Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to everyone out there! May your day be filled with laughter, love and joy!

This last week has been interesting. Big changes all around. Bella had her first appointment with a pediatrician and has actually gained an ounce. She goes back for her two week check up on Thursday and I go back for mine on Wednesday. Our pediatrician reminds me of Billy Crystal. When he talks, he gestures and everything just like Billy Crystal. He even looks and talks like him. Nathan and I were giggling afterwards about that. Bella had a clean bill of health and is doing great. The doctor said at her next appointment he will teach us to get her to sleep through the night.

Nathan and I have settled into a night time routine with Bella. When she cries, I go to change and comfort her. Nathan goes downstairs to make her a bottle. We both get up and getting her back to bed goes by so much quicker! She gets up every three hours to eat. She sleeps very well. Noise doesn't bother her at all. She can sleep through quite a bit of noise as I found out last night when we did Christmas with my family. We have done three Christmases this year. One of which she got pictures with Santa!

All in all Bella is such a good baby. She sleeps pretty well and isn't fussy at all. She loves being snuggled. She also does well with visitors. She has had so many visitors this last week. I have loved having people come over and visit.

Steve and Ashley threw me a BBQ in which there were copius amounts of alcohol involved. Of course, I had a glass of wine and I tried to drink a Cosmo, but it was too strong for me. I also didn't want to be completely out of it with a new baby. It was nice to just eat and talk with friends. After dinner we sat around and watched The Hangover again. That movie is so awesome and it never gets old. It was a fun party. Ashely took some great pictures of Nathan, the baby and me. I can't wait until she gets them developed.

I can't wait until Bella gets older so I can take her to the duck pond to feed the duckies and get pictures! It's been an amazing week, and sometimes when I look at her, I still can't believe she is here. I'm afraid I will wake up and it will all be a dream and I will still be pregnant. I can't believe how incredibly happy we both are. I am also surprised at how quickly we settled into a a routine with her. It really can't get better than this. I love my little family! <3