Maybe it's because I'm preggers and "nesting" but I am already feeling the Christmas spirit! Today I went to the mall with Tanner for a play date with my mommies group. The mall workers had already put up the Christmas decorations and we stopped by to have a look. Tanner liked the lights on the trees, but his favorite part was a moving bear playing the symbols. It's neat seeing him get so excited about "simple" things like Christmas lights! I have decided that we are going to decorate the outside of our house this year for the first time! We have a small pine tree in the front yard that I am going to put lights on, and who knows, maybe I'll do the bushes too. I hope to take Tanner somewhere to see Christmas lights, but I haven't decided where yet. He won't be able to see them from the car, so we'll have to go to a specific place that we can walk through or ride in a carriage through. And yes, I have already started listening to Christmas music! :)
Not only do I love the lights and music of Christmas, I love the family aspect of it too. Even though I am an only child, I have a huge extended family. My family is very close and we get together for almost every holiday. What can I say, we like to party! Hehe!!! I love the chaos, laughter, hugs, and delicious food that go along with spending holidays with family. Bobby and I are lucky that we live close enough to family to be able to spend holidays with them. I have really been missing my family lately and am excited to see them very soon. (Chalk it up to the preggo hormones or the fact that I have an awesome family-you decide)
NESTING-I have been in full on baby prep mode for a few weeks! I have been getting things together for his nursery. I bought a rug with his colors and a lamp from Target to go with it. On the lamp, I painted elephants in light blue. I have been stealing toys from Tanner's toy boxes for Baby Brother. (Most of them, Tanner does not play with anymore, so he's not really missing them) I have started doing a scrapbook for him. At my family baby shower for Tanner, my aunt had everyone bring an 8 by 8 scrapbook page for an album for Tanner. It was one of my favorite things that Tanner got! I loved putting in the pictures to go along with every one's page and there was extra pages that I made for him! I am going to ask my family and friends to make a page for this baby soon (after we decide on his name) :)
Since my last blog was all about Tanner, there are only a few things to update with him. He has started to clean up his toys when asked. He loves putting his toys in the toy box and hearing us clap, then he claps for himself. This is a trend that I hope continues for a loooooooooong time!! :) He has been trying to repeat what we say at times. Ex-Thurs, we went to play with his friend Emma and as we were getting our coats on, I said "Do you want to see Emma?" He said "Memma." He still speaks in "baby" mostly, but I'm sure that just like with taking his first steps-he's able to now, but he will do it when he's good and ready. Yet another thing that makes him, him! And we love it!!!! :)
