Unending Joy

Monday, January 3, 2011

BIG BOY ROOM!

Click here to see Orien's new bedding! We got it at Pottery Barn Kids yesterday and I'm SOOO excited!!! We are painting an accent wall red and the rest of the room a light tan. His new big boy room will have football in it as well. He'll love it. We got him a football chair from Rooms To Go, as well as a bed and dresser/mirror. And...the best part is we bought the floor model so it was ALL 40% off. Woo! :)

Today I bought a football lamp and several football picture frames for his room. I still want a rug and several items for his wall, but I'm going to do that last. I want to wait to set up the furniture this Wednesday.

I'm a bit nervous about how the "transfer" process will go to his big boy room. Tips anyone? He still doesn't sleep great, so we figured why not move him? I think he's ready and will really enjoy having his own room and space. We are going to sloooowly get him used to his new room. Maybe start having him take naps in the bed first? Playing in it daily, etc. I want him comfortable in it before having him sleep in there nightly.

I can't wait until it's finished. I'll be sure to take lots of pics and share!

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Toys Galore

Any mom will tell you it's quite nice when your kid is content playing with his toys all day. I'm not used to that! But after Christmas, O has been pretty entertained by all of his new gifts...bikes, trains, drums, tool sets. He loves it all. The train table is not surprisingly his favorite, but the drums his Grandma and Grandpa gave him are a close second. He LOVES it! He grabs pretend microphones and sings into them LOL. So funny. I have absolutely LOVED the age of 1-2 years old and will greatly miss it. It's been such a sweet, special year to watch him grow and learn. Ah, can't wrap my mind around him turning TWO in March. I want time to slow down. Guess that's how it goes when raising kids?

Time slips away just too quickly.

Monday, December 27, 2010

Mobile Uploads, Last of '10

Enjoy the last 2010 Mobile Uploads!

Bath time = happy time

Chillin' at the museum

Winter hat

Visiting Grandpa Jack

Kissing Grandma Angie

BIG EYES!

My sweet boy with his new toy!

Orien's 2nd Christmas - AMAZING!

Was AWESOME.

It was

innocent,

sweet,

memorable,

entertaining,

funny,

JOYFUL,

warm,

priceless.

Hands down it was my best Christmas ever. Having a child puts a completely different spin on the whole idea of the season. It's so exciting to show him all that comes with Christmas - Santa (or "Ho Hoo"), reindeer, lights, decorations, candy canes, music... the list goes on! Although Orien caught onto the idea of Santa really fast, he definitely did not take to him. Not surprising at all, since he is 21 months, a prime age for being freaked out by the man in the red suit. We casually walked by Santa several times in the mall but definitely didn't plan on sitting on his lap and snappin' a photo this year. Next year, maybe?

Christmas morning was totally priceless! Orien reacted just as I had imagined he would. His Christmas gift to US was that he slept in til 7am! Ha! He's an early riser. So I woke Brett up at 6:30 and we exchanged gifts. It was nice to have that quiet time just with us on Christmas morning. We were able to enjoy each of our gifts and relax a bit before the real excitement began.

I actually went and woke Orien UP. I've never done that, but it was Christmas morning!!! He was very sleepy at first but then QUICKLY caught on to the idea. After his first gift he really woke up :) He was cute though because he didn't get overwhelmed and rush through them all. He really seemed to appreciate each toy. We took our time and he would hug or kiss us after opening each present. Super sweet!!! We showed him his train table last, which was set up in his playroom. We got his reaction on video. I'll try to upload it but it seems that blogger doesn't like to upload my videos lately :(

All he plays with is the train table. He goes around and around and around the track saying "choo choo." Over and over again. I'm amazed something so simple can entertain him so much. I love it! He's a total boy - in love with all things with wheels. Trains are his definite favorite.

It was a wonderful Christmas and one I'll never forget. We are so so blessed to be able to have the Christmas we did. I know many cannot do gifts, but I hope they experienced some joy, love, family and laughter on that special day. After all, those are the true gifts in life!