AJ's 2nd Christmas

AJ here. Christmas this year was at my Grandma & Grandpa Thomasson's house. I was so excited for Christmas that I kept Mommy & Daddy up from 12 midnight to 2:30am on Christmas Eve! Santa brought me a lawn mower and play house thingy...I'll know more about it once Mommy & Daddy take it out of the box. Plus, I had animal crackers, gloves, children's hand sanitizer, and cinnamon goldfish snacks in my stocking! I got so many nice things from my grandparents, my three uncles, Aunt Katie, Great Uncle Danny & Great Aunt Rosie, Great Aunt Joyce and Great Uncle Duane, and Miss Kimberly. I'll be stylin' in some cool clothes once I get into 24 months/2T, I have magnets to play with on the fridge, doodling to do with crayons, and one cool leather rocker of my very own! AWESOME!

It's been awhile!

Sorry it's been so long since we posted. It's been a busy, busy month for AJ, Andy, and Jill. AJ now says "Uh oh", "Dada", "Daddy", and "Da". We know he can say "Mama" but that only slips out from time to time. He also just set a new record for his temper tantrums--45 minutes! All because we wouldn't let him play on the computer. We sense there will be a lot of fun days ahead for us.

AJ LOVES Christmas lights! Each night when we get home he runs over to the lights and says "Da!" until we turn them on. Then he proceeds to the next light and the next, until all of the lights have been turned on.

He had his 15 month appointment a couple of weeks ago. He's jumped to the 75th to 90th percentile for height (32 1/2 inches tall I believe), remained in the 50th percentile for his head, and dropped to the 25th percentile for his weight (22 pounds 14 ounces). The doctor was not concerned about his drop in weight, mainly because he's so active now. Andy on the other hand wants to feed him milkshakes!

We had our annual Christmas Party and Charitable Event in memory of Catherine on the 15th. So far we've raised about $1600 to go towards more memory boxes--enough for another year! We are so thankful for all of our friends and family who contributed and supported us and our cause. It means so much to keep Catherine's memory alive and in a positive light. Thank you!