Christmas Cheer – 2013

“Christmas bells, Christmas bells, ring them all the day.
God the Father sent His Son on that first Christmas day!”

The holiday might be a month behind us, but that song is still sung almost daily in our home (to the tune of Jingle Bells) by a certain exuberant Little Miss. Taking after her Mama and Daddy, our girl loves Christmas and is already asking how soon we’ll be able to celebrate again.

And really, can you blame her? I mean, what’s not to love about celebrating our Lord’s birth with lots of fun parties and services, a light-covered tree, presents aplenty, and enough delectable treats to feed an army for a year?!? It’s like kid heaven.

So here is a taste of our Christmas fun.

(Warning: Cheesy family slideshow forthcoming! Get comfortable! I recommend viewing with a glass of wine and some chocolate, but maybe that’s just me.)

With our Little Revelers after the Christmas Eve service…

Waking up to fun on Christmas Day!

Thanks to Santa, Mommy and Daddy, and lots of wonderful family and friends, the Little Miss and Mister did just fine in the gift department.

We were joined by Nena, Pops, and Uncle Willy (Plaxico) too!

But that’s not all!

We stuffed ourselves on Christmas goodies…
(Here is the Little Miss continuing the tradition of making homemade crepes on Christmas morning. Handmade apron courtesy of Aunt Laura!)

Visited the Life & Science Museum…
(Technically on Christmas Eve day. This was taken in the bug room…a place that this squeamish Mama avoids at all costs).

And enjoyed a delightful Christmas dinner at Grammie and Poppy’s house with the Wright and Plaxico clans! Don’t Grammie and Poppy look fetching in their crowns?!

Christmas = awesome. Even though it is a whole lot more exhausting as a parent when you actually have to do the work to make it special. It’s yet another moment in life that I gain a deeper appreciation for my parents. …And kinda wish I could be a kid again.

We hope you all had a MERRY CHRISTMAS as well!

The Little Mister is 18 Months Old! (and counting…)

Truth be told, as I write this post my darling Little Mister is actually 19 months old. But I seem to run slow doing everything these days (time to play the pregnancy card!), so it’s only fitting that this post is also a wee bit tardy…

That aside, I must gush about our sweet Little Boy who is growing in leaps and bounds! Literally! The poor kid injures himself at least once a week. Let’s just say that his adventurous spirit cannot be harnessed.
…And that I should probably have the Duke ER on speed-dial.

As I learned at his last doctor’s appointment, the Little Mister continues to follow in his Daddy’s footsteps…

…Particularly in the height department. He measures in at a whopping 90.2 cm, or above the 100th percentile! The doc actually said “whoa!” when he saw that stat, and told me that puts our Little Basketball Star at about 6’4″ by the time he’s 20. (His weight is 27lb 13oz, or 86%).

And that’s only fitting because our Little Guy loves his Daddy so. Despite the fact that I carried him for 40 weeks + 3 days, endured an emergency appendectomy during his pregnancy, and nursed him well into his second year, Daddy is his role model and favorite person in the whole wide world.

Well, just so long as Teddy (the dog) isn’t nearby.

But worry not, my faithful fans. The Little Mister does, in fact, possess some of his wonderful Mama’s traits as well.

(And that’s a good thing, seeing as though the blend of Daddy’s big head and my slightly small one resulted in his head circumference being smack dab in the middle – 47.8 cm or 57%.)

…Particularly when it comes to his sparkling personality and gift of gab.

Oh, and his hair. He got stuck (I mean blessed!) with my hair too.

And yet, despite all of our genetic “claims” to the Little Man, at the end of the day he has a personality all his own and is truly one of a kind.

And boy do we LOVE HIM SO!!!

Yep, there’s definitely a baby in there!

Our Little One #3 is growing well and will soon be making his/her grand appearance!

Just 6 weeks (or less!), and counting!

(I got to have a quick ultrasound this morning to make sure that the Baby is head-down. He/she is, so we’re good to go!)

(And by “good to go” I mean not prepared AT ALL. It’s going to be nuts in our house this year. Any and all offers of prayer, childcare, food preparation, cleaning services, and counseling are welcome and appreciated!)

(And yet…despite all of our trepidations about corralling three (very) Little Ones, we are SO EXCITED and THANKFUL! God is GREAT!!!)

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Christmas Cheer – 2013

The Little Mister is 18 Months Old! (and counting…)

And boy do we LOVE HIM SO!!!

Yep, there’s definitely a baby in there!