Christmas Preparation & Sledding
Posted by mamaworker on December 19, 2010
Lauren is super-involved in Christmas preparation this year. We cut out sugar cookies with Grandma this year, and she was kind of squirrely during that process, but when I sat her down at home to decorate them with frosting and sprinkles, boom, she was there. She also had a role in cutting down the tree (both kids came along with Dad and me but wanted to sit in the car during the selection process) and trimming it (she’d unwrap ornaments out of the boxes and try to hang them, but handed them off to Dad). This was the conversation while decorating the tree: Lauren – “Elves say RRRaRRR! Reindeer say RRRaRRR! They are monsters.” She also kept asking for hooks and calling them “hookers.” Isaac is interested in pulling the lowest ornaments off the branches, so we have to watch him.
Lauren, Isaac and I went to Olbrich Gardens to see the holiday train, trees and poinsettias. Lauren sipped hot chocolate while Isaac charmed several older female volunteers, and both kids stood by the train fence, captivated by it.
During late November, Isaac learned to pull up to standing and to go up the staircase with supervision. He stands up in his crib in the mornings now and greets me with a big smile. We are working with him on using a sippy cup, and plan to get him on whole milk after his first birthday. He is eating a wide range of table food and likes everything. He babbles a lot, like “Mommomom,” and “Da-da.” He can crawl on his knees, but still prefers to Army crawl. He made me laugh a few nights ago: He really enjoys baths, and he was playing in the kitchen while I gathered up pajamas and diapers. When I turned on the bath in advance, he Army-crawled all the way into the bathroom and pulled up on the side of the tub. His nine month appointment went well; although he’s grown almost 10 inches since birth, he’s still in the 11th percentile for weight (although, it’s healthy for him).
