Goodbye Nine, Hello Ten

I cannot believe ANOTHER year has passed by so quickly. Sebastian has turned into a little man right before my eyes. I'm afraid to blink for fear he'll be another year old. I'm still bewildered that I am the mom of a three-year-old. {gasp} To be completely honest, I am a little scared. He is such a wonderful child. I know everyone thinks that their children are wonderful, but he is such an amazing blessing. I'm not saying that he doesn't have typical toddler moments - tantrums, selective hearing, days on the naughty list at daycare - but we haven't really had "terrible two's". At least not the terrible two's that I had expected. Of course, you already know he is beautiful and brilliant {wink}, but he is a huge helper. I don't know a three-year-old who can pick up & sort laundry, much less actually do it. I am definitely loving every moment of that while it lasts. He also loves helping load the dishwasher & cooking dinner (hahaha I know, when I cook that is)!!

I thought Christmas was a huge disappointment this year. I was so sick & so miserable that I could barely get off the couch. Unfortunately, Sebastian was a tad bit sick too; however, his resilience is a whole lot better than mine. Much of the holiday was spent taking naps and hot baths and feeling sorry for myself (I know, boo for me)!! David did an excellent job of trying to make everything as perfect as I would have done it. He & Sebastian made cookies for Santa and read Twas the Night Before Christmas. He catered & comforted me the best he could and I am really lucky to have had him here. I didn't take a single photo of Christmas if that is any indication of how sick I was. I left the photos up to my very capable husband who took lots of pictures of Sebastian opening his presents. I was extremely happy that I have some pics to remember Christmas '09 even though I was a pitiful mess. And I didn't complain once about a single thing he did (differently than what I would have done) while I was out of commission. Minus the Christmas illness, I guess it turned out pretty good. Sebastian was thrilled with all the gifts, we had loads & loads of great food and I had the two loves of my life -- not too shabby.



We didn't do anything exciting on New Year's Eve. I had to work and was just beginning to get all my energy back. We're also trying to conserve money during the "not-so-busy" farming season. Sebastian & I fell asleep watching tv around 10:30pm. Party animals we are NOT haha! Sebastian didn't fully understand why we were celebrating or why we weren't getting any more Christmas presents from Santa. David told me he kissed us goodnight at midnight, but I didn't remember :( isn't that sad?

I have great excitement for twenty ten. I know it will be the greatest year yet. We started 2010 off with a trip to the movies for Sebastian's first theater movie "Alvin & the Chipmunks". I was a little worried about the sound. Sebastian has sat through tons of movies, so I knew that watching the movie was not going to be an issue; however, he has a dreadful fear of LOUD noises. He still cracks me up when he covers his ears in public restrooms - hilarious! Anyway, we talked a lot about what was going to happen and he did really well. He sat really still & quiet for a long time, but once he became completely comfortable with his surroundings, he was ready to dance in the aisle. We had lots of popcorn & soda - but don't tell the dentist!!

I guess that's about it on the updates. I have been behind on blogging and the older Sebastian gets, the less time I want to spend on things like Facebook & Blogger; however, I also realize that's an enormous gift to myself. I get so wrapped up in day-to-day living that I don't make time to put my memories down. This is an amazing way to not only keep friends & family updated on the happenings around our little spot in the world, but I love looking back at all the fun things we have done together and seeing all the little changes. Sebastian's childhood is flying by so much faster than I had ever anticipated. Hopefully, my new year's resolution will be to keep my blog up better -- for myself & my baby.

This blog is just an addition to the old one-- "Love Letters from Mommy". I think I may have been running out of space because I have never resized my photos before uploading -- I was getting near capacity, so no time like the NEW YEAR to start a NEW BLOG. I believe you can link back to this blog in the linkbar under my blog header. Don't be bashful about leaving comments because I LOVE to read them. Happy New Year blog buddies!!