Hold on now, I've got to take a deep breath.
I don't know what to say when I look into your eyes.
You made the world before I was born.
Here I am holding you in my arms tonight.
Noel, noel, Jesus our Emmanuel
You're here.
I'm holding you so near.
I'm staring into the face of my savior, king and creator.
You could've left us on our own, but you're here.
I don't know how long I'm going to have you for
But I'll be watching when you change the world.
I look at your hands, they're still so small.
Someday you're going to stretch them out and save us all.
Noel, noel, God with us Emmanuel
You're here.
I'm holding you so near.
I'm staring into the face of my savior, king and creator.
You could've left us on our own, but you're here, you're here.
Someday I'm going to look back on this
The night that God became my baby boy.
Someday you're going to go home again
But you'll leave your spirit and flood the world with joy.
You'll be here.
I'm holding you so near.
I'm staring into the face of my savior, king and creator.
You could've left me on my own, but you're here, you're here.
Hallelujah, you're here!
My sister took our Christmas card pictures this year and I think they turned out so cute! I just love Christmas cards...sending them and receiving them! Here are the pictures that we used on our cards this year...
Decorating for Christmas took a lot longer this year than any other year. I had to do it in several small increments instead of spending a few hours all at once. I wanted to go for a more whimsical look this year which turned into an obsession with deco mesh.The nativity didn't get "meshed". :)
This afternoon we went back to the mall to get a picture with Santa. 
But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is the Messiah, the Lord.
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!
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.
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...