Well, another Christmas is in the books and it is marked with the special headline of E. Bear's first Christmas. It started with Mr. Bear attempting to get us out of bed at 4:30 not because he was wicked excited for presents but because that is his normal 1st attempt at morning. We thwarted it by nursing and Josh shshed him and rubbed his tummy. We got an extra 3 hours of sleep! When Ethan awoke for the 2nd time we made our way downstairs. The tree was lit and the stockings were stuffed. Ethan was interested in the presents but still too young to pull paper off. He seemed to enjoy his presents. He really liked his breakfast of Acadian pancakes and bacon.
Aound noon we left for Lowell where we spent Christmas afternoon with my parents, brother, and his wife. We exchanged gifts and had a yummy Christmas dinner. Ethan enjoyed the stuffing, ham, and sweet potatoes.
Josh gave me comfy and warm pjs. He also gave me a scrabble crossword book, lots of stocking goodies, and a fleece jacket to wear over Ethan in his carrier. My parents gave me a much needed genetic counseling book, salad bowl and tongs, and a cd. My Mom made Ethan a gorgeous baby suit to stay all nice and toasty.
We got home around 6:30 and E bear went straight to bed. He was exhausted, as was I. I was in bed by 9 pm.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Monday, December 17, 2007
Date night
Josh and I try to go out on a date every 3 months. Which, if you do the math, means that this is our 3rd date in 9 months. Rather than go to a movie, we went to a Christmas concert in Boston and then out for dinner in Cambridge. The concert was really nice and it made me remember how much I enjoy live music, especially Celtic music. It gets your feet tapping and your hands clapping. Dinner was yummy. We went to Temple Bar on Mass Ave. An old favorite from when we lived in Cambridge.
We got all dressed up in new fancy outfits. I wore a slinky blue dress and Josh wore a jacket and tie (which he tied himself). Josh's parents babysat and they took pictures of us in front the Christmas tree. It felt like we were going to a prom. We were home by 9 and in bed by 10 and awake at 5:30 the next morning.
It felt nice to get out and not have to be responsible for a baby for a couple of hours. I even had a candy cane martini.
I'll post a picture of Josh and I when we next upload the pictures off the camera.
We got all dressed up in new fancy outfits. I wore a slinky blue dress and Josh wore a jacket and tie (which he tied himself). Josh's parents babysat and they took pictures of us in front the Christmas tree. It felt like we were going to a prom. We were home by 9 and in bed by 10 and awake at 5:30 the next morning.
It felt nice to get out and not have to be responsible for a baby for a couple of hours. I even had a candy cane martini.
I'll post a picture of Josh and I when we next upload the pictures off the camera.
Friday, December 14, 2007
12 inches of snow
Run Mommy!
Daddy and Ethan
Yesterday it started snowing around noon and it didn't stop for 9 hours. I watched it out of my office window, but I got to play in it today. Ethan did okay until he wiped his face with his snow covered bear hand. Once we cleaned him off he seemed to enjoy himself in the sled.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
December update
Time just flies by when your day is made up of playing with baby, laundry, cleaning and cooking. Throw in 2 jobs and all the events preparing for Christmas and all the time in the day is accounted for. I barely have time to watch a half hour of tv before it is bedtime.
We cut down our tree on Sunday and put it up yesterday. We went to a pretty cool tree farm in West Newbury. We bundled Ethan up and met my parents and Bogie at the farm. It was perfect weather -- crisp with a little snow on the ground. The farm was trying to clear a plot of land to replant so we got a discounted tree. It is a little crooked and sparse at the top, but with the lights and decorations it is perfect. The farm had sleds so you could drag your tree out, but we caught up with the tractor and loaded on our trees, dog, baby, and adults and rode back to our car in style. I made a yummy adobe chili, chocolate chili to warm us up.
Putting up the tree was the usual Josh and Penny excitement. Josh trimmed off the bottom, brought it in, and of course, it was still too tall. Out the tree went, more trimming, back in and still too tall. So Josh trimmed the top of the tree using one of our steak knives. Nothing says Christmas tree without lobbing off the top with one of our knives. A tradition we have been conducting since 2000 -- the year of the Christmas bush.
Ethan was amazed, scared, astonished at the tree once it was light and decorated. Ethan and the tree are separated by a large gate affectionately nicknamed Fort Ethan.
Speaking of Ethan, he had his 9 month check up on Tuesday. He is fine. His weight growth is down a little, which his pediatrician attributed to his being an active little guy crawling about. We will just have to feed the little E. bear more and he has been given the okay for table food and dairy. Last night he had italian turkey sausage and whole wheat penne straight off of Mommy's plate. He seemed to enjoy it.
We cut down our tree on Sunday and put it up yesterday. We went to a pretty cool tree farm in West Newbury. We bundled Ethan up and met my parents and Bogie at the farm. It was perfect weather -- crisp with a little snow on the ground. The farm was trying to clear a plot of land to replant so we got a discounted tree. It is a little crooked and sparse at the top, but with the lights and decorations it is perfect. The farm had sleds so you could drag your tree out, but we caught up with the tractor and loaded on our trees, dog, baby, and adults and rode back to our car in style. I made a yummy adobe chili, chocolate chili to warm us up.
Putting up the tree was the usual Josh and Penny excitement. Josh trimmed off the bottom, brought it in, and of course, it was still too tall. Out the tree went, more trimming, back in and still too tall. So Josh trimmed the top of the tree using one of our steak knives. Nothing says Christmas tree without lobbing off the top with one of our knives. A tradition we have been conducting since 2000 -- the year of the Christmas bush.
Ethan was amazed, scared, astonished at the tree once it was light and decorated. Ethan and the tree are separated by a large gate affectionately nicknamed Fort Ethan.
Speaking of Ethan, he had his 9 month check up on Tuesday. He is fine. His weight growth is down a little, which his pediatrician attributed to his being an active little guy crawling about. We will just have to feed the little E. bear more and he has been given the okay for table food and dairy. Last night he had italian turkey sausage and whole wheat penne straight off of Mommy's plate. He seemed to enjoy it.
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Ethan meets Santa
Yesterday, we drove to Rowley to attend a Christmas party sponsored by the town's police department. Ethan met Santa, and he didn't even cry when plunked down on the jolly elf's lap. He was quite interested in the beard. We also did a little Christmas decoration shopping. We purchased a door swag, poinsettia, and other decorating stuff. It is really hard to find time to go shopping with an 8.5 month old, but we are trying.
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