We decided to go back to our hometown for your first Christmas. We weren’t sure how many more Christmas’ we would be able to enjoy back home once we moved somewhere even further possibly. So we made the long twelve hour trek in the car. You were such a trooper!
Once home, we used up most of the days doing some last minute shopping. Followed by lots of extra attention from Birdie, HeyHey, Nonee, and JoePop.
Christmas Eve we spent the night at Nonee and JoePop’s so you could spend your first Christmas with your older cousin, Josiah. You slept late. Reminds me when Birdie would tell me the older siblings would start opening gifts before I even got up as a baby because I slept so late. Must be in the genes.
Once you were finally up we all overwhelmed you with gifts. You had a smile on your face the entire time. I could tell you were soaking up every minute of it.
As the day went on, things came to a halt when your Daddy accidentally gave me a snack that had cashews in it, which I’m highly allergic, and as a result was rushed to the emergency room by JoePop while Dad stayed home and watched you. A miserable five hours later and we keep the excitement going and over to Birdie and HeyHey’s Christmas party we go. It was just as it was every year before, loud and sometimes a bit inappropriate, but I can tell aunts and uncles are getting older because they don’t stay as late as they used to.
You made out pretty good, kid. Lots of fun new toys to clutter up the house with. But most importantly, and the coolest thing you got on Christmas was your two front teeth. Which started cutting through right in time.
Merry Christmas sweet girl.
PS
You hated Santa Claus!
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