So I have a few videos that I wanted to post of Christmas, but for some reason Blogger isn't letting me post them. I'll post them in Facebook, so if you have Facebook, check to see if I've posted them yet.
This was Christmas morning. Tayson fell asleep at 8:30 on Christmas Eve, and I expected him to wake back up, but apparently it was for the night, so we didn't get to open our Christmas Eve presents. So we opened them Christmas morning. Tayson got some Pajamas from Aunt Annie AND from Grandma Nelly, Grandfather Hulk & Aunt Jenny.
Grandma Wagner got presents for all the kids, and here is Tayson opening his. This is the first time he's opened a present.
Tayson loves to just spin around and around and around, and then as soon as he sees the camera, he stops and starts talking. I love it. He also uses the toy to balance himself so he can stand up. He's getting pretty good at moving around in it. I think he really likes to be in a position other than laying down, so he can look around at everything that is going on.
Tayson is getting really close to sitting up all on his own ... he can do it for a little while, but gets top heavy and starts to tip. He does really well though, and will probably be sitting by himself in the next few weeks. It makes me sad, but really excited at the same time. He can also hold himself up ... he can't pull up yet, but if I stand him up next to something that he can hold onto, he can hold himself up. He's getting so big! I can't believe he's almost 5 months!
So there was a Christmas event at Mesa Riverview (which is the shopping center with the new Bass Pro Shop on the 101 & 202 on the North side of town). We went and we saw Santa again (and if there is any dispute on it being a different guy, I will personally attest that it's the same Santa), they had a horse drawn "sleigh" ride and a little area with "snow" so the kids could play. We went with Travis & Jen and the kids and had a blast.
So Tayson likes to be holding things when he goes to sleep. He also, unless he's just really tired, has to have a pacifier, or something to suck on (his fingers) in his mouth. As soon as he knows he's being put to sleep, his hand goes straight to his pacifier to hold onto, and then moves his hand and pulls it out, so he starts squirming and waking up. So I used to give him his pacifier to suck on and my finger to hold onto, but as soon as I would move my finger he would wake up and his hand would go straight to the pacifier in his mouth. So... this was my solution.
One in the mouth (the only one he'll actually keep in) and the others, that we bought to try (because they were cheaper) but didn't work, in each hand. Perfect!
Shane and I saw these shoes a while back, and fell in love with them. However, we couldn't talk ourselves into buying $15 shoes for a baby who doesn't even walk. Then ... they went on sale! How cute are they? He finally fits them now.
This Thanksgiving weekend, Shane, Tayson & I went to Utah to see my family. We had a blast and saw my mom and Dave, Jenny, Annie & Steve. Steve & Annie went to Steve's family's for Thanksgiving, and came to UT Friday morning, so we had our big dinner on Friday. The food was amazing and it was so fun to just hang out with everyone and have fun. My friend Alisha and her son came over to hang out for a little bit, and it was SOOO good to see them. She is always so much fun, and her son is just adorable. He's 6 months older than Tayson. They had fun together, and that was Tayson's first time spending a lot of time and somewhat interacting with another baby. It was adorable!
