Week Before!!!

Monday

The week before Christmas was a busy one... It all started Monday the 17th wit all my reports due to the state. I had some stinker proprieties this month but was able to get the majority of them sent in. 

 I have come to love the Talenti Gelato...my family likes the sea salt caramel but I am not a fan...they were buy one get one free at Publix this week so I went all out and I think tried almost every one. The first picked was the chocolate peanut butter cup and the peppermint bark; but I went back and got the regular mint, double chocolate, belgin chocolate, tehitian vanilla and probably some other but I cant remember now but they were so yummy and I definitely splurged

  This is probably his favorite thing to do...get into my wallet... seriously...I am not sure how all that fit in there to begin with. I need to clean it out and he helped me

Tuesday

There are some people that I had noticed on facebook that were heading to Sea World during the holidays and I wanted to go one more time before the end of the year before our pass expired. So I ended up heding up there with some friends who took their grandchildren. It ended up being a fun day...We headed to the pets ahoy show, the dolphin show, the walrus show and finally the nativity show. Teddy did fantastic and just loved being out of the house

 I brought the jogging stroller because its easier to push...yay...Teddy zonked out during the dolphin show, it was entertaining but he was so tired.

 The three munchkins before the pets ahoy show...we were never able to get a shot of all three of them looking. Teddy had fun with Ezra and Lottie

Ok...my boy does not like carousels...he sat and was fine until it started going and then totally freaked out...I was holding onto him so tight, he wanted down...

This picture shows pure terror as he is looking down...and I was laughing...poor kid

 We got to go down and look at the whales in their tank...it was really cool. They are magnificent creatures.  A man came down and told me to put my hands on the screen and move them and they made a squeaking sound and the whales came over and just swam right there...it was so cool. There is a great picture on the still camera that I will try and find and post sometime...

 I was so glad that I got these two pictures...Teddy was in heaven...he could have stayed down there forever

Wednesday

Teddy had his 15 month appointment on Wednesday. This was his first well check up at the new office and it was very nice. He weighed in at 28 pounds...I was for sure he was 30 but I am glad he only gained one pound from his 15 month appointment. He is still in the 90th percentile for weight...but the big shocker that made me so happy was he grew 4 inches since his year appointment three months ago...he was 29 inches and now he 33...yay...maybe he is going to be tall like Taylor...either way, he is a solid boy and is such a bundle of love

 He got stuck in the stroller at my parents office...he was being so funny!!! 

 We had to say goodbye to dad...my husband went home to Texas about 5 days before us...I stayed home to help out at a wedding recerption for a friend...Teddy got into the car and just cried and cried for his daddy...if it was only a few days I might have sent him with my husband but since it was a little longer, I kept him with me...I definitely would have loved to have my husband experience the solo flight, but that's ok

 We went back to my parents and there was a present waiting for Teddy from my sister Tiffani that lives over in Dubai...when she was here in October she said she wanted to get Teddy something for his birthday but then we never got anything...so she said this present was for his birthday and Christmas combined. Teddy saw the box and went over and took off the bow and was not really interested in unwrapping until we started helping him and then he went to town...it ended up being this amazing bike that you can push...Teddy was in HEAVEN...he was so so happy as you can tell...I need a robot to push him around all day... =)

Thursday

Well I do not have a picture from Thursday but I had my doctors appointment and I had the ultrsound that informed us what the gender of our baby was. I brought a piece of paper and was just going to have her check boy or girl but the tech said that she could just print out a picture with the gender written on it. I was only slightly tempted to peak but of course did not. I left the doctors office with two envelopes...one to bring to Texas with me and one to leave home in Florida. When I got home I ended up wrapping them in a box and putting one under the tree at my parents and then I put the other on under the seat in my car so I would not be tempted to open it and take a peak...when people found out I had the gender in my possession they was ask if I was dying and I was fine, I have waited 22 weeks, I can wait 5 more days...we had a dinner party that night at a friends house and my parents watched Teddy for me. It was very nice of them

Friday

I had to get some work done on Friday even though it was my day off...so Teddy had to fend for himself with playing with his toys...So I hear some paper ripping and came in to see him unwrapping my Christmas presents...it was ok though, I was able to see the gift that my sister in law Annie gave me. It was a willow tre stature that is so pretty, I love it...

Naughty Boy

We went to the church Friday night for a special Christmas program. It was called "A Night in Bethlehem" and it ended up being very nice.  We even dressed up in the attire...I am not sure if it was as well attended as they would have wanted but there was a good amount of people that did come. They had a presentation inside and then a live nativity outside and then a music program as well...Teddy did not last the whole time but he did pretty good.

Saturday

Saturday morning it was so cold in our house. I had the heater on but baby's room and my room were still cold. I checked the vents and they were open...not sure why its like that. Teddy just hung out on my bed with me for a while and was just being a funny boy. I was able to get his smile on camera...that is rare as he only does it for a short time...His little toes were also cold...he definitely inherited the cold extremities from his mama...he body was warm but his poor hands and feet and nose were ice cold. I put on some of my trouser socks and he just walked around with them on...so cute...I was able to get some cleaning and laundry done and had to do some work as well.

 Sunday

Sunday was a nice day as well. I did not have to do anything for primary and that was so nice. Teddy slept in and then had some breakfast while I got ready for church. After church and Teddy's nap I went over to my parents to help out. It was my fathers birthday and we were having some friends over...I was trying to wrap some gifts but Teddy wanted to be part of the action...Sam F was over and took him outside to play. Teddy loved it and spent a good deal of time out there just exploring.

THANK YOU SAM