Have a holly jolly!

We are so very blessed this holiday season. There are so many things that we are so very thankful for. We have two beautiful children who make every day an adventure. It's amazing how things can change so much in just one year. I hope everyone can take some time to appreciate everything they are given this holiday season.

Thank you Mr.Ferber...I think

We have begun to "Ferberize" Donato because we simply cannot deal with our 6 month old waking up every 1-3 hours just because he misses Mommy. He slept better when he was a newborn then he does now. We started 2 days ago because a friend told me she did it with her son who also didn't sleep at 6 months. I was terrified to do what the pediatrician was telling me. But having another mom who went through the same thing made it a tiny bit easier. I know her son and he's an energetic, fun loving little boy who doesn't seem the tiniest bit traumatized by what they had done to him. So little JT and his Mommy gave me the courage to do it. Low and behold Donato slept through the night last time for the first time. From 10pm to 6:45 am...I'll take it! I'm hoping it's not a fluke but certainly a step in the right direction!

'tis the season

Well I haven't written in awhile because things have been crazy. We have been finishing all the remodeling we wanted to do on the house. That all had to be done before we had 22 people at our house for Thanksgiving. That was quite the feat. Take the stress of all that and add a ton of Donato's doctors appointments into it and it gets a little crazy.

Donato is finally all healed from his lip repair. The last stitch finally fell out last week. He went to the feeding center to address his issue of not wanting to eat baby food. They said it's all due to his reflux and once we get that under control he will want to eat it. His Doc band is coming off in a week and a half, just in time for Christmas. Although, I must say it's saved his little dome in some falls, so in that aspect I will miss it. But it will be nice to snuggle and kiss his little peach fuzz filled head.

The ever so popular blow outs are getting bigger then ever. He's now big enough to be put into this bouncy seat that is suspended by, I guess you would call them bungee cables, it is quite funny to watch, it looks like he is doing curtsee (spelling?) he goes bananas, I love it. He literally jumps to poo right out of him. Blow outs of mass proportions, up the back, down the legs, it's BAD!

This is the first Christmas that Isabella really really gets what it's all about. We have our Elf on the Shelf, Elfie for the first time this year. One day he was in the pocket of her stocking that hangs from the mantle and she went to put candy in it before she left for school, when I asked her what she was doing she said she was leaving it in there for Elfie to take back to Santa, how freaking sweet is she! She really wants things this year. I mean she wants stuff every year, but this is the first one where she wrote out her own list and keeps asking for the same things. The hot things on the list are a Leap Pad, Orbeez, American Girl stuff , I-Pod Touch & a Power Wheel. We're still up in the air about the power wheel. Probably will be a better birthday gift so she can actually ride it as soon as she gets it without freezing her little tushie off.

We finished 98% of our Christmas shopping tonight...Thank you sweet baby Jesus that's over with!! So 'Tis the Season for spending time with family and taking time to enjoy the little things life has to offer. Kids are only young once. Enjoy their innocence, it's a true gift.