I am in the midst of studying for my USMLE and my COMLEX, which is why it had been forever since I've updated.
I just wanted to make note that on Friday night (6/12) Brian went pee-pee AND poo-poo on the big boy potty for the very first time! YAY!
Also, Brian's 11th tooth broke through this morning. He has (in total): 4 in the front on the top, 4 molars (one in each spot - top right, bottom right, top left, bottom left) and 3 on the bottom in the front with one more on the way (this is where his most recent came in).
Lastly, Brian will begin dayschool on July 6th. I am really excited, but also really scared. I am mostly worried about him getting enough sleep (they sleep on mats on the floor at school) and also about him bringing home bad habits from other kids. We are proabably going to have to start disciplining him more.
That's it for now. I promise pcitures and whatnot once I am done with the insaineness that is my life. Please pray for me on Sunday, June 21 and Wednesday, June 24 as I will be taking my exams those days. I am absolutely terrified. I feel like my enitre life hangs in the balance (although I know it really doesn't) and I am having a really hard time giving the stress and worry to God. I know He has great plans for me and I just need to trust Him, but I am having a hard time. Pray that I can let go and let Him take charge. Thanks.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Calvary Christian Academy
When my original babysitter quit in December of last year I had originally wanted to put Brian into a dayschool program. Dayschool is a mix between daycare and preschool. It operates full days and year-round like a daycare, but is geared toward teaching children the skills they need in order to succeed later in life (especially in school). I searched and searched and prayed and prayed for a place that I felt good putting Brian in. This is a BIG decision to me. Wherever Brian goes will help shape him into the child he will be later in life. A Christian program was a must for Jason and me. Teaching Brian about Christ is one of our duties as parents. What better way to back up our beliefs than to incorporate them into Brian's learning environment?
I came across this one school called Calvary Christian Academy. It is a private school that begins accepting children at 18 months and continues all the way up to 12th grade. It is a fully accredited Texas school and the prices weren't outrageous. I was discouraged by the fact that Brian wouldn't be able to go until the end of March (March 30), but excited at the prospect of him attending this school.
We hired a babysitter/nanny who comes to our apartment everyday to watch Brian until he can go to "school". I called CCA and had Brian placed on the waiting list because the class was full for this school year. The more I prayed about this school, the better I felt about it and the more I felt it was where God was leading me to place Brian. I scheduled an appointment to meet with the director of the lower shcool and went in. That cemented it! It was everything I wanted. I loved the directer, I loved tha campus, I loved everything they told me about their ideas and philosphies on teaching and on Christ. It was a perfect fit. The only problem was that we were number 26 on a waiting list that almost never moved.
Fast forward to February. Calvery Christian Academy was now holding open enrollment for the 2009/2010 school year. I scheduled an appointment for Jason and I to meet with the director again (you have to have a meeting with her before placing a child in order for them to make sure you believe in Christ and the basic Christian ideals). Jason and I met with her and Jason felt the same way about the school as I did the first time I went. We were both so sure that this was where Brian is supossed to be that we paid our first weeks tuition in order to secure Brian a seat in the class! I am so excited! Brian will start school in August.
I am very excited and feel that this is the path God wants for us, but at the same time I am very nervous and scared. Right now my biggest fear is just leaving him. (See previous post about going to the nursery at church). I am also nervous that he hasn't been socialized enough to get along well with others. My mom is worried that he is going to become mean and aggressive because of the other children. I worry about him getting enough rest during the day and being tired all the time. I worry about not getting to see him nearly as much as before (but I will be "working" next semester so I won't have the time either). It's just a lot of changes. At least I have some time.
I came across this one school called Calvary Christian Academy. It is a private school that begins accepting children at 18 months and continues all the way up to 12th grade. It is a fully accredited Texas school and the prices weren't outrageous. I was discouraged by the fact that Brian wouldn't be able to go until the end of March (March 30), but excited at the prospect of him attending this school.
We hired a babysitter/nanny who comes to our apartment everyday to watch Brian until he can go to "school". I called CCA and had Brian placed on the waiting list because the class was full for this school year. The more I prayed about this school, the better I felt about it and the more I felt it was where God was leading me to place Brian. I scheduled an appointment to meet with the director of the lower shcool and went in. That cemented it! It was everything I wanted. I loved the directer, I loved tha campus, I loved everything they told me about their ideas and philosphies on teaching and on Christ. It was a perfect fit. The only problem was that we were number 26 on a waiting list that almost never moved.
Fast forward to February. Calvery Christian Academy was now holding open enrollment for the 2009/2010 school year. I scheduled an appointment for Jason and I to meet with the director again (you have to have a meeting with her before placing a child in order for them to make sure you believe in Christ and the basic Christian ideals). Jason and I met with her and Jason felt the same way about the school as I did the first time I went. We were both so sure that this was where Brian is supossed to be that we paid our first weeks tuition in order to secure Brian a seat in the class! I am so excited! Brian will start school in August.
I am very excited and feel that this is the path God wants for us, but at the same time I am very nervous and scared. Right now my biggest fear is just leaving him. (See previous post about going to the nursery at church). I am also nervous that he hasn't been socialized enough to get along well with others. My mom is worried that he is going to become mean and aggressive because of the other children. I worry about him getting enough rest during the day and being tired all the time. I worry about not getting to see him nearly as much as before (but I will be "working" next semester so I won't have the time either). It's just a lot of changes. At least I have some time.
The Time Change
So as most people know (I hope), Sunday was the first day of the new time change. Brian has had an awful time adjusting so far.
Sunday morning we all got up and got ready to go to church. I have to admit we haven't been in a while, but we are really trying to be better about that as a family. We dropped Brian off at the nursery and he cried his little heart out (like usual), but this day was different. This was the first time he has been left somewhere without a pacifier. About 10 minutes into service (right after communion) our pager went off. Jason went to the nursery and they told him that Brian didn't ever stop crying after we dropped him off and that the crying just got worse. Jason brought him back to the sanctuary with us and I sat him on my lap. He had been crying so hard that he was sucking in air and shaking - poor guy. I guess he was hyper-sensitive because when everyone stood up to sing (we stayed sitting) he started to get really upset again. Fearing that he would disrupt service I quickly made a bee-line for the exit just in time for another meltdown. Jason and I decided to just give up and go home. We are going to make a very dedicated effort to make it to church from now on because we need to get Brian used to the nursery and being left there.
Anyway, Sunday afternoon for nap time Brian went down late (because of the time change) and it took him forever to go to sleep. At first, he didn't even want to go to sleep. Usually when we ask him if he is ready to go night-night he runs for his bed. This time we asked him if he was ready to go night-night and he said "no" (shaking his head and walking away). When we put him in bed a little while later, he talked and played for probably an hour. He did the same thing Sunday night when it was time to go to sleep (something he never does). Usually he goes right to sleep. He didn't go to sleep Sunday night until about 9:30 (bedtime is 7:00).
Monday naptime was the same story as Sunday. Going to sleep went a little smoother, but I have been up now since midnight because Brian is wide awake. We are going on 3 hours of Brian being awake now in his bed. He woke up at midnight happy and talking until he got bored or lonely and started calling for us. Jason went in and laid him back down and covered him up and everything, but he is still awake. I have been in there 4 times (I think) and gave him Tylenol at 2:00 thinking it is his teeth bothering him. I just went in and he is quite so hopefully he is going back to sleep now. I don't know what the deal is. It could be the time change. It could be his teeth coming in. It could even be the no pacifier (a little delayed). I don't know, but if it continues past this week, we are going to have to try and change something.
Sunday morning we all got up and got ready to go to church. I have to admit we haven't been in a while, but we are really trying to be better about that as a family. We dropped Brian off at the nursery and he cried his little heart out (like usual), but this day was different. This was the first time he has been left somewhere without a pacifier. About 10 minutes into service (right after communion) our pager went off. Jason went to the nursery and they told him that Brian didn't ever stop crying after we dropped him off and that the crying just got worse. Jason brought him back to the sanctuary with us and I sat him on my lap. He had been crying so hard that he was sucking in air and shaking - poor guy. I guess he was hyper-sensitive because when everyone stood up to sing (we stayed sitting) he started to get really upset again. Fearing that he would disrupt service I quickly made a bee-line for the exit just in time for another meltdown. Jason and I decided to just give up and go home. We are going to make a very dedicated effort to make it to church from now on because we need to get Brian used to the nursery and being left there.
Anyway, Sunday afternoon for nap time Brian went down late (because of the time change) and it took him forever to go to sleep. At first, he didn't even want to go to sleep. Usually when we ask him if he is ready to go night-night he runs for his bed. This time we asked him if he was ready to go night-night and he said "no" (shaking his head and walking away). When we put him in bed a little while later, he talked and played for probably an hour. He did the same thing Sunday night when it was time to go to sleep (something he never does). Usually he goes right to sleep. He didn't go to sleep Sunday night until about 9:30 (bedtime is 7:00).
Monday naptime was the same story as Sunday. Going to sleep went a little smoother, but I have been up now since midnight because Brian is wide awake. We are going on 3 hours of Brian being awake now in his bed. He woke up at midnight happy and talking until he got bored or lonely and started calling for us. Jason went in and laid him back down and covered him up and everything, but he is still awake. I have been in there 4 times (I think) and gave him Tylenol at 2:00 thinking it is his teeth bothering him. I just went in and he is quite so hopefully he is going back to sleep now. I don't know what the deal is. It could be the time change. It could be his teeth coming in. It could even be the no pacifier (a little delayed). I don't know, but if it continues past this week, we are going to have to try and change something.
Blue's Clues
Brian's new obsession is the TV show "Blue's Clues". He asks to watch it at least 5 times a day (we only let him watch 1 hour of TV a day). If I would let him (I almost never do), he would sit and watch a full hour (2 episodes) without getting bored or distracted - that's how much he loves it. He knows all the songs and even the hand motions they use. We let him watch it one morning because he woke up early and it was on Noggin (the only channel we let him watch). I didn't know it at the time, but he was falling in love. The next day when he woke up in the morning he said "Blue's Clues" and even made the same hand motions that they make on the show when they say "Blue's Clues". I was pretty impressed. He has gotten to the point now that he will say all the words with the host such as "A clue!" and "Notebook!". It's pretty cute. I bought him a few VHS tapes of "Blue's Clues" for really cheap and we also have some episodes of it on our 'on demand' TV. I think he has seen all of them 10 times each, I know I have.
On another note related to TV... One of my new favorite things is getting up in the morning and Brian snuggling with me while he watches "Blue's Clues". It's 30 minutes in the day when he is still and snuggly. He isn't a very lovey-dovey kind of boy, but lately he would much rather be in my lap watching TV than just sitting next to me. He will even grab my arms and wrap them around himself (so cute!). Sometimes he will pat my leg or rub my arms while we are watching TV. I love it. On rare days that I am home during the week when he goes down for a nap we will usually do the same thing before nap-time (to wind down). My two new favorite times of the day.
On another note related to TV... One of my new favorite things is getting up in the morning and Brian snuggling with me while he watches "Blue's Clues". It's 30 minutes in the day when he is still and snuggly. He isn't a very lovey-dovey kind of boy, but lately he would much rather be in my lap watching TV than just sitting next to me. He will even grab my arms and wrap them around himself (so cute!). Sometimes he will pat my leg or rub my arms while we are watching TV. I love it. On rare days that I am home during the week when he goes down for a nap we will usually do the same thing before nap-time (to wind down). My two new favorite times of the day.
Teeth
Brian has always been a little late on getting those teeth (I'm not complaining!), but I think we are about to see several more sprout out in his mouth. When he gets teeth it seems like he always gets them in multiples and that they take forever to come all the way in. Right now he has two top molars (one on each side) that are just barely breaking through the gum line. I am pretty sure he is working on the two matching molars on the bottom and possibly the two bottom teeth next to the two he already has. It seems like these teeth have been coming in since early February or late January. I know that the top molars have been close for a while because the pediatrician noted it when we were in the office for his 15 month check-up. Poor guy has had some pretty miserable days, but for the most part has been awesome about it all.
So, just for the record, at 17 months Brian officially has his 4 middle top teeth and 2 middle bottom teeth. (Minus the 2 barely out molars on the top).
So, just for the record, at 17 months Brian officially has his 4 middle top teeth and 2 middle bottom teeth. (Minus the 2 barely out molars on the top).
Monday, March 9, 2009
No More Pacifiers
I've been working toward getting rid of the pacifier for quite some time now. Quite a while back we got it down to where Brian only got a pacifier if he was in bed or in his car seat. In early February, I took it away while he was in the car seat so he only got it in bed. In late February I took all the pacifiers away except one. I knew I needed to just get rid of them all together but was internally struggling with taking away the ONE material thing my son loved and counted on for soothing himself. I was worried about him self-soothing and about my sanity without a pacifier. One week ago (March 2) I got determined and took Brian's pacifier away for good. Jason and I were all geared up for a long night awake reassuring Brian only to be surprised by the fact that Brian went straight to sleep, slept through the night, and even slept an hour later the next morning. I was astounded! I had never heard of such an easy transition. Surely nap time would be a struggle - nope. Again, Brian went straight to sleep and slept a normal nap length. No way! I kept thinking it must be a fluke, but he has been doing fine since then and hasn't once asked for his pacifier. He amazes me everyday.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Shapes
So Brian has been very interested in shapes lately. He can correctly identify star and moon (they were his first) and also heart. He can also say those names very well and names the shapes corectly when asked what they are. He knows all the others - circle, oval, square, rectangle, and triangle but he doesn't always say the right name if you ask him. I can ask him to find the triangle and he will correctly pick up the triangle out of all the shapes almost every time, but if I show him the triangle and ask him what it is he says circle. I think that is mostly out of not being to say the names very well. It's pretty cool. He will look for shapes in everyday things and point them out to me. He's such a cool boy.
Monday, January 26, 2009
What did you say?
Just for record keeping sake I have decided to compile a list of some of the words Brian says the most.
Mama
Dada
Nana
Papa
Mimi (more like Mima)
Pops
Janelle (Na-nelle)
Ryan (Ry)
Elmo
Big Bird
Bye-Bye
Go
More
Car
Truck (more like truh)
Airplane
Helicopter
Key
Bang
Boom
Whoa
Moo
Baa
Neigh
Cock-a-Doodle-Doo
Who-who (an owl)
Roar
Oh-oh (a monkey)
Woof
Meow (he doesn't really say the 'e' sound)
Quack
Duck (sounds a lot like quack)
Firetruck (not exactly pronounced correctly, but close enough)
Night-night (more like nigh nigh)
Moon
Star (sounds more like scar)
Circle (somehow there is a 'g' when he says it)
Oval
Heart
Boo
Light (sounds like lie with an 'h' on the end)
Brian (more like Bri)
Eye
Nose
Mouth
Teeth (more like tee)
Bath
On
Off
In
Out
Up
Down
Open
Close
Color
Help (always whiny and always sounds like Ha or Hal)
All-done (he signs this and mumbles/grunts the syllables)
Again (this one he signs and just makes a 'g' sound without ever opening his mouth)
Please (sounds like pea sometimes with the 's' on the end)
Thank you (he signs it and grunts the syllables)
Hi (this is what a farmer says)
Hot (more like Ha)
Cold
Eat (more like eee, but in a very high pitched voice usually)
Cracker (sounds like cacker)
Milk (this one is weird - he calls it nee)
Drink (sounds like Dree)
TV (not one I am happy about)
Yes
No (luckily he has not used this word in defiance to us yet)
I'm sure there are several others, but those are the ones he uses the most. He seems to leave off the last letter of most words and there are still several consonants that he rarely says. He has also reached a point where he will try his very best to repeat a word you say to him. His vocabulary is growing daily. It's so fun to see him learn new words and then use them to communicate with us.
Here is a short list of the words that Brian can sign well and signs often. Most of these words he can also say and usually when he really wants something he will both sign and say the word.
Eat
Drink
More
All-done
Please
Thank-you
Bath
Help
Again
Sleep
Love
Something else that Brian has started to do is become obsessed with the alphabet. We got him some alphabet magnets, alphabet bath "stickers", and an alphabet puzzle for Christmas. He loves the alphabet song and asks us to sing it to him all the time. He also asks to take a bath more now because he wants to play with his alphabet. As an extension of this new found love of letters he can now recognize letters anywhere. He can't tell us what letter it is specifically yet (except for 'O') but he knows what letters are. When he sees a letter he usually says e e e over and over again. It's pretty awesome. He will point to letters on clothing, on the TV, on anything he sees letters on and gets all excited about it too. We are working with him to try and recognize individual letters, but aren't pushing it too hard right now.
What's a post without a few pictures? Hopefully I haven't posted these before.
This is Brian looking at a fire and saying "Hot"
Mama
Dada
Nana
Papa
Mimi (more like Mima)
Pops
Janelle (Na-nelle)
Ryan (Ry)
Elmo
Big Bird
Bye-Bye
Go
More
Car
Truck (more like truh)
Airplane
Helicopter
Key
Bang
Boom
Whoa
Moo
Baa
Neigh
Cock-a-Doodle-Doo
Who-who (an owl)
Roar
Oh-oh (a monkey)
Woof
Meow (he doesn't really say the 'e' sound)
Quack
Duck (sounds a lot like quack)
Firetruck (not exactly pronounced correctly, but close enough)
Night-night (more like nigh nigh)
Moon
Star (sounds more like scar)
Circle (somehow there is a 'g' when he says it)
Oval
Heart
Boo
Light (sounds like lie with an 'h' on the end)
Brian (more like Bri)
Eye
Nose
Mouth
Teeth (more like tee)
Bath
On
Off
In
Out
Up
Down
Open
Close
Color
Help (always whiny and always sounds like Ha or Hal)
All-done (he signs this and mumbles/grunts the syllables)
Again (this one he signs and just makes a 'g' sound without ever opening his mouth)
Please (sounds like pea sometimes with the 's' on the end)
Thank you (he signs it and grunts the syllables)
Hi (this is what a farmer says)
Hot (more like Ha)
Cold
Eat (more like eee, but in a very high pitched voice usually)
Cracker (sounds like cacker)
Milk (this one is weird - he calls it nee)
Drink (sounds like Dree)
TV (not one I am happy about)
Yes
No (luckily he has not used this word in defiance to us yet)
I'm sure there are several others, but those are the ones he uses the most. He seems to leave off the last letter of most words and there are still several consonants that he rarely says. He has also reached a point where he will try his very best to repeat a word you say to him. His vocabulary is growing daily. It's so fun to see him learn new words and then use them to communicate with us.
Here is a short list of the words that Brian can sign well and signs often. Most of these words he can also say and usually when he really wants something he will both sign and say the word.
Eat
Drink
More
All-done
Please
Thank-you
Bath
Help
Again
Sleep
Love
Something else that Brian has started to do is become obsessed with the alphabet. We got him some alphabet magnets, alphabet bath "stickers", and an alphabet puzzle for Christmas. He loves the alphabet song and asks us to sing it to him all the time. He also asks to take a bath more now because he wants to play with his alphabet. As an extension of this new found love of letters he can now recognize letters anywhere. He can't tell us what letter it is specifically yet (except for 'O') but he knows what letters are. When he sees a letter he usually says e e e over and over again. It's pretty awesome. He will point to letters on clothing, on the TV, on anything he sees letters on and gets all excited about it too. We are working with him to try and recognize individual letters, but aren't pushing it too hard right now.
What's a post without a few pictures? Hopefully I haven't posted these before.
This is Brian looking at a fire and saying "Hot"
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Christmas 2008
Christmas this year was fantastic! We actually got to see almost all of our families and still even begin our own family traditions. Jason and I were really looking forward to Christmas this year because Brian was old enough to enjoy it and love on his family that he doesn't see so often.
This was the first year since Jason and I have been married that we actually had spending money for Christmas time. Now don't get me wrong, Christmas is NOT about gifts or presents and we plan on making sure our children know that, but we still went a little overboard with presents for Brian. We decided that in our family some presents will come from Santa and some will come from mom and dad (not that Brian knew the difference this year). In my family all the presents were always from Santa. Because we purchased so many gifts for Brian, we were worried about him being too overwhelmed on Christmas morning. We actually started giving him gifts to open on the Sunday night before Christmas. He caught on really quickly and soon we had to watch him to make sure he didn't grab presents from under the tree when we weren't looking.
On Tuesday my mom, dad, and brother got here (my sister was already here visiting with us). They got in that evening and we all went out to dinner. Brian was a huge grouch because he is teething (a whole other story...). We hung out Tuesday night after Brian went down and played the Wii (my Christmas present from Jason) together and had SOO much fun.
Wednesday morning my parents came over (they stayed in a hotel downtown) and since Jason was at work my mom, dad, sister, and I (and Brian) headed to see Santa! We were all worried that Brian was going to scream bloody murder especially after his performance at the restaraunt the night before. When we got there I pointed out Santa Clause and talked him up tp Brian the whole time we were in line. I talked about all the other kids and how they sat on Santa's lap and told him that he was going to sit on his lap too. It was finally our turn and I introduced Santa to Brian and set him down on his lap. He was a doll! It was perfect. We got the BEST picture (not digital) and several others. I think Brian did so well because he was the center of attention. Everyone was saying his name and being silly and waving to him. He was eating it up.
After pictures with Santa we all went out to Breakfast/Lunch/Brunch. I loved the family time I got with my mom, dad, sister, and brother. And I loved that they got to spend quality time with Brian - something they don't get a lot of.
Christmas Eve (still Wednesday) I had made a full Christmas meal for everyone including Turkey, Greenbean Casserole, Potluck Potatoes, Rolls, Borwnies, and Chocolate Silk Pie. Everything turned out great and my timing of everything was perfect. It was awesome. I was really proud of myself.
Christmas morning my family came over and we all opened presents and had a wonderful time. Brian was in heaven! He would open a present and then ask us to open it so he could play with it. He would play with is by himself for a few minutes and then he would carry it around to everyone in the room to have them hold it/play with it with him for a minute or two before moving on to another person. Once he played with the new toy with everyone he would want to open another one. It was so cute.
(Brian after opening his 'Elmo Live!' from Mimi)
After opening a ton of presents my family left to go home and Brian went down for a nap. Jason and I pulled out the Wii and played a few of our new games we got (Wii Fit, Shawn White Snowboarding, and Call of Duty). After Brian woke up from his nap we headed to Jason's parents house for more presents and more family. What a fun time! It was great seeing Brian and his two cousins (Jackson - 1 month older and Lennon - 2 months older) all playing and running around and having fun. Jason and I spent the night at Nana and Papa's house. Jason left for work early in the morning and Brian and I just hung out until that afternoon.
Jason's dad and his wife and two kids came to see us on Saturday. We all hng out and played Wii and opened presents all day. We went to dinner together and really enjoyed seeing them.
Overall, Christmas this year went by really fast, but was so much fun. I can't wait until next year!
Now for sticking with me this long - some pictures!
(There are WAY too many and it's hard to choose...)
Look at that concentration!
ELMO!
"Car!"
Brian got a TON of cars and he LOVES them!
"Belly-button"
Brian kept doing this when he got excited. I don't know why, but it was funny (and cute).
Notice the drool?
Such a handsome little boy!
This was the first year since Jason and I have been married that we actually had spending money for Christmas time. Now don't get me wrong, Christmas is NOT about gifts or presents and we plan on making sure our children know that, but we still went a little overboard with presents for Brian. We decided that in our family some presents will come from Santa and some will come from mom and dad (not that Brian knew the difference this year). In my family all the presents were always from Santa. Because we purchased so many gifts for Brian, we were worried about him being too overwhelmed on Christmas morning. We actually started giving him gifts to open on the Sunday night before Christmas. He caught on really quickly and soon we had to watch him to make sure he didn't grab presents from under the tree when we weren't looking.
On Tuesday my mom, dad, and brother got here (my sister was already here visiting with us). They got in that evening and we all went out to dinner. Brian was a huge grouch because he is teething (a whole other story...). We hung out Tuesday night after Brian went down and played the Wii (my Christmas present from Jason) together and had SOO much fun.
Wednesday morning my parents came over (they stayed in a hotel downtown) and since Jason was at work my mom, dad, sister, and I (and Brian) headed to see Santa! We were all worried that Brian was going to scream bloody murder especially after his performance at the restaraunt the night before. When we got there I pointed out Santa Clause and talked him up tp Brian the whole time we were in line. I talked about all the other kids and how they sat on Santa's lap and told him that he was going to sit on his lap too. It was finally our turn and I introduced Santa to Brian and set him down on his lap. He was a doll! It was perfect. We got the BEST picture (not digital) and several others. I think Brian did so well because he was the center of attention. Everyone was saying his name and being silly and waving to him. He was eating it up.
After pictures with Santa we all went out to Breakfast/Lunch/Brunch. I loved the family time I got with my mom, dad, sister, and brother. And I loved that they got to spend quality time with Brian - something they don't get a lot of.
Christmas Eve (still Wednesday) I had made a full Christmas meal for everyone including Turkey, Greenbean Casserole, Potluck Potatoes, Rolls, Borwnies, and Chocolate Silk Pie. Everything turned out great and my timing of everything was perfect. It was awesome. I was really proud of myself.
Christmas morning my family came over and we all opened presents and had a wonderful time. Brian was in heaven! He would open a present and then ask us to open it so he could play with it. He would play with is by himself for a few minutes and then he would carry it around to everyone in the room to have them hold it/play with it with him for a minute or two before moving on to another person. Once he played with the new toy with everyone he would want to open another one. It was so cute.
(Brian after opening his 'Elmo Live!' from Mimi)After opening a ton of presents my family left to go home and Brian went down for a nap. Jason and I pulled out the Wii and played a few of our new games we got (Wii Fit, Shawn White Snowboarding, and Call of Duty). After Brian woke up from his nap we headed to Jason's parents house for more presents and more family. What a fun time! It was great seeing Brian and his two cousins (Jackson - 1 month older and Lennon - 2 months older) all playing and running around and having fun. Jason and I spent the night at Nana and Papa's house. Jason left for work early in the morning and Brian and I just hung out until that afternoon.
Jason's dad and his wife and two kids came to see us on Saturday. We all hng out and played Wii and opened presents all day. We went to dinner together and really enjoyed seeing them.
Overall, Christmas this year went by really fast, but was so much fun. I can't wait until next year!
Now for sticking with me this long - some pictures!
(There are WAY too many and it's hard to choose...)
Look at that concentration!
ELMO!
"Car!"Brian got a TON of cars and he LOVES them!
"Belly-button"Brian kept doing this when he got excited. I don't know why, but it was funny (and cute).
Notice the drool?
Such a handsome little boy!
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