Well Lil Momma - the holidays have arrived; we've been fighting runny noses & coughing for nearly 2 months (you actually ran a fever and everything all Halloween weekend, & didn't wind up getting to go trick-or-treating this year but we had dressed up for several other occasions (including church!) and you had a great attitude about the whole thing b/c you're still a little too young to know what you're missing.
Anyways, we took it easy over Thanksgiving b/c the illness had finally caught up to mom (& I had to have a root canal too) and we're still not 100% but we just keep putting one foot in front of the other & enjoying the downtime time we've been spending home together. You were not good about taking medicine - we really couldn't get the antibiotics down you, then you got pink-eye and wouldn't really let us put the drops in. Mommy wound up with it too.
Enough with all that though; it is 11 days to Christmas; the tree is trimmed and you've sat in Santa's lap once, sang for him at Grand Illumination and also attended a breakfast with Santa with Grandmother and Maggie. We are trying to stress the meaning of the season and have Christmas and Nativity books under the tree rather than gifts. We're really looking forward to sharing the magic of Christmas with you this year and you are very excited about turning 3 soon (been practicing showing 3 fingers - you've got it).
Lately, you start a lot of sentences with "When I was a baby..." and you love to look at pictures and also check yourself out in the mirror when we're changing your shirt and your arms are still stuck in it. You can't wait to get into your Hello Kitty shirt every chance you get and are super picky about what you wear. You like to wear your hair "down like Brandi" and you still talk about her all the time.
You scold the dog and cat when they misbehave and tell Kelsey "listen to your sister." You've had some bad dreams lately worrying that you're going to the hospital (and possibly related to 'the baby show' we watch sometimes about the quintuplets). You point out things whenever we drive like mom's work and the nativity scene and where we went to watch Disney Princesses on Ice. Your favorite Christmas songs are Rudolph, Frosty, and Santa Claus is Coming to Town.
We took you sledding for the 1st time yesterday and other than not wanting to wear your mittens, you did awesome. You have the best attitude and just shine little star. You make us so happy and we love you so much!!!
