Jacob's first Christmas

Warning: very long post!

Our Christmas lasted for about a week this year, but that was fine with us! We had so much fun spending time with both of our families and celebrating Jacob's first Christmas.

Last week, A's parents and sister came to spend a few days with us.  We had a relaxing visit, just spending time at home and I know Jacob enjoyed that.  They brought Gabby with them, so Oscar was excited too!  They took all three dogs for a nice walk around our neighborhood and took a really cute picture:  

A's mom started a really cute Nativity for us this year.  I love it and can't wait to add all the other pieces.

After their visit, we had a few days to relax at home.  We didn't get a picture of all three of us in front of our tree, but I did get a good one of Jacob and his daddy.

On the 23rd, we left to spend Christmas weekend in New Albany.  Jacob did really well on the trip; I was very impressed.  He was so cute, all bundled up in his Santa hat!

We had Christmas eve brunch at my grandparents house and Jacob got to meet two of his cousins, Kaylie and Caroline.  Caroline is only 2 months older than Jacob.  We tried to get a picture of all three, but I'm not sure Jacob or Caroline were happy about the photo op.

The most exciting part of Christmas, at least for me, was waking up on Christmas morning.  Not only was it Jacob's first Christmas, but it was a White Christmas!  It was absolutely beautiful and a first for all three of us!

The day after Christmas, we had yet another dinner with my mom's whole family.  Jacob got to meet a few more of his cousins, Marianna and Will.  This photo op was quite entertaining, to say the least!  They were both excited to get to hold Baby Jacob.

And on the 27th, we had the chance to see our friends, Rooster and Collins.  We hadn't seen them in quite a while and were so glad they got a chance to meet Jacob too.  I think he was a little tired of pictures by then, but we took some anyway.

Before heading back to Maumelle, I had one more celebration to attend, the first shower for Baby Sutton.  It was really nice to see Amanda and Lauren!

I got a chance to spend some time with some New Albany friends as well.  I will post those pics as soon as I get them. 

Overall, our holidays this year were filled with family, friends, and wonderful memories we will cherish for years to come.  We know we are very blessed.  And we finally got a picture of all three of us!



Two Months!

Wow, it's hard to believe Jacob is already 2 months old.  He is really growing now and loves his toys.  He has just outgrown most of his newborn clothes, which is a good thing because he got lots of cute 0-3 outfits for Christmas. We go for his two month check-up next Tuesday and we will find out all his stats then.  I think his biggest accomplishment lately has been sleeping through the night.  He doesn't make it quite as long every night,  but he sleeps until at least 5:30 and sometimes 7:30.  The later the better, but it's all better than 3 am!  I will post all about his first Christmas and all the pics soon, but until then here's our official two month photo.

7 week update

My apologies for the lack of blogging lately,  but we have been a little busy.  We had a wonderful visit last week with Amanda and Sterling.  We haven't seen them in quite a while and this was their first time meeting Jacob.  We really enjoyed their company and can't wait until the next time we get to see them.  Their little one will here before we know it and then our visits will be even more interesting!  We followed that with a weekend visit from my parents.  They hadn't seen Jacob (in person) since the week he was born.  They were excited to see him and Jacob enjoyed it too! We have had a few days to relax this week and A's parents are coming next week to celebrate Christmas with us a little early.  We are looking forward to their visit and the beginning of our Christmas celebrations for 2010. 

In Jacob news...
He is now 7 weeks old and finally gaining weight at a good rate.  According to our scales, he is about 9 1/2 pounds now!  He only eats about 6 times a day, or every 4 hours or so.  This also means he sleeps through the night, only waking up once to eat.  This has made me very happy :)  He is looking around so much more, and seems to really be taking in the world around him.  He still loves the Christmas tree and is starting to show interest in his toys too.  He is also smiling a lot.  I can't get a really good picture though.  Every time he has a great smile and I pick up my camera or phone, it goes away immediately.  This is the best I can get for now.

Happy Friday everyone!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

We were so excited to get our tree up this year.  A and I have tried to collect ornaments as we have traveled over the years and it's always so much fun to look at them each time and remember all the wonderful places we have seen.  It always reminds us how lucky we have been to experience so much.
 

It was also fun to put up all FOUR stockings this year (yes, Oscar has a stocking too!).  I can't to see them all full of Christmas goodies!

 Jacob seems to love the tree!  He watched us decorate it and he loves to look at it everytime we pass by.  We are so excited to enjoy his first Christmas!   

Happy Friday!