Hello 2014

Yes, I do realize that we are well into 2014 and I actually started this blog post a few weeks ago....but December was so crazy for us that my 14 month old decided he doesn't like naps anymore and he loves waking up bright and early.  Therefore, the only real free time I have these days is in the evening which  other things come way before blogging.  So here is my attempt to catch up!

I'm not sure how this happened, but somehow it's 2014.  December was so busy that I blinked and it's now January!  How did this happen?  We went to Austin for Thanksgiving and after getting back, it has been pretty crazy.  It started with Cooper getting another very high (103) fever, his second fever in just the past 2 months!  He was miserable for a few days and so was I (it's so hard seeing your babies sick).  We were also trying to get everything packed and ready for our Colorado trip, decorating the house for Christmas and buying Christmas gifts.   Shortly after he got better, we went to Colorado for our big family ski vacation which was wonderful.  Cooper got a little sick there, and his entire eating habits changed and has yet to come back.  Then I got a horrible 24 hr stomach virus the day after we got back from Colorado.  Thankfully Justin was able to stay home from work because there was no way I could have taken care of Cooper as I was in agony and could barely get out of bed.  Then it's Christmas!!  Thankfully we were all better by Christmas and had a great time spending it with my family.

We went to the Christmas Eve service and then came back to the house to open some gifts, eat dinner and lots of yummy dessert.  My mom is the best of making the most delicious Christmas treats and desserts.  Cooper was just adorable!

His 2 big gifts were the Pottery Barn chair we got him and the fun car my parents got him.  He loves it!

It was definitely a fun and relaxing Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to spend with family.

Then the weekend after Christmas, Justin's family had a mini family reunion.  It was really fun to see all of Justin's family and spend time with everyone.  

Cooper also had fun with his little cousins..they are just too cute for words

Then Justin's mom stayed with us for the weekend and we enjoyed going to church, walking around Old Town Spring, relaxing and had a nice dinner.  The day after Justin's mom left was New Year's Eve.  Unfortunately Justin had to work New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, but it's a trade off since he was off for Thanksgiving and Christmas.  I went to my parents house and we went out to dinner and then came home to watch the Aggies play in the chicfila bowl!  WHOOP!  Justin got home at a pretty reasonable time and we waiting to watch it with him.  It was a GREAT game and we had a lot of fun watching it.  Cooper slept horrible that night so I was pretty exhausted on New Year's Day.  Thankfully my parents helped out by watching Cooper so I could sleep some more.  And then before we knew it, December was over, and it's 2014.  Phew!

2014 has started out a little rough with Cooper not sleeping well or eating well anymore, but more on that later (he is 15 months old today! EEK).  I'm thinking it's just a phase and hopefully he will go back to his happy self sleeping until 8am, napping great, and waking up happy :)  I sure miss it and didn't realize how good I had it!

I'm looking forward to what 2014 has for our family (oh, besides the fact that Justin has to go part time in May to finish up grad school, but don't want to be a Debbie Downer...womp, womp)  Happy Belated New Year to all!!