Holidays with Hyram

The holidays are always fun, but usually stressful. Since we've been married, we've always ended our finals or teaching, and started a whirlwind travel adventure to get to our families in other states, and we arrive home just before the chaos of life starts up again. This year however, David's parents are on a mission, and we knew well ahead of time that I would be nearing the end of this pregnancy by now, so we opted to stick around instead of travelling. While we've missed seeing everyone like normal, it's been so fun to take things slowly and just enjoy some family time together! It's also been a relief to this crazy pregnant lady to be able to rest...a lot!

Dad and Hyram went to a winter celebration at Hemming Village in town.

Playing in the backyard

Meeting Santa: Hyram was really excited to go visit with Santa, but once we got there, he was extremely hesitant. He wasn't about to have any lap business. Luckily, Santa was patient enough to bribe him with some sugar, and held on to this blue candy cane while he engaged Hyram in questions. We were glad it turned out to be a happy experience for our little no-touching kiddo.

Telling Santa he wanted a red car.

Hanging out around town. We also went to see the new Peanuts movie this day. Hyram liked watching Snoopy fly.

Sledding for the first time

We were so surprised how brave Hyram was about sledding!  He went down the hill with Dad a few times, and then all on his own, ran back up the hill and went down by himself on this little red sled! We were sure he would crash and cry, but he did great and loved it!

Christmas Eve PJ time!

Playing piano for Christmas Eve

Santa came!

Santa and reindeer nibbled on their treats

All ready for Christmas breakfast

Pretty Christmas flowers from David. Love him!

Grandma and Grandpa Love sent Hyram these cute nativity blocks to play with all month. He loved setting them up.

We've started decorating Hyram's door on special occasions so he remembers it's a holiday when he wakes up.  It sure helps him wake up on the right side of the bed!

Santa brought Hyram a tent, a wooden cube toy, a Ferrari, and a stocking full of fruit snacks and Matchbox cars! What a lucky boy!

Santa Pancakes!

Dad and Hyram had fun putting together his new train tracks! It makes such a difference to have pieces that aren't broken and trains that work.

We drove down to Utah on the 26th for our Love Family Christmas Party. Thanks to Amy and Chris for hosting this year!

30 Weeks

  

Hyram and cousin Carson exchanged gifts. Carson got Hyram a really cool "Mack" (semi truck) full of cars to play with.  He LOVES it! He was also really excited about his new big yellow dump truck from Grandma and Grandpa Love.

Some of our other favorites were opening treats and gifts from Grandma and Grandpa T, getting new books and a babydoll with a stroller to help get ready for the new baby, a new scooter, and getting a new family van!

Merry Christmas!

One Month...Whhaaaaat?

4 Weeks Old
Hyram is now 10 lbs 11 oz
22 inches
and not cross-eyed anymore :)

Now, I know that I am plenty old enough to have a one-month-old son, but seriously...when did this happen?  I still can't wrap my head around the fact that he is here to stay and I get to keep him!  It is such a strange experience.  We are starting to settle into somewhat of a routine, but I don't know how long it can last like this.  My sweet, sweet David stays up to finish feeding Hyram after I do as much as I can around midnight and then puts him to bed.  Sometimes it is quick, but sometimes, he likes to just stay up for the fun of it to throw up all over Dad.  Poor David.  Fortunately, Hyram has started sleeping until we wake up anyway around 5:00 or 6:00.  For anyone that knows me...at all...you know that I do not do well in life without sleep.  I literally turn into a zombie, or something worse.  This little system we have going on for now is keeping me fairly manageable, and David hasn't had to call in any back up...yet.  I am looking forward with sweet envy to those days (that people promise will come) when he starts sleeping in more than five hour stretches, but hey, I suppose I can't complain!  I've never had to do the every-two-hours thing.  Nice of him to come programmed to meet my deepest needs.  

Hyram went to church for the first time on Sunday.  It was super fun to dress him up for this!  What a little stud!

I went to seminary with David yesterday, which was a nice change for me.  It was great to actually be showered and out of the house before noon for once.  I enjoyed meeting his students and getting to see him teach!  Today, my friend, Johanna came over for a visit with her little guy, Dallin.  Dallin and Hyram have the same birthday, just a year apart.  It was so fun to catch up with her and to have something to look forward to this morning.  Some days it is so hard to find any motivation to do anything since it seems like all I do is feed this little guy.  I don't really have many reasons or opportunities to go anywhere since it is a huge ordeal to do so, and David has the car in the mornings.  So, it is nice when little "appointments" are scheduled and I have one less temptation to just sit in front of the TV.

In other monumental news: Hyram has started bathing in the tub instead of on his changing table.  So fun!  He actually seems to like it, which is nice for us.