Babys First Christmas!!

You had a great first Christmas and you were very spoiled!!!

We started off by going to Wisconsin the weekend before Christmas and celebrated with Grandpa and Grandma Kraemer, Ross and Sarah. Everyone was sick there but we managed to have a great time! You loved opening the presents and ripping the paper and eating it. You got some new books, toys, clothes and a sesame street car to ride on.
You got kind of sick on Saturday but you stayed a trooper.




We spent Xmas Eve and day at home at Rochester since I had to work every day but Christmas day. You were feeling pretty sick and fussy but we dressed you up and took you to church Xmas Eve night. You did pretty good but by the last half hour you did not want to sit there and we had to take turns walking around with you. On Christmas morning you opened your stocking from Santa and a few toys we wrapped up for you.


The weekend after we went to Waseca and celebrated with grandma, Matt, Jodie, Ava and Cam. It was quite a wild household! You loved looking at Ava and Cam play. You got a bunch of new clothes and toys to play with. They will be taking up our living room. We may need to invest in a bigger toy box for you!

Eight Months Old- Dec 24th

*You weigh 21.2 pds, approx 27 inches long (You dont go to the doc until 9 months)
*Wearing 12 month clothes
*Wear size 4 diaper
*Almost crawling but still not really...your legs can do everything but you dont get how to use your arms
*Still sitting and grabbing for things, pull yourself on things
*Love bathtime and playing with toys, started to lean over and drink your bath water and cough and laugh
*Have been saying mama, or just ma a lot esp when upset
*Can hold yourself up on things with your hands but we have to put you there
*Still no teeth but you always seem to be teething
*Loving yogurt and getting better at eating puffs, you can pick them up and put them in your mouth
*Doing all cups at daycare for milk, we still do bottles at home though
*Still love to suck your thumb, and when you are trying to crawl youll often stop and suck your thumb
*You had your first Xmas and you loved ripping the paper and chewing on it along with the ribbons
*You are grabbing things, like hair and our faces; anything and everything goes in your mouth (You want to chew on everything, side of tub high chair..table out to eat
*You have perfected sitting and reaching past your toes to grab things..its funny to watch how far youll grab to reach stuff and you get mad when you cant reach them.
*Love being put upside down and love your jumper.
*Had your first case of bad diaper rash and were pretty fussy and crabby over Xmas. We brought you to the doc but nothing was wrong.

Mama? Avas recital

On Friday we went up to the cities to see cousin Ava perform at her big dance recital. We knew going into it it would be a little hard because it started at 630 and you typically need to get to bed by 7pm. We got there around 6 and were sitting in the gym waiting for it to start and you did ok but by the end of Avas first dance you were losing it. You dont really like to sit still and be held these days so I was afraid of this. Lee had to take you out and walk around with you to calm you down.

By the end you were pretty tired and not happy about going back into your car seat. You cried/screamed the whole way home. We swear you were saying Mama a few times. On Sunday as well when youd cry or get upset youd say it. I wish I could get it on video. You of course wont say it on command or non mad/upset. I guess you need your mama when you are upset. hehehe:) Too cute!

Grunter, scared

You have an angry grunting sound when you are really hungry. While we are getting your food you get all mad and ball up your fists. Even between bites youll make this grunting sound like you are so mad! We cant feed you fast enough. You are a chunker so I know you are getting enough to eat. You just have no patience when it comes to food. LOL

Weve discovered you hate the sound of the food processor..we tried to grind up some food for you while you were in the same room and you cried and turned beat red just as bad as you get when you get your shots. Poor baby! We try and do this when you are sleeping now.