Let's see...I'll start with December 22nd. That night we pretended that it was Christmas eve at our house. In my family growing up we always got to open one present on Christmas eve, and it was always new PJs. So I continued the tradition and on her first Christmas, she got some new PJs, too.
However, she didn't get to open them because Mommy didn't wrap them. But she DID get to open a present--it was the book, "Twas the Night Before Christmas."
Mommy and Daddy had picked it out together for her and we chose this one because we liked the pictures the best. After bathtime and putting on the new PJs, she opened the present and Daddy read the story to her before bed.
The next morning was going to be our Christmas morning. She woke up wanting to eat at 5:00 AM, and Daddy wanted to get up then to open presents! We were both so excited about giving her her presents. But we put her back to bed and waited until she got up around 7:00 to open the presents. How many times will that happen--that we're waiting for HER to wake up Christmas morning!?
Daddy went downstairs to turn the lights on while she got up and got her diaper changed. Then we went downstairs and saw everything Santa had left. She opened her stocking first and loved the different chewy balls Santa had put inside. She also got a little tamborine in there that she really likes. Then we started the presents. She was more concerned with eating the paper than what was actually inside, but she did enjoy seeing Elmo and chewing on his eyes! Her big present this year was a toy box that Daddy made for her. It's not quite finished (it still needs to be stained), but it is all put together so Daddy brought it in for her to see Christmas morning. He did such a beautiful job on it.
After playing for a little while and taking a nap, we got packed up and left for Grandma and Grandpa's house up north. Riding in the car with her is always an adventure....she sleeps for the first 1 1/2 hours, but the final hour is always a crying fest. Ugh. No matter what we do, she cries. But we made it to Grandma's and she perked right up, enjoying a whole new set of toys and people to play with.
The next day, Christmas Eve, she got an even bigger treat--her cousins came to visit! She hadn't seen them since the summer, since they're in North Carolina for the year, so everyone was so glad to see her and Emma especially was so excited to have another girl to play with. She was so good with her--playing peekaboo, bringing her toys to play with, and giving her hugs and kisses.
Christmas morning she opened the stocking at Grandma's house--more fun things to chew on!! She got to see Grandma get her big present from Grandpa--a new car!!! It was a huge surprise to Grandma, but we all knew she was getting it. She was shocked. After that excitement, we packed up and went to Granny and Papa's house. There she saw lots more cousins and had several presents to open. She started to get a bit overwhelmed with all of the people and noise, but she was a trooper. She slept in the car on the way back to Grandma's after lunch.
Then we had Christmas at Grandma's, which always means lots of fun, presents, and a BIG mess!
She got better at opening her presents as the day went on, but especially enjoyed the ribbon on the package her baby doll came in from her aunt and uncle and cousins.We stayed for a few more days and then came home to our house again. It was nice to get back into her routine and have her sleeping in her own bed.
Last night we had a party....not really a new year's eve party, because it was only from about 3:00-7:00 pm, but we wanted to have a Christmas party, and there weren't any dates that worked except for New Year's Eve! It was fun to see our friends and have the kids get together to play. Everyone enjoyed the new Christmas presents, and she did a good job of sharing her toys!
So there you go...a recap of the last couple of weeks in the world of weed. It's been tiring, hectic, but fun. I'm ready for things to return to normal for awhile, though!
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