Decorating

Jillian woke up crabby today-probably too much Thanksgiving excitement so I was going to put her down for a nap about noon.  That was when I started to bring out the Christmas bins to begin decorating and she was so excited to unwrap everything in the bin to see what it was.  When I got the big lighthouse out, she was fascinated by all the drawers.  Also at that time I got out the little reindeer so I explained how I hide it every day for the kids to find.  I forgot to mention that it was hidden in plain sight.  So she decided to hide it while I was taking the picture, pulling out one of the drawers all the way and putting it clear inside the lighthouse.  I would never have found it there. 

Finally about an hour and a half later she took a nap.  While she was asleep I put the Christmas village in the window but waited to put the snow on after she woke up.  She was really fascinated with all the people in the village and enjoyed seeing the snow fall to cover the village.  It was easy to relate to because of our recent snow.  Christmas will be very fun time this year for Jillian.

B & K

When Cousin Karlie came down to Longview for the baptism, they hung out at the Verd house the night before. They both laid on the floor on a blanket together, and posed for some photos.

SNOW!

Jillian woke up to about 2 inches of snow this morning and wasn't sure if she wanted to go outside, but when I dug out the Dora hat and mittens, she was ready to go.  She was very fascinated walking in the snow and having it land on her as it continued to snow.  I climbed up in the shop to get the sled and at first towed her around which she thought was very neat (tiring for me).  Then I took her to a little hill and let her go down it alone which she didn't think was fun at all.  When I asked her if she wanted to ride with me, she was all for that.  We worked our way up to the long hill at Julie's and she thoroughly enjoyed every ride down the hill.  She always wanted me to pull her back up the hill, but on that long hill I made her walk up all by herself.  After the sledding I showed her how to roll a snowman which she helped very little except to hunt for rocks for the eyes.  By then she was shivering and we went back inside to get warm.  After her nap she insisted on going out again but by then it was too slushy so she had to watch from the window while her snowman melted and his head fell off. 

Bridget & Karlie's Baptism

There was a lot of family gathered at Grace Lutheran Church today for the baptism of Bridget & Karlie. Both of the girls were dressed in their finest white baptismal dresses. They were also both very good girls throughout the service, hardly making a peep. The baptism was at the very start of the service, so the other kids (Jillian, Andy and Adam) were able to stick around long enough to see it.

Bridget ended up being awake for a good part of the baptism, and didn't get upset at all. Her godparents Dany and Jason Paul attended with her, with Dany holding her throughout. This photo shows Pastor Donnan pouring the water on her head.

After the service, everyone went to the Masthead for the after-party. The service was less-than-acceptable, but we managed to get through it with some good food and some nice visiting time. The older kids got a little crazy, but Bridget and Karlie were pretty tired from the whole affair.

2-month Check-up

Briget turned 2 months old yesterday, which meant it was time for her 2-month checkup at the doctor. Mommy took Bridget down to SWMC in the afternoon, and had a very long wait. Eventually, they went in to see Dr. Reid, who we had met at the Family Birth Center when Bridget was born. The nurse did the measurement thing to find that Bridget weighed 12 lbs 2 oz and was 23 inches in length. We weren't surprised that she had grown so much, considering that our shoulders and backs were sore from carrying her. Dr. Reid checked her over, as well as checking her breathing, since she had a cold the past few days. Everything looked good.

The appointment ended with Bridget getting her shots: DTAP, Hep-B, Pertussis. She also got an oral vaccination (can't remember the name).

Fun Day

Rielee had early release from school this week so she got to spend the afternoon with Jillian.  They did play-doh, dressed up with wigs on (a first time for Jillian trying out the wigs I bought on sale after Halloween), played outside, and took the tent downstairs and read books inside it.  Rielee called me Cathy every time she needed something and then I heard a loud "Caffy" and it was Jillian calling for me.  She called me that the rest of the day even after Rielee left.  Hopefully, she'll go back to Grannie soon.

Jillian's New Bed

For the past 6 months or so, Jillian has had a large queen bed in her room to sleep on. Actually, it's just our big inflatable mattress, but she loved it because it was big and bouncy. Unfortunately, it developed a leak (no surprise there) and was slowly deflating. So, we went to Fred Meyer and picked up some foam pads to make a new temporary bed. It's a little smaller, but Jillian still thought it was pretty cool. She immediately started jumping on it and rolling all over it (like this photo shows).