10 Months Old

My little baby is growing up so fast!  Everyday with him is so fun.  I want him to stay a cute little baby forever.  I was hoping I would be able to write that he started crawling this past month, but he didn't quite make it.  He gets up on elbows and knees and rocks back and forth, or he pushes up on his arms and pushes himself backwards.  He is very close though.  He likes to clap and wave and smile.  He likes it when I pretend to gobble his feet and hands.  He still likes when we sing to him, but he doesn't sit as long for us to read to him as he used to.  Plus, he turns the pages so quickly it's hard to read anything except for quick board books.  He likes it when we play catch together, roll the ball together, do the Hokey Pokey, play Pat-a-Cake, and sing "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes." This month he seems to like throwing his toys out of the way.  We put toys in a bucket, and he pulls them out and tries to throw them far enough away that he can't reach them anymore. He knows the word "clap."  When we say it, he claps (most of the time).  He also tries to imitate a lot of words and sounds that we make.  We were saying "chips and cheese" at dinner one night and he actually said chip.  I was glad Amos was there to witness it.  I wish I could say Jace was sleeping through the night, but I can't.  At his nine month doctor appointment, he was only in the 3rd percentile for weight.  He still likes to get up a couple of times in the night to eat.  His pediatrician thinks he must have a fast metabolism and is probably hungry in the night because of it.  Therefore, I am still very tired most of the time.
Our photo shoot was pretty quick today.  We didn't want him to get cold and he was so wiggly.

Christmas Day

We started the day with breakfast at home.  Jace opened his stocking, present from Santa, and present from us.  Then we went to Michael and Amanda's to celebrate with my dad and Laura.  Then we went to Grandpa Mayne's house to celebrate. Then we brought Jace home for an afternoon nap.  Grandma Mayne, Lucian and his kids, and Mandy came to our house that evening to celebrate.  It was a whole day full of good company, yummy food, and fun presents.  It was fun opening presents with Jace.  His grandparents are all very generous so we all went home with lots of nice gifts.  A big thank you to them and our other family members for our nice gifts. Let's do it again next year!

 

Christmas Eve

We had a Christmas Eve celebration at my mom's house.  We had a yummy dinner, read the story of Jesus's birth in the Bible, sang a couple of Christmas songs, and then opened presents.  It was so fun to start our first Christmas with Jace.  He wore cute reindeer pajamas.  He liked his presents and playing with wrapping paper.  He didn't really help open the presents this year....maybe next year.  He definitely enjoyed his time at Grandma Karen's house.

Rock helped pass out the presents.

Zoo Lights

Jace has been kind of sick this past week.  He has had a bit of a cough and runny nose, loss of appetite, and a hard time sleeping.  I also think he is teething..... and maybe a little bit of an upset stomach?  It is hard to figure out what is going on with babies sometimes.  He is still trying to be his cheerful self, but for a few days he was a little fussier and clingier than normal.  I hope he feels better soon.  Luckily, he seemed to be feeling a little better on Monday so we went with my brother and his family to see Zoolights at Hogle Zoo.  The temperature that day was a little warmer than the weather has been and there was no wind. We bundled Jace up in the stroller and looked at the lights for a little while and had dinner there.  It was fun.  Jace fell asleep in the stroller when we were heading back to the parking lot.

The Polar Express

We went to our awesome ward Christmas party.  The theme was the Polar Express.  It was so fun!  We started off in a train setting with a conductor, and then we went to the North Pole (the cultural hall) for a yummy dinner and a cute hot cocoa bar.  Buddy the Elf came and read The Polar Express to the audience.  The night ended with a visit from Santa and lots of cookies.