So the house is finally all decorated and ready for our Christmas Party this weekend. This year everything took so much extra time for a few main reasons -
1.) having a 3 1/2 month old makes it tough to get anything done
2.) Me feeling under the weather. I went from bad to worse & was out of work a few days last week as well as having a really bad fever Thurs - Friday. I ended up going to the doctors on Friday and sure enough I had bronchitis. I am MUCH better now thank god and thanks to being prescribed the Z-pack. It seems to be the only thing that cures me when I get bronchitis.
3.) Eli was under the weather too, he never got a fever or actual bronchitis but he was pretty fussy and full of mucus so EXTRA clingy. Which made me feel bad for the little guy...so him being clingy didn't bother me that much it was just that I wasn't getting anything done when I wanted it done.
Over this past week Eli is no longer just getting up 1 time in the night. He has been getting up 2 times which is frustrating. I keep thinking it is because of his congestion and all the mucus production that is going on. I hope this passes soon and he goes back to the 1 time in the middle of the night. I can deal with that.
We will be starting cereal very soon, I hope at Elias's 4 month appointment on the 28th the doctor agrees that we should introduce the cereal. I have heard once the cereal starts so does sleeping through the night. I would love for that to be the case! Getting up at the 1 am hour and the 3:30 am time frame is getting old fast! But with a face like this it is hard to be cranky about it all....
Eli's Christmas Card - I still can't get over the fact that I got him to sit up & smile all at once for this picture!
Thank you Auntie Tammy for my fun Christmas Onesie & Santa Outfit! I love you!
On another note, somehow I have been able to do some holiday baking and almost all the prep work for our party on Saturday. I have baked homemade biscotti's, surprise filled cookies (they have preserves in them- YUM!),and oreo balls. On the to-do list for baking is homemade granola & hazelnut truffles. I can't do those too early because they are for Christmas Day so I will wait until the night before Christmas Eve. I have a huge list of appetizers for our party I am making, most of it I can prep Friday night so that on Saturday all I have to do is pop it in the oven. I borrowed a warming tray from my mom which will be very use full for the party with keeping things warm.
Needless to say, I will be pumping & dumping - but I subscribe to the thought process of "If Momma ain't happy, nobody's happy". Eli will be spending the night at Adam's parents while we entertain somewhere to the tune of 30-35 guests at our home!
