Our Sweet Baby
Gosh it's been a while since we posted! Cathy has been super busy posting each Tuesday on Gus's blog, and then she's been posting daily on her personal blog... we guess this one got over-looked! Sorry!!
Our first Christmas together as a family was wonderful. We spent it just the three of us, and had hoped that Cathy's parents would be able to come down for the week between Christmas and New Year's, but they weren't able to get the time off of work. Instead, we spent the time together and didn't really do much. It was great!
Prior to Christmas, Cathy took Gus to Wal-Mart to have his pictures taken. She had a coupon for 30 pictures for $8. We felt it was too good a price to pass it up, so she took him to get his picture taken on the seventh of December and they were back by the 14th. The lady was so surprised at how happy Gus was and decided to take as many poses as she could! Because Cathy has her new camera and takes MILLIONS of pictures of Gus, she wasn't interested in buying anything more than the coupon package. She was able to get the coupon package (which is all 30 pictures of the same pose) and then two additional pictures. All in all, she did very well with walking out the door only spending $20.
Here are the pictures that we bought:
Naked Santa Boy :)
Rub-a-dub dub... Gus in the tub!
Black and White Jolly Boy
Gus's First Christmas
Christmas at the Walker house was incredible this year. Not only did Santa spoil all of us, but our lives were enriched by the joy that Gus has brought to our family. The first Christmas as a family was more than we had ever dreamed it would be, and it was so very special. We went to Christmas Eve Mass with our neighbors Wendy and Ryan and their family, and then came home and prepared for the big day! Here are some pictures from our special day!
Gus all dressed up for Mass
"Let's go to church!!"
Steve got some coal in his stocking... was he a bad boy???
Gus and Steve opening presents! Gus LOVES his Tickle Me Elmo X-treme!!
Steve was not a bad boy afterall!! He got an iPad!!
Gus was so excited to open present after present!!
Santa brought Cathy a bracelet that says her favorite word: Gus
Some of the toys that Santa and friends and family brought Gus
Such a happy little guy... basking in the wrapping paper of goodies!!
After such a great Christmas, we were blessed with snow on the 26th! We had some snow back on December 4th, but it was a light dusting compared to the snow that we got on the 26th. We took Gus outside for some fun in the snow (he did NOT enjoy himself) and then we came inside to get warm!!
Chillin' (literally) in the snow...
Um... not feeling it so much...
READY to get out of the snow and cold!!!
Cathy and Gus and their matching frog hats (Christmas gifts from Wendy and Ryan and the girls)
We rang in the New Year with Ryan, Wendy, and the girls by having pizza together at their house and then watching the movie Inception. Cathy hated it, Steve loved it. Then after midnight we headed back home and then slept until ten on the first!!
Happy New Year!!!
Steve went back to work on the 3rd and then our lives went back into our usual routine. Gus has been growing and changing each day and you should definitely check his blog each Tuesday to see videos, and highlights of the week. This last week he started to try and stand on his own (by grabbing something) and yesterday he actually stood up. Once he figured out how to stand, he started cruising... we're in for it now!!
Such a cutie!
Everything was soooo funny yesterday! Here's Gus standing and laughing... looks like he's talking! He's saying, "You're in for it now!!"
Gus LOVES vanilla yogurt!
We had to include the Dayton onesie that Gus was sportin' the other day...
Well that's about it from us. Tomorrow Gus turns 8 months old! Can you believe it? Cathy will post pictures on his blog, so be sure to check it out. He has a follow-up appointment on the 13th for his second flu-shot. We're hoping they weigh and measure him and we can see what growth has been made since the six-month appointment!!
We'll post again soon!
Steve and Cat & Gus
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