Four Legs

Sunday morning, after waking up very early, I put H back in my bed to sleep a little later while J and I got ready for church. When I went back in the room to get dressed, I came across a 4 legged child. H's PJs are all 3-6 months in size and WAY too big for him. I'm hoping they will fit him through the end of winter. He had managed to kick open the middle two crotch snaps and his legs escaped. To add to it, he left one sock behind in the foot of the PJs. I had to take a couple pictures!

Getting Clean and Staying Clean

So I'm trying to get updated on blogs before the Christmas break comes and I'm swamped with blog topics. H LOVES his baths! I've never known a boy as worried about being clean as him. As soon as he wets or soils his diaper, he fusses for a new one...and I really mean AS SOON. He loves every bit of bath time...except getting out. If he is going to cry at all during bath time, it will be when it is time to get out.

However, I have come up with a routine that seems to help things run smoother. I'm usually doing bath time by myself, so the smoother the better. Before running the bath, I put his hooded towel, a big white towel, and his PJs in the dryer. I then start the bath, with his help. He get so excited when we go in the bathroom to run the water. I then take him in get undressed and have the diaper and medicine ready for after bath time. We grab the hooded towel and leave the rest in the running dryer.

After a long bath time, complete with singing, splashing and washing, we use the hooded towel (which is still fairly warm) to dry off. I grab the big towel and PJs from the dryer. I then wrap him up in the big whit towel and he loves it! I haven't had tears at the end of bath time recently with this routine. His PJs are also nice and warm when we are finished with "naked time."

However, Sunday night we had a new experience that H found hilarious. I ALWAYS bundle him in the white towel and let him enjoy the soft warm feeling for a while before putting him in a diaper and PJs. On Sunday, I was putting away laundry while he was watching. He was wrapped all warm, but of course kicking and moving all around, as usual. Next thing I know, we have Old Faithful! He had managed to kick the towel just enough to have about an inch opening. And Talented Mr. H managed to aim his pee through that hole, straight into the air and back down on the outside of the towel and his changing pad. I was amazed by how he kept himself clean and kept my bed clean. He thought it was hilarious, and when I found that it only got on the towel and pad, I had a good laugh too. I can only hope he has this great of aim when it comes to the toilet!

Here are some pictures from before the peeing incident.

Dedicated to God

A couple weeks ago H had his dedication ceremony. It is mainly a commitment service for J and I to commit to raising him in a Godly home, focused on God and attending church. We didn't really get very good documentation of it...but here is what we got.

Afterwards, GiGi got her family Christmas card picture.

We decided to get a clear family shot also.

Santa Baby

Visiting Santa was fun. Of course, H didn't really care...but didn't cry. We went to the train show at J's aunt's church and were first in line for Santa when he arrived. The best part was when he pulled Santa's beard. Poor guy. Eventually I'll get the video up here...but here are some pics until then.

Dancing and singing with Santa

Look at the grip on the beard

After freeing Santa's facial hair, we got a traditional Santa lap shot.

The whole family with Santa.

Uncle Phillip

Tis the Season

Here are just a few of H's many Christmas outfits. He has been showing his holiday cheer since Black Friday.

Good Things Come in Small Packages

Santa's Helper (PJs)

I've Been Good All Year (Just Ask My Mommy)

I'm On Santa's Nice List

Santa Gingerbread Man

Mom and Dad's Best Gift Ever

All I Want for Christmas
I Love Santa Baby's First Christmas Who Needs Santa, I've Got Grandparents!
All Mommy Wants for Christmas is a Silent Night What Santa Doesn't Bring Me, Grandma Will
These aren't all great pics...but they show the cute clothes!

Stockings were hung by the chimney with care

H's stocking is hung by the chimney with care...all 3 feet of it. I fell in love with the Jumbo Snowman stocking as soon as I got my Pottery Barn catalog in the mail. So of course Hudson got it! I figure if you get a good one, you really only need one stocking for life. However, how many children fit in their stocking?

Giggles

I have many other posts that should come before this one...seeing Santa, baby dedication at church, Christmas parties, and such. But this just had to be posted and could be done quickly. I was wrapping Christmas gifts this evening and H was a little cranky. He only had a 15 minute nap in the nursery at church this morning and an 1 hour nap this afternoon. Needless to say, he was exhausted. Well as he was starting to fuss, I was trying to finish up a couple more larger gifts. I decided to bop him and his "froggy jumper" with an empty wrapping paper tube. He started laughing and laughing at it. I grabbed the flip video and got a little on tape. He was laughing more before I started recording...but it is great none the less!

He is growing so quickly!!

H has made so many great strides these past few weeks! I am really enjoying recording it all in his Baby Calendar.

Here are just a few great pictures of him lately.

Sitting up

Winking

Loves his daddy

Great laugh...laughing at the hair ruining the picture

A self snapshot of mommy and H

Sunday weekly nap time

He finds his hands fascinating

Gangsta

Playing the "sit up and fall back game"

Strong legs

Another self snapshot...he's used to it. :)

Adorable in the borrowed purple Bumbo.

Black Friday...$$$

For the first time ever, I didn't have but a couple items to get on Black Friday. However, I still had MANY stores picked out to hit on my annual day of shopping. I didn't plan on waking up until 7:00 or so, but H decided I needed an early start and woke me up at 5:20. After feeding him, I figured I might as well head out. I put him back in bed and left my two boys fast asleep as I went out to battle the crazies. They were just waking up when I returned 6 stores later. Target was a mad house, but I was in and out in 20 my first visit of the day. Here are a few pics of H on his first Black Friday.
Here is H chilling in his first of MANY Christmas shirts.

We were setting out to pick up the 50" and camcorder...and H wasn't tired of shopping yet.

And then it was time for bed...and he was over it all.

Thankful for so many things

This past weekend was H's first Thanksgiving! He even sat in a Bumbo seat at the table with everyone. Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of that part. First we headed to J's aunt's house for lunch. We had fun visiting with family briefly and then headed home to cook dinner. We had a great dinner and I finally got to check out the ads after dinner! Between J and Whit, we made 4 "doorbuster" purchases online of Thursday and were able to pick them up in the stores on Friday. No camping for us...but we still have the 50". After dinner, J built us a fire. Yes, even though it was 60 something degrees outside.


Here are a few snapshots from the day...because let's be honest, that is why you have pulled up the blog! :)


H loved his Santa hat. He didn't even care that it was Thanksgiving.

A family shot by J's fire.

H showing off his standing up skills.Good thing he likes Christmas musical thingies. I have plenty!

This how H felt of me picking out all the stores to hit the next day.
And he was spent from such a long day with all the excitement!
Uncle Mark likes to imitate H's funny poses.