Into the Christmas Craziness

We are fully into Christmas Crazy mode.  I don't even remember what's happened since I last posted, but it's been busy.  We'll just go with this week.  Friday night we went to the wedding of one of my playgroup mom friend's.  There were a ton of kids and they took over the dance floor.  I forgot my camera.  And the card for the happy couple.  ugh.
Saturday was a lot of errands and chores.  We finished putting up Christmas lights and now have an interesting blend of warm and cool white lights outside.  I think it's ok... :)
Sunday, the whole family took a trip up to Ironwood for some xc skiing.  I made it 4.7K before pooping out and knitting in the chalet.  Brian took the boys on another 9K or so.  Then we set Everett up on his new skis, but it didn't last very long.

Monday I had the day off!  It was stupendous.  The boys and I went on a date to the black cat in the morning, then brought Brian some of our treat (cardamom cake), and headed to the library for storytime.  We even made a wal-mart trip after nap time.

Tuesday, my mom and all those strange kids came over and we baked sugar cookies and orange/cranberry bread.

Today!  I only have one daycare baby today now that the little girl I watch has dropped to two days/week for the holiday break from school.  So we loaded up in the car and headed to fun n run (with a quick pit stop at the McD's drive-thru for a LARGE coffee).  Then we made Brian a birthday cake!

Because: it's Brian's birthday (yay, we're the same age again!), the Solstice (yay for the sun returning!), AND Brian found out today that he passed the Professional Engineer exam (a raise!).  So it's been a dang good day.  Brian took a half day off work and headed up to Ironwood for a loooong ski to himself.  When he gets back, we're going to go out to ElDo and have some yums.

Oh, and Callum took 10 steps in a row today at playgroup.  AHHH!

All he wants for Christmas?

Callum now has two teeth!  We saw the beginning of tooth #1 (lower right central incisor) on November 30 and it was finally big enough that I attempted to get a picture of it today.

Sometime after taking this picture (in all its blurry glory), I realized that the second tooth had just poked through!  So lower left central incisor is here too.  And as if I didn't believe it by seeing, I've been bit three times today.  The second time, I even saw it coming.  When nursing, he has to have his tongue kind of sticking out.  Well, I saw him suck his tongue back into his mouth and went, uh oh.  Yep.  CHOW.  And this little guy doesn't follow the usual behavior.  Tonight he bit and I smacked his mouth and gave him a stern no.  Did he burst into tears and beg my forgiveness?  No.  He stared into my eyes as if he was contemplating this whole thing for a good five seconds....and then smiled.  doh.  What am I going to do with this guy?  He's already been on a nursing strike and now biting?  If I weren't so stubborn, I'd wean him.  But I am.  :)

Anyway!  Two teeth!  Yayyyyy Callum!

Oh that husband...

This is what happens when husband has a blemish that's too obvious for his choir concert.
Me: "You're wearing makeup."
Brian: "How'd you know?!"
Me: "You were in my makeup!"
Brian: "Well I just dug around in there and found one that said 'concealer' and it was kind of skin-colored so I put it on and then it was all spotty so I got the little sponge and rubbed it until it was better."
Me: "omg."

Two check-ups in one appointment - done

I took the boys in to the clinic this morning for Everett's 3 year check-up and Callum's 9 month check-up.  Since I have to take time off daycare to do so, I stuck them both in the same morning to open daycare back up by 11.  And now my little girl is napping so I get a little extra time before she gets here.
I'm very glad that Brian showed up at the appointment to help since Everett was being....well, he was being 3, and Callum was wiggling and crawling and standing and getting ever closer to needing a nap.  We got everything done that needing doing even though Everett didn't get any shots (which he had oddly enough requested....weirdo).  Callum was the lucky one today and got the second dose of flu shot.  He held his breath and screamed and then snuggled and forgot all about it.
So the fun part.  Stats.
Everett - he's now growing at such tremendous amounts anymore.  He's now at the 84th percentile for height at 39" and the 65th for weight at 34 pounds.  He used to be a little higher on the chart for height (around 90-95th) but has always been about 50-60th for weight.  He checked out just fine even though he was being a stinker and not listening to the doctor and nurse.
Callum - our little linebacker.  I can't believe this kid.  You know how I said he eats more than Everett?  Yeah. He is at the 97th percentile for height at 30" and weighs in at a whopping 22 pounds, which puts him in the 90th percentile.  Everett was never in the 90th for weight!!!  I don't know what I'm going to do when this boy hits the teenage years....buy stock in the grocery stores?  At least he's proportioned well though!  Tall and heavy. Now I'm really curious what my other little daycare boy weighs because I'm pretty sure he's heavier than Callum!
Anyway.  Everett is being a royal stinker, so I should probably do something about it.  sigh.

Walkin

Happy birthday to me!  Callum took his first steps today!  What a cutie to give me such a precious birthday present.  :)