A Very Googs Christmas 2014

Taking a much needed lazy day rest after the hullabaloo of Christmastime!

I really failed at pictures this year, but I'll get to that later. 

I got a cold, a yucky cold, on Monday of this week. Tuesday, I made sure to head to the doctor (after a scheduling mishap) to make sure it wasn't strep. 

As per my life tradition, it wasn't. Just a cold. This meant no antibiotics for a quick recovery, but that I could still go to family Christmas if I felt better the next day. A 6pm bedtime was in order. I slept hard and well enough. I felt so much better Christmas Eve morning!

I had been so, so sad. I really didn't want to miss Christmas. But I felt well enough and I wasn't coughing, so I thought I could make it!

27 week bump and new Black Milk Clothing leggings (fleece lined!!)

We did presents early since Harrison had his nap time and we had to leave right after. I like to do presents on Christmas Eve to keep all the gift giving separate. Christmas morning is nice for Santa surprises and it spreads out the fun. 

Harrison got a lot of nice things, lots of fake food for his kitchen among them. 

Harrison wanted to put his pretend orange in his dad's new mixer. I think he might like baking like his dad :)

We packed up after nap time for the Trombley/Marquis Christmas Eve party. Harrison was spoiled, I too felt spoiled with the gifts I got. Lots of good food was eaten, Harrison played with his cousins and fell in love with their remote control cars, and he ate lots of pickle wraps (so did I :p). Harrison amused everyone by hopping all over the place and being very good natured. He pulled various people to come play with him throughout the night. 

I got some surprise gifts, which I loved. I knew a lot of the stuff I was getting this year, so I wasn't expecting anything else. One was a Frozen BFF necklace/bracelet set for me and my sister xD 

I left my phone in my bag at the party and didn't get any pictures. Fail. 

This one's stolen from my mom. 

After the party, I was beat. Harrison was in bed around 9 and slept great!

More thermal legs! I also got a heated blanket. I just want to be warm!

Christmas Day started with me and Harrison getting up and heading downstairs. He had to wait for daddy before opening Santa presents, but he was allowed to dig through his stocking. Daddy came downstairs while we were wrapping up breakfast and Santa spoiled us. Harrison got more food for his mini kitchen and a Doctor Who potato head!

We hurried to get ready (I was dragging a bit after still being exhausted from the night before) and we headed over to Matt's parents for our little gift giving. 

I got a new camera! I'm so happy. It can do both pictures and video and it's tiny so I can carry it easily and it's blue :) 

Harrison got cheese. Not fake food cheese, real cheese. And he is very happy! It was funny, he opened his first present from uncle Steve and I asked what he thought it was. "Cheese!" But it was books (Winnie the Pooh, Harrison loved it). But the next gift was actually cheese and I just can't. He is so cute and seems so grateful for everything even though he is only two. 

Had to remind him there was plastic still on it. 

After a quick trip back home, we headed out to the big Guglielmi/Huot Christmas party. Harrison would be skipping nap time for this one, so we crossed our fingers for a well behaved child. 

Again Harrison was spoiled, he even got a little riding scooter. I was afraid he wouldn't fit on it anymore, he's so tall, but he did and he loves it!

Harrison was very good, and although I could tell he was a little tired, the energy from the party kept him perky. He bounced around the house, and his cousins and grandpa taught him how to use Nerf guns. Guns of any kind make me a little nervous, but he was having such a fun time. I would just prefer he save most of that until he is old enough to understand that there is a HUGE difference between Nerf guns and real guns. Also, not to shoot at the dog and cat...

I noticed that Matt had disappeared. He was hiding downstairs with a migraine and I felt so bad :( 

Harrison and I managed without him, but man, is my child all over the place xD grandma and grandpa helped a lot. 

When it came time for the dice game, I was in charge for rolling for 3 people. They let me roll for Matt, since he wasn't feeling well, myself and occasionally for Harrison, but he did it mostly on his own. We cleaned up! Between myself and Harrison, we were on a roll! We ended up with around 6 or 7 things, then came the stealing portion of the game. My main goal was to find things for Matt and Harrison. We did really well! Harrison had one little meltdown, when his tiny Nerf gun was stolen for the third time. I tried to explain, that's part if the game. Grandma won it back for him in the end. I also succeeded in winning a tiny Portal companion cube for Matt. And my jar of Hershey kisses w/cherry flavor never left my side. The dice game is always very exciting. It worked in Harrison's favor that there were things only he would want, like a Mickey Mouse toy rocket and dinosaur light that roars. 

Matt was able to rejoin the party eventually and was still able to enjoy dessert and family time. 

Because it was mostly myself chasing Harrison around the party, I ended up leaving my camera put away. Fail. It was too much to take on both, I barely sat down. I have since attached my new Frozen lanyard to it to make it easier to carry. 

We were actually not the first to leave this party. Harrison was still in a good mood when we left, though a little hyper. I was ready to crash. He didn't nap on the way home like I was hoping, but he was really good the rest if the night anyway. 

Matt and I finished off our night with popcorn and the Doctor Who Christmas special (which I enjoyed immensely) and then I was pretty much ready for bed. 

I really need to rest up and shake the rest of this cold. Today has been exhausting, even though I almost got a nap (laid in bed, but couldn't really sleep), and I haven't done much else. 

Here's Harrison's food haul  

He'll be a master chef yet!

He also got this cool wheel board. Harrison is already excellent at matching his colors. 

I really hope everyone had a Merry Christmas (or whatever you celebrate)! Next year we'll have another addition to our family and Harrison has already said that he is going to get Sammy cheese for Christmas next year. 

Happy Holidays!

Harrison turns 2!

Yesterday was Harrison's second birthday and he seemed to have a great time. 

He got to pick his favorite food (macaroni and cheese) for lunch and then saved some room for his early dinner at his party. 

We did a small party this year, just immediate family. It's hard planning events so close to the holidays, which is why we plan on continuing the tradition of a half birthday for him. 

He got some fun gifts (lots of Curious George and Olaf), Papa Murphy's pizza (he ate berries instead) and a Winnie the Pooh cake that he picked himself. Harrison reveled in the singing of Happy Birthday and was so excited to blow out candles. 

I made him a pair of pajamas. He always talks about my owl printed pajamas and I asked if he wanted some. However, finding owl printed toddler safe pajama fabric is hard. Most owl print is bright pink, which I didn't think Harrison would appreciate. I thought I found a great one, but it was horrible feeling fabric. Ended up with penguins instead, which he calls owls anyway. He seems extremely happy with them :D They're a little big, but then he might even be able to keep these around for next winter as well. 

Thank you to the grandparents and great grandparents! Harrison had a great day!

Today was a different story. A story of runny noses, watery eyes and sobbing after dinner (not me this time). Harrison caught a cold and had a somewhat miserable day. Hopefully he is a little better tomorrow. 

Hopefully I am too. I felt miserable today, but not a cold. Had some more nausea and just can't shake the tired (like double vision tired). I think I need more of a routine. And a healthier diet. I just want sugar ALL THE TIME. I would have kept up with my yoga DVD, but then I fell on my tailbone. I could probably give it a go tomorrow, it's feeling much better. 

I'm in a slump. A bad slump. What to do?! I just lack motivation for everything aside from just keeping up with Harrison. 

24 Week Update

I had my follow up ultrasound this morning and it went pretty well. While my placenta is still low, it's moving out of the way in the right direction. My tighter restrictions have been lifted and I think I picked Harrison up ten times after we got home. This means that I won't end up on bed rest and, barring other complications, I should be clear from a c-section. 

Round ligament pain is, well, a pain. Not severe, and I brought it up to the doctor, but it's just nagging and comes in bursts throughout the day. 

Though today has been a rough day, I've been feeling much better on a whole. I think my mood today has less to do with the pregnancy and more to do with the weather. I get the SAD every winter and I should probably look into one of those special lamps. My motivation and energy are completely zapped and I'm sure it's more than being pregnant. I also get really crabby when I'm like this. I don't like being crabby. 

That all being said, since I've been feeling less sick, my excitement is growing! I'm so excited to have another baby! Every time I see a baby, I get a gushy and ecstatic. I love babies! Also, Harrison learned how to say 'baby' this morning, and it's adorable. :) 

He is mastering words with more than one syllable. Instead of calling me 'mama', now he calls me 'mommy' and seems very proud about it. He also has daddy (instead of dada), yellow, and green added to his vocabulary. Most of his words are still indecipherable, but I seem to be able to translate okay. 

First time at Macy's Santaland. Had fun, but it was short and Harrison's favorite part was the gift shop. 

Harrison did business at grandpa's office.

Cutie!

Writing his letter to Santa. 

Costco! (I had him say 'kitty' for the picture, this made him happy!)