Friday, December 25, 2009

A magical first Christmas


We woke up this morning to a light Christmas snow. It was Jonathan's first snow ever. I saved some for him in an empty peaches jar because as everyone knows, Christmas snow as your first snow ever has magical properties. Speaking of magic, during the night Santa stopped by and brought Jonathan his first Christmas ornaments. And these pictures show Jonathan with his huge teddy bear stocking, in which Santa also brought him "Sugar Babies" candy because apparently Mr. Claus has a fun sense of humor. Very sweet Santa, thank you. Also thank you for my "Hot Tamales." Overall, we really enjoyed spending our first Christmas together in our new home with our new baby.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Happy Three Weeks


Tonight is Christmas Eve and Jonathan is three weeks old. We're hanging out together in the living room watching the "Greatest 100 Hits of the 90s" on VH1. I haven't laughed this much in awhile, from the commentary both on the show and J.D.'s and songs we haven't heard in forever... anyone remember "Rico Suave"? That was number 100. We both occasionally sing along, and Jonathan looks at us with his wide eyes. Sorry son, you're going to hear lots of 90s music. This evening Jonathan has enjoyed staring at the Christmas tree lights and chilling in his chair from Catherine, Michael, and Olivia -- thank you. He also peed on Dad, since Mom didn't put his diaper on tight enough. Overall, things are pretty good. Merry Christmas!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Thought

The philosopher William James noted that “The first sensation an infant gets is for him the Universe.” I so want my baby’s introduction to this world to be the nearness of his mother’s body and the sensation he is loved.