Merry Thanksgiving!

Uncle Jay meeting Elaina

 

So our family had our Christmas/Thanksgiving this year.  Basically we rotate every year between Thanksgiving and Christmas when the family will be in town at Dad's house.  This was the first Thanksgiving our family was together since mom passed.  It was different.  There is a lot of reshuffling of how things are done.  Without the matriarch and the addition of 2 new babies things will have to settle into a new routine.  We aren't sure what that routine is yet so there will probably be a few years were the family times seem a bit off.   God truly blessed us with having the squeals and laughs of Caleb and Elaina to take our minds off of who wasn't with us.  We didn't miss her any less but it just made the days a bit more bearable.  We also celebrated Elaina's 4 month b-day on Thanksgiving day.  It was a day of many first's for her.  First Thanksgiving, first Christmas gifts,  first low grade fever due to teething, first time meeting her Uncle Jay, and first time the whole family was together since her birth.   It was also the first time most of us got to see Caleb walking.  What a joy to see a little one taking their first steps.  Holidays really are so special for little children and we have been blessed 2x since we lost mom.  It was just a wonderful time catching up with everyone and  the cousins spending some time together.  Although personally neither of them seemed to care a bit that the other one was there.  LOL!  I'm sure they will be glad for a playmate in the future!

  



Who are you again?



Happy 4 month B-day!



Caleb was a JOY!



Elaina is growing like a weed.  At her 4 month appointment she weighed in at a whopping 15lbs 8oz, 25 1/4" long, and a 17" head.  She is in the 90-95th% !    She is a wonderful baby who is at the stage where she wants mommy's or anyones attention 100% of the time she is awake! LOL.  It does make getting things done a bit harder but how can you be frustrated when those tears turn to squeals of joy when you start to scold her!  This weekend I started putting Christmas decorations out and I realized it wasn't just for us anymore.  I have shed some tears as I am putting each ornament on the tree.  So many of them have such meaning to us and now so much more with this little addition to our family!  It's Elaina's first Christmas and although, Lordwilling, there will be many many more there is something special about this first one.  Thats all for now..........Happy Holidays.  Elaina is waking from her nap!