It goes without saying that much has happened since my last post in (gasp) early November. Why is writing updates for blogs either a joy or a chore? I wish I could be more consistent....
So here's what is new with the Bayes...
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| 5 months old |
We hosted Thanksgiving for Matt's family for the second year now. Complete with a football game and ugly sweater contest.
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| Thanksgiving Day |
I am still undecided as to whether it was harder playing hostess while I was preggers and still suffering from morning sickness or now that Eliana is here. Either way, I'm grateful to have in-laws who are generally laid back and who will help out when needed! We even celebrated Christmas a little early since all the Bayes were here.
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| Happy Half Birthday |
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| Merry Christmas |
December came and went in a blur. I celebrated another birthday and enjoyed a nice night out with Matt (without Eliana). We celebrated Eliana's first Christmas. She enjoyed ripping (and eating) the paper from her presents. We also made the 11-hour trek down to Red Bud on Christmas Day to celebrate with the Tindalls. We surprised them all--they weren't expecting us to arrive until the 26th. We were able to stay for five days, but even that time went too quickly.
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| Tindalls Christmas Dinner |
Last week Matt had the privilege of giving the opening prayer for the Michigan House of Representatives. We got to meet our Rep--he spent about an hour with us and showed us around the Capital.
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| Prayer at House of Representatives |
And now January is almost over too. Eliana is growing up so quickly, and I'm amazed at the new things she is doing every day.... Like pulling herself up to stand. And rocking on all fours--ready to crawl at any time now.
She's a champion eater. And speaking of food--we're eating dairy again! I put it back in my diet right before my birthday (Happy Birthday to me!!) and aside from a little stomach bug Eliana had after Christmas, all systems are a-go. I am so happy to have dairy again!
Eliana is saying "dada," "yaya" and many other babbling sounds (still working on "mama"...) and she waves bye-bye. She sleeps through the night (most nights) and is usually a good napper during the day too. She loves to snuggle with Mommy.
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| First time in the snow |
She likes to read books, listen to music, play with her picnic basket, jump in her Baby Einstein jumper, splash in the tub, and play peek-a-boo. She doesn't like getting dressed, being alone on the floor to play, or rolling over from her stomach to her back. She is very curious and observant, and she loves to watch and take in everything around her.
