Christmas Party Time

Jamie has survived his first Christmas and so have his parents!  His stint as baby Jesus went off with only a little crying.  I choose to believe that he did it so that it was more realistic :)  Once he got ahold of "Mary's" hair, he was a happy baby.   We had also had a small Christmas gathering before Mass with my neighbor's kids and then after mass we had dinner with my parents.  It was a good day overall.

On Christmas we all gathered at Scott's mom's house.  It was loud and crowded, but fun.  Jamie got lots of presents, but mostly just slept through the opening of gifts.  He was held by almost everyone there and has gotten too used to being held!  Got to break that habit soon since mommy goes back to work in a week :(  

We then had a day of rest, but instead of resting we decided to battle the crowds for some after Christmas shopping.  Trying to handle a crying baby while pushing a cart full of discounted holiday items through massive crowds is a bit hard to accomplish.  We did get some new decorations for next year!

On Sat we had Christmas with my family at my parent's house.  I got to show off Jamie to my niece for the first time and if was a great day.  

Either late Sat night or early Sun morning we lost power at our house.  By the time we woke up for our morning feeding the basement was flooded!  We had to borrow my parents generator to get the sump pump back working and have just gotten power back on Mon afternoon.  Luckily most of our stuff was packed in totes, so Jamie's clothes to grow into were saved.  Plus the plastic packaging that diapers come in are actually waterproof!  I am glad that I didn't lose the hundred of diapers I have in storage.  Overall, we only lost the carpet and a few CD cases.  

First Christmas Party

Man the time certainly flies this time of the year.  I can't believe that it is only a week until Christmas!  

Jamie went to his first Christmas party over the weekend.  Scott's mom's side of the family has a get together every year and Jamie was the hit of the party.  He was passed around to many, many family members.  He was a good sport for the most part and actually only slept for a little time.  He got to hit his first pinata, but didn't get to enjoy any of the candy inside, lol!  Not quite yet.  

We were asked this week if Jamie would play baby Jesus in the live nativity that our church puts on every year.  I was honored that they would ask for him to be in it.  Now I just hope that he behaves for it!  

Thanksgiving!!

We have so much to be thankful for this year!!!  Jamison is on the top of the list!!!  Plus we got a new addition to the family when Dean married Marni in May.  Also we found out that Scott's brother Glenn and his wife Tammy are expecting a baby in June of next year.  So we have much to be thankful for.

Thanksgiving day was pretty good.  Jamie was passed around from person to person all day, but did manage to get some sleep time in his bassinet.  The food was all great and I ate way too much.  One very nice thing was that Glenn brought his WII over for the kids to play, so most of the kids were upstairs playing that all day.  It made the house much quieter!  

Jamison had his 1 month check up on Mon Dec 1st.  He weighs 9lbs 6oz and is 20 1/2 inches long.  That was how long he was at the hospital, but I have been told that the hospital measures long, so he has grown, it just doesn't look like it.  He is now in size 1 diapers, which we were unhappy about since we have five more packs of newborn diapers!  I guess Glenn and Tammy will be getting some as presents :)  He eats like a pig and has taken as much as 6 oz at one feeding.  He also slept for 5 hours straight last night, which is wonderful!!!  Sleep is good!