Happy First Thanksgiving...Rogan!!!!

Well, Thanksgiving was wonderful. It was Rogan's first and it couldn't have been any better than it was. We decided to stay home and celebrate with just the 4 of us. My parents went to Monticello to spend it with The Lyons Family. We knew Rogan would be on melt down with such a long drive and decided to stay at home. We had a fire going all day. It smelled wonderful. The hickory wood filled the entire house with a holiday smell, along with the turkey... it smelled just like Cracker Barrel. We watch Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph. Marc made most of our Thanksgiving feast. He finished the turkey, made mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls and I made the macaroni and cheese. The feast was fabulous!

After nap and pumpkin pie, we put up our Christmas tree. Rogan was mesmerised by the lights. Grayson wanted to help Daddy do everything! He and Marc put on their Santa hats and went to work while Rogan was busy pushing up and rocking on his hands and legs. He starts to take a step forward and then decides, "This is too hard, I'll just roll to where I want." He had a few really rough evenings last weekend. He got another tooth on top, front center (central incisor). After it finally broke through, life got much easier! He has been in a bit of a mood again now that the tooth next to his new one is coming in also. Thus far, he has not been near as bad so it much not hurt as much...yet?

I took the boys to see Grandpa and Grandma yesterday. They both had a great time! They had some new toys there waiting for them to open so that was a surprise! Grayson has a pet dino there that spits at you and bites! Yikes!!! Rogan got a new train that plays music and has multiple blocks.

Thanksgiving was so special and I hope everyone else had one just as special! Gobble, gobble ...gobble!!!

Rogan is Nine Months!!!

Monday, November 16, 2009 Rogan is nine months! I can't believe how time has flown! He is such a big boy. He has decided he is done with that baby food. He only wants to eat what we are eating. He loves strawberries, blueberries, bananas, pasta, carrots and peas etc. He will only eat his baby cereal when I mix it with his YoBaby yogurt. He loves all the little graduates finger foods by Gerber! Anything he can feed himself and to see him eat cottage cheese is a site!

Marc is off this week so we are enjoying all sorts of fun activities. We were going to take a trip to Tennessee but decided against it with Rogan. We took Grayson on his first trip when he was almost 1. It worked out great b/c we turned his car seat around for the trip. It was our Saving Grace! Rogan will be 1 in February so in May, we are taking a trip to Disney for Rogan's first vacation.

Yesterday, we went to Build a Bear. It was Rogan's first time. Grayson wanted to get the Frosty the Snow Man. Grayson's Snow Man plays the song 'Frosty the Snow Man' and when you pull open his hat, he makes magic sounds! Grayson showed Rogan how to stuff the bear, clean the bear and name him. It was the cutest thing ever.....when I pulled Rogan's Moose out of the bin, he grabbed it and laid his head on it and gave it a big hug. He loved that moose from the moment he laid his baby eyes on it! We named him 'Jingle Moose'. His antlers light up and he sings 'Jingle Bell Rock'! After our trip and excitement at Build a Bear, we stopped of to visit Santa! WoW!!!!

Santa flew in on his reindeer at the mall to visit. Grayson told Santa what he wanted for Christmas and then Santa gave him a candy cane. Rogan went right to Santa. I was shocked! He smiled at him and even sat through all the pictures. I think big brother Grayson, made it seem like a good thing to do. Rogan always wants to do what Grayson is doing. Grayson's first year seeing Santa was very dramatic. He was terrified of the 'Big Man in the Red Suit.' But our Rogan was all about Santa. Marc and I were so excited.

We are counting down the days until we can put up our tree! We can't wait. The day after Thanksgiving!! Yea! We have a big announcement... my friend Kriste just had her baby. His name is Henry. Now Grayson's friend Jack is a big brother too. I went to see Henry today and he is too cute! Congratulations to the Ortman Family! I was so emotional when I walked onto the maternity ward. We had both our boys at Riverview too. The sounds and smells and all the warm welcome made all the memories from our son's births come rushing back. I had to take a deep breath as not to cry. Maybe another baby....who knows!

Grayson's 4th Birthday and Rogan's 1st tooth

Grayson's 4th birthday was so much fun. He went to The Children's Museum with Daddy. They went through the haunted house and then all over the museum. Rogan and I stayed behind so Grayson could stay longer at the museum. Rogan only lasts for so long and on Grayson's special day, we wanted it to be all about him. Grayson helped me make his birthday cake in the morning. He enjoyed licking all the left overs off the spatula. Grayson also took cup cakes to school this week to celebrate with his school friends. He also had a fall party this week. Lots of celebrating.

Later that afternoon, after nap, Grandpa and Grandma came over to celebrate with us. We had Grayson's favorite...pizza! Then presents and cake!! What fun! Grayson enjoyed every minute! This past Friday, I took Grayson to see The Imagination Movers. It was such a fun Grayson and Mommy date. After the show, we went and had dinner together. We were so close to the stage! Grayson wasn't sure what to think but he started dancing after a while. It was a great show!! Lots of little kids there and parents. :)

Rogan is getting his first tooth! His two central incisors are coming through in the bottom (the front teeth). Time for brushing and a visit to the dentist! Already!!! Rogan and Grayson had a great Halloween. They both dressed up as Spider Man and so did Daddy. We took Rogan to a few houses then Marc and Grayson went back out. Grayson got lots of candy. Grandpa and Grandma came by to see the boys and get some pictures. We are all staying free from illness so far. We shall see how that goes with everyone being sick. We all have flu shots and Graysoon got the HINI mist so hopefully the rest of us can get it soon too. We are crossing our fingers and hope it stays away from our house.