I was totally....

.........cleaning my kitchen Adventures in Babysitting style this morning in preparation for the cleaning lady to come.  Unfortunately she can't come anymore.  Oh well, at least I felt like Chris Parker for a moment.  If you don't know this movie, it is a must see!  Well, at least it is in my book, lol!

Santa will have to wait!

Tuesday we had an appointment to see Santa at Phipps, but Reed had other plans.  Yes, I was one of those mothers who wasted at least an hour online trying to get an appointment with this particular Santa.  I guess Reed showed me that this time was uneccessarily spent.  Our appointment was at 7 pm.  The plan was to head to the mall, grab some food and eat prior to meeting Chris and letting Reed probably be completely terrified by Santa.  We've been talking about Santa a lot, but I am pretty sure he will still be terrified.  He might surprise me though. 

Anyway, we got Chick-fil-a, I grabbed Reed a high chair, dragged it to the table, put him in it and then it began.  He got sick all over himself and all over the table.  Poor little guy!  And, poor mommy!  I had to clean it up all by myself, no fun.  I tried to clean him off as much as possible, but it really didn't do much good.  There would no Santa for us that night.  Thankfully I had purchased a pair of adorable pj's that he could wear home instead of his never to be worn again outfit.  He only got sick one more time that evening, thank goodness.  We were so scared that our little guy was going to have the crazy stomach bug that has been going around, but I think we may have dodged a bullet this time.  We spent Wednesday in our pj's taking it easy and watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.  He still seems a little unlike himself, but he is eating and playing so let's hope this not-as-bad-as-it-could-have-been bug is on its way out the door as swiftly as it came.

15 Months!

Yes, I am a few days late on this, sorry!!

Our little man is 15 months old! Holy cow! He is growing up so quick. Before we know it, he's going to be talking in sentences and telling us what he wants to do and when. Oh me!

Stats:
Height: 33 inches, 90th percentile
Weight: 24 lbs., 50th percentile (A drop in percentile but the doctor isn't worried, so we aren't worried.)

At 15 Months:

• Reed continues to be a little talker.  You say it, he will try to say it.  Most things don't come out exactly right, but it is still fun to hear him try.
• He is on a Mickey Mouse kick or Goofy kick, whichever he sees at the moment.  He loves to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and do the hot dog dance at the end.  He squeals with delight when it comes on TV.  He especially loves to see Goofy on the screen, which he calls "Goof Goof".  Too cute!
• He can march.  He started this a few weeks ago.  It is so fun to watch him pick his knees up and march around.  He can also do what we call the penguin walk, which is little baby steps while barely picking up his feet.  This kid is a trip!
• Reed is very dramatic.  Not sure where he gets this from.  I will say it is probably from Chris, lol!  Sometimes when we tell him no, he acts like we have just seriously hurt his feelings.  He will sometimes fall to the floor and put his head down while fake crying.  He can also make the most pitiful face ever, which is the cutest thing.  Hopefully he will figure out soon that this doesn't work on us.
• Reed learned how to blow out of his mouth this month.  I know, it's a weird thing to include, but it is pretty hilarious to watch him do it.  He's ready to blow out his candles on birthday #2 now!
• This past weekend Reed used a fork for the first time and he was a pro.  I've given him a fork at every meal since and he seems to like it.  Some things are just easier to pick up with his hands, but we are progressively moving away from eating with our fingers.
• He finally figured out how to go down a slide without giving me a heart attack this month.  For some reason, he would continuously try to walk down the slides versus sitting down.  Since the ledge of a slide isn't very high, he would sometimes have me bolting from one side of a double slide to another.  He has now figured out that sitting down is a much better way to go.  I think we have his gym class to thank for this!
• He can identify his ears, eyes, nose, mouth, hair, belly, feet and probably a few others that I can't think of right now.
• He continues to love blueberries.  Thank goodness they have been on sale the past couple of weeks.
• We started a Parent-Tot gym class this past month and he loves it.  He loves all the climbing that he gets to do there.  His favorite two things are walking on the balance beam and jumping on the many trampolines.
• His favorite book at the moment is Ferdinand.  This was Chris's favorite book as a kid.  He didn't like it at first but now we have to read it all the time.  Every time we read in the book about smelling the flowers, he leans in and smells.  So cute!

Okay, I think that's all I can think of at the moment and I am sure that I am forgetting something!  I am going to try to start writing things down in a calendar, so that I will be able to write a better post next month!

15 Months!

A blurry shot of the pitiful face he makes.

Getting a little Ferdinand reading in before/during the photo session.

"I know, I know, I am that cute."

He loves books!  This was as much dressed as I could get him before he headed off to flip through another book!

Thanksgiving Weekend!

We spent this Thanksgiving in Summerville with our families.  It was a great time hopping from one family gathering to another.  Reed was such a trooper going without a nap until 4 in the afternoon!  We are so very blessed to have a wonderful family, we have so much to be thankful for! 

I opted for no shopping on Black Friday, which I believe is the first time I have ever skipped.  We took a spur of the moment trip to Nashville on Saturday and Sunday with my Mom and Grandmother.  We did a little shopping, a tour of celeb homes navigated by me (lol), and a trip to the Opryland Hotel to look at the beautiful Christmas decorations.  Chris and I headed to Tootsie's after leaving Reed for the night with our babysitters!  We appreciated the chance to get out for a little bit!  We all really enjoyed Nashville.  I definitely want to go back.

You can't get much cuter than this!

Playing in the leaves.

Emme and Reed playing golf while the big kids played football.

Family pic at Barbara and Guinn's house.  Reed wasn't as cooperative this year.

Family Pic.....This is the first time we've done this, not sure why.  I think it should definitely be a yearly tradition!

Reed and I riding the train at the Opryland Hotel.

Jo, Nana and Reed on the boat.

A very cool old sign, that just so happens to have Reed's name on it.

Did anyone catch this photo of Jake Gyllenhal and Taylor Swift?  I took it. 

Okay, just kidding.  I didn't take it, I didn't see them.  I wish I had.  But, we did go to this place and it was yummy.

After opting out of standing in the long line at the Pancake Pantry, we headed over to Fido a block away to grab breakfast.  This is where Taylor and Jake were spotted the day before.  We were just a day late.