To say that the last six months have been busy would be, without sounding corny, an understatement! When we went back to school, things just started flying by. Hub's new responsibilities have led to him working from 7-5:30, so we have been doing our best to balance our time together with all of our work responsibilities. He's been so great at leaving as soon as he can and as close to 5pm a possible, but I won't lie--I love mommy and Lochlan time from 4:30-5:30ish!
With all of this happy chaos, time has flown by and now all of a sudden, we have an 18 month old! So much has happened in 6 months. Everything has been so much fun, and we have been trying to relish and enjoy every single second!
We took our first family trip to the zoo during Thanksgiving break. We got to hear a lion roar, and Lochlan was absolutely in awe of the fish and uttered his first "oh, wow!" when we walked into the aquarium area. We decorated the Christmas tree together, and every morning in December Lochlan would wake up and point to the tree and say, "tchree" in the most adorable voice in the whole world! He has always been a very serious little boy, but he's so unbelievably curious about the world. It's so cool to see him just search out everything and discover just how much he can do on his own!
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| Post Tree Decorating Selfie |
After school let out, we headed north to celebrate the rest of the holiday with our family at home. The 12 hour car ride was horrible! He did great through Charlotte, NC, but after that he was so antsy and wanted to just be out of his car seat. Neither one of us could be angry or upset, and it was awful to know that there was nothing we could do to solve things. When we got to my mom's, he flat out refused to sleep in his Pack 'n Play, and spent the bed snuggled up to me and kicking daddy.
Christmas was absolutely the most fun EVER! He was sooooooo cute saying, "oh, wow!" when he opened his presents and saying "ho, ho!" any time he saw Santa! Everyone did such a perfect job with his gifts. Everything was engaging and interesting for both him and us. He has played with everything since we've gotten home and loves all of his new books too!
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| Christmas Eve Compilation |
Spending time with family is always the best part of going home, and it's always so bittersweet because our trips always end too soon. We were also lucky enough to have my oldest brother in town this year, and Lochlan is just absolutely infatuated with his big cousin Alex. It was one of the best things to see them playing and having fun. I can remember when I first found out my brother's wife was pregnant, and now Alex is 13. Time goes by so quickly. Sometimes I just think it's not fair how fast things go by, but then I realize how amazing it is to watch all of them (Alex, Ava--his sister, and Lochlan) get bigger and become more intriguing little people.
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All of my loves.
Christmas Break 2015 |
When we returned from the cold and blustery north (but really, it wasn't...it was like, 50 the whole time), we jumped back into work, and now here we are--the parent's of an adorably precocious 18 month old who lights up our life every day! Enjoy some more recent pictures below and check back tomorrow for the official 18 month update!
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| My little devil in the bathtub! |
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| We hosted a foster dog in December, and Lochlan was definitely the best and sweetest little guy to him! |
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| Hubby turned 30 this month, so we went on a date to a hockey game! *isn't he handsome!* |
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| Cheeeeeeeeeeese! |
