December 30, 2008
Brooks first Christmas was great. We spent the 24th at home, attending the Christmas Eve service here in Boissevain in the evening. Every time there were applause she woke up, but quickly went back to sleep in Trev’s warm arms. That night Brook gave me a fantastic Christmas present by sleeping until 7:30 am! Wow!
The next morning we went to Brandon and spent Christmas with the Fleming family. Everyone was there. Poor Jackie was extremely pregnant, with another 3 weeks to her due date. At that time we had no idea that she was only days away from Kate Sophia being born. She arrived December 29th at around 12 noon. She weighted 6lbs 4oz. A cute little Christmas present. Things went well at Ken and Judy’s. Brook got more presents than both Trevor and I combined. We headed home in the evening.
On the 26th we headed to the Farm. We spent most of the afternoon at Ben and Joy’s house with all the extended family there too. Brook went on strike. She’d had enough of being passed around and put in the car seat. We retired early and headed back to Mom and Dad’s. As soon as we got there Brook was a different baby. We laid her on the kitchen table and she kicked and smiled and was happy to be left alone. The next morning we had our “Christmas morning”, and once again Brook got more presents than both of Trevor and I combined. Grandma and Grandpa really love her.
That afternoon we packed up and went to Winkler and as an entire family we stayed at the Days inn. Good times. We spent the 27th, 28th, and left on the 29th. We had a good time swimming, eating and visiting. Once again, Brook was not impressed with being passed around so Trev and I took turns trying to keep her happy. I was amazed that she slept so well. She slept through the night twice in a row on the 27th and 28th. I felt like a million bucks getting that much sleep! It was amazing. We arrived home on the 29th to find out that Kate Sophia had been born.
Brook is changing so much! It seems like every week is so different. Lately she has been having a bit more trouble in the evenings, being fussy and a little hard to deal with. There have been a few times where I have had to stay home with her because she was not up for a social event. It can be a bit frustrating at times, but it’s all part of being a parent. I am sure she will change again next week. Right now she enjoys sitting up and looking around. She is already holding her own head up and watches people when they talk to her. She has not yet mastered the hand eye co-ordination, but it’s wont be long. She has discovered her arms and loves watching them. She has a blue sleeper with dogs on them that have red noses. There is a bright red nose on one of her toes and she watched that all afternoon last week. She likes Christmas tree garland, and it’s fun to watch her pull it to her face and then cough because it tickles her. Everyone says she is really attentive for her age. She is gaining weight like crazy! I don’t know what her weight is, but she must be close to 13lbs. All in all we are both very proud of our little girl. It won’t be long and she won’t be so little any more. Some days I can just imagine her opening her mouth and talking.
1 comment:
It's great to hear how you guys are doing. It sounds like you are terrific parents, just like we all knew you'd be. And you're right about the stages thing. A wise mom told me that when going through a difficult time (like evening fussiness) just keep in perspective that it's just a stage and will pass soon. Before you know it, she'll be running around colouring on the walls like my munchkin!
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