Christmas Lights and Santa!!!

While we were visiting Gammy and Poppy, we went to go see Christmas lights and Santa. The lights were beautiful, the air was a bit chilly, Santa Clause was SO NICE AND JOLLY, we saw the friendliest penguin ever (it was Victor, one of my Gammy's co-workers), we met a couple firemen who let me where their helmet, we went on a horse drawn wagon ride and even a train ride! I have to make special mention of my experience with Santa. I have met Santa before but this experience was much different than previously. In the past, I was really only comfortable looking at Santa from a distance. This year, when I went to meet Santa he had a very nice conversation with me before even suggesting I come sit on his lap. I kept some space between me and Santa while we spoke about what exactly I wanted him to bring me this year (ie. scissors, a big boy bed, mickey mouse, oh, and mickey's little piano that he plays on his cartoon). After I warmed up to Santa, I somewhat gladly sat on his lap (as long as Gammy held my hand). After I hopped off Santa's lap and said my ever so polite good-bye's Santa handed me a yummy green sucker!!! As we discussed, I will be leaving Santa "cooked" chocolate chip cookies on Christmas Eve (not "frozen" one's). Hmmmm.....I wonder why I asked Santa if he likes his cookies cooked or frozen?!?! :)

Faith - 3 months!

Faith is already 3 months....where has time gone!?!?! She is absolutely precious! At 3 months Faith is sleeping anywhere between 5 and 7 hour stretches at night. She is usually asleep between 6 and 7 and wakes up between 7 and 8 or sometimes 9 the next morning. She is up for an hour and a half or so in between naps and usually takes either a good morning or good afternoon nap. (Mostly afternoon and good=2.5-3.5 hours). She eats every 2-3 hours. She is a pretty happy and content baby when she is fed and rested and usually only fusses when she is tired or hungry. She doesn't care for her car seat or car very much though. She loves her bouncy seat and grabs the rings off the monkey and holds on to them for a while. She follows me around alot (with her eyes, that is) and I would say her favorite thing to do is watch me! She smiles at me alot and actually she just smiles alot. She is starting to laugh a little too. Faith is now sleeping in her own room (in the pack n play). She will get the crib in a few more weeks when Santa (aka dada) brings my big boy bed up from the basement. Faith is not interested, at all, in taking a bottle.......yes, we know, YIKES..... this is not good considering mommy does have to go back to work eventually......

The plan is to try to give her a bottle every day until she finally takes it. We are on day 4 and still no luck.... hopefully, we will have a positive update soon!

Faith is a little piece of heaven on earth (as am I mommy and daddy say)! We love you our baby girl!

Oh, and if you didn't notice, Faith is growing nicely and is actually quite a little butterball!!! :)

Aunt Lori's Wedding!

I was the handsome ring bearer in Aunt Lori's wedding and I have to say I did a fine job of carrying the ring bearer pillow up the aisle (though it was a pretty short aisle). :) I got all dressed up in my suit and tie and had a great time! Faith got all dressed up too in a pretty white dress and I have to say she was BEAUTIFUL (just like the bride herself)!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heading Down to Dayton for Aunt Lori's Wedding!

To make our trips down to Gammy's, in Dayton, and Aunt Kristi's, in Columbus, go by a little faster mommy and daddy bought a dvd player for the car! It is very cool! It straps right around the headrest and it even came with 2 screens so Faith can have one too when she is old enough to watch! I was over the moon watching Cars and Curious George while eating my PB&J on the way to Gammy's the other week!

It was Faith's first long car ride and let's just say it was a LLLLOOOOONNNNNGGGGG ride. Poor baby........ She gave mommy this look more than once.

Happy Birthday Da-da (November 30)!

Mommy and I made a delicious oreo brownie desert for da-da's birthday!

Practicing my "happy birthday" song before da-da arrived home.
Trying very hard to be patient until I was allowed a piece....it wasn't working too well....

the icing was just too tempting....

and I went back in for seconds before mommy moved it from my reach!

Turkey Time!

Gammy had a great idea to start the festivities of the Thanksgiving holiday...to make Turkey center pieces! That Gammy, the preschool teacher, is always thinking! Addie and I painted our turkey's. Next, I traced mommy's, daddy's, Faith's and my hand on different colors of construction paper and cut them out for the feathers. I added a couple of legs, a beak, eyes, and a wattle (the hangy down red thing) and then I had a turkey!

Mommy, daddy, Faith, and I celebrated Thanksgiving in Cleveland at Aunt Stacey's house this year. We enjoyed a delicious meal with Aunt Stacey, Uncle Brian, Taylor, Aunt Heather and Nana.

Faith spent the evening cuddling with everyone!

And I spent the evening dancing! :)

Faith's First Time Swimming!

We love swimming so much that we can't go all winter long without it so fortunately we belong to a rec. center that has an indoor pool! We usually go swimming throughout the winter a couple times a month. We went to the indoor pool for the first time this winter a few weeks ago. Faith slept most of the time but woke up with about 15 minutes left to swim. Mommy wanted to see if her cute little swimming suit fit her and see how she liked the water too so she went ahead and got her ready for her first dip! The indoor pool we belong to is a couple degrees too cool for our liking so mommy just let Faith go in for a quick swim. Faith was unsure what to think......she liked being in the water but may have wondered why it wasn't as warm as her baths! She did look very cute in her swimming suit with some ruffles and a little tutu!

Faith's First Bath In The Big Bathtub!

Faith has graduated from Mr. Bear Sponge on the counter to the baby bath tub in the big bath tub. Faith LOVED it!!! She was nothing but smiles and was just kicking away the entire time! I think she could have hung out in the tub all day. :) I even helped mommy wash Faith!