As my former boss used to always say, "Every day isn't perfect, but most of our days around here are really, really good."
Every day is a little bit different, but today was a pretty typical day for us...
Reid woke up for the day at 7:15. I fed him, changed him, and got him dressed. He still likes to swing for a few minutes first thing in the morning, but I think we are going to have to put it away soon. :( He's getting a little too big for it! I let him swing while I did a couple of quick things like rewash the clothes from last night that I forgot to put in the dryer. :) We played for a little while and then he jumped in the jumperoo while I "got ready". This is pathetic, but most days "getting ready" means putting in my contacts and brushing my teeth.
At 8:30 we headed over for a little play date with our walking buddies Jessica and Grayson. I forgot to take a picture, but we had fun playing and visiting! :) Reid went down for a nap at 9:3o when we got back. I was up 6 times with him last night (I'm not sure what was going on with him) and was really tired, so I napped too! He napped for 2 hours! This is the longest nap he has EVER taken. I guess he was tired from not sleeping last night. I fed him when he woke up and then we headed out to run a couple of quick errands.
We got back around 1:00 and ate lunch. Reid had green beans and squash. After lunch we played and read books.
He was being SO silly and smiley!!! You can see his teeth in some of these pictures!
He went down for another nap around 2:00 and slept until 2:45. While he napped I tried to put a dent in our huge mountain of laundry. I fed him when he woke up and then we rocked in the chair for a while. He was being super snugly, which I loved. I was planning to get dinner ready while he was napping, but since he took a short nap, I didn't have a chance. Luckily what I was making didn't involve a lot of preparation, so I got it ready really quick after he woke up. I try to get dinner prepared in the afternoon sometimes so I can just stick it in the oven when Chris is on his way home. After I got dinner ready, I bundled Reid up and we headed to the park to swing for a few minutes.
Mumsie stopped by after school for a short visit!
Reid took another little nap from 5:30-6:00ish. I fed him when he got up and then we played until Daddy got home at 6:45! Reid lights up when Chris walks in the door. It's so precious.
They played for a few minutes together while I went out and got a little bit of exercise. When I got back we ate dinner, played some more, then gave Reid his bath. We have so much fun at bath time! I fed Reid before putting him to bed around 8:15.
I am so thankful for my sweet life with my sweet 6 month old!
On Wednesday my wonderful friend Sharon insisted that I drop Reid off at her house for a couple of hours and go do something for myself! It was really sweet. It was my first time to ever leave Reid with someone other than family. She is like family though, so I guess that doesn't really count. :) I went to get a pedicure and it was wonderful! When I went to get him, her girls were home from school. It was one of those "full circle" moments. I met Tiffany and Amanda when they were in first grade and used to babysit them and their brother every summer in college. They are now beautiful seventeen year olds and it is so special to see them with Reid!
It's also fun to wear Daddy's hat!
This morning Reid and I went to a little music class called the Gingerbread Jamboree! It was ADORABLE! The teacher did a great job. We had so much fun!
His favorite part was the "sleigh ride"!
He also enjoyed chewing on his jingle bells! 
He wasn't too sure about the ribbons at first, but then he got pretty into it! :)
We tried to go get Reid's picture made with Santa today, but Santa was "on a break" (for an hour!) when we got there. Babies aren't really into waiting an hour for something, so we are going to try again another day. Reid (and Sophie, of course) had a little photo shoot in front of the tree before we left.
On Monday I took Reid up to Mumsie's school for a surprise visit! I thought he looked adorable in his little smocked snowman outfit. Well, a parent that was in the front office thought Reid was a girl! The NERVE! :) He was wearing all blue for crying out loud! I realize that every mom can dress her baby how she wants to, but it is important to me that my baby boy looks like a BABY boy, not a 16 year old. If that means that some people think he's a girl, then oh well.
These next two pictures show just how Reid felt about the lady's comment... :)
Yesterday we had Reid's 6 month checkup! Here are his 6 month and 6 days stats...
On Thursday morning I ran my very first 5K! Alli and I did it together. We had a tiny little fan cheering us on! :)
We went to lunch on Thanksgiving with Chris' parents and then Chris and I went to the A&M game on Thursday night. The game definitely didn't end how we had hoped, but we had a great time together! I missed Reid SO much, but he was having a blast!
We celebrated Thanksgiving with my family on Friday. We have SO much to be thankful for!
