Theme Song for Christmas 2010

My newphew, Mason, received a dancing snoopy toy for Christmas and it turned out to be a BIG hit with Maddie and cousin Ava too. Lots of fun was had dancing with Snoopy.

By the time we left San Angelo, even Eric and I were humming the Peanuts theme song.

Christmas 2010

We spent Christmas in San Angelo, TX this year with all of my sisters, brother and their spouses, kids and my parents too. What a wonderful weekend of yummy food, lots of laughs and watching the kids play together. BIG thanks to Mark and Whitney for hosting all of us and my parents for spending so much time in the kitchen.

Excited about her Dora purse from Grandnee and Grampa:


Opening Presents:


Ava enjoying a chocolate cookie:


Maddie enjoying a chocolate cookie:


Kitchen Crew: (Yes, I know I did the least work of everyone. :-)


Carly enjoying a Christmas nap:

Visit with Santa Claus

This morning, I took Maddie and Carly to see Santa at a the iconic Kirby Lane Doll Shop. It's a small shop that sells all sorts of dolls and doll houses and has been in business in Austin for almost 30 years. My friend Michelle suggested we try out this santa to avoid long lines at the mall. It worked out perfectly.

Unlike last year, Maddie wasn't scared of Santa and sat on his lap for a good 10 mins. Carly slept through the whole meeting but got to sit on his lap too.

We had a fun morning. Thanks for inviting us out, Michelle!

Carly's One Month Check-up

Today I took Carly to the doc for her 1 month check up. Things looked good and she's growing and gaining weight nicely. Probably our biggest challenge with Carly so far is her sleep habits. She struggles with a bit of acid reflux and doesn't like to lie on her back. She'll only sleep for periods of 1 hr or so in her bassinet and prefers to sleep upright. So, she spends some time sleeping in her car seat (where she sleeps for 3 hrs straight) and some time in her inclined bassinet. Our goal is to get her to stop sleeping in her car seat as soon as we can so her little body can stretch out better.

Stats:
Height: 22" (75th%)
Weight: 10 lbs, 8oz (75%)
Head: 36.5 cm (25%)

Note: At 2 months old, Maddie weighed 10 lbs, 4 oz. It will be interesting to see if Carly is chubbier than Maddie since Maddie's always been so lean.

You Can't Find Me!

When Eric or I are trying to brush Maddie's teeth, change her diaper or do something else she's not in the mood for, Maddie loves to run into her room and "hide" under her bed quilt. I think it's so funny because she sits upright and thinks we can't see her. Cracks me up every time!

Tummy Time

Maddie joined Carly in her tummy time exercises (and she watched The Wonder Pets at the same time).

A Language all Her Own

Maddie continues to add words to her vocabulary each week but still says some words and phrases that Eric and I can't quite understand. She's also recently started adding extra syllables to words she's known for months.

It's interesting to watch Maddie's language develop and evolve, so I wanted to document a few of the words she says so we don't forget.

Dadda is now "Dadd-u-watt"
Momma is now "Mommaye" (pronounced mom-eye)
Baby (Carly) is now "Baby-o" or "Baby-yuck"
Maddie is now "Mahihi"

Imagination

Recently, Maddie has begun to spend more time playing with her legos, building castles and buildings. She'll spend a solid 20-30 mins putting the blocks together and taking them apart and clapping for herself when she figures out a new way to connect them. It's fun to see her use her imagination and build her confidence too.

Also, she loves to put one of the lego containers on her head just to be silly.

Christmas Lights

On Saturday morning, we had an unusually warm day with highs in the mid-70s. But, that didn't stop Eric from putting up Christmas lights!

I took Maddie and Carly outside for a while to watch Daddy decorate and enjoy the weather. Our neighbors visited us and played with Maddie so we ended up having a fun Saturday morning.

I love this time of year!

Bath Time

Although we've given Carly sponge baths every few days since her birth, we were able to give her a real bath now that her belly button was ready.

Like Maddie, Carly enjoys baths and really enjoys warm water being poured on her head. Very cute.