Today started out rough, with Bethany and I toppling over in the parking lot on the way to her Aunt Sarah's. Don't worry, we're both fine, with the exception of me getting a few nasty bruises. You wouldn't even know Bethany was involved at all in the fall... thankfully! She spent the rest of the day showing off her standing skills and hanging out with her best buddy. (Jonas, not me.)
Today we had dinner at Great Gram's. After a very nerve-wrecking few minutes, Bethany warmed up (again) to Gram and became her usual, goofball self. She was a tired girl for most of the visit, so I suppose she's not to blame for the initial anxiety. By the end of the night she was half-naked (due to a diaper incident) cuddled in a blankie watching "Wheel of Fortune" with Gram. Can life get any better?
Tonight we had a little Sabres party over at Sarah's. Bethany went dressed for the occasion, and enjoyed playing with all the Trinity folk. (Luckily for her, she didn't care too much about the game.)
I have to admit I was really looking forward to putting up the latest Bethany and Ailey pictures. But, because my baby girl was so sick, they didn't really get too close to one another. So I'll have to settle for a Dawn and Ailey picture!
Evann provided both entertainment and amazement for Bethany. You can tell Bethany wants to be just like her some day!
Sorry, that's it in pictures for that get together. By the end of Wednesday both Bethany and I were exhausted, although today Bethany seems to be catching up on sleep and hopefully finally getting well again!
Although she did enjoy this Noah's Ark book, especially the finger puppet animals that came with it!!
What a very fun day kicking off the Christmas family get togethers!
Then she grabbed her candy cane balloon, and headed to bed... tomorrow's Christmas!
Then, yesterday, we went and got Bethany's picture taken with Santa Claus at the Knights of Columbus. She was a little scared of him - but I can't blame her, having once been terrified of him myself.
The rest of the weekend was spent with friends in Rochester. Bethany met a new friend, Layla! I'm hoping they'll be able to be friends just like their moms!
Right now, Bethany's completely zonked out, making up for the lack of sleep last night. She spent last night at Josh and Crystal's, and ended up between Matt and I in bed pulling my hair all night. (She kept standing in the playpen and then crying because she couldn't get herself back down.) So we didn't get much sleep!
One of Bethany's favorite toys is her bottle. How weird is that? All you have to do is lay her on the floor with it after she's done eating and she's happy as can be. Easy to please!
Crazy day today! Bethany was dragged on a 5 HOUR long shopping trip! By her mother! What is going on??? She had fun checking out all the people hitting up the Veteran's Day sales. Then she crashed and went home to watch football with her daddy. Lots of quality time with both parents... what a spoiled baby.
Bethany is hilarious with her bottle. Regardless of how tired she is, or if she's even eating anymore, you take that bottle away and she's MAD. So, we being the wonderful parents that we are, patiently sit with a sleeping baby who still has a death grip on the nipple of her bottle.
This past Saturday we celebrated my grandma's 80th birthday! You wouldn't guess she's 80 by looking at her, tell you that. Bethany made her a "foot" painted (hence the huge mess a couple days ago), and we finally got her a bunch of pictures for her brag book.
Bethany is all about feeding herself. Almost every feeding she's grabbing the bottle/spoon and making sure I'm not taking it out of her mouth. When I do pry the object out of her hand, she FREAKS out! She is not a fan of burping, and definitely doesn't understand that I need to reload the spoon. You'd think we're starving the girl!
