Where does all the time go?

Pictures: My sister, Michelle (Thalia), with Seelie at Thanksgiving; Seelie with Santa; Seelie keeping Santa from telling his Christmas wishes; 2 of Seelie in his Santa suit














































Well, I go back to work on the 14th which is only a little over a week away. I'm a little nervous about how our morning routine iStas going to work, but I'm sure we will work it out. Next week I will begin taking Seelie to daycare. I think he will go everyday, but we will work up the amount of time that he stays each day.

Today I am babysitting my cousin's 14 month old for about 5 hours. She will be here in about 30 minutes. I'm a little nervous about handling a 14 month old and a newborn but I'm sure we will manage. I called my sister and asked her if she will come over for part of the time to help me, so I feel better knowing that I won't be completely on my own. I figure this will be good practice for having two little ones. Yikes!

We had a good Thanksgiving at my grandparent's house. There were 26 people total! It was nice though and not too crazy. Seelie did really well. He really likes looking at new surroundings and new people. Tony's best friend came to Thanksgiving dinner and was able to hold Seelie and get him to fall asleep. That was super sweet. Seelie really didn't fuss during Thanksgiving except when we tried to get him to take a bottle. lol. He did not want that bottle. I ended up nursing him and he was fine. The only bad thing about that was I sat between my mom and my sister and they were being loud and woke him up when he finished eating. It wasn't a big deal though.

I took Seelie to meet Santa Claus on Tuesday! They have free photos w/ Santa at the Bass Pro Shop so we went there. It was really cute!! My youngest sister had given us a Santa outfit for Seelie so I decided that he should wear that for his picture. He was so cute as a mini Santa. The Santa there had a really nice suit on also. Seelie did really well for his picture too! I'm gonna upload them if I have time.

Seelie continues to sleep pretty well at night. He most commonly sleeps for about a 6.5 hour stretch first and then does 2 - 3 hours after that. The last two nights he has slept for 8 hours on that first stretch. I'd really like it if he would keep that up but we'll see. He got up at 7am this morning and usually he will eat and then go right back to sleep, but didn't. So he is passed out on the floor now ;-) (It's almost 9am - not sure why it says I post these at other weird hours)

We put up our Christmas tree and decorations on this past Saturday. It was fun and Seelie did really well. He laid on his playmat downstairs with us while we decorated. He played and chilled the whole time. Tony's best friend and his daughter came over and helped us. That was nice too. We played Christmas music and had meatballs to add to the festivities. I can't wait until Seelie is actually old enough to enjoy the holiday traditions and fun!

K, gonna try to get some pictures up!