Nelson Family Blog: Christmas with the Nelsons

Sunday, December 21, 2014

Christmas with the Nelsons

Another week has flown by, and Elliott is almost a month old already. Time is going fast, and seems like it is dragging at times. The nights are still tough. Lately, Elliott has been really gassy and fussy at night, not sure what the problem is. He gets probably 90% breastmilk, and then I have had to supplement with a little bit of formula because he is eating so much, so maybe that is messing with him? Poor guy. We are working on figuring it out.

Other than that, things are going well. Emma has been in a much better mood lately, and she is usually a good source of entertainment for us all in the evenings. She is becoming such a big girl. She is doing really well with potty training, she sits at the table now like a big girl, and her vocabulary just keeps increasing. And boy does she pick up on things quickly. She has her toddler meltdown moments, but overall she is a happy, entertaining little girl.

On Wednesday, I took Elliott to both Avera and to John's work to meet all our co-workers. It was fun to watch everyone swoon over him. Something about bringing babies into work makes everyone melt a little. It was nice to see everyone at work again as well, I missed them. It's funny how much you do actually miss work when you are not there!

This past Thursday evening, we had John's work Christmas party. Jim and Barb watched the kids, and we were able to have another evening out. It was nice. We ate, drank, and socialized. It was nice to have a little bit of time away from the kids and the inside of our house :)

Yesterday we had Christmas with John's family. Emma absolutely loved opening all her gifts and then playing with them the rest of the day. She did really well with all the activity and commotion, but unfortunately she was too wound up to take a nap, so she went the whole day without a nap. Overall, she did very well. But around 7pm things started to fall apart for her a little.

Christmas was fun though. We pretty much spent the day watching Emma open presents (and then opening our own), holding Elliott, and then we had some Chili and Corn Bread for supper. It was pretty low-key, but it was a nice day.

Emma got spoiled rotten and was showered with gifts this year. She was very enthusiastic about it all, and was so much fun to watch. Elliott slept most of the day, but he also got some presents and enjoyed all the company.

It's hard to believe Christmas is almost here and over. On Wednesday (Christmas Eve) we are heading to Minnesota to do Christmas with my family. It may be an interesting car ride with the two kiddos, but hopefully we will survive. Hard to believe 2014 is almost over already, but it has been a wonderful year!

Right now, the kids are napping, the Vikings are winning, and I am enjoying the quiet. Emma was a little crabby today due to her lack of sleep yesterday, but hopefully after a good nap she will be back to her perky self. Also, we are planning a Costco Trip this afternoon, and I would prefer not to have a crabby toddler during our outing.

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!