Santa's workshop

My Dad and I were like Santa's elves yesterday while we worked in the barn on Chris's Christmas present. I decided to make his present this year, and I'm really excited about it! It's turning out so nice. We planed the wood, designed it, cut it and today I'm headed back to help finish it up. It's so much fun seeing it all come together. 

Here we are headed out with our masks to cut the wood. I took a few more pictures yesterday but they'll have to wait so I don't give away too much to the hubby. Hopefully he likes the finished product, and it's nice to spend time with my Dad too! We make a good team :-D

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Waiting for Santa

My parents took this picture yesterday of Alex and I thought it was really cute. He's camping out waiting to spot Santa.

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Alex's room

I've finally gotten back to working on Alex's room. It's only taken me three months! I  finally hung a few things and put curtains up and a border. 

I feel like it's finally coming together. 

It's funny, a lot of this I've had for quite sometime. My dad and I worked on his name back before I even went back to work!

It really feels good to get it done though. Last night when I woke up around midnight to feed Alex, I ran into his room and it actually surprised me that it looked different. 

Now I just need to work on the rest of my house. I've only been living there two and a half years. I've got some time.

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no poopy day here

Yesterday Alex and I got to spend the entire day together. It was so nice to look over and see his little face while I did some work at home. He talked to me and even came with me to work for a few hours while I did a few things there.

The ladies loved him and how could you not? He can brighten any day!

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WHOA

Alex took a spin in his cousin Nathan's exersaucer over the weekend while I cleaned up the kitchen. He's a little too small to reach out and touch anything yet, but he just thought it was super cool to be able to see everything.

He loved being able to watch me run around the kitchen and he told me one minute longer in his swing and he was going to up-chuck.

He really loved moving his little tooties under him too.

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Hanging out with the ladies

Alex went to his first baking exchange Saturday.

He asked me, are you sure I can't go to work with Daddy? But once he got there though he realized how much fun it is to hang out with the girls. Not only are we just a lot of fun, you get a lot of attention from everyone too. 

He got to hang out with his cousin Samantha, until he drooled a little and she said "Eewww he spits!" 

From there he sat with his great-grandma Mary, since she didn't mind if he spits. He thought she was pretty cool.

Then after a while, in true man form, the little guy decided he would just sit and wait for all the baking merriment to be over. All in all, a good day. Plus he thought grossing out a cousin wasn't too bad either. He told me on the way home he might come back with me next year :)

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Ouchie

Yesterday was Alex's first round of immunizations, and probably the first time he's really cried hard.

Broke. My. Heart.

Before the immunizing commenced, to show Alex that shots aren't that bad, I got the H1N1 and the flu shot.

He wasn't impressed.

What he really wanted to say was, "That's great Mom, but try getting three shots in the fatty part of your legs."

When we got home Chris snuggled with him and Alex felt better :) His ouchies were nothing a little snuggling couldn't fix, and maybe a little bit of infant Tylenol too. 

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Alex talking to Mommy :)

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