Babymoon!

Nels made it back to Phoenix on Friday, the 16th in anticipation of the birth of Baby Paulson. It was nice to see him after a month of being apart! What Nels didn't know is that I had booked the "Bundle of Joy Babymoon Package" at the Westin Kierland for Saturday/Sunday. After a nice breakfast on the patio and a quick stop at the mall to pick up swim trunks for Nels, we drove over to the Westin to check in. Nels's face lit up as we pulled in. We also had Bristol Bay with us because the hotel allowed dogs and we felt like we needed to celebrate his birthday, too (Oct 12) by not leaving him behind. Bristol got his own "Heavenly" dog-bed and a little doggy welcome package. After we got settled in, we decided to catch some rays. We floated along the lazy river, sat by the pool, read some of "The Happiest Baby On the Block" and just enjoyed being together. I did get a lot of funny looks wearing my bikini nine months pregnant, but I didn't care. I had my husband by my side!! We went back to the room and had the "make your own ice cream sundae" bar and chocolate covered strawberries. Yumbo! After hanging out with Bristol, we got ready for dinner. The package included dinner at Mastro's Ocean Club, a swanky restaurant/bar at Kierland Commons. The food was awesome, the service outstanding and the people beautiful (but of course we were in Scottsdale).

We went back to our room and watched the movie "500 Days of Summer." The next morning, we awoke to breakfast in bed before heading off to the spa for a couples massage. It was really lovely! The spa was fantastic and we even managed to catch the Vikings game before checkout. I highly suggest the "Babymoon" to any couple who would like to celebrate their last few days of peace and quiet before the hectic days of waking up every two hours to feed a screaming baby set in!