Love my days with River

Today was an excellent day.  I love my days off with River, especially when I have worked for a few days in a row.  He changes so much everyday!  

Here are a few things I noticed about him while we were playing today:  

Aunt Patty, Kinsey, and Kayla gave him a motorized car that travels in a wide circle.  River was sitting up and the car was going around him today.  He knew that when the car went behind him, he needed to turn his head to see it come around the other side!  This may be something so simple, but it is so fun to watch him learn new things.  

We took a trip to Wal-Mart today and I wanted to get him a cheap toy that made sounds. he is starting to outgrow the toys that we have here.  We mainly have rattles, teethers, and small toys.  He still likes them, but he does get bored with them.  Rachel has a lot of toys for him to play with at her house and I want to keep him stimulated here, too.  So today I bought him a small toy that is very bright and makes sounds. I got it out of the bag as soon as we got home and I sat him in the floor.  He played and played and played with it!  He loved it!  He wouldn't even look up when I was talking to him.  I enjoyed watching him learn how to play with the new toy. 

River's new toy

I worked a little more on my Christmas list today.  I really want to make a trip to Waco to go to Hobby Lobby and look for wrapping paper.  I always like my packages to coordinate and I love to look at them under the Christmas tree.  I am getting very excited to put up our tree!

For the first time in a while, both Nick and I are off this weekend and we have nowhere to go!  I can't remember the last time we had a weekend like this!  We are planning to get a lot of things done around the house that have needed to be done for a LONG time.  I am also looking forward to just spending time as a family.  

Thankful:

November 17th:  I am thankful for contacts and glasses.  My eyes are so bad and without contacts and glasses I wouldn't be able to see anything.  I would not be able to work, drive, or do anything but sit at home.  VERY thankful for contacts!