A General Life Recap

Whew! Where has the time gone? I was going to save this update until Friday--Melita's 7 month milestone--but she's growing up so fast she might have already left for college by then!

Christmas was nice and only semi-hectic. It came upon us way too fast but luckily since I am so anal and a planner, we had all our presents bought and decorations hung. But we literally woke up on Christmas morning asking each other 'Is today Christmas? Already?' For the first time since Reagan and I have been together, we hosted a blended Christmas at our house for all of our families. Basically, if anyone wanted to see Melita on Christmas they had to come to our house. Not surprisingly everyone went for it as it relieved them of any hosting duties at their own house. We liked it too and have offered to continue doing it.

Melita got loads of gifts for Christmas including her first aquarium from Reagan and I which she loves. Most everyone got her wooden toys that do not make noise on their own but require a little imagination to play with, which is what I was hoping for. However, there were a few family members who got her electronic toys that talk and sing at the touch of a button or many buttons. Right now these are the toys Melita loves the most and mommy and daddy are already a little sick of. But, they do keep her entertained and she can play for hours without fussing.

She has been teething for awhile now, but over Christmas her top right tooth decided to make an appearance. The left side is still red and swollen and should be here fairly soon too.

Melita is fully mobile now with her crawling and is into everything. We took the tree down on the 26th because I was so tired of telling her no or pulling her out from beneath the branches. We had to create a make shift gate to block off the kitchen as there have been more times than I can count that we have found her shoving handfuls of dog food in her mouth. Other things that she shoves in her mouth are leaves, grass, and rocks.

And lastly, the big news is that Melita has learned how to pull herself into a standing position. It's pretty cute when she does it while she is playing with her electronic toys because it usually involves her shaking her booty to the beat of whatever tune is playing. But her favorite place to do it is in her crib. Once she's up, she squawks until we come to see what is going on and then she giggles when we walk in the room. No doubt very proud of herself.