Downtime

Not much has been going on since Christmas. We've been taking it easy. In fact, we still have Christmas decorations up. Ryan doesn't see the need to take them down, and I'm truly not very motivated to do it by myself. And believe me, the help I would get from Katie would just make things incredibly difficult.
She is being so "helpful" lately. I think she says "I do it" more than any other phrase right now. It is really cute, and I'm glad she is learning to be independent and helpful. It is funny when I try to do anything, and she is right there, wanting to do it for me. Just thinking about it makes me laugh, although it is usually a bit trying by the end of the day.
She is also very particular about most things. One day she kept pointing under a chair saying "Uh oh" over and over. I could NOT figure out what was wrong, since there wasn't anything under the chair. I finally moved it, thinking she could see something I couldn't. No, she just wanted to dance on that specific square of carpet that the chair was covering. She is pretty funny. I love being with her every day. I love the cute little things she does each day, and the kisses and hugs she gives fairly willingly. Being a mother is such a fabulous thing.

Christmas and such

This is our Christmas Picture. We try to get one each year.




Katie had a fun Christmas. She really liked opening presents, which she figured out after the first one. She even wanted to sit on our laps to help us open our presents. It was cute.

I made the pajamas she has on. She wanted to wear them all day. The doll house behind her was filled with mini Star Wars characters. She really likes them. They're kind of like dolls, right?

She got lots of presents, but the highlights are a stroller from the Evans Grandparents, and a laptop from the Bowman Grandparents. These are probably her favorite presents right now.

She was pretty worn out when the Holidays were over. I think it was on Tuesday, Jan 2nd, that I asked her if she wanted to go somewhere, and she shook her head violently no. She had had enough of visiting. She just wanted to stay home. Of course, she also threw up for most of the afternoon and night, so maybe it was because she was sick. She got over the flu, or whatever it is, but now she has a loud croupy cough. She really scared me last night. She was wheezing really bad, and her cough sounded awful. We brought her into bed with us, because I knew I wouldn't sleep if I thought she couldn't breathe, and I couldn't see or touch her. I still didn't sleep, (surely it had nothing to do with Ryan snoring and Katie wheezing) but at least she seemed to do better. Medicine and some Vicks helped her breathe better.

After she has been in bed with us for about 2 hours, she was flailing about, and her arms and head were hitting me. She started whining, and I asked her if she wanted to go back to her bed. She did, so we all got to sleep the rest of the night.







Ryan occasionally wears caps, and this is one that Katie seems to like. We thought she looked so adorable, plus she posed for it. :)

What a cutie!