I think we had a pretty successful 1st Christmas for our little Leah. It was so fun buying stuff for a little baby this year. She is still too little to really understand what's going on, but it was fun for Ross and I to help her open presents. She wasn't really into opening the gifts. We tried to show her how to rip and tear the paper, but she mostly wanted to just eat it. She was good at playing with things after they were opened though.
Before going to bed on Christmas Eve we read "The Animals' Christmas Eve" and "How The Grinch Stole Christmas." A sister in our ward had shared her tradition of getting a family Christmas book to read together each year. We decided we would start that too. We ended up with two books this year, but that's OK! We also read the account of Christ's birth in "The Book of Mormon."
We have been fortunate to be able to enjoy Christmas morning at our own house each year since we've been married. This is something we really enjoy - being able to relax and enjoy the morning in our own home doing things at our own pace, plus we don't have to haul presents all over. After a yummy Christmas breakfast and a nap for me and Leah, we did go up to my parents' house in the afternoon so that we could enjoy some of the day with them too. Here's Daddy and Baby with their presents...
Overall we had a pretty simple Christmas, but that kept it from being too stressful. I like it that way. Here we are after opening our presents...
As you can see, Leah got a high chair and an Exersaucer for Christmas. I think these gifts have been for Ross and I as much as they were for her. Having a high chair has made feeding her and dinnertime for us SO much easier! And the Exersauser has been WONDERFUL! She loves to play in it and it helps keep her entertained while we try to get stuff done. Both have been great investments already.
Look at this huge smile! This gift was definitely a winner!!!
We actually put this Exersaucer together on the 23rd of December because we knew we would be gone most of the day on the 24th and we didn't want to be up all night putting it together for Christmas. So we let her try it out after we got it together. Here is a great video of her reaction that night...
I think we had a pretty successful 1st Christmas for our little Leah. It was so fun buying stuff for a little baby this year. She is still too little to really understand what's going on, but it was fun for Ross and I to help her open presents. She wasn't really into opening the gifts. We tried to show her how to rip and tear the paper, but she mostly wanted to just eat it. She was good at playing with things after they were opened though.
Before going to bed on Christmas Eve we read "The Animals' Christmas Eve" and "How The Grinch Stole Christmas." A sister in our ward had shared her tradition of getting a family Christmas book to read together each year. We decided we would start that too. We ended up with two books this year, but that's OK! We also read the account of Christ's birth in "The Book of Mormon."
We have been fortunate to be able to enjoy Christmas morning at our own house each year since we've been married. This is something we really enjoy - being able to relax and enjoy the morning in our own home doing things at our own pace, plus we don't have to haul presents all over. After a yummy Christmas breakfast and a nap for me and Leah, we did go up to my parents' house in the afternoon so that we could enjoy some of the day with them too. Here's Daddy and Baby with their presents...
Overall we had a pretty simple Christmas, but that kept it from being too stressful. I like it that way. Here we are after opening our presents...
As you can see, Leah got a high chair and an Exersaucer for Christmas. I think these gifts have been for Ross and I as much as they were for her. Having a high chair has made feeding her and dinnertime for us SO much easier! And the Exersauser has been WONDERFUL! She loves to play in it and it helps keep her entertained while we try to get stuff done. Both have been great investments already.
Look at this huge smile! This gift was definitely a winner!!!
We actually put this Exersaucer together on the 23rd of December because we knew we would be gone most of the day on the 24th and we didn't want to be up all night putting it together for Christmas. So we let her try it out after we got it together. Here is a great video of her reaction that night...
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Jeez she's adorable. Riley got an exersaucer like that one when she was little(er)but she HATED being in it. She actually likes it better now she's too big for it. :)
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