Sad to See It Go

I sold my wedding dress last night. It was one of those things I just couldn't see the point in storing, especially since it can bring someone else the same joy it brought me. Good bye beautiful dress!

Smiles

We LOVE her smiles too!

Christmas!

i LOVE Christmas lights.

I begged Justin to put lights all around our windows, and then after he did I couldn't help myself from adding these to our house as well.

At night it definitely looks like Christmas threw up all over our apartment.

early Christmas

Jodi and I decided to limit the number of gifts we exchange this year and purchase a "family" gift that was a little more substantial. We wound up with a new camera that we are really enjoying. Here is a one of my favorites of late...

(my two ladies)

Sleepy heads

Family

I was lucky enough to have some family come in town recently. It was so much fun!

These are all the grandkids that were here that weekend. Getting them to stay put for the picture was almost impossible. This picture is 3 short of the total. Taylor, Sammy and Aaron couldn't be there.

This is Jaime after a feeding. You can see she is VERY long!

Apparently, Justin uses her as a substitute for a football.

Social Cues

Ever since I became pregnant, I've noticed that there are certain "appropriate" responses to some social situations involving childbearing. For instance, when a woman says she is pregnant the appropriate response is to inquire how far along she is or if she has been feeling sick. When she is holding a baby, the appropriate response is to inquire how old the baby is and how well the baby sleeps at night. Now that I know this, I feel pretty sheepish about my past interactions with childbearing women, during which I guess I did not know the appropriate response to these types of situations.

So, to address the issue that most people seem interested in, Jaime is sleeping fairly well for her age. Lately, she's fallen into a pattern of only waking us up about twice per night. Some nights are worse; some are better. Last night she didn't wake me up at all.

This is Jaime on Halloween. The overalls were definitely too big, but nothing else of hers went with her pumpkin onesie.

She takes up most of our time and conversation together.

She's beginning to show more of her personality.

Jaime is really easy going. This is what she does most of her time awake. She doesn't cry much and just likes to sit and look around. She'll often have a furrowed brow, as if she's analyzing the world around her in depth. That's my girl.

Her smiles are off and on and most probably aren't quite intentional yet. She LOVES to eat. It seems as if she can't get enough of it. What can I say? She is Justin's daughter. After feeding her enough times I have realized it's no wonder why people have comfort foods - food and comfort are inseparably intertwined from infancy.