Almost the new year...

I meant to post last night, but as it turns out Aaron got pretty ill yesterday. He came back home from work and was in bed all day. So, after watching two little ones all day and then Sweetpea by myself all night I was tired. Not to mention, Sweetpea was in a weird mood yesterday too. She was very needy and cried a lot, which is abnormal for her so I hope she's not getting sick too. And then she woke up again about 8 and would not go back to sleep for about an hour. But, after seeing her with her dad tonight, I think she just missed him yesterday.

We had a great Christmas with our families! Sweetpea really took the loot - and now it's all over our living room floor! We haven't taken everything out, yet - we're starting slow. Her friend Noah has really enjoyed all her toys, too!

I can't believe tomorrow is already New Year's Eve. We don't have any plans - just a quiet night in. Sweetpea and I are having lunch tomorrow with her godmother, though, which will be fun.

Here's a picture of Sweetpea tonight wearing some of her new clothes - the shirt is from Nana Karen & Phil, the pants are from Grandma & Grandpa E., and the shoes are from Grandpa & Granny S. :)

Santa Claus is coming to town!

We went to breakfast with Santa today! Sweetpea had lots of fun seeing her friends. She didn't like Santa as much, although she seemed to enjoy him from a distance. But, as you can see from the picture, she did not like sitting on his lap! Then Santa gave her a candy cane and she really enjoyed chewing on that (or rather the plastic around the outside!) :)

This morning we had our family Christmas, too, so Sweetpea got a couple presents from Santa. After the first present she didn't seem very interested in unwrapping any other gifts - she just wanted to play. But, it was fun!

This will probably be my last post until after the holidays - too much to do! So, we wish you all a wonderful Christmas!

Ice Ice Baby

We got lots of ice last night!! So much that daddy didn't have to go to work! :) Although he still went out this afternoon to finish up Christmas shopping and said it wasn't that bad. We've been running around trying to finish wrapping gifts, making cookies, and clean up the house a little before the holidays.

Sweetpea has been into making this grumpy face lately - not sure where it came from. Here is a picture of her happy face and then a picture of her new grumpy face!

Pukey Monday

Today was quite a crazy day! Noah was here and after he ate, I was feeding Sweetpea when all of a sudden he puked up ALL his lunch! It went EVERYWHERE! So, I had to put Sweetpea down for a second, which she didn't like, and try to clean it up quickly. Then I put him in the exersaucer and finished feeding Sweetpea. Well, I guess he wasn't done, because all of a sudden he puked up some more - and this even came out of his nose! So, I decided I didn't want any more throw up in the living room, so I sat him in the tub naked for awhile. No more throw up came, though. So, after playing in the bathroom for awhile I decided to put them both back in the living room. While I was trying to dress Noah again, Sweetpea fell over and hit her head on the wall which sent her into a crying frenzy so I left Noah with no clothes on for awhile while I tried to calm Sweetpea down. It was CRAZINESS!
But, later when I went to get the mail, I saw Sweetpea got a card (a SECOND Christmas card! :)) from her great grandma and great grandpa Fitzgibbon. I showed her the letter, which had a big snowman on the front, and she loved it! I got a little film of her looking at the card.
Well, let's hope there is no throw up tomorrow!

Holiday Shopping

We have kept Sweetpea very busy this weekend! Saturday we went Christmas shopping all day. Sweetpea was excellent! I think it helped that she took a nap on the way to the mall. When we got there it was pretty scarce, but around noon people started coming out of the woodwork! We missed Santa, because he was on a break. We are going to see him at a breakfast with Santa, though, next weekend. Sweetpea and dad did ride on the carousel, though. Sweetpea really enjoyed it! I'm attaching a picture of them on the ride.

Then, when we got back from shopping we had a party to go to at a friend's house, so we fed Sweetpea and raced over to our friend's house. There we played some Rock Band and Sweetpea was really getting into that, too! She loved watching her mom make a fool of herself! :) Finally, at about 8 she was giving us signals that we were wearing her out, so we went home.

Today we had church this morning. There was an open house after church so we went with some friends and pigged out. After that we stopped by Kohl's for some final Christmas gifts. And now Sweetpea is taking a much needed nap! :)

I know this week will be just as busy, though, as we prepare for Christmas break. But, hopefully we will not forget the real reason for the season admist all this chaos!

Clapping Frenzy!

Sweetpea has been picking on her buddy Noah the past couple days. She has been trying to get his pacifier and then she'll do her scream - which makes Noah cry every time! Occassionally Noah will just give her his pacifier, I think because he's a little scared of her. :)
So far the tree is still standing! Noah has tried to get over there a few times, but I've caught him before he gets there. Sweetpea still hasn't shown much interest in it.
Today I was laying on the floor with Sweetpea and then I got up to go into the kitchen and get something. When I came back in the living room, she was sitting up. She has been trying to go from laying to sitting, but had never made it all the way. Until, of course, I left the room! So, hopefully I'll get to see her do it tomorrow.
Here is a video that dad took of her clapping.

O Christmas Tree

We finally got our Christmas tree up today! Now it really feels like Christmas - and it's especially nice because there's still snow on the ground outside! Sweetpea didn't go crazy with the tree like we expected - she kept trying to crawl away from it when we sat her next to it. But, I'm sure that will change when there are presents underneath!

Mouse in the house!

We had a mouse in our house, and there may be more! We noticed some mouse droppings in the kitchen, so Aaron set up some traps. I guess he caught one the other morning, but he got rid of it before I came in the kitchen luckily! I hope there are no more - we didn't see any droppings this morning so that is a good sign!

Sweetpea had her 8 mo. pics today. We took some christmas ones, too. She was moving all over the place while the lady was trying to take her picture and she wouldn't smile much, but we still got a few good ones out of her!

Aaron got one of his old soccer balls out last night to get Sweetpea started early! Here's a picture of her with the soccer ball. I'm sure the golf balls will be coming next!

Let it snow!

Yay - it's been snowing a little today! It's so beautiful! We actually went out in it today, but before it started snowing. I had a dentist appointment this morning and Sweetpea had to come, too. She was very good while I was getting my teeth cleaned, though. After that we went to a playdate at another mom's house. Sweetpea had lots of fun - there were a TON of toys for her to play with! She was the youngest one there, but it didn't stop her from playing.

Her nose is still pretty stuffy, but I think it's getting better. She slept through the night last night, so I don't think it's bothering her as much. Here is a video of her scooting!

Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving! It was nice seeing everyone, although I think Sweetpea was pretty worn out from all the faces. We are so thankful that we are able to see our families over the holidays!

Sweetpea learned a new trick over the holidays - she can now clap! It's very cute and I will get a video soon, I promise! When we got back home we found quite a bit of snow which was nice. It's not nice to drive on, but since I didn't have anywhere to go today it was nice. Sweetpea also came back with a very runny nose so today she was kind of grumpy because when she tried to take naps she would wake up - I think because it was hard to breath out of her nose. We tried the humidifier and I've been suctioning out snot all day!! Hopefully she'll clear up soon, I feel so bad for her!

I'm including a picture of Sweetpea with two of her aunts over the holiday!!