Christmas 2010

Zach is feeling so much better so we enjoyed Christmas that much more. He even let us go to church on Christmas Eve. Mind you, Scott had to take him out about halfway through the service because he was getting cranky but hey, I still enjoyed it as did the girls!

Zachary turned 3 months old just before Christmas. He had his well-check appointment that day and we are going to keep him on the medicine for reflux for the next two months, at least. Once he starts solids we will try taking him off of it and see how it goes. Otherwise, he is perfectly happy and healthy. He weighed in at 13lbs 1oz and is 25 1/2 inches long. It puts him in the 50th percentile now. My once huge baby is now averaging out. He is smiling like crazy now and is just generally happier! It's wonderful. He also is rolling over, from tummy to back. I can't even keep the guy on his tummy because he flips instantly. We are still working on getting him to giggle, he has done it a few times but nothing consistant yet.

Rylee is always happy to hold him.
The best present under my tree this year!
On Christmas Eve Eve, we made sugar cookies.

And decorated them

I highly reccommend not eating the ones Haylee made. She liked licking the frosting before and after frosting her cookies.

Then we had candy cane hot cocoa and watched a Christmas movie. Haylee called it our pajama party.

Christmas Eve

My little guy.

This outfit just made him seem so much more like a boy rather than a baby!

My beautiful girls

Opening presents at Papa and Grammie's House

Zach's first Tonka Truck. Just what a little boy needs. Classic bow on head shot

Happy Boy

We gave all of the Nave boy's matching jackets.

We got home late that night and Haylee had already fallen asleep in the car. I had to wake her up which didn't make her happy at all. Then I made her get into matching pj's which Rylee wasn't happy about either. Sheesh. But they were happy to leave cookies and milk out for Santa (aka Cruiser) except taking a picture made Haylee grumpy again. Our Tree

Christmas Morning

Zach's Stocking

The aftermath

Baby's first Christmas

Last year I started a tradition of making homemade cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning. That way we could have a nice breakfast at home, together, before heading off to our family's houses. This year I made the dough the night before since it's a long process. I set it on the counter and covered it with a towel to rise and well, forgot about it. We got home after church and there was this enormous growth on the countertop and I even had forgoten what it was! I lifted the towel and realized what I did! It was all dried out and I didn't have time to fix it. So we had Pillsbury cinnamon rolls and crumble muffins instead. Not homemade. Ooops! Still good though!

Cruiser with the bone Santa always brings him. He wasn't very good this year, whats up with that!?

This one is for my Dad and his wife, Cheryl.

They played the game you got them that morning!

We headed over to my family's house for the day.

Zach with his Grammie C.

My Aunt made a few hats for Zach, which I adore!

Opening the giant stocking!
My cousin Matt and I used to pass out all of the presents from under the tree. Now we can pass that tradition down to Rylee because she is learning to read. She did a good job! It was just hard to keep her going once she found one with her name on it! She set up a pile of her stuff, and Sleeping beauty was to keep an eye on it!

Haylee loves her Great Uncle Terry. She wasted no time patting him, which is the new habit she has. She must pat. Usually your chest, sometimes your arm, and most of the time its under the shirt.

Drives us crazy.

Zach and his Great Grandpa!

My Santa Baby

Merry Christmas!

Mr. Cranky Pants

Ever since day one, Zachary has been a pretty cranky baby. These past few weeks though, it has gotten worse (bouts of inconsolable crying, spitting up, upset tummy ect.). I tried dietary changes with no luck so I decided it was time to take him to the doctor because this wasn't normal and I was worn out! His doctor thinks he may have reflux so we are giving him medicine for a week to see if it helps but she is also running some tests just in case to see if it's a food allergy. We started the medicine a few days ago and so far, it seems to be working! He has been a new baby these past few days. He still cries occasionally but nothing like before! I can actually put him down now and he is happy. It's amazing! I really really hope we found the answer and can move past this phase! We caught up on some good ol' tummy time and wouldn't you know it, he rolled over for the first time! My precious baby boy He was just sitting in his chair all bundled up like a burrito and was perfectly content. I appreciate these quiet moments so much more! It really was a hard few weeks, I hated not knowing how to help him and nothing I did worked. Poor little guy! But now, these peaceful moments are so rewarding.

Christmas Party

Every year our community has a Christmas party at the park. Santa even comes so it's a free way for the kids to see him! Although, this year Santa wasn't the greatest...even Rylee pointed out he must have lost his gloves! I told her it's because it was too hot to wear them that day.

Everyone got cotton candy
Rylee stepped right up with all of the other kids and danced. Here she is doing the Hokey Pokey.
When it was time to swing your partner, her partner was a tad bit too tall! So he picked her right up and swung her around and around. She was really happy, feeling like the lucky kid! The girls loved the bounce houses Haylee barely made it over, but she is such a monkey so she figured it out.

There was even a petting zoo
Haylee holding a goat!

Scott holding the pig. It was squealing like crazy!

A little baseball

Scott spun a prize wheel and won whatever prize he wanted...he chose this hat. He passed up the free appetizer to a local resturaunt because who would pass up this awesome hat?!