So first off, Christmas was very lovely. I made the traditional Cuban dinner for David and myself including the bread. Once again I am disappointed in the bread. I think I might need to get real lard since the shortening just doesn't seem to come out right. Or a humidifier because it is so dry out here. But I did take a picture of our dinner:
The beans came out great and I think I prefer cooking the pork in the crock pot. It was so juicy and tender I only needed a fork to eat it. In the evening we headed over to Traci's house to watch the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Christmas show. I loved it! We're thinking about buying the DVD of it. We also made sure to get a picture of Joseph wearing my favorite sleeper.
We got to skype my parents while they were at my uncle's house. My aunt and uncle were so excited since they had yet to see little dude. My uncle did say that I was asking for trouble by naming my son after him, since Tio got up to all kinds of trouble as a kid... well he still gets into trouble now. I loved being able to talk to my family and it was easy to see that my son looks like his grandpa and great uncle. Sorry about that kiddo. We then had lunch at Traci's. The food was excellent as always. We were surprised that they had gotten us gifts. My favorite was Joseph's though. We've decided to call it Arizona Moose. I think you can see why:
We also got to skype with my older siblings and grandfather a few days later. Abeulo was thrilled to see his namesake and Jojo obliged him by staring and smiling right at the webcam. My sister and niece were so thrilled to see him. Of course everyone pointed out the similarities between my son and his cousin (my nephew) and his great grandpa. Mom later told me Abeulo kept talking about how amazing technology is now since he could see us even though nearly 2500 miles separate us.
I also started using my Mei Tai that Mom made me. So far it works great, I just can't wear it for too long before my back starts to bother me again. He is not a light baby! He loves it though since he can just snuggle right into my chest for a nap and I love it because I have my hands again!
The other exciting things that happened were our friends Daniel and Toni got married. We went to the wedding (where Jojo was a definite hit with everyone) and then out to dinner afterwards. I love good Mexican food and the place we went was delicious. We also had them over for a game day, along with two other friends. Good thing our internet can handle that many computers without freaking out. It was lots of fun. We got a bit of a surprise though when we came home after the wedding to change for dinner. There was a box from Amazon at our door and we did not remember ordering anything. Well turns out I was right, we didn't order anything - it was a present from David's brother in GA for Jojo. A jungle themed playmat. The kid loves it! I have taken way too many photos and videos of him playing on it. I sent them as a thank you for the gift. I also need to find something for him on Amazon for another of his aunts. She wants to get him something and I have no idea what we even need any more.
So I think that is everything. Soon we have the 2 month appointment (holy cow, really?!) and once I get the pictures from my dad I can post those. We will probably have some pictures of Jojo with his Robpaw and Pammaw soon since they are coming out to visit in week and a half!
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