December: Home for Christmas

As the end of the month draws near, I feel it is time to again update our much neglected blog : )

This month, moreso than all the rest, has been busy. I started working my 4:30am shift (normally I come in at 5:30am....!) and now get off a whole 30 minutes earlier...yay...but that still means going to bed early...ugh..7pm..yawn....yeah. So, thanks to our wonderful friends and family, I have been able to make it-and be quite rested, despite the crazy schedule. Thank goodness that Theresa lives with us, as she has made life quite a bit easier with Chris in and out of town. She is so good with Theodore that I never have to worry.

With my crazy hours, and anticipating snow, we decided to stay home for Christmas. (if it snows, my whole department-all 4 of us...are "on duty/call" to make sure the runways stay open at the airport, even if it is our "holiday" or "day off") Luckily, we did not really get anything to talk about. Last Thursday (i think-maybe Wednesday...?) we got a little freezing precipitation, so I was thinking....wow...it's going to be a long day....but luckily, we did not get more than that! I was happy, because I was really looking forward to finishing my shift and going home to spend the holiday with family. Chris was off for Christmas !! And my parents, two brothers, and Theresa were all here at our house for Christmas dinner. It was just wonderful to be home and have family to share the holiday with.

Theodore Update:
Well, he is growing so fast (like they all told me he would!). He rolled over a couple times now, but we are not sure he really knows how to do it continuously yet. But it is sure fun to watch him try! He is definitely teething...oh fun fun. We often find him with his hands in his mouth and fussing. We imagine that is "baby talk" for "Mom and Dad! my mouth hurts! I want popsicles!" But, despite the "teething toys" we have, he doesn't seem to like the cold on his mouth much yet. I'm sure he will grow into that too, right? So, instead, he puts anything he can find into his mouth...his hands, your fingers, burp cloths...etc. He hasn't figured out that his mouth is not as big as he thinks it is...but that's ok !

The last few days have been interesting. We think he is starting to transition to fewer naps. (rats! now I really have to find things to keep him busy!) A couple days ago, we fed him at 7pm, put him to bed shortly after 8pm-and he slept all night.....! wow! he eliminated one whole feeding! I guess he is getting bigger and needs the sleep, but wow! So last night, in the experimental stage again-we fed him a little earlier than that, and again, he went to bed about 8pm....and slept until 7am when I woke him up to eat! WOW! I just can't believe it....I think our son can out-sleep Chris! heeheee. So, if we are lucky, he will start going to bed about the same time I do at night : ) and then I can say that I go to bed after my son .... (oh so it will still be like 7pm...!)

Other than that, Chris is off on another adventure. He has had the priviledge of flying literally all over the world. He has yet to make it to Australia, but we are keeping out hopes up that maybe soon he will make it there.

Speaking of Chris...apparently it has been three years (tomorrow) that we have been married! wow! It feels like it was yesterday-and BLINK- three years go by! wow. So, cheers to my wonderful husband-who has made life wonderful and brought so much joy to my life. I know he has many years ahead of him of wonderful memories to make and I'm excited for each one of them.


Speaking of Traveling....
Theodore took his first airplane trip! We flew the airlines up to Chicago and then drove to Champaigne Urbana for my younger brother, Paul's, Graduation! It was a quick weekend trip, but we all had a wonderful time. Theodore even did really well through security, the airport, and even was quiet during graduation! I was so impressed. He had a blast playing with his aunt, uncle, and grandparents. Despite my "worrying" he did fine the whole trip and we all had a great time. We are looking forward to many more family trips.