Outside Adventure

Lia and I threw on some winter gear and enjoyed the snow. And by "threw on" I mean that loosely because it took about 20 minutes! We visited the swings, chickens, and fish...all Lia's favorite spots. And in Lia's words, "it's so fun!"

Super Christmas!

Yesterday, Lia woke up about the same time as always. David went to get her out of bed and I could hear her say, "Super Christmas!" She was very excited to come downstairs for some Santa presents. He got her a table and chairs, lots of books, a new Little People toy, and a stocking full of stuff. But most importantly, some "potty treats" she could just have! It was a super morning.

Merry Christmas

We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the man in the red suit! Lia keeps asking "Santa where are you?" because we keep telling her that he's coming tonight. She sorta gets it. But to keep us busy, we made some cookies for the big guy.

Home

There isn't much better than coming home! We've been in upper Wisconsin for the past four days celebrating Christmas. David enjoyed sledding and broom ball, which I cant do thanks to the bambino. The bambino got renamed Deuce. We went to a walk thru light show complete with popcorn, cookies, hot chocolate, roasting marshmallows, and visiting Santa. It was very cold on Lake Superior but the most fun and free! Of course there were lots of cousins and present exchanging too.

All in all it was a great trip. Lia slept like a champ. The drive went smoothly with no traffic jams. And we're home. Ahhhhhh!

Good Morning Wisconsin!

It is freezing here...like 16 degrees this morning. That's why we are still in our hotel room and Lia is still in jammies. We will drive another two or three hours today before reaching my brother's house.

Meltdown

Last night Lia had a total meltdown. A crying, screaming, nothing makes me happy meltdown. We even put her in bed in an attempt to get her to calm. It didn't work.
As it turned out Lia once again had an awful poo she was trying to get out. Her poor little buns were an angry red. When she was actually working it out, her shrieks were awful.
My heart was broken and she got a double dose of Miralax. This is simply not normal and I am a bit worried. The doctor has said once she eats a better diet, it will get better. But it's very hard...on all of us.

Glimpse into the future...

This is my sweet little daughter relaxing while I vacuumed. As I looked at her my mind saw a phone at her ear, the rug becoming her bed, an iPod in her hands, and her sweet little Gymbo tee changed into some boy band concert shirt. Can't you just see 13 year old Lia? So scary !

Imagination at Work!

So this afternoon Lia came to me with the concoction seen below. She wanted me to taste her "special pie." I guess while I was cooking dinner she was cooking her pie. Love her imagination!

Stop! Thief!

Little Lia moved a chair across the room to nab the chocolate chips off the counter. Don't worry she got both bags. She's been carrying them around saying chocolate and cookie one please. It's not working, but she's giving it 100%!

Elf Visits!

An elf came to our house last night and put up a Christmas tree and various other fun Christmas decorations. Lia woke up to see the tree "sparkling to the sky" to quote her. There is absolutely nothing like seeing her sweet face light up. Adorable! Now if I can just keep her out of it.

Baby Baltazar

When I was pregnant with Lia, we started calling the baby Baltazar for fun. So since this is round two, we've brought back the name. Baby Baltazar is doing well. He or she is 14 weeks old today. Seems like time is flying by. I'm sucking that up now because I'm sure it will seem to crawl when I'm sporting the huge baby bump. Mr. Baltzy has been leaving me generally bloated and still tired, but much better in the nausea department. I'm sure Lia is looking forward to having her energetic Mommy back and frankly I'm ready to see her too! There is no doubt David misses her the most though.