And he smiles!!

We were able to snap some pics of Nate smiling this morning!

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Christmas 2008

We had a wonderful Christmas with our family this year. Everyone came here because of Nate being so little. On Christmas Eve, we celebrated with NeeNee and Poppa and then went to Mass. Mass was quite the adventure. We ended up sitting in the cry room. Enough said, there. Our kids were absolute angels at Mass. Let's just say, there were children there (and some parents, too) that should have gotten a lump of coal in their stocking based on their behavior in church. When we got home from Mass, the elves had left packages by the front door. Matching jammies for all the kids....even Nate! We, then, continued with our traditions of reading "Santa Mouse" and leaving cookies, milk for Santa, a carrot for Rudolph, and a piece of cheese for Santa Mouse. The kids were off to bed soon after with great hopes that Santa would be there soon.
5 o'clock in the A.M. came really soon. That's when Caroline and Sam woke up for the day. They were shoo-ed out of the den a few times by Nana when we finally just got up and let them see their loot.
We enjoyed a wonderful lunch meal and played most of the day. Bedtime couldn't have come soon enough. Mommie and Daddy were tired!

Here's the slideshow of our Christmas...


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When Nate was 2 weeks old, we went and had Christmas pictures done. Here are the low-resolution "proofs" of them.



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Nate is one month old!

WANTED! Kraft Garlic Cheese Link

Well, it seems as though Kraft has decided to discontinue making their garlic cheese rolls. It's processed cheese that comes in a link. I've been to 4 grocery stores here. None have them or even a spot on the shelf. So I went online to see what was up. Yep. DISCONTINUED. How am I supposed to make cheese peas for Christmas dinner? I did do some cyper-sleuthing and found what I think will make a substitute for the cheese but how can they discontinue something they've made for 35 years? It's just wrong. I've already got an email into Kraft. Not that it will do any good, but at least I made my opinion on this rash decision known.

It's a sad, sad day.

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Tina's got the Christmas spirit!

Sam and I found these today and we knew that Tina HAD to have it.
Now even the van has joined in the Christmas spirit :)

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Sad news...

We received some very sad news last night. My Great Aunt Ruth (Paw Paw's sister) passed away sometime between Monday and Wednesday in Glendale, CA. Aunt Ruth was quite a card. She was a very unique person who marched to the beat of a VERY different drummer. I have some great memories of her and will miss her very much. Rest in peace, Aunt Ruth.

I found this picture of Caroline meeting Aunt Ruth for the first time. Caroline was about 10 months old in this picture. Aunt Ruth is the one in the vest.

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The Babins visit Santa Claus (or one of his helpers...)

We took the kids to see Santa Claus on Tuesday night at the mall. We stood in line for almost an hour, talked about what we would tell Santa, and how we would smile good smiles. Nathaniel slept the entire time. We got up to Santa, took the picture, and then Santa says, "Now what can I bring each of you?" Both Caroline and Sam FROZE! They couldn't think of anything to tell him. All I kept thinking was Ralphie in "A Christmas Story." Sam talked to Santa as if he knew him personally. "I want that toy we saw in Target yesterday. You know, that Thomas signal thing." It was too funny. Here's the $20 (smallest package they had!!!!) that we came home with....

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Happy Friday!

Enjoy these pics of the boys.

Have a great weekend!

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SNOW in Texas!

Around 6pm tonight, this white stuff started falling from the sky. Yep, SNOW! The kids were way excited and got to play in it. It's now 10:30pm and it is still falling steadily. Craziness!

Here are a few pics:

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Way to grow, Nathaniel!

Took Nate to the ped today for his 2 week check. He now weighs 7lbs 7 oz and has grown 1/4 inch. WOO HOO! He and I are also being treated for thrush. He hasn't complained or seemed uncomfortable but had the typical white patches in his mouth. We left with an RX for Nystatin. He is a very good baby - eats, sleeps, and has regular diapers. The only issue we have is that he won't sleep in his bed/portacrib. We are working diligently on that. Everyone has adjusted to having our Nate home and things are good.

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He's gaining!

We took Nate to the pediatrician today for a weight check. He was discharged with a weight of 6lbs 7oz. Today's weight was 7lbs 1oz so he is now only 3 oz shy of birth weight. YAY! A kid that gains weight!!!! Nate is one week old today and is doing wonderfully. He slept a 4 hour stretch last night which was nice.

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