Bond Family Blog

Today our baby is 9 months old. I can’t believe how fast time flies! Preston is such a loving baby who is always happy to smile and play. Right now his favorite game is chasing us around the house, or running away from us when we chase him. He also likes to play peek-a-boo. He is still walking along furniture and sometimes standing by himself. He is all of the place! He can get to the kitchen and open the drawers in a blink of an eye. He loves to read books… especially ones that have things to touch/feel on each page. He still fights his naps, but he is starting to sleep longer at night. He loves to play with everything, but his own toys. You’ll have to ask him what is so entertaining about dishtowels and cords. At the doctor he weighed in at 18 lbs 13 oz and 28 3/4 inches long. His head circ is 44.5. The doctor said that he is low on iron, so we have to start giving him an iron supplement every day (as well as normal vitamins) and we will have to go get his blood drawn the week before his 12 month visit. We are so blessed and grateful to have such a wonderful spirit in our home. We love you Preston!!!

After dinner on Christmas we got in the car and started our drive to Utah. We ended up making it there in 10 hours. Preston slept for most of the trip. It was a lot easier than trying to pack for the airplane! The next morning we opened presents with Grandma and Grandpa and Aunt Stephanie and Aimee.

The next day we got to open presents with Preston’s cousins, Sammy and Anna.

We got to see Great Grandma and Grandpa Lowe while we were there and got a good posed picture with them.

While we were in Utah it snowed for a couple of days. Preston got to go play in the snow and go for a sled ride with Sammy. Preston wasn’t quite sure what to think of the snow but he put up with it for the pictures.

We had a great trip to Utah and we headed back home late Saturday night. Preston was great for most of the trip. He had trouble sleeping, but he did have a tooth pop through on the 26th and we are waiting for the other one to pop through. He is so much fun to watch. He loves to play with everything and everyone. We are so blessed to have such a sweet baby to remind us of God’s sweet spirit. Merry Christmas to all! We are so excited for this new year and all of the fun and exciting things it will bring.

We had a wonderful Christmas here in Bakersfield. Preston was so excited to finally get to open one of the presents from under the tree on Christmas Eve.

Christmas morning Santa brought Preston lots of fun goodies. Preston loved his new Radio Flyer Coupe car and he loved pulling things out of his stocking.

After we opened our gifts from Santa we headed over to Grandma and Grandpa Bond’s. Preston got another stocking and a ton of toys. Ryan got a Kindle and a new flash for the camera. I got an awesome Cricut and a Gypsy full of all of my Mom’s Cartridges. We were so blessed to have so many people around us who love us. We all got spoiled this Christmas and Preston loved every minute of it.

We were able to squeeze in a short trip to Calm with Aunt Molly and Uncle Neil. Preston loved the train ride and getting to see his auntie.

I am sorry it has been so long since I posted. We have had a crazy month. Most of the month of December we spent being sick. Preston would get sick and pass it to me and then to Ryan. It went around about three times, ending with the stomach flu which we then managed to pass to a lot of the family. Luckily we are finally better and just in time. We were able to catch Santa Claus in the mall the week of Christmas. Preston was less than pleased, but you gotta love the first pictures with Santa.