Christmas 2010

Wugs of course made out like a bandit, her Nonna could have outfitted a small army with all those presents. As for me, my Christmas gift arrived about four months ago...the glittery stuff underneath the Christmas tree was just icing on the tippity-top.

All is calm, all is bright

My first Christmas Eve as a new mama, and I am up late late tying a few loose ends, wrapping some presents, and reflecting on all our blessings this past year. There are so many, and I am so thankful. Merry Christmas!

Lunar Eclipse and everything else

The beauty in having a little one in your life is it forces you to slow down, throw your hands up, and say not this year if you try to become too type A in the planning of all the Christmasing.

So here it is. Not this year. Setting it all aside. There, done.

In three hours from now we'll be waking up to look at the moon, because I'll be long gone before there's anything like this lunar eclipse again. And tomorrow for Winter Solstice I don't plan on turning on any lights except for the Christmas tree and candles. I want to slow down and enjoy this.

Day 14 of Advent

Pick out a Charlie Brown Christmas tree and bring it home.



 I want to decorate a tree in the middle of the woods like this someday.

Christmas prezzies for a 4-month old

Shhhhhhhh, don't tell Wugs please.

Combi jumper
Because bouncing calms her second only to the boobie.

Bumpy Balls
Because she puts everything in her mouth.

Wrist rattle
Because she is always moving those chubby arms and legs.

Bijou baby boots
Because look at them!! I want a pair in my size.

Sophie the Giraffe
Because we suspect teeth are a comin'.

Zadyball
Because she needs a bff for car rides.

Trumpette socks.
Because none of her newborn socks fit anymore.
*oops! These are boy socks. I don't care though, I think M will look fab in them.

We also got some clothes and there may be a few belated gifts like a growth chart (okay, that one's more for mama) and wooden blocks. And then there's a special little handmade gift I've been working on which I'll post about later. I know that at this point Mila's only interested in the crinkly wrapping paper but I'm still so excited to be celebrating my daughter's first Christmas. I feel so blessed to be able to say that, too. 

Day 13 of Advent

source

Make gluhwein and watch The Year Without a Santa Claus.

Day 12 of Advent

Make pj's for Mila to wear on Christmas Eve.

 Eesh. Another work in progress. With Marmousch's help (read: Marmousch is pretty much doing all the sewing) I'm trying to make the patchwork sleep sack from Anna Maria Horner's awesome book Handmade Beginnings: 24 Sewing Projects to Welcome Baby. When it's done it will look something like the picture. Considering we still must swaddle Mila to get her to sleep, I'm not in a huge rush to get it done by Christmas Eve like I had originally thought. Not pj's exactly but I'm hoping a nice transition from swaddling to regular jammies.