My back has been hurting really bad for the past month, so I have been using a heating pad a lot. The first few times Ryan told me that she needed it, i thought it was pretty cute. Then she turned into a heating pad monster... If i get it out when she is awake, she actually cries (real tears)to use it and if I say that i need it, she cries "my back is hurting, i need to use the heating pad" over and over again.
I know, I know, Christmas was over a month ago & I'm just now posting... It was pretty quiet around here; it was our first Christmas not in CA ( Dr. did not want me to travel in case I went into labor; see how well that worked out?). On Christmas Eve we went for a night walk to look at lights, had hot chocolate, books & movies , and let Ryan pick out one present to open . Ryan was thrilled on Christmas morning to discover that Santa had brought her a bike. I was impressed that on her second try on the bike she was peddling & steering like a pro. I realized that we can't bring Ryan shopping with us next year; this year while at Target in Dec. we threw some stuff in the cart for Christmas and when I told Ryan on Christmas morning "look what Santa brought you" she said "no, mommy bought that at Target" Oops.
Ryan is a big fan of gingerbread cookies so we went to the library for a special reading of "The Gingerbread Man" followed by cookie decorating & eating. I was the only mommy that let my child decorate the cookie all by herself~ but Ryan was so proud of her creation and so was I ( even if she put the gingerbread man's eyes on his feet ) It's the creativity that counts!
We went to Litchfield Park's Christmas in the Park this weekend. Ryan got to play in snow for the first time & she also enjoyed riding a pony.
Auntie Jenny, Uncle Sadri, Cousin Mattie & Granma Baker came out to visit us for Thanksgiving this year! Ryan had so much fun with her " cousin friend".
