December!

Wow! What a special month this month is!

It started off amazing with your baptism and first party in your honour! You'd think it being December 20th, we'd of course be very excited for your first Christmas, but we have one small occassion to celebrate first. The BIRTH OF BABY DALLAS!!!!!!!!

Auntie Alicia and Uncle Dave will be headed to the hospital tomorrow morning to bring your very first cousin into the world. I have a very strong feeling that the two of you will be best of friends. Besides, with all of Uncle Dave's teasing, you'll have to practice what you've learned on somebody!

Then... in just a few day, Santa Clause will come to visit you for the very first time! What a wonderful life!

Aunts and Uncles!

LUCKY GIRL! You have two sets of those too!

Auntie Julia and Uncle Mitch live out of town. When they come into town, Auntie Julia will spend the whole night with you when she can. Not even Grandma or Grandpa can pry you out of her hands!

Uncle Mitch will be the one to take you 4 wheeling, fishing, and all the other fun stuff. He is always happy to make special trips out of town to bring you wipes and diapers! Now if you can only train him to bring you diamonds too we'll be set!

Auntie Alicia will be the one that you tell all your secrets to. The secrets you don't want mommy to know! Your smiles for her are smiles that you give to no other.

Uncle Dave is your protector and life long teaser. He can't go 30 seconds without squeezing your cheeks, or letting you feel what "cold" feels like. Mommy gets mad at him all the time for startling you. Just like he used to always tell me growing up... it'll make you stronger. ha!

Grandma's and Grandpa's

You have two sets.

We've named them Grandma and Grandpa, and Nana and Nono.

You can name them whatever you want when your sounds turn into words.

Now. Obviously, Daddy and I love you very very much. You are the center of our universe. But one thing that you need to realize is that you are the center of theirs too. You are so loved baby girl.

You have a very special relationship with Grandpa. No one calms you the way he does. The two of you can sit in that chair all day long, napping, watching t.v, or chatting away.

Grandma is the lady you tell all your stories to. You chat about your future, and all the amazing things you'll do together.

You and Nono thoroughly enjoy "Walking Chair", where you'll travel in your seated position on Nono's chest as he walks around the house chanting his rhyme, showing you all the interesting things you love to look at.

Nana mistakes you for me. I'll often catch her calling you Sonia, as if you were her little girl. She will not let you go out of her sight without you flashing "Nana's smile" for her, and you love every second of it.

You are a spoiled little girl. And I love it!

Baptism

December 6th - Your Baptism Day!


What an amazing day. Daddy and I planned your whole routine/scheadule out the night before... what time should we wake you? What time will your first bottle be at? When should we get you dressed? What time should you nap. This was all so very important considering you HAD TO NAP before we left for the church. That was VERY IMPORTANT.

But... of course... you don't care what we have planned... you are Solana, and you decide the scheadule for the day...hahaha!

You slept untill 7:30am and threw off the whole day. That meant that nap time was to occur EXACTLY 1 hour before mass began and chances are that meant NO NAP! Ahhhhh...

Nana and Nono, Grandma and Grandpa, you aunts and uncles came over and the picture taking began. You looked so beautiful in your outfit that Nana and Nono bought you. On our way to the church you fell asleep for five minutes. But even so you amazed all of us.

You stole everyone's hearts that day. Not a peep came through your mouth, except for the raspberries that you just learned to blow. Eventually you became restless and I brought you to the back so you can fuss it out in the bathroom while I put you to sleep. Too bad it was time to baptise you.. Now THAT was embarrasing... walking back in while all eyes were on us.

You were MESMERIZED by the priest. You loved every second of it, even as the water was being poured over your head.

After chuch, we all headed to the restaurant where we were surrounded by every one we loved. Daddy and I haven't been in the same room with all these people at once since our wedding day. It was amazing. You fell asleep for about 20 minutes, and smiled all day.

We finally got home at about 4:30pm and you had your bottle and went to bed for the night. It was beautiful! You looked beautiful, and once again, you amaze me every day!

I love you baby girl!

Wordless Wednesday

The Wake Up Call

Solana has been doing so great with her sleeping. We finally have figured out how to get her on a scheadule that really helps her to sleep well. It's been over a month and the challenge of getting her to fall back to sleep in her crib at 5am is nearly impossible. She just fusses and cries for at least an hour and sometimes has no intention of falling back asleep. So, I scoop her up, and bring her to bed with me.

I've learned how to sleep with her better. Instead of sleeping with her lying across me, she now sleeps between Leo and I. She has her own space.
Yesterday, I got the best wake up call I could dream of. My beautiful Sol was snapping my bracelet to wake me up.

I'm not sure if I've mentioned my bracelet before, but in 4 and a half months, I've never take it off. It started off as a breastfeeding tool, and then turned into a reminder of that special bond we carried for those INSANE 6 weeks. Now it has turned to my link to her. I CAN'T take it off. The day that bracelet snaps on me, I will cry. No doubt about it.

So, back to yesterday morning.

Daddy fell asleep on the couch downstairs after his night shift. He was supposed to come get you out of bed with me at 7:30am. At 9:30 I felt "tick, tick, tick"... When I opened my eyes, there you were, shining that beautiful gummy smile on me, and pulling on my bracelet... tick tick tick. As if to say "wake up mommy". I opened one eye at a time. Smiled my toothy smile back at you, scooped you up and flew you around like an airplane. Can I ask for a better wake up call? I think not.

This morning, when 5am hit and you refused to go back to sleep, I brought you to bed and you layed calmly between Daddy and I. You stared at him, then you stared at me, then back at him. You took your precious little hand, rested it on his chest, cuddled up real close and went to sleep. I think my heart sprayed out of my toes. I never knew that I could love so much. Daddy and Solana. My perfect world.

I love you baby girl.