A Snapshot of Our Lives: December 2012

Monday, December 31, 2012

Ten for December

10. We had multiple opportunities to Athens this month. I've very grateful that Calvin is such a good little traveller. I always love eating our when we are in town. And, it's nice to see family and get out of the city a bit.

9. We've still been able to enjoy being outdoors most of this month! The weather was actually a big reason for me initially looking into moving to Georgia, and it's rarely disappointed me. This month, we've still been hitting up the dog park, going on walks, going to the Greenway, and comfortably running outdoors.

8. Christmas Sunday was wonderful. In addition to Calvin looking adorable in his Christmas suit, the program at Church was amazing. Devin played the piano for it, so he wasn't able to sit with us. But, we sat where we could see him the whole time. The message shared was very touching and the perfect lead in to Christmas Eve and Christmas.

7. As always, we had a lot of fun food this month. We've been on a big nachos kick and have eaten them several times. Devin's also been experimenting with creating the perfect gourmet grilled cheese. The weather has been so nice this month we were able to grill ribs once. And, Devin made us quite a few fun, unique milkshakes.

6. A couple days after Christmas Devin's Grandmother stopped in for a visit. This was actually her first opportunity to meet Calvin. He immediately grabbed onto her hand and didn't let go for a few minutes. It was pretty adorable. We all enjoyed a few hours of chatting, reminiscing, and catching up with each other.

5. Calvin is now 6 months old! He's still such an amazing, happy child. In the past month, he popped out two teeth, started army crawling (and is nearly crawling for real!), sits up without hands for long periods, he copies us in motions and sounds (he loves to say heeeeeyyy!!), and he has started solid foods! It has been a very busy month for him. He also had his six month checkup where we learned he was still topping the growth chart in weight and height.

4. We've had a good bit of time with all of us home this month. Devin is still in the middle of an "off" rotation. He has had to interview and do ultrasound shifts, but it's still left plenty more time at home than his previous two impatient medicine rotations. I will always be excited to have all of us around.

3. This month, Devin and I actually went out just the two of us for the first time since Calvin was born. Thankfully, all of us did just fine with it. And, it was pretty nice to be able to calmly enjoy a meal instead of trying to keep Calvin happy while eating, have Devin open my car door instead of him having to buckle Calvin in, and have hands free just for holding!

2. Devin has been interviewing for residency this month, and Calvin and I accompanied him on his interview in Chattanooga. While Calvin is a great traveller, this was definitely a little trickier, but he handled it amazingly well! We had a lot of fun exploring the city as a family.

1. This Christmas was pretty amazing. We celebrated Christmas Eve and had Christmas morning just our little family. On Christmas Eve, we spent time making and delivering goody plates. Then, Devin made our traditional (4 years now!) German Christmas Eve dinner. We read Luke 2 before putting Calvin to bed. On Christmas morning, we did stockings in bed, opened presents while the dogs chewed new bones, and ate cinnamon rolls. Calvin preferred the boxes, paper, and bows to the actual presents. Later, we joined family in Atlanta for Christmas dinner, more presents, and games. Overall, the day was pretty much perfect!