Tender moments

So, the other night Avery woke up with a fever. I went in her room about 2:00 am to see how I could help her get back to sleep. After a dose of tylenol and her blanket and binkie we sat in her rocking chair and rocked. Avery has quite the personality. As I held her in my arms (mind you she is getting longer by the day and is getting more wiggly by the moment, so to hold her in my arms is a rare occasion) I looked down at her a smiled. Through her binkie she smiled back and waved (opening and closing her fingers). Oh, my heart melted. We have also been pretending to sleep and showing her how to snore. Not too soon after she waved, she gave me a little snore!! She doesn't really know how to do it, it comes out as "zzzzzz" and that's about it, but it was so funny! We both started to crack up. What a funny little girl!!

Bah Humbug

I'm kind of feeling like a bah humbug this year and I'm not sure why. We had a tree for over a week and just got around to decorating it. Jake had to seriously beg me to help him. I was just not in the mood, nor am I. I don't really feel that excited this year. I should be, Avery is at a fun age, but I feel like sometimes the most important part of the holiday is over looked. Everyone is caught up in gifts that I'm having a hard time. Maybe since it snowed I will feel like it more and realize it is in two weeks. I don't know. I don't know what my problem is. Maybe because Jaymie is looking forward to it being over and I know that she is sad, so maybe I am feeling a little bit of that as well. I have no idea, but I think this is the first year I truly am not really in the "mood" for Christmas. How sad is that?! Our first Christmas party is on Sunday and we are hosting....I better buck up and get in the mood!