Emma's first Christmas was lovely. We had almost all of Shawn's family here including Nora, Desi, Ella, and Billy. Our friend Rob joined us as well. Everyone came over on Christmas Eve so we could have Christmas morning together. Shawn read the Night Before Christmas before getting Emma to bed, and we woke up to stockings.
Santa gave me an electric griddle so challah french toast was a snap.
After breakfast we unwrapped presents.
Ella's pile was certainly the biggest and Emma napped through the present phase of the day. She opened hers when she woke up. And by opened, I mean she ate the paper while I opened the presents. We spent the rest of the day cooking, eating, and playing with our gifts while TBS looped A Christmas Story in the background.
Tara, Chris, and Bill were missed. We had early Christmas with Katrina and Randolph the week before. Unfortunately, the blizzard kept Desi and Nora from coming.
It is now New Year's Eve. My daughter is sleeping in her crib. She woke a few minutes ago and her daddy soothed her back to sleep in moments. She's been sleeping great since a few days before Christmas. I love her so very much and am so grateful to be home with her. Watching her grow is amazing. She is feeding herself cheerios and peas, drinking from a sippy cup, and laughing at everything. I am so content. We watched Away We Go and are now going to bed. We'll set an alarm for just before midnight so we can have a New Year's smooch. I can't think of a better way to ring in 2010.
