Black Friday

So, I was just curious if any of my friends/family were brave enough to venture out on Black Friday? If so, what did you go for? And, what did you actually get? How early did you have to wake up and was it crowded? I didn't even leave my front lawn today. Sad, I know...I am sitting here typing in my pajama pants still. I spent the day cleaning and finishing up some final prepartations for a crazy busy upcoming week full of work, mothering, wifing, and other activities that all seem to be this week....Just pray for my family's sanity!

They Say Crack Kills....

what do you think? Well, if nothing else, it looks like he has a future in plumbing, even if his name isn't Joe.

Calling all Home Remedies...

...or other suggestions to help get my kid breathing better. He is seriously congested. I hate to sound like I don't want to go to the doctor, but I don't. I am personally annoyed by people who take their kids to the doctor for every little runny nose. Sorry if you are one of them. I feel like it is getting worse. The last two nights he has blessed us with a 5:50 a.m. wake up and a 4:45 wake up, where he thinks it is time to play. He can't hardly keep his binky in his mouth, because when your nose is full of snot, then you breathe through your mouth. Well, if you plug up his mouth...you understand! Anyways, I am bulb syringing his nose (which he hates) and green snot if coming out. I bought a humidifier, which by the way was way more money than I wanted to spend. I also bought some baby vicks rub. Any other suggestions, or should I just call the doctors office?

Our Snuggly Man

Taft would fall asleep unless Eric was touching him or he was touching Eric. Taft is such a snuggler and we are enjoying every minute of it, because one of these days it may not be the case...

Solids & Sittin' Up

Taft is now sitting up pretty good (only falling over when he is on a really hard surface!) Just teasin' it only seems like he loses his balance when he is no longer on carpet. However, he is sitting up and getting really close to crawling. I am not sure if I forgot I sat him up or if he did it all by himself, but somehow he ended up in the sitting up position from his belly. I am pretty sure he did it by himself somehow, but I was watching TV and somehow missed him getting to that point. Oh well, anyways, he is also eating some purees now in addition to his cereal and seems to enjoy them. He has tried butternut squash, applesauce, & sweet potatoes. I think sweet potatoes might be his favorite so far. He has only had them a few times, but he seems to down those faster than the others without too much distraction. He is seriously one of the happiest babies and I feel super fortunate. The other day he went with me to get my hair cut/colored (grey already...rediculous!) and then we went and did some Christmas shopping. In between hair and shopping I went to lunch with some coworkers and Taft fell asleep sitting up in the high chair. It was so cute. I however didn't capture that on camera. Sorry...maybe next time. Well, here is to a wonderful holiday season and may you all find joy in something!

Reading Inquiries

Do any of my fellow bloggers/friends have the book The DaVinci Code? Eric & I watched to movie on recorded TV the other night and I was intrigued. I was just wondering if anyone had the book so that I might dabble in reading it. Oh and if anyone has any other recommendations with a book that I might be interested in I would appreciate it.