Gobble Gobble and More

He loves his fingers.

We spent Thanksgiving in North Carolina this year.  It was so fun getting to spend a whole week with AJ's family. Oma and Opa had a special room all set up for Cason when we arrived.  His pack n play was put together and he had diapers, a bathtub, and more awaiting him.  The door to the room had a sign that said "Cason's Room" and had 2 Sponge Bob Balloons on it.  I meant to take a picture, but forgot to.  (I've got to get in the habit of doing things when I think of it, otherwise I risk it not happening.)

It was Cason's first time to meet his Oma, Opa, and Aunt Holly!!  He quickly fell in love with them and greatly enjoyed the constant attention.  I also enjoyed a full week of being able to shower and take my time getting ready too. There was always someone to pass Cason off to. :)

No shoes, No Shirt ... No Problem!

Getting Cozy with Oma

By the end of the week our sweet boy was starting to get sick.  We think he must have caught something on the plane going over.  He was congested and his cry was very hoarse.  Thankfully he did a fabulous job on the plane coming home though.  The night we got home, AJ went out and bought a humidifier for Cason.  After a few nights of that, along with some other things, he started to get better.  It was a great feeling to take care of him when he was sick.  I loved being able to cuddle him and rub the baby vapor rub on his tiny little chest.  As a kid, my mom always spoiled my brother and I a bit when we were sick.  She would make us a bed on the couch and set up a little station of necessities on the coffee table next to us.  I look forward to being able to be home with Cason and pamper him when he is sick.

Once Cason was feeling better, we were able to start getting the Christmas decorations out.  He LOVED staring at the lights on the tree as I set it up and put the ornaments on.  This year, I decorated stockings for us.  I really wanted to sew them and use sequins to make the snowflakes, santa, and other decorations on the stockings like my Grandmommie did for my family ... BUT there wasn't time for that.  Maybe another year I will get around to hand making the stockings.  This year I had to resort to scrapbook stickers and "Girl Scout" glue (the tacky glue in the gold bottle).

He just started using the Bumbo this week!

Kisses from Kona