December 2007

December was a very busy month for us. Maddox turned 6mths old on Dec 11th and we marked the occasion with a photo session. The professional photos didn't turn out as well as I hoped since Maddox wasn't really in the best mood that day, but oh well. We got the go ahead to start on baby food from the pediatrician so we started that too. It has been quite an adjustment for Maddox, but I think he's gotten the hang of it now.

We decided to make the trip up to Maryland for Christmas to see my family. We left on the Thursday evening before Christmas and drove all night. We arrived at my parents' house at 5am. Needless to say I got about 2hrs of sleep that night, but finally recovered by Saturday morning. It was a great trip and we were able to visit with our friends and family. I think it really brought back everyone's enthusiasm for Christmas having the baby around. He really enjoyed the holiday and opening all of his gifts. We enjoyed it too :). The trip seemed to fly by and before we knew it, it was time to head home to Atlanta. We left the day after Christmas and drove the entire day.

We had another Christmas in Atlanta the following Saturday so that Maddox could open his gifts and celebrate with our family here. It was a lot of fun and Maddox really enjoyed opening his gifts again :). The one thing I really took away from the entire experience is how much we all overdid it this year. It was Maddox's first Christmas and I think the excitement surrounding it made everyone go a little crazy. Hopefully we'll all dial it back a bit next year.

We decided to have a laid back New Year's and went to Jason and Staci's house. We had a great time with all our friends playing Scattergories and watching the idiot jump a football field on his motorbike. All in all a great way to ring in 2008. Hopefully 2008 will be a little less exciting for us, yet still filled with great experiences as we go through more of our "firsts" with Maddox.