Christmas Day!

Well I think the look on Conor's face when he's sitting on Aaron's lap sums it all up. He received (from his mom) a onesie that reads, "Poop is my business. Business is good." You may recognize some of the gifts from baby showers and such in the picture I call "Loot;" I figured I could re-wrap them and give them to the boy again for Christmas and he wouldn't know the difference (Sh! Don't tell him!) It is this creative thriftiness that enables me to stay at home and work for no pay but endless benefits!

We match!

Both mom and baby have footed pajamas! You know you love it!

Photo outakes

As promised, here are a few of the photos that were just not quite right for this year's Christmas photo...

And the winner is...

It took 90 photos to get this one we chose for Christmas cards-Aaron nearly killed me! We tried to get ourselves and Haley in the shot with a timer and funny hats and it was just too much! Stay tuned for outakes of the photos that almost made it and ones that might get us in trouble with Social Services for trying to dress up and pose a child this young!

Ten Weeks Old

Nine Weeks Old

Isn't tongue rolling genetic?

What makes it all worth it...

While none of the books I've read list this as a significant milestone, I am convinced it is. Today, my son laughed and smiled at his own farts for 10 minutes. He is indeed, becoming a man.

We're getting ready!

Christmas Song

These are the lyrics to my favorite Christmas song:

Montgomery Gentry - Merry Christmas From The Family lyrics

Mom got drunk and Dad got drunk
At our Christmas party
We were drinkin' champagne punch
And homemade eggnog
Little sister brought her new boyfriend
He was a Mexican
We didn't know what to think of him
Til he sang Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad

Brother Ken brought his kids with him
The three from his first wife Lynn
And the two identical twins
From his second wife Mary Nell
Of course he brought his new wife Kaye
Who talks all about AA
Chain smokin' while the stereo plays
Noel, Noel, The first Noel

Carve the turkey turn the ball game on
Mix Margaritas when the eggnog's gone
Send somebody to the Quik-Pak store
We need some ice and an extension cord
A can of bean dip and some Diet Rite
A box of pampers , some Marlboro Lights
Hallelujah everybody say cheese
Merry Christmas from the family

Fran and Rita drove from Harlingen
I can't remember how I'm kin to them
But when they tried to plug their motor home in
They blew our christmas lights
Cousin David knew just what went wrong
So we all waited out on our front lawn
He threw the breaker and the lights came on
And we sang Silent Night
Oh Silent Night o' holy night

Carve the turkey turn the ballgame on
Mix Bloody Marys cause we all want one
Send somebody to the Stop 'n Go
We need some celery and a can of fake snow
A bag of lemons and some Diet Sprite
A box of midol, some Salem Lights
Hallelujah everybody say cheese
Merry Christmas from the family

...and after!

Before...

One of Aaron's co-workers' wives was due a month before I was, (all in all there were five police babies born in less than 4 weeks) so here are the before and after shots. My shirt reads, "Does this baby make me look fat?"