Sell-Smith World: December 2007

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Update

This might be the last update we give until after the holidays.

Our toddler turns 17 months in one week. It's so hard to believe. He certainly doesn't look like a little, snuggly baby anymore. He is all GO, GO, GO, GO!!!

He doesn't seem to like doing things in the proper developmental sequence. He didn't walk until 15 months, still doesn't clap and won't wave. But, he is beginning to count and say his ABCs. I can't believe it. He still eats baby food and has an aversion to most solid foods, but he can count to 4 and says, "A, B, C". He is so verbal! He can name many objects. He knows more words than we realize. Just today, we were at the grocery store and walked past the bakery. He pointed to the case and said, "cake". He also pointed to a Christmas tree and said, "tee".

He is quite a handful. We are worried about how much he will destroy everyone's homes over the holiday visits. He can open most drawers, cabinets, closets, etc. There is a certain kind of baby-proof lock that he has already figured out how to open!

We are so blessed!

Happy Holidays!

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Monday, December 10, 2007

Christmas Card Fiasco

We went to a portrait studio and had some beautiful Christmas pictures taken. I had planned to use one of the pictures for our Christmas card. I didn't realize that I had to obtain photo consents for Walmart to create these cards. I was so mad that I just decided to scrap the original idea and take pictures on my own.
Greg and I have few to no creative bones in our body. Our attempts to take a cute, silly, creative photo all ended in someone crying (usually me). Therefore, I don't think we are doing Christmas cards this year. This is highly un-Sell-Smith-like as we usually have our cards in the mail immediately following Thanksgiving. So, when you don't receive your card this year, remember that it's nothing personal.

Here are some of the professional photos we were unable to use.