Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Merry Belated Christmas! Hoping everyone had the Christmas we had! Boy was Santa good! This post is probably just for me because I am so not good at writing this stuff down and am forcing myself to document what our little one is doing these days. He has 3 teeth and cutting 2 more. He is the happiest little child ever, loves to gives kisses (well, when he wants to), lets anyone rock him except for me, LOVES blueberries, banana, and really anything edible, weighs 21 lbs (I said he loves anything edible, didn't I?), is bouncing and standing on everything, walking along the furniture, sometimes crawls on his hands, but prefers to army crawl when he really wants to get somewhere, is saying mama and dada and has been for a while (he sooo knows what he is saying, at least that's my story and I'm sticking to it), is needing a new car seat because he is outgrowing his infant seat (more on that in a minute), has the sweetest laugh I have ever heard, still loves Beasley and opens his mouth wide open so she can give him kisses, does not like to be held at all, is into EVERYTHING, loves magazines, loves our end table and pulling anything and everything off of it, thinks he can do more than he actually can but tries anyways, and is starting to imitate sounds we make. Gosh, I know there is so much more, but that's what I can remember right now. Ok, so I really don't like getting on blogs that are about parenting/advice/should do/know hows, etc. because they make me feel unfit, but I just want to ask ya'll something. By ya'll, I am talking to the 3 people that read this. So, as I said before, it is time to buy Caleb his toddler car seat and a while back, I read my friend, Bridges, blog on the debate between rear vs. front facing seats for toddlers. Click here to see it for yourself. So, I have so been looking forward to the day Caleb turned 1, so I could turn him around, but that ain't happening. I didn't even know there was a debate, but now that I have read and seen that video, Caleb will be facing the traffic behind me until he is 12. What did ya'll do? I'd like to know. And, I know I am an awful parent, but below are the first professional pics we have had taken as a family since Caleb's newborns.

Santa

So, the basketball team here hosted some underprivileged kids last week and gave them an awesome Christmas. Basically, these kids were paired up with one of the guys and were able to give a list of anything they wanted. They got whatever was on their list. It was such a fun experience to watch these kids faces light up…kids that aren't accustomed to receiving a lot. They were getting Wiis, clothes, DSI's, you name it. So, all this to say, Santa was there! Little man really didn't have a whole lot to say to Santa. He just kind of stared at him. We got some decent pics. He looks terrified but really wasn't, just not very impressed. We are getting so excited to spend our first Christmas with this precious little man. We got a little taste of it last night with having our Christmas with Jermile's family. Caleb was absolutely the center of attention and ate it up. He got a fun riding/walking toy that sings. This thing sings if you look at it wrong. We just love that. Anyways, Caleb loved it and just wanted to bounce on it. Ugh. I could just eat him up. Couldn't you just bite those little cheeks all day long? No? Ok, maybe its just me.

Just some stories

The story of the shoe

So, do your kids, if you have them, have something they are attached to? Something that provides them comfort? A blankey? A lovey? A teddy bear? Well, our sweet child has (drum role please)……..a shoe. This is a magical shoe. It brings my child comfort and peace. Yes, we will have the child that takes a shoe with him wherever he goes. Please see pictures below.

The story of the picture

I think the pictures may just speak for themselves, but I will add some commentary when necessary.

"What do you want me to do?"

"Give kisses to the bear?"

Oh! You want me to pose? Ok.

"Oh, gosh, what's over here?"

"Ok, Caleb, mommy needs you just to look up at this and sit next to the bear"

"Ok, mommy, but this is silly"

"And I'm done. I want that camera."

The story of the tigers

Well, I don't have much to say on this one. All I can say is Cam Newton is eligible, and the Tigers (the Auburn Tigers) are headed to the SEC Championship game! War Eagle!