BlAcK FrIdAy

This morning we were up and at the YMCA for swim practice at 7am. You are teething full speed ahead now, and last night wasn't quite as bad as the night b/f but you were restless for sure! It seemed like you really started to slip into a deep sleep when it was almost time to get up...so I let you sleep as long as possible. It was super cold this morning, and yesterday too...but Thanksgiving Eve it was almost 70 degrees.  So I guess today or yesterday was your first real experience with cold weather! This morning I know for sure it was in the 20's!

***Right now you are laying face down on the couch in the basement. I can hear you breathing so I know you are okay. With your stuffy nose you sound like an old man snoring! AND you look huge! If I knew where I had placed my camera I would snap a pic. but it's not worth waking you up.  Daddy started the first fire of the season tonight, so it is nice and cosy down here. I have to admit though that I ran upstairs to wash my face etc. and I kept having visions of you waking up, rolling off the couch and crawling over to the stove and trying to pull up on it!!!! Ughh... mommy's imagination is outta sight! Daddy is spending some guy time with his high school buddies, and you and I are pooped from a full day of black Friday shopping. I am watching old episodes of Two Fat Ladies. I used to watch this show when I was in high school, and they now have old episodes on The Cooking Channel. You should totally look up an episode on the Internet...it may be the weirdest cooking show ever...but for some reason I love it!)

So anyway, today after practice (daddy had to work) we went to G&G H's and hung out. You ate breakfast (mac and cheese, your absolute favorite) and G&G gave you your first Christmas present (2nd if you count the super cute onesie Auntie Blair gave you Sunday night) but this was the first one you opened. That's right...we were all hanging out on the floor this morning when G&G decided they really really wanted you to open a gift that they were soooo excited for you to open. Well really I think they were more excited for me to see it. And they were totally correct! I was pumped! You really loved the paper?! After you opened the gift, they wrapped it back and we will wait until Christmas to open it again...maybe :)

After the impromptu pre-Christmas party...we decided to go to Joplin for the traditional black Friday shopping, b/c you weren't feeling too hot. I thought that you would however, feel better if we were up and out vs. just sitting at home feeling terrible. You were so restless on the initial drive out of town that I had to put my face against yours in your carrier to get you to fall asleep. You finally snoozed on the way down and then once at the mall, I carried you in your carrier. Lot's of people commented on how cute you were! We looked around for a bit and then went to Target and you slept in your carrier most of the time. When you did wake up, we played with various toys to get an idea of what you liked and disliked. You really liked a super cool kitty piano that I'm pretty sure you asked Santa to bring you! After Target, we ate at Del Rio. You were perfect! AFter that, we headed home. Daddy was cleaning when we got home and then we went to eat at Casa(your fav. b/c of the fast pace and action)...again, you were perfect!

So that brings us to now. And, I must end now b/c I can't keep my eyes open!