I have so much I have sat down to write about and now I can't remember any of it!
Lets see....
On December 17th we found out we are having.....A BOY!!! We are excited! Secretly, I was hoping for a girl....and this is ONLY because we had a name picked out and everything. hahaha. And who doesnt want to buy lots of awesome, adorable PINK and PURPLE stuff. But when she said "Do you want to know the sex?" We said "Yes" (even though I was thinking I wanted it to be a surprise, Zach quickly talked me out of that) and she said "here are the legs......" and I replied with...." and THERE is a penis. " It was plain as day!! Zach wanted to do the happy dance. My Nana was able to come and see the Ultrasound too!! She works at the hospital I am delivering at, and was able to come down and watch! She had never seen an ultrasound done, so it was a special, and fun moment for she and I both...while Zach was still in the corner of the room wanting to do the happy dance! ::smiles:: I am happy that we will save a TOOOOOON of money on everything!! We don't even have to paint the new babys room if we don't want to...even though, I probably will. ha! The name "fight" is ongoing. We have 2 names that we really like right now, but really it changes weekly. The middle name will be Keith...that much we do know. It is family tradition for Zachs family that all of the men have the middle name Keith. They let this go with Eli, because they all knew the importance of having Bryce's name incorporated into Eli's name! (Elijah Brycen) Soooooo...if anyone has any suggestions, I would LOVE to hear them! I don't know if we will tell or not. I am finding more and more judgemental people that when I mention a name I like, they turn up their nose...thus making me have 2nd thoughts. So yeah...I'll think about that.
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On December 20th we headed Zachs Aunts house for the White Elephant Christmas Dinner...whatever you want to call it. It was fun. I have never got to take part init, and it was fun. I got a really neat Snowman decoration thing that someone actually made. It was hilarious to see all the gifts and all of the "steals." Eli got to meet "Santa" (Emilys Fiancee...Uncle Matt, to Eli). It was pretty funny. Theeeen it was to Nanas for Christmas...which I think is where we all caught the plague, from my cousin Cameron! Thanks Cambo!! But it was a fun time. We did something different this year and drew names..so we each only had one person. It was fun...I don't know if we will do it again or not. I'm not in charge. :) Which is fine by me!
Eli with Santa
Is it wrong that I LOVE this picture?!
Santa wasn't so bad after he got a gift from him! :)
Eli in his adorable new hat from my Aunt Terrie
Eli and Aunt Kari
all the grandkids minus Nick, he was sick with the plague.
Eli was intrigued by Cam and wouldn't leave him alone.
Eli and his Nana!
Christmas Eve we did the Mitchell family tradition of heading to the mall and buying our last minute gifts (aka...help dad buy stuff for mom day). We had fun.....Eli was fine...we got home... and while pulling out of the neighborhood...Eli painted himself, my backseat, and his new carseat with VOMIT. So needless to say, we didn't get to go to Zachs parents! Every Christmas Eve they have game night and everyone comes over and it is so, so much fun, and we had to miss it. Instead Zach was running to CVS for Pedialite and I was on the phone with Eli's Dr, making sure I didn't need to take him to the ER, for dehydration because of all the dry heaving he was doing. It was nerve wreckin! For sure! I was praying that he would be decent for his 1st Christmas!
Christmas Morning...my boy woke up with a smile. A tired smile nonetheless....but a smile! He was happy to open the few gifts we got him. (He doesn't get it...and wanted to play with the paper more than the gifts anyways!) We got ready, headed to Zachs parents to open presents. It was a nice time, but Zach and I decided after this year we will stay at our house until its time to go to brunch at his Grandmas...so we can start our own family traditions! And so the boys can play with their own toys for a while before having to leave so early!! We then headed to Zachs Grandma's for brunch and boy o boy did we all make it! It was like Oprah's favorite things for Zach, E, and myself! :) I am so thankful to have Zachs family in my life. They are so so amazing and so good to us! I love and adore them! After that we headed to my parents and opened up all of our gifts there too! Eli was cranky and annoyed....rightfully so....he had a busy day after being sick the evening before! But he was a trooper, and had fun! AND MAN did he make out with a lot of toys. He even got an AWESOME toybox from Zachs mom and dad to put everything in and it is PERFECT!! We are so greatful!
checking out his elmo and elmo book
yummm. tastes great mom.
love this picture.
At Zachs parents...obviously he is excited about something. so cute.
"Mom did you seeee all the gifts I got?!"
Eli was only interested in his cousin Kyle...no one else!
playing with my dad on christmas. Check out that face Eli is making..hilarious!
the new toybox!
"how many things can fit in here" this is such a Zach moment!
one of his new rides!
Eli the next morning...all of his new toys/rides/toybox
all the new rides
so excited to play with his new toys!
crawling through the tunnel of his new tent. he LOVES this thing.
December 27th...on our way to Grandpa Petty and Lindas house...I caught the plague...and was in bed for about 36 hours. Zach came to my rescue several times..and even took Eli to spend the day (the next day) with my Aunt Kari because I couldn't do it. I felt like an actual train wreck. Theeeeen my nana had to go pick Eli up in the afternoon because Aunt Kari got sick. (I told you everyone I knew got it) So we missed Christmas at Grandpa's which is a bummer...because Jess is moving to Cali this week!! We won't get to see her before she leaves! Booohisss!
New Years Eve...we were Old Folks...or whatever you want to call us! We decided to stay in! We went to dinner with Zachs sister Emily, and her fiancee Matt...then came home to watch the ball drop. Its like Eli knew it was New Years, because he stayed up until 12:30am....Zach was down and out by 10:30...woke up to give me a New Years kiss and was back asleep in 10 minutes. It was hilarious..yet typical of our house! :) hahaha.
New Years Day, we headed to Buckets to enjoy the annual New Years Day celebration with my parents and all of the friends from North Central that come! My parents never went out on New Years Eve...they always let us have friends over, or let us go out and instead always went out New Years Day....and its fun to be able to partake. (even though this is my 2nd consecutive New Years being preggers!) It was fun. Dad and Zach even got to bond a lot. hahaha
And somewhere in between all of that madness we had a lot of birthday parties, Morgan came home for 3.5 weeks, lots of basketball games, and Eli getting off his wonderful schedule he was on. BOO to that...but its my fault, so whateva! I'll take the blame!
I don't know if there is anything else to write about...if so...I'llllll bbbbeeee back! :)
xoxo
Tay
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