Baby's First Christmas and Baby's First Cold

Alyssa's first Christmas was a raging success. The family loved her and she hit the jackpot in the gift department. I don't think we'll have to buy much for several weeks. Thank you so much to family and friends!

We had my family over for the majority of the day, which was a lot of fun. My aunt and uncle, down from Pasadena, met Alyssa for the first time and thought she was the best. My grandma, parents, sister, and nephew all had to take their turns holding the baby. It seemed like we only got to hold her when she was cranky or had a dirty diaper. But we were expecting that.

Because there was so much going on, Alyssa was awake the majority of the day and was super cranky. We think it was just too much hub bub for her. As soon as everyone left and we settled down into our normal quiet lifestyle, she ate a whole bottle and slept like a rock. She seems to like our homebody ways, and we definitely appreciate that. She's fitting right into our family.

Mike's parents will be here in a couple of hours, coming down from Utah since we couldn't come up this year. We didn't think travelling to the freezing cold, 12 hours 1-way, was the best thing to do with a 2-week old baby. They'll be here until New Year's, so we'll put them to work, probably babysitting so we can sleep. They'll love that.

None of us are feeling particularly well, and Alyssa's got the cold we've been fighting the last week. She was up ALL NIGHT last night because she couldn't breathe lying down, so we're completely exhausted today. We've been taking turns with napping, but naps don't quite cut it when you're this tired. I think I actually fell asleep standing up at one point. Mike woke me up this morning saying he was going to take her to the ER, but I talked him out of it. She's acting normally, except for the congestion, so all's well unless she gets a fever or gets worse. Here's to healthy immune systems!