On December 23rd, Carter got his very first haircut! We were both rather nervous about how he would react, but believe it or not, he did great! We saved his "wings" for his 1st haircut momento. The hair stylist at Sport Clips was very quick, gave him a sucker (also his first!), and let him read a book during the cut. Thank goodness there were sports on, too! :-)
Then came Christmas. It was absolutely wonderful. We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at our house. It was fun to start our own family traditions. We opened presents as a family after mass and dinner. We then stayed up 'til 2 am prepping for Santa! Christmas Day was great. We opened Santa gifts and then had brunch before Chris had to go to work. On the 26th we headed to AC to celebrate there. We all truly enjoyed our gifts and the kid's favorites included a tool bench and big wheel for Carter and a doll house and play kitchen for Addy.
Mid-January we attended the annual Cubs convention for the 2nd year in a row. We got autographs from over 30 players/personnel and got lots of Cubs memorabilia. My mom accompanied us and she and the kids did the Kids Only autograph line several times over the weekend. She even watched the kiddos while Chris and I went down to the hotel restaurant for a drink. It was nice to get some adult time!
Chris has been working like crazy and is currently rotating in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. It is a grueling month, but his last month EVER with call shifts (that are about 30 hours long), so he's really looking forward to getting through it. In some other exciting news, he has officially accepted a position as a staff physician at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics...yay! He will hold a 75% appointment as an ER staff physician, 20% appointment in Information Technology department, and spend the remainder of his time doing research. His contract also has a clause that will allow him to do the sports medicine fellowship within the next 3 years. We can see the light at the end of the tunnel and I am extraordinarily proud of him!
I've been spending a lot of time playing with the kids, going to/hosting playdates, and have recently started training for the Race to Wrigley 5K Fun Run. My friends Katie, Lex, and Mish are going to run it with me and we are super excited! Training has been going well with the exception of a tendon strain that I'm trying to nurse back to health (no pun intended). It's been a great help to have the treadmill in the basement since Chris is rarely home to watch the kids so I can go to a gym or run outside.
Well, that's enough for today. I hope this blog finds everyone well. I'm putting some pix here at the bottom so you can see the kiddos and some of the excitement. Addy has 2 new teeth. She's working on several more and is standing on her own for a few seconds at a time now! It won't be long before she's running around the house trying to keep up with her brother!
Hugs and Loves,
Amy
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