What a difference a year makes

Last year during the holidays, I was newly pregnant and excited about who was growing inside me. We didn't know the gender, so we called the baby "TJ." Since TJ already felt like a member of the family, I made him or her a stocking that said, "TJ" on it and I hung it from our mantel along with our stockings.

This year, things look a little different on our mantel. We know we had a beautiful baby boy and we made a stocking just for him. Also, I don't think those baby items were beneath the mantel last year either. Ha! Oh how things have changed. I think the stocking holders say it all..."JOY!"

Connor's very own stocking.

Our mantel featuring baby items.

Connor posing with last year's TJ stocking.

Goodbye TJ, hello Connor.