My first gift of the season...

Christmas is a time of sharing and serving others. So, in light of my excitement for Christmas, I have decided to do...  

my very first giveaway: 25 custom Christmas Cards from ellamaedesigns! [a $50 value!]

Below are just some of our designs.  There are many more to choose from on our website here.

Ok, here are the entry rules:
the winner is randomly chosen from number of comments.
so each comment is an entry.
(with a max of 4 entries per person)

{1st entry} leave a comment with an email address
{2nd entry}  if you have a blog, post about our giveaway or do a link via facebook, then leave another comment.
{3rd entry} do an act of service and tell me about it in your 3rd comment!

{4th entry} put our button on your blog [see left sidebar] then leave another comment!

A winner will be picked on November 13th.

Good luck!

He's growing up too fast

.the fifth month.
.you rub your eyes when you get tired [i LOVE when you do this]
.you started sticking your tongue out quite often [i HATE when you do this]
.you started eating rice cereal, and you love it
.you sleep from 10:30 to 8:00. eat. then sleep until 9:30
.you are always really good in the car.  we've had to take some road trips, and you've been awesome! 
.you've had three haircuts already
.your hair hasn't fallen out yet and i'm assuming it won't 
.your fingernails grow too fast 
.your chunky thighs are getting ticklish 
.if i say, "i'm gunna tickle you!' when you're eating, you will always start smiling.  
.you still haven't rolled over
.you love when dad throws you up in the air
...mama and daddy love you, baby... 

These are for you, Mom...

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4.5 months

This is Maddux on his tummy. He absolutely hates being on his stomach. He hasn't rolled over yet, but we are still giving him his 'tummy time' as recommended by his pediatrician. His time will come...

He can sit up...for three seconds, give or take.

He is usually all smiles. His favorite time of day = the morning. He loves to wake up and see mom and dad. These are the smiles he gives us when we take him out of his crib in the morning.

"I like 'em big... I like 'em chunky... I like 'em round... I like 'em plumpy..."
[quote from Madagascar 2].
Chunk-a-Monk. We started him on rice cereal a few days ago, and he seems to like it.

We're not so sure why he was laughing so hard in this video, but it makes me smile every time I watch it...