I have so many things swirling around in my head right now and at least three drafts of incompleted posts that I may or may not finish. Â Like most things in my life, there are always so many unfinished projects. Â I will start with the good stuff that everyone likely wants to hear about—Holden’s first Christmas!
Friesel family tradition dictates that pizza be eaten for dinner on Christmas Eve. Â I made a healthy homemade pizza with Roma tomatoes, carrots, broccoli, asparagus, mozzarella cheese, and Italian dressing (it was yummy!):
On Christmas Eve, I tossed and turned all night long and woke up with a backache. Â As Christmas Day wore on, I realized that yes, I was actually getting the same damn cold I’ve had three other times already since September. Â I was achey and had a lot of sinus congestion, but today I am definitely on the mend. Â It helped that Rob was able to pick up some awesome drugs for me at the store:) Â Despite feeling yucky, we still had a really fabulous Christmas with just the three of us. Â On Christmas morning I baked some Buttermilk Bran Flake Raisin Muffins from a kit that my mother thoughtfully sent to us for Christmas. Â They were warm and sweet, and totally hit the spot!
We waited to start unwrapping presents until after H’s first nap of the morning. Â He is usually at his most well-rested at that point of the day. Â H needed some assistance unwrapping his presents, although he seemed a little confused that tearing and ripping things was not only OK with us, but was encouraged. Â Here’s our big boy attempting to unwrap some of his gifts:
The new books H received for Christmas were just as much a present for me as for him—I was getting tired of reading him the same old things! Â H got so many wonderful gifts. Â I want to thank everyone who helped make H’s first Christmas a warm and memorable one. Â He has a beautiful wooden train, blocks, rings, books, etc. Â He’s been having a great time exploring each of his new toys and entertaining us with how he chooses to interact with his new playthings. Â Thank you everyone!
Christmas evening I made a simple dinner of BBQ chicken, mashed potatoes, and sauteed vegetables. Â We watched The Wire and drank egg nog. Â I skipped the wine because I was hopped up on cold medicine, but I’m sure I’ll make up for it on New Year’s:)
The days following Christmas have been relaxing and quiet. Â It has been amazing to have Rob here at home. Â It has been a help to have him here and it has been a joy to share with him all of the amazing things that Holden does on a routine basis. Â Plus, it has been nice for me to have someone to talk to. Â Holden just started eating broccoli yesterday and seems to enjoy it. Â We don’t have a picky eater, that’s for sure. Â Despite the faces that he makes with each bite, he always gives his veggies the benefit of the doubt and goes back for more. Â Holden’s face is healing really well, and his diaper rash seems to be resolving very slowly with the antifungal ointment. Â Holden recently started transferring objects from one hand to the other and is sitting with increasing confidence and stability each day. Â It’s hard to imagine what he will be like by the time next Christmas rolls around. Â One thing is for sure, he probably won’t pick off the veggie toppings from the traditional Christmas Eve pizza pie!