Christmas Eve

Today Dylan spent the day with his Daddy while I went to yoga and then ran some very last minute errands. Note to self: do NOT wait until the last minute next year, start shopping in August, or lat least right after Thanksgiving. Anyway they had a great time and it was so nice for Dylan to be able to spend the day with his Dad. We had dinner, bathed and put Dylan in his Christmas jammies and all cuddled up in his room and Chris read "The Night Before Christmas". It was a nice night, and now we are wrapping gifts like crazy. Tomorrow will be a very busy day with a start time of around 5:30 am, if only little guy could sleep "in" until 6 or 6:30. Something about waking up when the clock says 5am doesn't seem right. I am so excited to spend the day with him and Chris and our new little family. We will go over to both Grandparent's houses too and Dylan will see Aunts, Uncles and cousins. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

Going to see the BIG man!

Well we are finally going to see Santa this afternoon. Dylan is napping right now, but when he wakes up we are taking a family trip to the mall to see the Big Man himself. Santa is in such high demand you actually have to show up at 9am to get your number then they call numbers throughout the day. I am #103 so most likely they will call us around 3:30. Wow, who knew?!?! Apparently Santa has been at this mall for 20 years and is very busy these days. I am looking forward to seeing Dylan's face no matter what the expression is, it will for sure be priceless. The holiday season definitely has renewed joy and wonderment now that I have a child. I have always loved this time of year, but I can honestly say nothing compares to the new thrill it takes on with my own child.

The Sign for Cereal

This morning when I was giving Dylan his cereal he made the sign for "cereal". We are teaching him basic sign language and this is one of the signs we use many times a day so it doesn't surprise me that he knows the sign. Chris thinks that he might just do that sign for any type of finger food since it mimics the pincher grasp, but either way it's communicating which is so neat!

A clap of the hands for Daddy

Chris was helping Dylan out with dinner tonight and right smack in the middle of a bite he clapped his hands together 2 times. We starting clapping too, but I think we scared him, because he didn't do it again. He did look pretty proud of himself though. It seems like he's learning something new every day. I love this age, what a fun time of exploration and discovery!

It was cold again today, 34 outside after being 74 yesterday, this has been the weirdest week of weather, we started out hot, then got cold, then snow and ice, then weird misty fog, then hot again, now back to cold. They say if you don't like the Texas weather just stick around, it will change!

Grandmommy Lee bought Dylan the cutest Christmas pajamas from the Children's Place. One has snowmen, penguins, and polar bears on it, the other he wore today is a Christmas plaid. Chris and I decided it was a great day to stay in his warm jammies all day, he looked so cute like a mini candy cane.

Waving to mommy

Dylan had his weekly playdate with Grandmommy Lee and Granddaddy Bob on Weds last week, and when I got home he was cruisin' the entertainment center and he looked right at me and waved! It was a bit like an arm-flapping excited movement, but I had just gotten home and was saying Hi to him and waving myself so I know it was a "legitimate" wave. Today they were over again and when they left we walked outside and he waved bye bye to them. Oh it's amazing how cool these moments are. I had no idea I would get this excited over such little things. It's communicating though, and it's a blast to be able to communicate with my son.

Trying hard to be a Blogger

I feel like I should of started this a year ago! Oh well, I actually like the idea of it, I just feel a bit overwhelmed right now trying to figure it all out. I don't have the patience (or time) to sit and read a "How to" blog on blogging, so therefore I will just blog and hope that I can learn as I go. When deciding on a blog name I really liked "notablogger" but alas it was taken as were other options: momnextdoor, chillinwithdylan, mommy2dylan, just among a few I thought sounded a bit more clever than the ol' Thrashfamily standby. But it gets the job done, and that's what we are, The Thrash Family!

Praying hard for sweet baby Hazel

I met Hazel's mom (Amanda) online where mommies of Feb 08 babies come together and talk about everything. As a matter of fact she and Dylan share the same birthday. There are a lot of us on that board who share a really strong bond.

Hazel was admitted to the hospital on Nov 25 when they discovered she had a foreign object lodged in her throat. It turned out to be a small, disc shaped battery that had been there for 6 days. Extensive damage to her esophagus occurred due to the battery acid and she is currently in a drug induced coma.

I can't even begin to express how sad I am and how sorry I am that this happened to poor Hazel. Luckily her mama is strong and brave and an amazing woman.

Please say a prayer or send some healthy energy to Hazel and the entire Donovan family. They are on day 6 of seeing their daughter in ICU, unconscious and on a ventilator.

Just a side note - the Dr's said this happens frequently, and most often due to those batteries in the musical greeting cards. So please do not send those to anyone who has small children.

Get better soon sweet Hazel, we are sending you all our love, blessings, healing prayers and energy. For more information you can check out Amanda's blog: Hazel is in the eye of the beholder.