Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone! Gosh, we are just so excited and happy to spend this special Christmas with Jacob! We started the day with a grand breakfast that Jeremiah made, while Jacob enjoyed his rich breastmilk! Jacob had his daily morning bath and then got dressed up to open Christmas gifts! Jacob received A LOT of clothes...cute and adorable clothes (grinning)...and tons of toys to stimulate his vision, hearing, etc. My favorite was the boppy tummy time below that his dad got for him. We've yet to open Aunt Stephanie's activity mat full of colors, toys, and music! We have lots to keep him busy! Jacob is growing so fast. As a matter of fact, I've had to put away a lot of his clothes in storage because he can't fit into them anymore...many of which he has never worn. =(

The spirit of Christmas was so strong today. We were reminded of the true meaning of Christmas when Jeremiah surprised us with a beautiful picture of Christ and a little boy painted by Greg Olsen...a book with his drawings...and a few primary song CD's. We are so grateful for this season to reflect on the blessing we are able to enjoy because of Christ...

We had a lot of fun with our little family, but the highlight of today was when we visited the NICU for the first time as a family. It felt so great seeing our NICU family once again after leaving the NICU when Jacob was discharged. Jacob delivered some angel pins for his nurses to let them know how much he appreciated the unconditional love they gave him during his stay there for 77 days! They are an amazing group of people and we can't thank them enough for what they have given to our family...a very special and healthy baby! (pictures will be posted tomorrow, so come back and check it out!)

Oh my gosh...aren't those shoes absolutely adorable?
Resting after using his neck muscles while on his tummy...
Before opening gifts...

Getting dressed to open gifts...(thanks Great Auntie Mary for my 1st Xmas outfit and blanket!)

Realizing Santa left some goodies...

OH look at those fun toys!!

The other hat was irritating him, so we changed it...

He didn't like the change...so we took it off...for a while...=)

The painting of Christ is soooo beautiful!

Some of Jacob's gifts...

All is done...he's ready to eat again...

Not quite...a few more snapshots

Couldn't leave until we played with Gracie for a few seconds...thanks Grandma for Gracie's presents! She doesn't spoil Jacob alone with gifts galore, but she does with Gracie too! =)

A picture from his tummy time mat

More family pictures and a narrative will be added to the post below tomorrow...