I have a 10 lb. baby!

Caleb is becoming a chunky monkey...just the way i like babies! His tummy issues are doing much better since the Dr. put him on milk of magnesia. Adam's speech classes are going well and he is showing some rejuvenated interest in potty-training...I'm holding my breath.
So, we got a Wii for Christmas from my parents. I got Wii Fit Plus to spark my weight loss bonanza!!!!! (Sarcasm loaded statement) I don't know how fast the pounds are going to come off considering I'm not restricting my diet AT ALL, but I am really enjoying the games and challenges on it. I realized I can't do 1 push-up, but I'm a natural at Yoga (haven't done one pose before).
How long can you keep up your outside Christmas lights before you're labeled a neighborhood eye-sore. Guess it depends on your neighborhood. I'm thinking we're going to push the limit this year.
Have a great weekend! It's getting down to 10 degrees tonight here...I hope I make it out alive. Not used to this kind of weather.
p.s. Sorry all you Texas fans. I'm pulling for Bama and the SEC...not Saban though.
I'm working out mom!!

I think my cheeks are filling in nicely!

Mama Polar Bear and Baby Polar Bear...it's so cold here right now!!

Christmas 2009!!

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. We were so happy to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas morning as a family and start our traditions with Adam. He definitely won this Christmas. Adam and Caleb are the only grand kids on both sides as of now and were showered with love this Christmas. It was so cute to watch him open all his new stuff and get so excited about each thing.
A few observations...
*Apparently Adam thought all the presents under the tree were for him. Each time he sat down with a new present we had to stop him and tell him to read the tag. He never caught on to this... probably b/c he kept hoping they all were for him.
*You know those sheets of plastic bubbles? Well, they are more fun than toys.
*We have come to the realization that this Christmas put us over the edge on stuff. We now need a bigger house or I need to clear some stuff out. I started to do this in Adam's room just to get his new stuff into it.
Here's a few pics from our wonderful day. Thank you to our family and friends who helped make it so special.
Cookies For Santa!

Popping Plastic Bubbles Is More Fun

First Christmas for Caleb

Adam and Caleb get a train set!!

Look What Santa Put Under the Tree!

Mommy and Caleb

Adam's new Zip-Line!

Two is Better (and busier) Than One...

Yes, we're here. I am now in the thick of having 2 children and blogging has not made the to-do list until now. Here's a recap of our last week or so...

*I accidentally shoplifted from Wal-Mart. Apparently a huge block of cheddar cheese slid under Caleb's car seat in the cart and I didn't find it until we were in the parking lot. OOPS.
*I am now the official hair stylist for the family. With my new trusty clippers I can do all the boys' hair. I cut Chris' for the first time last night (after doing Adam's a couple times and it coming out well he finally trusted me to do it) and I was very proud of myself. I can now save us about $40 every other month and $60 when Caleb's hair decides to grow Whoo-HOO! Love saving money.
*Caleb has acid-reflux and is now on meds. They haven't kicked in yet, but I'm hopeful. Nights are the worst, but we're on a 2 good nights then 1 horrible night schedule.
*Nursing is going much better after we got rid of the thrush. Details only if you ask.
*I am so excited about watching Adam this Christmas. It's a whole new world now that he is aware of traditions and the magic of the season. He's so cute when he tries to sing Jingle Bells with "Hey" added after every pause.
*Adam is starting speech therapy next week. He was finally evaluated by a private therapist and was accepted. I'm so glad. She seems to think he can work out the bugs with a little practice. He's also going to have his hearing tested again to see if he may have fluid behind the ear which would be affecting his hearing. Keep you posted.
Christmas is in 2 days and I know I'll have a ton of pics from that day, but I wanted to add a few. Remember to sing Happy Birthday to Jesus and thank him for what he's done for all of us!
Watching Aladdin

Eating Spaghetti Like A Pro!

Aunt Teresa is in from school and soaking up every minute!

Practicing A Slam Dunk!!

Choo Choo!

My mom gave us this cute version of a Gingerbread House. It's a Gingerbread Train! Adam and I spent the afternoon decorating it and engineering it to stand firm. Adam licked his fingers after placing each piece of candy and he also sneezed on it once. We had a great time. Also, Caleb turned 1 month old yesterday. He was very excited about it.


Choo Choo!!

I'm 1 month old...this is how I celebrated.

I look like an old man complete with pants up to my chest!

The Holeman Men as Lumberjacks

So we drove out to nowhere to a Christmas Tree Farm to cut down the perfect tree ourselves. Not quite what my brother and his wife did in Oregon (went out to nature and found a tree), but it's also not quite picking up one at Wal-Mart either. After doing the later a couple of years, I refuse to do that anymore. It's not romantic enough for me. And this year was even more perfect with our new addition, Caleb, along for the ride and it snowed a little the night before so our tree had a little snow left on it. So neat for us southerners. Adam had more fun hitting the ice with a stick than helping us find the perfect tree. But, we had fun. Adam also got to drink some "Hot Chocolate Milk". He came up with this in his own head.
Trees, trees, trees!!

What trees?! I found snow!

We need flannel now that we are Lumberjacks!!

Our 2009 Christmas Tree

Random Stuff

First of all, IT'S SNOWING HERE! I've been so jealous reading the blog of my friend in Calgary who has been getting snow for a while now. Ours isn't sticking to the ground, but it's falling in big fat snowflakes. Still counts. So, this afternoon we headed over to Bass Pro Shop's Winter Wonderland to get the boys' pictures taken with Santa. Adam did great, although reserved. No more screaming pics with Santa!!

However, in this picture, Caleb is being smothered by Santa's beard while Santa tries to get Adam's fingers out of his mouth.

Adam and Chris heading into Bass Pro. I love this hat. Thanks Aunt Torie!

So Handsome! I'm 3 weeks old today!!

This is our Rudolph Village lit up at night. You know that clay-mation movie with Rudolph and Hermie the Elf...Adam is loving it.

Check out these babies!! We finally got the matching dryer for Christmas for ourselves thanks to Black Friday. I think they're beautiful. I had a load going 3 minutes after they came and installed it.

I love this stretch Caleb does after eating or waking up. I wish I could stretch with as much devotion as he does.

Update

I've had 2 days of having both boys all by myself for the first time. I was really freaked out about it considering I'm averaging about 4 hours of sleep at night. But, even with horrible rainy, cold weather outside keeping us cooped up, things are going pretty good I must say.
Footnote- I did consciously put on two similar, but mismatched socks this morning. I'm too paranoid about enough time to get dressed to worry about it.

Adam Helping Chris Put up Christmas Lights

Adam Amongst SOME of our Nutcrackers

Caleb is Growing!

Caleb and our Thanksgiving Turkey were the same size!! Ha Ha