Merry Birthday Happy Christmas!

Dearest Joshua David~

"Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:11 (NIV)

Merry Christmas and Happy 'Corrected' Birthday little man!  This was your actual due date, so you're officially an adjusted one year old!  ;-)

We all slept in this morning.  I woke up before you and daddy so I went downstairs and got your breakfast all ready for you.  Since, you finished your apple juice yesterday, you tried some strawberry and banana juice with your cereal.  Then, I started to prepare dinner for later.  I cut up potatoes, onions, garlic, rosemary, spices, corn and placed them all in the crock pot.  When we get home from Mimi's house after lunch, I'll add the pot roast and start the crock pot.

We were at Mimi's house for brunch by 10am.  Uncle Brennan took lots of pictures of you and they all got to play with you.  Mimi had a nice spread of food for us .... pumpkin pancakes, turkey bacon, cinnamon rolls, fruit, cookies .... you had a bottle around noon.  ;-)

Boy, you must have been good this year because you got so many toys!  And, your stocking was taller and bigger than you were!  Ha!

We were home by around 2pm and I started the crock pot.  The pot roast may not be done by dinner time, but we can always eat it tomorrow.  :-)  Gigi, Grandpa Jim, and Uncle James came over shortly after and spent some time with us.  And, you opened more presents!  You got some new pajamas from Gigi, so you wore a pair to bed tonight.  :-)

Oh, I forgot to tell you, last night, for Christmas Eve, we let you open one gift .... Penny had dropped off a gift for you on thursday when you were home with daddy.  You opened it last night and it was a toy bus with big lego blocks in it!  You immediately started to throw all the blocks around.  ;-)

For dinner, we ended up having left overs since we got hungry earlier than planned.  The pot roast was done about an hour and half later, so I placed it in the fridge for tomorrow.  You finished your turkey, rice, and veggie mix.  

We all played in the bonus room this evening.  Daddy took the tags off all your new toys and I cut the mandolin strings near the tuners and retuned it.  It still sounds good!  ;-)  Daddy and Uncle Brennan should make more instruments in the future. 

Then, guess what happened .... it started to snow as we were all playing!  We had the movie 'Elf' on the television and watched it snow through the windows.  It started to look like a little 'Winter Wonderland' outside.  I wonder what it'll look like when we wake up in the morning.  This was the first time Raleigh has gotten snow on Christmas Day since 1947!  :-)

When we brushed your teeth this evening I also placed some flouride varnish against your teeth.  This will make your teeth stronger since it helps your enamel.  It's a little sticky, so you played with it with your tongue.  ;-)

I felt Peanut kick and move a lot this evening while you were playing.  Daddy got to feel her kick too!  She moves a lot at night so I wonder if she's nocturnal.  ;-)  And, as a side note to Peanut .... don't worry .... you weren't forgotten .... Gigi got you a Christmas gift too .... a cute little onesie!   :-)  I rocked you when you were getting fussy, and you ended up falling asleep in my arms.  

That brings me to our Christmas gifts .... all daddy and I wanted for Christmas was to have you healthy and for me to still be pregnant with Peanut .... we got what we wanted!  Tomorrow we'll be 31 weeks gestation and you continue to grow healthy and strong.  What a blessing and what gifts we have been given this year!  Plus, we also have the gift of our Savior, Christ, being born on Christmas!  Let's not forget the ultimate gift that we've all been given .... our Lord and Savior!  

You and Peanut are so precious to us!  Sleep tight little man!

I love you very much .... forever and ever!  :-)

~Mommy