Christmas time is here

so we got a nice 8 foot tree this year:

pretty pretty!

my favorite ornaments (Swarovski birds the husband got for me last year)

and my favorite light covers- tee hee!

and my favorite person in the whole wide world:

sleeping away. i love her.

and that's about it. not much new to report on- i go back to work in a month & weirdly, i'm looking forward to it. i mean, i'll miss alex, but she'll be in good hands & it'll be nice to make some money again.

we got our first (and second) snowstorms of the season so we've got about a million inches of snow on the ground- and now we've got sub-zero temps to boot. freaking great.

Christmas shopping is almost done- i'm actually going to finish up the husband's today so my mother in law is going to watch alex (it's somewhat of a hassle to take her in & out- plus it's freezing)

ummmmm- i've lost even more weight so now all my new pants look stupid on me. don't get me wrong, i'm glad the weight is gone, but NONE of my pants fit now, so i look ultra dumpy. i still need to tone up the midsection though- yikes!

alex is great- she smiles, laughs, "talks", "stands", rolls around- she's freaking perfect. all that, coupled with sleeping through the night and being an all around good baby- we really hit the ball out of the park with this one. thank you Lord!

in fact, she has just awoken from her nap & is demanding food. so off i go.

alex's lovey

alex has a new toy:

nom nom nom!

and then some quiet reflection :)

thank you H&M for a happy baby.

christmas pics

i can't decide which one i like better....?

perhaps i should use both? (in christmas cards)

alex

i totally forgot she had this outfit- and the top barely fits now. my little chub.

<3

new slippers

new bunny slipper from Nenea (my mother):

heh. presh.

Sophie

someone LOVES sophie:

she gets ahold of her & just gnaws & gnaws. the husband insists that it's just an overpriced dog toy- which may be true- and the dogs want it something aweful. we'll see how long before they get it in their clutches.

nom nom nom.

2 months old!

indeed! and that meant 2 month shots- yikes!
she screamed & screamed but i was able to calm her down fairly quickly- then she was pretty sleepy the rest of the day but not too fussy. i topped her off with some tylenol and she slept like a baby ;)

alls well that ends well!

2 month stats:

11 lbs 5 oz

23 3/4 inches long