The Todd Family: Christmas is here!

I want to start off by saying that I'm sincerely sorry for being so slack in updating this thing! It's just that usually when I have time to sit down at the computer, I don't want to have to do anything that requires a lot of thought, and I like for these blog posts to be meaningful yet concise. Anyhow, we have been very busy since my last post in October and there is some catching up to do!

I'll start with Noah. He is 10 months old and now a crawler! He has really started picking up speed over the last two weeks and is even pulling up and cruising around the furniture. It is adorable but definitely making more work for me! He has three teeth now and another one coming through on top. He refuses to eat baby food anymore, so we are having to be creative with his meals. He loves yogurt, toast, and Easy Mac so I try to incorporate those as much as I can. When I took him for his 9 month checkup his weight was only in the 5th percentile, so his pediatrician has really stressed the importance of fattening him up. Otherwise, he is a happy healthy boy who is just a joy to be around :)

Kaden is doing well too! He is such a talker now and constantly walks around the house singing and talking. He is currently on Christmas break from preschool, so we have been keeping busy by getting things ready for Christmas! We went to a gingerbread house party over the weekend at my aunt's house, and Kaden did a fabulous job decorating his house! We also had his preschool Christmas program last week, and I was so proud of him for getting up in front of all the parents and family members to sing songs with his class. Yesterday, we took him and Noah to get some Christmas pictures taken at the Picture People in the mall, and Kaden was such a good listener. (We got some great shots of both boys, and I will post some as soon as I get them on my email.) He definitely has his "terrible two" moments, but I know it's just part of him growing up and exerting his independence, so we are taking it in stride and just trying hard to be patient with him.

We have a busy few days ahead of us with our family Christmas get-together, my mom's Christmas Eve drop-in, and Christmas day. From our family to yours, we hope you all have a very Merry Christmas! If I don't get around to posting before New Years, we hope you have a Happy New Year too!