  I'm determined to make room for blogging, because I love having a record of my life, and now that Isaac is here, I don't want to forget a single day!

I'll be sharing other snippets of my goals as they start to unfold...stay tuned!

Are you a goal setter?  Or do you make resolutions?  Tell me what you're striving for in 2013!

If you want to get excited about goal setting, go read Nancy Ray's post.  It got me all fired up, and I think it will you too.