Last year, I had a brand spankin' new baby at home. I was averaging a couple of hours of (interrupted) sleep per night. My body was a hurricane of post-partum hormones. And yet, Matt & I still decided it would be a good idea for us to host both sides of the family at our home for Thanksgiving. (No, I wasn't cooking. I'm not that insane.) Most of that day is a blur to me, but I do recall a few things: I was in that awkward phase where I no longer looked pregnant, but I couldn't wear any of my old clothes without looking like a hooker (read: my jeans might as well have been painted on). I think I tried on about 5 outfits before settling on something that wasn't completely frumptastic that morning. Then Camden wet his adorable "Thankful for Mommy" onesie probably about 30 seconds after I put it on him. I also remember motioning for my sister to join me in a corner of the kitchen and then whispering to her, "I am still bleeding. Is this normal?!" (Little did I know, I had about 8 more weeks of that fun left!) By the end of the day, all I wanted to do was crawl into bed with Camden. And I think I did just that-- around 5pm.
This year, we hosted Thanksgiving for both families once again (albeit on different days). Camden played independently or with his cousins for most of the day. We ate delicious food, talked, laughed, & watched lots of football. It couldn't have been more perfect. And I even waited until almost 10pm before I went to bed this year (gasp!).
A couple of things didn't change between this year and last year, though.
1. I am so incredibly thankful for my husband, my son, and my wonderful family. The holidays tend to bring out the sentimental side in everyone, but I really do make a conscious effort to count my blessings every day of the year.
2. Camden wet his Thanksgiving outfit. Again. (Hence the wardrobe change in the pictures to follow)
I realize I'm perhaps a tad biased, but this is one handsome (and grown up looking!) kid:
The Original Five (My awesome family):
Me & the Momma:
Camden & Mommy:
A Family shot:
Camden & my baby brother (visiting from Chicago), otherwise known as Uncle Chris:
And here's Camden & his Pop (my dad):
As I've mentioned before, my older sister, Lauren has 3 boys. Her youngest, Will, is just 5 months younger than Camden. They're going to be best buddies when they're older. How cute are they?!
You can't really tell in this picture, but Camden and his cousin Alex were dancing to the music the ball popper makes. It was pretty darn precious:
And, finally, this is what we call the Look of Love (Camden was watching his Uncle Jeff carry around his oldest cousin, Jacob, on his shoulders):
(As always, thanks to my sister, Lauren, for being the family photographer.)
Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving!
5 comments:
Happy Thanksgiving!
No one tells you about that awkward postpartum phase where you don't have any clothes that fit you right, you just have to learn the hard way. That's why they make spanx!
I never noticed before, but Camden looks JUST like you!
Happy Thanksgiving! Half of me expected Cam to have Gage's "Who you callin' a turkey?" pjs. Where did you get those too cute khakis?? Since they are both little and can wear each other's clothes...Gage is about to outgrow his from Old Navy since their sizes are so weird. Glad you had a good year and yes, you were crazy last year. Gage was an entire week older than Cam and I could have NEVER hosted, you are more the woman than I am!
Amy- I'm pretty positive those khakis are from Kohls. They're size 12 months, but still don't really fit him around the waist so they're rolled once at the waist. :) You need to get Gage some ASAP...he & Camden need to continue their identical wardrobe trend!
PS- When Gage starts walking, you need to get him Skidders. They're awesome.
What a lovely day you had - my how things change huh?
Your little man is A.DOR.ABLE. Thanks so much for the pics!
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