During the month of December, I bought two journals; one for each kiddo. I knew that keeping up with our family blog was going to be a bit to much for me with all the details I want to capture for our kids. Once a week, I write down things they've done that week (milestones, funny things Cameron says, how baby is growing, etc.) So my blogs will be a little more high level and I'm trying to capture as many details in their journals.
Christmas cookie baking was another highlight. As most of you know, I'm not good at cooking or baking, so of course the sugar cookies I made did not turn out at all. One the plus side, they were good cookies for Cameron to decorate because they were so hard and also I didn't feel so bad throwing them away afterwards because they tasted awful. But of course they all looked cute because of his mad decorating skills :))
We went to my brother Marc's office to see Santa Clause with Cousins Laney and Anna. We weren't sure how Cameron would react to Santa, but he sure adapted to him quickly!! The candy canes Santa was handing out also helped lure him in a little bit :)
Our church puts on a fun event called "A Night in Bethlehem" each year. This year, we put Cameron in a sheep costume they had and took a family picture. He absolutely loved the sheep costume- and he was so cute! That same night, we also snuggled on the couch and watched Christmas movies - the perfect way to spend a chilly December evening!
Christmas week was of course a busy week! We spent Christmas Eve morning at Ryan's dad's house in Annandale, that evening at this sister's house in Foley and then Christmas Day at my parents house. The little babe in my tummy was making me quite uncomfortable that entire week. I almost thought for sure that she was going to make an appearance, but she stayed warm and cozy inside! My brother Tom and his wife Val and their little Blake came home for the week of Christmas. It was so much fun having them home and meeting my nephew Blake for the first time!! Cameron loved seeing "Baby Bake" and we spent as much time at my parents as possible so we could see them before they headed back to Montana. Cameron is now obsessed with Uncle Tom and asks for him quite frequently!
Cameron's birthday wrapped up the end of December! He LOVED singing Happy Birthday to himself and unwrapping his gifts. We had a small get together the day after Christmas at my parents house and then the day of his birthday, Ryan's mom came down for supper at The Pizza Ranch and then came over for gifts. He's becoming quite the two year old: mimics everything you say (even more so than he did before!!), has a two year old attitude (lots of NO's!, time outs due to hitting and not being nice to friends), etc. But he also has quite the loving heart still - loves to give hugs and kisses, says please and thank you quite well, and loves playing with his friends at Ms. Bridget's house. I'd say we were blessed with a pretty charming boy (most days!) and can't wait to see what the years ahead have in store for us!
Baby Girl continues to grow strong! As I mentioned before, she's made me pretty uncomfortable and already dropped incredibly low the month of December. So low that my tummy measurements were consistenly showing her a couple weeks behind in growth. To be safe, the doctor ordered us an ultrasound. It was amazing to see an ultrasound at 36 weeks and seeing a full grown babe in my tummy! I've only seen an ultrasound at 20 weeks, so I was amazed at how big and real life she looked!! I had a hard time adjusting my eyes and understanding what I was looking at! The ultrasound came back just perfect - measured right on track with a strong heart beat and all of her parts accounted for. We're so blessed!
No comments:
Post a Comment