We had ourselves a merry little Christmas...

What a great Christmas season we had here at the Nemec house!!! Our December was filled with dinner parties, boat parades, more dinner parties, and lots of family time! I think Brixon's first Christmas was a success! This child is so ridiculously spoiled...cars and bikes and musical instruments! I may have to add a "toy wing" on to my house! In all honesty, I probably could have wrapped my cell phone and remote control, and he would have been just as happy :) Brixon has enjoyed all of this extra time with mom and dad! In fact, just in the past couple of days, he cries when I leave the room! I'm not used to him doing that...usually Nick is the one that cries when I leave ;p But it is really sad! At least when I leave for work, I know he is with my mom. I can't imagine having to leave him anywhere else. He is also doing some really funny things...my favorite is his fake laugh. Now every time someone laughs, he imitates it with a fake laugh. Which then makes all of us laugh even harder, and him fake laugh louder. It's a vicious cycle...I need to get it on video! He knows to step out of his pants when I undress him, and he now has a major issue when it comes to getting re-dressed! It is like a pro-wrestling match! He hasn't started walking just yet, but he's getting really confident in his cruising. I think I'll be chasing him all over the house pretty soon here!

We're also pretty busy getting ready for his first birthday...yes, one year old. Gasp....I was doing okay until the giant "YOU'RE ALMOST ONE!!!! YOU'RE NOT A BABY ANYMORE, AND YOUR MOM IS GETTING OLD!" flyer came in the mail from Toys 'r' Us. Okay, so it wasn't technically worded like that. But I did cry. I am just not ready for him to grow up! I want to keep him just like this. Alas, not an option. So I'm having fun planning the big Dr. Seuss bash!!!!

Well, here are some photos from Christmas. There's also a photo from my previous post. Happy New Year, and I'll talk to you all soon!

Pardon the static cling :)

Rockin' out

Sooo sleepy!

You want a piece o' dis?!

Little Rudolph!!

It's been a while...

Yikes! I just looked at the blog, and realized how long it's been since I've updated! Apologies...the Christmas season is obviously upon us, and I'm also busy working on Brixon's first birthday party! Such a great time of year! Brixon is keeping us on our toes. He's cruising like a madman along all of my furniture, getting into everything, throwing stuff everywhere....being a typical boy! He also scared us a little. About four months ago, I noticed a swollen lymph node in his neck. Not only could you feel it, but you could actually see it. I didn't think a lot of it at the time, but after it seemed like there was no reason for it, we brought him in to see Dr. Williams. She wasn't concerned about it, but said to keep an eye on it. After it still didn't go away, I called, and they reccommended that he have a CBC (full blood work-up) done. The results came back normal, but after doing what was probably way too much research, I read that neck malignancies don't always show abnormal labs. So last week, I brought him back to Dr. Williams. She was really insistent that she didn't think it was anything, but had me bring him in for a chest x-ray, and schedule an appointment with a pediatric oncologist just for my own reassurance. The x-ray came back normal, and today, we had an appointment with the oncologist. Let me tell you, having to bring your child to see an oncologist has to be one of the most terrifying experiences ever. The doctor was confident that the node wasn't significant, and that he may just always have a slightly swollen gland. After more blood work just to make sure(and a poor baby with his hand all bandaged like a lobster claw!), the doctor said he was perfectly normal. So basically it was complete parental neuroses, but I have to say, seeing that huge swollen node every day made my stomach turn! After seeing the children at that office, and being treated so wonderfully while we were there, I am so unbelievably thankful that we have a healthy baby! Now we can fully enjoy the season with no worries!!!! I'll try to make sure that I post some photos before Christmas of what we've been up to over the past month!