Christmas Time!

Thanksgiving was very enjoyable! Matt had Brode Wednesday so I got a nice full night of sleep, then he got some time with him in the morning. We each went with our families for this Thanksgiving. Brode hadn't napped all day so he was sleeping be 3 and slept the entire time until we got home at 10 when he decided it was time to be up until midnight like usual.

Friday night Matt and I got some time to oursevles while Brode went to Grandma Beths so we went out to dinner and rented a movie. It was nice just to relax. Saturday was Day One of decorating the Rivet household for Christmas! We got the lights and the tree up, but it took a lot longer because Brode wasn't too excited about it. He was very excited about the lights when we plugged them in. Grandma and Grandpa babysat while I went and hung out with Miss Kelsey at the hockey game and saw Neenah people.

Today is Day Two of decorating, but Brode is already tuckered out from all the excitement! I love getting all the christmas decoations out because it feels so warm and cozy and gets me more and more excited! The stockings are my favorite part, the entire Rivet side of the family all have the same ones from Grandma, so now we just need Brode's addition.

Thanksgiving

Brode is 2 months today! Yay! It seems like it's been so long, but yet so short and went so fast! He went to the doctor on Monday and he is now 11 pounds and grew another 2 inches! He also got his first shots. He screamed very loudly for a little bit and then was fine, he slept the whole day but when he woke up his legs were very sore so he was not happy at all. He is finally back to his usual self!

I am very excited for Thanksgiving tomorrow. I can't believe it's here already, and before you know it Christmas will be here! Tomorrow we'll probably be lazy in the morning and then my mother and I are going to pack up Brode and go out to my aunt and uncles for our Thanksgiving dinner with her side of the family. My dad never really celebrates with us and Matthew will be spending this holiday with his family because we'll get lots of both families at Chirstmas.

This weekend should be fun. I'm hopefully going to get a chance to see everyone that is home for Thanksgiving and we're putting up our Christmas tree and decorating! Matt has hockey games so he'll be able to hang out with Brode during the day so I can get some things done.

The baby just woke up and I still have things to get done! Happy Thanksgiving!

LaCrosse

Well this weekend was our trip to LaCrosse to see the girls! We've been waiting for a long time, I was dying. I couldn't wait all week, I was so excited! We left around noon on Friday, Brode slept the entire car ride until we got there at 3 and it was time for him to eat so he was hungry right away. It was so great to see everyone, and even get a chance for dinner alone with Matthew, to go out to see everyone, have a family dinner and play some games. We just hung out while some people stopped over to see Brode. He loved seeing all of his aunties. He was pretty well behaved, just not happy when he had to eat, and when he kept Tiff awake all night! I hope we can go back next semester but things are sure to get busy then so we'll see! It sure was entertaining.

This week is already Thanksgiving, and it should be pretty busy. Brode has a doctor tomorrow, he is getting all of his first shots. The rest of the days just have random appointments and things. We havent even figured out our plans for the holidays yet. It is a lot harder with two familes now! We'll see how it all goes.

Have a great week and a great Thanksgiving!

Weekend

This weekend was very enjoyable for everyone but Brode! I went with my parents down to Schaumburg and went to IKEA and lots of other stores to continue the redecorating of the entire house! We went down Friday afternoon and got some stuff done that night, had a our traditional Portillos dinner then headed back to the hotel so I could take advantage of sleeping through the night. Saturday we stopped at a lot of different stores and got a lot of walking in and made some good purchases. We got home around 9, just in time to pick up Brode and Libby because we missed them. I think they even missed each other, they've been getting along a lot more lately.

Brode stayed at Daddy's this weekend, but he had a hockey game both nights so while he was having fun playing Brode got to stay at Grandma Beths and hang out. She hasn't see him for a while so it was good time to spend with him. The only problem was that he was still sick with a little bit of a temperature and upset stomach so he was pretty fussy at times. Poor guy. Hopefully he gets better soon!

Today is just lazy day around the house. I got shelves and pictures for my room so I'm excited to hang those up today, then we're just watching movies and things. It is bath night for Brode so we'll get him all cuddled in, then he'll hopefully go to bed early!

It was a fun weekend, but next weekend should be even better in LaCrosse!

Sick baby boy

Brode is sick, very sick!

I thought he had just woken up on the wrong side of the crib yesterday, he was extremely fussy all day, so I started to catch on after a few hours of crying when we ruled out that he was hungry. Monday had been a very great day, he was happy as could be and hung out all day, but yesterday was the complete opposite. Finally at 10 last night he started throwing up, more than I thought was physically possible for the a little boy. He slept pretty well and ate well during the night so I started to think he was doing a little better. Sleeping in until 10 was amazing as well and he did great just hanging out for a while after. I ran errands for a while and he was fine, but once we got home he was a wreck. He hasn't been eating much today and started throwing up again. I finally got him to sleep for a little bit longer. Grandma and Daddy are both gone tonight so hopefully Grandpa will be willing to hang out, I have to admit I need a break. I feel so helpless when I know his stomach is bothering him and he doesnt stop crying.

Hopefully this won't last long, he is staying at Grandma Beth's and Daddy's this weekend and I wouldn't want him to give them a hard time!

Back to routine.

Nothing is really too new. We had an extremely busy weekend, but it was fun. We got Brode signed up to do some diaper testing at KC so I had some meetings for thay bright and early Friday morning. I came home to make sure Grandma was doing ok with Brode, then headed down to Oshkosh to finish school things! After going and figuring everything out I am so much more excited. I have all my classes figured out and she said they were the perfect ones to pick and I'm not going to fall behind, which was a great relief to hear. After getting a few more things done down there I came back here, hung out with baby for a little bit then headed to the doctor. We had a nice 30 minute break in there before we picked up Grandpa from the airport, took a breather at home for a bit then headed to the LaBarge's. Matt and I got to spend our first night out by ourselves! We went to Texas Roadhouse then met up with Megan and went to Saw V. It was a nice little break and I think Brode's Uncle Dave and Aunt Kay had a wonderful time playing with the baby!

Saturday Brode had some more visiting! Britt was home from Milwaukee so I took Brode to meet her and Melissa for lunch at Olive Garden and then some shopping. Brode slept the whole time so he wasn't too exciting. That afternoon I finally relaxed whilre Brode napped in his own bed instead of his carseat, then people came over that night. Daddy slept over and got up with him at night so I could sleep through the night! (Yayyy) Sunday was a nice family breakfast and then just relazing watching movies all day!

It is so cold I can't believe it, I don't like it at all. We're back to week days so Brode and I are just hanging out and trying to stay warm. He is getting better and just laying by himself, and he smiles now so he is fun to sit there and talk too. I like when he is awake and content so we can just hang out, but I like nap time so I can get some things done or get a nap is as well.

Have a great week, stay warm!

6 Weeks!

It's hard to imagine Brode is already 6 weeks old. When he was 3 weeks it seemed like it would never come, knowing how tired I was already and I had to do it all again. We finally washed all his clothes up and got them all ready because he can fit in them now! It's so fun going into his room in the morning and he smiles back at you from within that huge crib, then picking out adorable clothes for him.

This weekend will be an eventful one again. Tomorrow I had to go down to Oshkosh and figure out a million things for starting in the Spring so Brode will be hanging out with Grandma. Afterwards we have a trip to my doctor so they can see the little guy and make sure I'm back to normal. That night Matt and I are going out on date night so his Aunt and Uncle can watch Brode and spend some much needed time with him! Grandpa won't be happy that we're taking him away right when he gets home from Tennesee. Saturday we've got some random errands and visits during the day, then my parents are having some people over that haven't seen Brode yet so they're going to pass him around.

Happy Halloween!

Well Brode celebrated his first holiday! We dressed him up in his little candy corn outfit, packed him up in the stroller and went around the neighborhood while the kids were out running around! It was so beautiful out so everyone was handing their candy out outside and got to see him. Here is a new picture after it was finished and I made a new hat that fit. Afterwards we went to a little Halloween get together and everyone loved him up like usual. Saturday we took him on his first trip to the cottage for raking weekend. He started eating a lot better so he has been sleeping a little bit longer which is nice. Today wasn't so good, he was up at 5:30 and fussy all day, we think he may be getting a little sick!

November is going to be crazy and we're going to be extra busy! I don't mind because I'm bored but packing him up and keeping him healthy and not too worn out is hard. It should all be a lot of fun though!

This week should be long. Grandpa is gone to Tennessee again, Grandma has plans every night, and I have to register for school, go for orientation, and have doctors appointments! Oh boy!

Have a great week, one of the last nice ones for a while!