9 Months & Christmas - Part 1

Today Grant had his 9 Month appointment! He was all smiles the entire time. Stats;
Height – 29.13” (77.17%)
Weight – 17lb 9oz – (7.59%)
Head – 46.1cm – (72.29%)
Long and Lean! I thought he would be a little heavier, he eats SOO MUCH! Anything and everything we give him he will eat! He eats more for breakfast than Gavin and I! He’s a growing boy!
Christmas 2011 has come and gone!! We had such a great Christmas; we are so blessed with two amazing families. The boys were spoiled, and so were we!! It makes me sad that Christmas is over, I really do love all the hustle and bustle that the Holiday season brings, but and I am glad to relax and have a few weeks to ourselves! However, I am NOT in the mood to take anything Christmas related down, it gives me a headache just thinking about it!
We headed up to Neenah on Friday afternoon. That evening we went out for sushi with my BF from High School; Jen & Brandon! They are expecting their first child on July 5th! Words can’t describe how happy I am for them!
Saturday, Christmas Eve Day, we took Grant to get a haircut that morning. Usually Dave or I would just give him a haircut at home but I forgot our scissors and it NEEDED to be done! That afternoon we had Christmas with my family. Santa came, once again! This is Gavin’s favorite. Santa even brought Gavin “real” shaving cream, along with some transformers!
The afternoon was a little hectic so before everything began Nana & Grandpa thought they would give the boys an early present! Gavin got a LeapPad from my parents with 3 leapster Explorer Games that he can play in his Leapster Explorer & his LeapPad! Grant got this Zany Zoo! I always wanted one of these for Gavin when he was little and we never got one. I am so glad Grant has this to play with! He LOVES it! Santa came around 2pm! This was the first time Grant has ever seen Santa! We didn't make it to the mall to see Santa this year, so I was really anxious to see his reaction when Santa arrived! He kept staring at him and was pretty calm the entire time!Until we sat him on Santa's lap all by himself! He was okay in the beginning, and then Santa touched his face and well...You can see in the pictures below;Gavin got Creepy Crawlers from Nana & Grandpa too! Dave had one growing up and his parent's still have it! A few months ago they brought it out and Gavin made some creepy crawlers! In fact, his creepy crawler maker is heating up as I type! He is so excited. He also got a lot of clothes (Thank goodness, he needed some new stuff!) & some shoes! As well as a lot of other wonderful gifts! We all got wonderful gifts this year! Here are a few of Dave's; LL Bean slippers, he is in love! He also got Snowshoes, now we need snow! As well as clothes, gift cards, video camera, socks, etc...Grant got clothes, a ton of toys, gift cards, and two of the cutest Classic toys that I remember from when I was younger! We have a lot of them already, but he got the record player and clock for Christmas! LOVE.I finally now have a TV for my kitchen!! And, I needed a new nicer winter coat; I am in love with the one I got!! I also got clothes, gift cards, sewing stuff, a camera bag insert, games, etc..My mom got surprised with this lovely COACH purse! All in all we have a wonderful Christmas with my family!!
I'll post Part 2 of our Christmas tomorrow!!