Christmas Wish List

We are only 70 sleeps away from Christmas! :) And time is flying by. Since I've already gotten a few questions on what is on Southern's Christmas wish list this year, I decided to take the time to sit down and make one.



First off, his sizes:
tops - 2T or larger
bottoms - 24 month or larger
shoes - 7 or larger
pajamas - 3T or larger for the fitted kind, 2T or larger on the loose styles

At Target, there are some "retro" toys they carry that he would like - specifically the jack in the box. He has played with it there before and didn't want to put it back on the shelf. There's also the old fashioned "chatter phone" there that he likes to play with - my grandparents have the original vintage one at their house.



He would also really like the Fisher Price dog pull toy pictured here. It can be found at Wal-Mart for around $10. He played with it once at the library and fell in love.

And speaking of the library, there are a few books that we have checked out more than once since he likes them so much - 1, 2, 3 to the Zoo by Eric Carle; Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What do you see? by Bill Martin, and Bruno Munari's Zoo. He enjoys books with animals or modes of transportation best.

As I mentioned before, he likes to watch Yo Gabba Gabba. He also likes Sid the Science Kid, Dora the Explorer, and Blue's Clues, but his absolute favorite show is The Upside Down Show. DVDs, toys, CDs, etc on any of these characters would be great, but The Upside Down Show DVDs would be most appreciated since that show only comes on TV once a day late at night.


We've got some Schleich animal figures, and he loves to play with them so adding to that collection would be great. They can be found at Target and TSC.

And in general, he likes dinosaurs, cars, tractors, trains, animals, puzzles, blocks, music, and books. He also likes role-playing toys, like working with tools like Daddy, cooking equipment like Mommy, etc. He's easy to please and fun to shop for. Hopefully I've given everyone interested some good ideas! :)

18 Months Old

Friday was a busy day. Dustin had off from school, and we spent the day together having fun. We decided to treat ourselves to lunch out at a Mexican resturant and then went to get the boys' hair cut. There's a new hair-cutting place by the newly built HEB, and they had a kid's airplane chair. Awesome! Southern enjoyed himself and didn't mind her cutting his hair at all while he drove his plane.

We came home for a nap, and then later that afternoon, we had Southern's 18-month doctor appointment. It went well. He got three shots, including his flu shot. The doctor wasn't worried at all about Southern not talking yet since he shows all the signs of talking soon. He weighed 27 pounds (about 65th percentile) and measured 34 inches long (about 92nd percentile). That puts him at 3 inches taller than the average 18-month-old! He gained a little over 3 lbs in the last 3 months and grew over an inch.

Mailbox Fun

As a new mother, you learn all sorts of things. One thing I have learned is that just about anything can be a "toy" to a child. Who knew mailboxes could be so fun?

Happy 28th Birthday, Daddy!

Almost two weeks ago Dustin turned 28 years old.

It's amazing how quickly one year can fly by...

Getting Crabby

Here's a cute little video of Southern in his newest pool. I couldn't pass it up at Target - on clearance for just 3 bucks! We have a pool for just about every occasion and every stage in Southern's life now ;) We're going to move it outside and fill it up with water tomorrow. But as you can tell, it's very fun even without water!

Scentsy Baby

Here is a look into the results of my first Scentsy party as a Scentsy Independant Consultant :)

I had a little worker "helping" me sort out the orders...

17 Months Old

At 17 months old, our little Southern is an observant, energetic little guy. He picks up new tricks easily and constantly. He can climb up and down the stairs upright while holding my hand, and when he's ready to go down he'll motion at me with his arm that he's ready for my help.

We go to the library a few times a week, and he enjoys interacting with the other kids there. Also, he can check out our books. He knows to scan the bar codes and can do it by himself once I point them out to him and help hold the scanner.

He still enjoys riding in his stroller but wants to be down exploring more often. He loves nature and is already a rock collector like his daddy.

He loves learning. We go through multiple books every day, and he likes for me to name the different animals/objects in the pictures. He'll point to each one and then look at me to say what it is.

He's good at giving hugs and kisses. He is more clingy with his daddy now that school's started up again. He really misses him during the day. He knows when I say "Daddy's home," to get excited and run to the door to greet him when he's returning from work.