Baby's First Christmas

Well... we're two thirds of the way through the 2006 holidays (for the Davis' anyway). Charlotte has seen her first Thanksgiving, her first Christmas, and this weekend she'll experience her first New Years... and get to do it with her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins on the Davis side of the family.

This past weekend was a whirlwind for my baby girl. She went to two Christmas parties, two dinners, and had Christmas morning at G and Pop Rose's house. Tons of activity for a 5-week old, and boy did it show by Saturday night and Sunday.

Charlotte was as overloaded as I've ever seen her. Too much, too much! She loves to see her cousins, aunts and uncles, and G and Pop, but her little disposition can only take so much. Mommy and Daddy really should have limited her activity a little more, but it's so hard to disappoint people on the holidays.

I had my first daddy "run-in" on Christmas though, as I had to keep some friends and family from going into the room she was napping in to say hello. They were initially put off, but they understood when I explained how fussy Charlotte had been because of her straying from her normal routine. She just needed some "peaceful" sleep without everyone poking and prodding her... and thankfully, they understood that explanation.

Mommy has been so good with keeping Charlotte on a tight schedule, and we think our little sweetie is benefiting greatly from the structure. She is becoming such a great little personality... and the best part, we think, is that we are as predictable to her as she is to us.

They say you can't learn everything in a book, but I will tell you that there are some VERY good books out there to help get you through pregnancy and having a newborn. I'm sure everyone has their own stories, but we are so glad that we took the time to read up a little and take some classes before we had our daughter. There are plenty of parents who are experts at "winging it" and have been super successful at it, but in my opinion, if you can get some help, take it! It's just so helpful to be able to recognize things when they happen rather than guess.

Thanks for reading everyone... and I'll try not to take six more days to write again this time!