To Blog or Not to Blog...

Well I have not been here in a while. Time slips away on these busy days before Christmas. However, life on the home front is filled with the laughter of Christmas Holiday specials and anticipation of jolly old St. Nick. The Downtown Christmas parade was a fantastic opportunity for Chris and I to give Maxwell our undivided attention while Russell stayed home with Nanny Grace. The years seem to go by so fast. I can't believe how big my first baby boy has grown. Could be the hormones, but there are tears in my eyes right now just thinking about it. It seems this might be the magical year for Maxwell. More so than last year, he seems to be very excited about old Kris Kringle. Being a parent allows us adults to have a second kick at the old Christmas bucket. How wonderful to see it now through my child's eyes. Now if I only had an extra set of hands to do all the things that need to be done...only a few weeks left until the big day. I am envious of all the Facebook posts of my lovely mom friends spending the day in the kitchen baking all kinds of goodies. I am lucky to get a few minutes to type my thoughts on this blog. Oh well, thank goodness for local baked goods.

Baby talk:
Russell is growing "like a weed". These past two months have gone by rather fast. Before I know it, we will be thinking about introducing solids. CRAZY! But for now he is just starting to show us a smile that only a baby can show. The smile that starts with the eyes and goes all the way down to the lips. If he is not in my arms cooing you will find him under his mobile in his crib. No loud lullabies or bright lights. No batteries, bells or whistles. Nothing to overstimulate a new baby. Simple, yet does what a mobile is intended to do: keep a baby visually interested. This mobile can be hung at different lengths, with interchangeable discs of black and red bold images. Russell loves looking at this mobile. In my opinion, too many toys today are overstimulating and do not captivate young babies. The Wimmer Ferguson Infant Stim-Mobile is perfect!