December 29th, 2006. I hope everyone had an excellent holiday. Our first Christmas with Beau was amazing.

He's doing so well at home. He's starting to coordinate his hands more now. He's really got the hang of wringing his fingers, playing with his hands, and bringing his hands to his mouth to chew or suck on. Just today he grabbed his toy panda and held it in place with one hand while pulling its ears and touching its face with the other. I only wish I was quicker with the video camera! He was so darn cute!!! Now he needs to get more interested in his feet. He's great at kicking. He loves to lay in his crib and stare at his mobile while peddling and kicking his feet. He gets so excited he shakes the crib, which in turn moves the mobile... I wonder if that's what he's going for the whole time. My goal is to getting better with the video camera so I can upload a video of him kicking with excitement. It's such a funny site!

Now I'm sure you're all wondering what is all over his face in the first picture. It's green beans- yes, my son is a HUGE green bean fan! So much so that he got it all over his face and in his hair! The second one was taken just after Christmas. He's passed out after a hard afternoon of playing with his new toys.

Take care everyone!

December 24th, 2006. From our growing family to yours, have a very Merry Christmas!

Right now all three and a half of us are sick with colds. I got it first, Beau got it the next day, and Neill got it the day after. So far it's been 4 days and we're all pushing fluids, staying warm inside, and getting plenty of rest. Beau was the first to get better, though he still has a cough. Neill was hit the worst, but his is already over. Mine persists with post nasal drip and a little bit of a sore throat.

We also have more news. As many of you know, we're pregant... again. I'm 4 and a half months. We went for an ultrasound on Thursday and we found out we'll be having a little girl! We're so excited. We were able to see her in 4-D and she really is beautiful. I'm so in love already.

WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS!

December 12th, 2006. What happened to my little baby? I think Beau ate him. My "little" boy is now 11 lbs 13 ounces and gaining like you wouldn't believe! He is a monster and a half! He's getting more coordinated with his movements and leans to the people he wants to hold him and would rather stand than learn to crawl. He's hilarious too. He'll look you right in the eye and full out laugh at you.

It's unbelieveable that he is the baby I gave birth to just 6 months ago. He was so small and fragile then. Now you would never know that this pint sized brut was so small at one time. He's got rolls on rolls. I've taken to calling him "Chunk" lately. He's starting to sit by himself for a few seconds at a time before falling over. He is just amazing to me. And to his visiting nurse too, who's decided to discharge him today. I'm really going to miss her. She was so nice and I enjoyed talking to her and bouncing ideas off of her. Thankfully she left her phone number and told me to call if I need to.

In the mean time, we have two doctor's appointments this month and weekly EI with the physical therapist. Thank God for oversized calendars that take up most of the refrigerator or I wouldn't know where to start. What I need to get is a little pocket organizer for booking appointments. I am constantly double booking! It just gets silly sometimes. I am going to get a concusion from all the headslaps I have to give myself for being dumb.

Okay I'd love to keep chatting but I definitely need to change his diaper because DAMN can that boy clear a room! Take care and have a great holiday if I don't get back to you in time.

December 9th, 2006. Today is one month of being home! We spent it cuddling up on the couch in between crying fits. Beau is definitely teething. He's so grumpy. Thank God for homeopathic teething drops. They really due the trick and let him (us) get some rest.

I hope everyone enjoys this silly picture of Beau giving back his peaches and rice cereal. He's so funny spitting it back out at me and licking it off his lips. He loves eating off a spoon. Now we've moved on from peaches and are trialing bananas for a few days. So far they are a big hit. I can tell he likes them due to the lack of spitting them back at me.

I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday season so far. Don't get too stressed out, and if you do just think of me. I have no idea what to get my husband for Christmas and everytime I get an idea he shoots it down. Due to excess hormones I cry and he figures out that I was about to get him whatever he's just shot down! Yeah, this has happened three times so far! I hope I gave you all a chuckle. Take care and happy holidays!