Christmas

So Christmas is almost as much of a blur as almost all my days now. I didn't get Sam any gifts because I must have been going around like a chicken with my head cut off. He got me a microwave and some towels. Our microwave had been broken since last year/January 08. So a year without convenience foods (which could be a good thing, I guess) and popcorn was hard on him I think. The convience foods, not so much really, but the popcorn Sam really missed. That was the first thing we used the microwave for: movies & popcorn. Some habits die hard though. We'd been having some cocoa (pregnancy craving) for the last few weeks, about every other day, and using the stove to boil a saucepan full of water for a cup or two. That night for our cocoa, I habitually put on a pot to boil, made the cocoa, gave Sam his cup, and he said, "You know we do have a microwave now right?" Oh well.

We tried to get Melanie a tricycle for Christmas, but the company we ordered it from backordered it, then cancelled the order because they didn't know when they'd ever be able to ship it. Sucks for them. Besides, it may be better suited for her birthday present anyway. Melanie did get a tea set and a little computer. The computer was more for a distraction for when Sam uses his. She didn't let anyone else touch her computer after it was opened. Her aunts and uncles wanted to play and push buttons too, but when Melanie saw them with it, she started throwing fits. Sad day... The tea set was opened while we were gone in the hospital (Celia was born 12/26. See future post...). Since then, she's pulled it out to pour me several drinks, eat her snacks on the plates, but hasn't quite gotten to eating with the forks/knives/spoons. She's super cute though, she loves it so much. Those are the items she's played with the most, and seems to love most too. Oh, she did get 2 jackets. One from her aunt Michele, and one from my mom. It was raining over Christmas, or at least it was cold. She loves both her coats, and if she needs to wear one, loves going to the closet to get one or the other. They both have hoods, to which she refers to as hats. Such a doll.