Merry First Christmas Aria! And it was a very white this year. So much snow you weren't quite sure what to think of it all. Mommy may have given you one small taste of the fresh snow. Once you got over the initial shock of cold you seemed to like it. We made sure to visit Santa this year so you could sit on his lap. We weren't sure how you would react, but you surprised us. You stared at Santa, pulled on his beard, and then looked at us for a quick picture with a very little smile. We told Santa that you were a very good girl this year and he wished us all a very Merry Christmas. For Christmas Eve we all opened one present, Daddy helped you open yours. It was your very first set of Christmas pajamas! You must have been a little excited for Christmas morning because you did not want to sleep that night at all! Still we got up early to open gifts. You were so spoiled with gifts from Santa, mommy and daddy, and both sets of your grandparents! You were the only gift your Daddy and I wanted this year, and we were so blessed to share the holiday with you. Best Christmas ever!
New Year's Eve we went out to dinner to celebrate with friends. The three of us must have been still tired from lack of sleep Christmas, because we all went to bed before midnight and didn't get to ring in the New Year watching the countdown. Maybe next year we can try to stay up later. Welcome to 2017 Aria! Its going to be a great year with you.
You are definitely starting to like your food more! We have tried a variety of things now including green beans, peas, carrots, apples, peaches, pears, squash, and bananas. My favorite was when you tried bananas for the first time! It must have been the texture combined with the taste. You gave us a sour look on our face and scrunched your nose as you kept eating. Lots more first foods to try from here on out!
All this food I think is making your grow stronger. You began pulling yourself up into a standing position using the couch, coffee table, and your crib. I would come into your room after you wake up from your nap and there you were standing up in your bed with your little eyes peering over the rail. Then once you spotted me you had the biggest grin on your face. It was time to lower your crib down.
You are pretty proud of your accomplishments, but not as much as your Daddy is. He loves to share your progress with everyone on how advance you are. You also discovered stairs are a great thing to climb. I was so impressed with how quickly you figured out you can go up them, but you love to check and make sure everyone is watching you only to flash a smile. Now that you have the climbing up stairs mastered we need to work on the proper way to come down them. Besides showing off, you love to babble and make all kinds of sounds. You are trying to imitate us by sticking out your tongue. It's so fun to watch you discover new things. You have to scratch and test all your surrounding textures.
I think one of my favorite things this month is that you have become a little bit of a mommy's girl. You love to reach out your arms towards me and have me hold you. I can never reject that request either! I love that we are so much alike. You have a head tilt just like your Mommy. It's so great that you want to go wherever I go. I will gladly carry you around too because you are my best accessory! I hope that we will always hold a special relationship between the two of us as mother and daughter, but as best friends too.
Baby stats wearing 6 month clothing still. Eating three meals a day (sometimes only two) with bottles of milk in between. Still not sleeping through the night entirely, but doing well sleeping in your crib. Getting more cute every day!
