Ducky Matthew

I love looking at pictures of Matthew when he was a tiny little baby (look at those cute little lips).

I'm amazed to see how much he has grown and is still growing.

And the smell of baby after a bath....ahhh....pure sweetness.

Two on the Bottom

Matthew has not been very happy lately.  His bottom two teeth are coming through.  There were a few days last week where he was just absolutely misreable!  It's so hard to see your baby in pain and there's nothing you can do about it (I'm sure there will be many more of those days in the future).  We were able to put a little baby orajel on it and I think that helped a little.  I can't imagine what it will be like when his molars come in?!

Thank you to those who voted for Matthew on FB.  He keeps getting bumped from 5th, then 6th and now back down to 7th!  Please keep voting for him daily and post on your FB wall after you vote. 

Every vote counts!! Please click HERE to vote for Matthew! In the upper right side of the picture, there will be a button that says 'VOTE'. After you vote it will change to 'I VOTED'. You can vote once a day (24 hrs from the last time you voted). You don't have to be friends with me on FB to vote.

THANK YOU!!

What's Pink and White and Full of Sugar and Keeps You Up All Night?

No, not Matthew.

Do you know what kept me up until 3:00 AM on Friday??

It was 8 dozen of these sweet onesies I made for my cousin's babyshower!

Making the cookies wasn't the hard part.  It was frosting the cookies that took forever!

Steve was such the trooper.  He didn't want me staying up too late (ha!) so he helped me.  He lasted until 1:00 AM. I love when we cook/bake together!  He really was a big help!

I made ones with the baby's name and initial on it.  And a few extra one's that said Diva, Daddys Girl, and Team Mom.   

My sister in law made the cake for the shower! Isn't it adorable?! (She is so talented!)

 It tasted just as good as it looks! 

Isn't this the cutest diaper cake?!

I so need to learn how to put one of these together! 

 Of course, Matthew loves a good party!

 I love these pictures of Matthew and Justin playing together.  They are only a few weeks apart, but Justin is so much bigger! Such cuties!

Every Vote Counts!

Remember this cute little indian?? 

Well, I entered this picture in a photo contest on Facebook (sponsored by mybabyclothes.com)

The winner gets a $150 gift certificate to their baby store online.

The top five will be judge and selected by a panel of judges.

Matthew is currently in 7th place.  We need your help!

Please vote!

Every vote counts!!  Please click  here to vote for Matthew! In the upper right side of the picture, there will be a button that says 'VOTE'.  After you vote it will change to 'I VOTED'.  You can vote once a day (24 hrs from the last time you voted).

You don't have to be friends with me on FB to vote (although I would love to connect with my blogging buddies via FB).

Thank you to all who have voted so far!!

Lunching

Matthew and I took a trip into daddy's work place to have lunch with him (translation - to show him off meet his coworkers).  Actually, Steve and I had to get our eye exams before the end of the year so I took the whole day off and we stuck around town for a bit. 

I love how he looks like such a BIG boy in these pictures. 

He was quite the flirt with all the ladies.  That's my little charmer!

And lately, he's been ALL about daddy!

The Other Whitcombs

 

 

 

We spent last week hosting Steve's older brother and his family at our home.  It was certainly a full house, but it was SO much fun to have them here with us. We all had a great time hanging out and visiting with everyone (at his parents house in West VA).  I enjoyed taking pictures with my new lens! What better models than family?

I think Matthew was happy when everyone was gone so he could have his peace and quiet and get back to his normal schedule.  Steve and I would love to take a roadtrip to St. Louis and visit his brother, but I don't think Matthew's ready for a 15 hour car ride! 

Spending time with family was a fabulous way to end the year!

 

Slowly Walking into The New Year

  

 

Matthew got a walker for Christmas.  He is slowly getting the hang of it. 

Pretty soon he will be running! Where does the time go?!

I've enjoyed reading everyone's year end reviews and recaps.  It's fun to see all the blessings everyone's received the past year.  I hope there will be even more blessings in store this year for ya'll.

The biggest blessing for us this past year has been our sweet baby boy!  He is the best thing that has happened to us, yet.  He was THE highlight of our year.  I couldn't ask for anything else in life.

I'm not one for setting new year's resolutions (I always feel like a failure at the end of the year!).  I'm just going to strive to be a better wife, mother, friend, sister, daughter, aunt and most importantly, a better servant in the Lord's hands.

(And if I lose weight along the way, that will be an added bonus!)