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December 29th, 2009

Baby It’s Cold Outside

Can I say yet again how much I seriously hate cold weather?  The only good thing about the cold is that I get some allergy relief. Winter is definitely letting us know it has arrived, and we’re feeling these cold temps.  I’m absolutely shivering tonight…one of those cold down to the bone shivers that just won’t go away even though we’ve got the wood stove going wide open and it’s definitely nice and toasty inside the house.

I’m not looking forward to this weekend either.  Temps are supposed to drop to seriously cold over the weekend.  Luckily I’ll have the baby to look after on New Year’s this year, so I won’t be volunteered to stand out in the cold lighting the fireworks. I doubt we’ll even buy any this year because I’m afraid of scaring Elliana. She’ll probably be big enough to enjoy some of the little sparkly ones come 4th of July, but I think we’ll put them on hold for now.

Now I think I’m going to go wrap up in my electric blanket and read a little since Elliana is asleep. Maybe that’ll finally warm me up a bit.

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December 29th, 2009

Slowing Down

I feel like it’s been forever since I posted, and in internet terms it has!  I didn’t mean to disappear for almost 2 weeks, but the holidays have kept me extremely busy.  I feel like I totally missed out on Christmas this year.  I was so busy I didn’t get to enjoy it at all. Now it’s time to take a few days to slow down and reflect on what just happened over those 2 weeks.

We were constantly running from one function to another, and we spent the 23rd-27th constantly going.  All that running resulted in seeing lots and lots of people, and that means lots and lots of presents for the baby.  I’m very appreciative of all the presents she got, but I don’t know where I’m going to put all this stuff!  I didn’t really expect my family to make a big deal out of her first Christmas since she’s only 2 months old, but they did it anyway.

Hubby and I got some nice presents, too.  We bought each other big presents this year that we could both enjoy like his home theater system, and my netbook.  We also got plenty of presents from both of our families.  We got a new 3-in-1 griddle, waffle maker, and sandwich maker from my sis & her hubby to replace my George Foreman that was falling apart, and my Grandma gave me a new crockpot!  I can never ever ever have too many crockpots, and I use them all the time.

A friend gave me a new electric blanket to snuggle up with and she gave Elliana some seriously cute stuffed animals. We got our usual bag of clothes from my Grandma. I look forward to that every year because Christmas is normally about the time of year I’m discovering how worn out my clothes are getting. Hubby also gave me an awesome pair of boots I’ve been eyeing for awhile, and my Mom gave me a new set of bedroom slippers that I don’t want to take off. They are the most comfy things I’ve ever had. My Mom also got us the toaster we’ve been wanting for awhile. Hubby’s ecstatic because it has a reheat toast button lol!

I could keep listing all the gifts we got, but we also got a lot of great food and great company. Isn’t that what the holidays are all about anyway? We got to spend time with people we only get to see once or twice a year, and we got to enjoy every minute of it even if we had to shove it all into a really short period of time.

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December 17th, 2009

A Little Bit Of Quiet

How is everyone today?  Things around here are pretty quiet today, and that’s unusual for this week.  The little one has been trying to prove to me that she doesn’t think she needs as much sleep as I thought, so she’s been giving me a little trouble with the daytime naps.  That’s made for some very interesting days this week, but it looks like she’s finally given in because she’s sound asleep right now. Now that she’s asleep I figured I”d get some blogging done while I watch the episodes of Intervention that’s on my DVR. Let’s see how many of them actually agree to go into drug rehab. I think I have 3 episodes on there to watch.

Speaking of the little one I can’t wait to see how much she weighs when we go to the doctor.  I know she’s already doubled her weight, but I’m starting to think she’s reaching the 10lb mark because a lot of the newborn clothes that say 5-10lbs are getting tight on her.

I was afraid most of her Christmas outfits wouldn’t fit her because she received a lot of 3M Christmas clothing, but I was wrong.  She’s worn almost every one of those outfits this week, and they all fit her.  Only one was a little big on her, but it’s not huge.  She just has a little extra room to move around in it.  I can’t believe how much she’s grown in 8 weeks, and I’m interested to see if she keeps growing at this rate or if she slacks off on the fast growth now that’s she’s “caught up” to the size she would have been as a full term baby.

As for motherhood I’ve decided the whole thing has turned out to be easier than I thought it would be.  While I was pregnant I was totally freaked out over everything afraid I wouldn’t be able to handle it all.  I was so afraid I’d do everything wrong.  A friend told me that she believed the moms who worried about whether they’d be a good mom or not were the ones who are good moms.

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