Christmas is almost here

Merry Christmas! This year I took on the project of making Corey and I Christmas sotckings. Ben's great grandmother made knitted him a stocking, but I had yet to make ones for Corey and I since we have been married. So, since I have a sewing machine I went ahead and took on the project. I finally finished them tonight. They took a lot longer to make then I thought they would, but I had to do it all during Ben's naps. I made my own pattern to save some money and went from there. They did not come out perfectly, but I am satisfied with them. You can see how they look below.

Also, Corey and I took our own Christmas pictures this year. The one of Ben is super cute. He is so adorable! I took the picture while Dad got him to smile. They family one was a little bit more challenging to take with a 10 second timer on the camera and no one standing there to make Ben smile. We quit once we got a focused picture with all of us at least looking forward. Those pics are below too.

Ben had his four month check up one week ago. He weighed 16 pounds 8 ounces, 25 inches long. He is doing great! He is starting to baby talk a lot and laughs when I tickle him. Ben has started eating baby cereal at dinner time and is getting the hang of that. Ben is also now reaching for things that are within his grasp, whether it is a toy or the dog Abby.He is such an amazing little boy to watch grow!

Corey and I have done most of our Christmas shopping. We even went to Babies R Us this past weekend and got Ben some new toys. And I made pumpkin bread for Corey's coworkers. We have been busy-busy-busy!