...I have played catch up. Oh how I have put off blogging lately but it was time to just sit down and get my hands in gear! So now you get three blog posts...sorry for the overload...
I really dislike the months of January and February when the holidays are over and your left with blah, drab, cold weather and trying to figure out what to do to make things fun. We have been trying to get out and do some fun stuff like the aquarium, Discovery Gateway, the library story time, or even lunch and playing at Arctic Circle. So anyways, we really haven't done anything note worthy this past month, but here are some fun moments from around the Selin house.
-Brother and Sister cuddle time. Ahh precious moments.
-Camping out in the front room in Dad's tent. This was done by the men in our house. The ladies slept in their own beds, and Em joined them in the morning for some cartoons.
-Spot the kids. Can you find my kids amongst all of their cute cuddly animals??
-Trying out new sleep positions. This kid is everywhere when he sleeps which is why he still needs the protector bar thing...otherwise he would fall out of bed nightly.
-And last, feeding the baby. This is usually done by mom and dad but Dawson wanted to give it a whirl one night. I love how he opens his mouth wide when he is trying to get her too and at the end when he says I got it! I may do that too sometimes when I feed her...
Every time I do a monthly post about our little Emmy, I get a little sad because she is that much older! We have reached 7 months, and we have had so much fun with our little bean! She definitly is sassy, but totally sweet and it's so fun to see her personality emerge more each day. Here are some things about our little girl now:
-She loves her veggies but not so much her fruits and cereal...weird huh? I am dead serious when I say her favorites are beans and peas. She eats them so easy and then you stick some pears in the girls mouth and she pulls a face. Not normal for a baby...Dawson used to make it sound like we were torturing him when we fed him peas! I wont complain though!
-She loves to make this loud, high pitch screaming noise just for fun. She likes to be heard. She also makes this noise when Dawson is bugging her and in her face and swats him away....I think I already know whose in charge.
-She gives Dad the biggest smiles. He walks in the room, gets home from work, or picks her up and she is smiling ear to ear kicking her legs.
-She can sit up pretty good now. Still wobbly, and still needs someone there but she is getting better day by day.
-She does this funny thing where she makes fists and shakes her wrists back and forth. Her Aunt Jen dubbed in the motorcycle because she looks like she is revving one when doing it.
-She loves attention and is so content to sit on your lap and be held. She loves grabbing your face and putting your fingers in her mouth.
-She is mellow and easy going, but if she is not happy with her current situation she will let you know it.
-She can grab things and pass them from hand to hand, or rolls to get places.
-No crawling yet but when she is on her tummy she will push her top half up with her hands and get her chest off the ground.
-She still hates getting her shirt put over her head and getting strapped into her carseat.
-She is loving baths now.
Pathetic right? I am officially finally blogging about Christmas. I have not been in the mood to blog....so I haven't! Alas, I figure I really should quickly blog about Christmas so I can remember it later. Here is the Cliffs Notes version.
-Christmas Eve we wrote a letter to Santa, left him his cookies and cocoa, hung up the special Santa ornament, tracked Santa on Santa Tracker, then were off to bed so he could make his arrival.
- Christmas morning Dawson woke everyone up at 7:30am and we made our descent down the stairs to find that Santa had spoiled us good!
-Dawson got a power wheels 4-wheeler, his yellow race car he asked Santa for, a fire truck, a train set, playdoh, and much much more.
-Emerson got some bongo drums, a pretty pretty purse toy, a shape sorter, clothes, and again, much more.
-Chris got a bunch of gift cards, Gestures, movies, and more gift cards.
-I got new clothes, Catch Phrase, jewelry, ugg style boots, a chi, etc.
-Missy and I made a big brunch breakfast and we lounged around and played with all our new toys.
-My parents made a fabulous turkey dinner with all the trimmings and my Grandma came over.
-Later we went outside and played in the snow. We got the idea to hook a rope on the back of the van and had Christopher pull us up and down the road. It was a blast, and it gave my dad a heart attack. You know the dad from Father of the Bride who worries about EVERYTHING?? Yep, that's my dad (what if you guys smash into the exhaust!!?? was his biggest worry.)
It was a fabulous holiday and I loved every minute I got to spend with my family! Here are a bunch of pics from it...sorry for overload :)
Yep, still playing catch up, still trying to get motivated to blog and do stuff. This darn blah weather makes me want to curl up on the couch and do nothing...kinda impossible with two little ones. Alas, here is pics from Christmas Eve. Every year we open one present on Christmas Eve and it's Christmas pajamas. I of course had to get pics of the kiddos and well, I just love the series of photos that happened while trying to get them to both look at the camera and smile. It's classic.
And for kicks, one of all of us in our duds:
Because I didn't have them yet with her 6 month post, here is Emerson's 6 month old stats!
Weight= 12.1 pounds (1%)
Length= 25.5 inches (37%)
Head Circumference= 16.1 inches (11%)
Yep, still our little bean. Doctor says she is following the growth curve and developing great, just petite! Funny thing is, I was so nervous this doctors appointment because with Dawson's six month appointment his growth had slowed down so that's when we started putting butter in his food and supplementing him so I had this slight fear it was going to happen again! It didn't though- Dawson at six months weighed 11.3 pounds so Emerson is almost a pound bigger. I told our doctor how I was glad she was growing well and he said I didn't need to worry especially since her big brother is little just like her so obviously it runs in the family! I am so grateful to have happy, healthy kids...what a blessing! And just for kicks, here is a funny video of Emerson's new favorite trick.
We got to go back to visit my family in Chicago for Christmas...we were there for a little over two weeks actually and we had a blast! Before I do my Christmas post I just wanted to blog about some of the stuff we did while we were there.
*We went bowling as a family to the new Brunswick Zone they have there and let me tell you, it was pretty cool. We had couches to sit on, cosmo bowl with cool jams and lights, our own little server to bring us our shoes and yummy munchies like nachos and wings, and when it was Dawson's turn the bumpers popped right up in the lane.
*We made a gingerbread house, which has been a tradition for my family growing up and one I continue to do now too! Dawson loved eating gobs of candy and smearing tons of frosting all over the place. Me and my sisters also made a TON of Christmas cookies! I love holiday baking!
*We piled in the cars and drove around to look at the lights, another Springer family tradition.
*We went to downtown Chicago (brrr...it was CHILLY!) where we looked at the Macy's window display and checked out the Kristkindle Festival. It is this cute little outdoor festival with tons of German style food (mmmmmm....potato pancakes...) and a bunch of little shops. Oh, and Santa of course! It was wonderful this year because they had warming tents you could go sit in so you weren't freezing your butt off the whole time. I kept wishing I was Emerson, being pushed in a stroller, covered in a bunch of blankets!
*I got to catch up with some of my friends over dinner and see another and her cute little family while ice skating. It's always so fun to see my friends I grew up with and see where they are at now! PS- Dawson is not an ice skater...at all!
*For New Years Eve, my family always makes a big dinner and we pig out. Since we were leaving on New Years Eve, we did it on the 30th instead. This year we went BBQ style. Chris made 6...yes 6 racks of ribs that my mom bought; and with it we had delish bbq pork sandwiches, salad, cheesy potatoes, rolls, and cheesecake and cookies for dessert. We were stuffed!
We had so much fun with my family and I could not believe how fast our trip went! I just love our traditions we have and I love all the activities we do. My parents always took us to do fun stuff growing up and I love that we still do it and that I now do it with my kids. I also love how much fun we all have together and being goofy with them!
