Christmas

This Christmas was nice and very relaxing. We went to mom and dad's house on the 23rd. They wanted us to go to church with them on the 24th. Actually, they wanted peanut to go to church with them on the 24th. Mom and dad both had a nice time carrying her around and showing her off. At the beginning of their service all the kids go to the front of the church for a special children's lesson. Mom took peanut to the front with her, which is something I think she has wanted to do since I first told her I was pregnant. After the lesson, the choir director held peanut in front of the church and threatened to keep her with him. Peanut was wonderful the whole time allowing this total stranger to hug on her in front of lots of other strangers. She gave her award winning smile when it was appropriate. I swear this kid is going to be a good politician.

In recent years we have really paired back our Christmas with mom and dad. We exchange a few thoughtful gifts from the Amazon lists and are done. This year it was fun to open presents with peanut. The prize winning present had to be the apple that she found in her stocking (and later our stockings). She chewed on it (them) most of the day. When we threw out the one she was chewing on, she would find someone else's and start chewing on that one instead. She liked the tunnel Santa gave her, but I think it freaks her out a little when it starts turning. She gets a look on her face that screams "get me out of here".

I think I am going to bag up some of her baby toys to put in the attic. I have already moved two giant plastic toys into the hallway to be put up there. She doesn't seem into them anymore, instead, she is very interested in soft toys like her Koala. For her birthday, I think I am going to buy her a drum. Everything that she has turns into a drum, so I think it will get a lot of use.

She is still not walking. She takes steps everyday, but she is not walking consistently. I guess she thinks it is just a lot easier to crawl.

Peanut survives on fruit and cheese. Luckily, she will eat all different sorts of fruit so she at least gets nutrition from different sources. She really loves blueberries. I bought some frozen ones the other day that went over really well. Raisins are another favorite. She will also eat bread, tortillas and beans. I start her off each meal eating what we eat, but she usually pushes it around and doesn't seem that interested. She ends up eating fruit and cheese. I hope I am not creating a monster that will only eat fruit and cheese or giving her some kind of complex about food. I guess I will just keep offering the other stuff and maybe someday we will get her to eat broccoli again.