ch-ch-changes

Change is in the air around the Hadskey house. Theo is becoming more of a big boy every day and we're rolling with it. I took down his crib rail yesterday before his nap and he slept over 2 hours with no problem! Night time was a little different only because Theo is sort of a night owl so we were up there a few times encouraging him to get back in bed (only to hear him playing with his trains a few minutes later). Main point is that he stayed in his room. Anyone remember boomerang Jack? We had to flip his door lock to the outside because he literally wouldn't stay in his bedroom.

Anyhoo, Theo's bedding is lying in wait for him (bought it at the same time as Jack's bedding) and his bed and mattress are being given to us by friends. How nice! Now I just need to narrow down a paint color since the yellow HAS GOT TO GO. I'm not a yellow person. At. All. Just was too lazy to change it pre-Theo since his crib set matched it well enough.

Stay tuned for the big boy bed process!!

Christmas afternoon

After presents were opened and we got dressed we headed over to Gigi and Dada's house. Uncle Miller and Aunt Sarah drove down from Memphis and cousin Thomas, girlfriend Meaghan and baby cousin Michael were all there. This Christmas was extra special for our family and the best present of all was having Gigi around to celebrate. Miller and Sarah gave the boys some really neat toys that they enjoyed playing together before lunch. We stayed and visited for a while before heading back home. Now the boys are sleeping and Dave and I are headed out to see "Sherlock Holmes" while we have free baby sitting!!

Christmas morning

It's been a whirlwind day, all beginning before sunrise! I set my alarm and got up early to start breakfast and the coffee and discovered that Jack was laying and waiting right by Santa's sacks of presents. Who knows how long he had been there! We had to hurry up and wake up Theo (poor guy) so everyone could open Santa's gifts together. Jack's face was lit up as he opened his Santa sack and found all sorts of presents! He asked Santa for the Optimus Prime handheld game and Theo asked for "Mickey Mouse". He got Mickey Mouse alright! The boys got so many great toys from our loved ones. This Christmas was magical but we definitely stressed the real reason for the season to our kids. We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas as well!

Reindeer food

The boys made up reindeer food (just some oats, sugar and sprinkles) for Rudolph and the gang to help them find our house from way up high. They went out with Mimi and sprinkled it about in the front yard. Theo donned the Santa hat later in the evening before bed. Sweet baby :)

Cookies for Santa

It became a tradition last year for Mimi and Papa to help the kids decorate Santa's cookies. This year Jack really got into the decorating part and Theo, as usual, enjoyed eating the decorations ;) They did a nice job!

Waving the white flag

Today I was all gung ho to try to potty train Theo. We have this little program that we used for Jack (at 3 mind you) and thought why not try with Theo. So today we got out the potty seat, loaded him up with liquids, and set the timer to sit on the potty. I did A LOT of cleaning up puddles but there were some successes, granted it was more b/c I was setting the timer and not him telling me. Sooooo..... we'll try again in a few months. But doesn't he look so cute in undies?? Sweet boy.

Teddy Bear Tea at the Royal Sonesta

Last year's trip to the Teddy Bear Tea with Jack was so much fun that some friends and I got a whole table together and took both kids. Jack sat right next to Dean and Alyssa and enjoyed bingeing on marshmallows, cookies and hot chocolate. Theo was in awe of Frosty the Snowman (his all time favorite Christmas character this year) and loved all of the sugary treats as well. The kids had so much fun singing along with Mrs. Clause and watching the characters dance around. I was really blessed to share this great day with good friends! Hopefully the tradition will carry on for several years :)