Christmas in Pictures

For Christmas this year we hit the road!  Maddox and Maclain did awesome on all of the legs of the trip and it went much better than I expected.  We left the Friday night before Christmas and spent the night with my family in Opelika.  Then on Christmas Eve we drove the rest of the way to Brentwood and stayed there until the Wednesday after Christmas.  It was great to be there for a while since we have not been there since May!  We had a blast relaxing and spending lots of time with family.  We left Wednesday after lunch and spent the rest of the week in Opelika.  We had the best Christmas this year and are so thankful for our families! 

Brother-Sister Love

This warms my heart!

1 Month Stats

Today I took Maclain for her 1 month checkup.  She did not have to get shots so that was a relief!  She now weighs 8 pounds, 9 ounces and is 21 inches long.  She has gained over 3 pounds since she left the hospital so I would say she is a great eater!  Here are some things about our little Maclain at 1 month old:

-Is a pretty happy baby and really loves to be held and cuddled

-Still eating about every 3 hours during the day

-Goes to bed around 10:00 each night and is waking up to eat around 1:30 and 4:30

-Travels very well... our road trip to Nashville during Christmas went great!

-Is finishing up our last pack of newborn diapers and moving into a size 1

-Still in newborn clothes, but I think she will be getting into 0-3 months in the next few days

-Has been sleeping in her crib at night since just over 1 week old and is getting better and better at going to sleep on her own without always being rocked, etc...

-Loves her paci during the day but does not really use it at night much

-Smiling more and more these days and definitely recognizes my face.  I love this!

-Beginning to coo and interact a little more

-Still sleeps a lot during the day... mostly in her swing or in her carseat during/after errands

We have survived the first month and I have to say it's been easier this time than it was the first.  We love our little girl so much and can't wait to see her grow even more!

Afternoon Fun

This afternoon we decided to take advantage of the warmer temps. and spend some time playing outside.  The people that lived in our house before us left us their sandbox and Maddox has really started to enjoy playing in it.  Maclain held down the fort in her bouncer on the porch, while I was able to sit outside with them and skim through a magazine... the first time that has happened in A WHILE! :)  As much as I love cold weather this time of year, warmer weather sure is nice when you want to be outside with 2 kiddos!

Preschool

At the beginning of January, Maddox is going to be starting at our church's preschool 2 mornings a week.  I am so excited about this and I know that he will love it!  He gets so excited about going to his Sunday school class every week and he loves his class on Wednesday nights at church.  Maddox has always been a creature of habit and does really well with a schedule, routine, structure, etc...  He likes to know what is coming next.  We decided to let him start preschool here since he is already familiar with everything and everyone since it is at our church.  Plus, this will give me some time each week to spend with Maclain and to possibly get some things done that are tough to do with a toddler in tow.  He starts in just a couple of weeks, so be looking for a "first day of school" post very soon! :)

Christmas in Tallahassee

On Sunday morning, we celebrated out first "Christmas" of this season... and our first one living in Tallahassee. We mainly just did Santa for the kiddos that morning and let them see all of their stuff.  We are not going to be in town on actual Christmas, so we ended up doing Santa early.  This year was so much fun because Maddox is at an age where he really got into it.  We had talked it up to him and he was so excited about everything Santa brought him.  Don't judge - we didn't lay out all of Maclain's stuff this year because she has already used most of it... next year will be a different story. :)

More Fun With Lights

There is a house in Tallahassee that has some crazy Christmas lights.  You may have seen the video before on youtube.  The lights are linked with a radio station and they go along with the songs being played.  It is really neat and so we decided to take Maddox tonight.  We had so much fun and Maddox loved it!  I think we will be doing this every year!

You have to see the video, too!  It was super-neat!