K-T

We went to the doctor last Friday and he said that things look good but we are going to have another laser treatment on March 5. She will be 13 months old at that time. I really hope that by the time she is 3 we are done with these treatments. However, when the doctor was examining her, he noticed a purple spot behind her knee. It could possibly be a vein starting to develop. That is what scares me the most. I am hoping that we don't have to worry about veins getting large!

Christmas

Christmas was fantastic at our house. Christmas Eve and Day it was just the three of us and then on the 26th grandma D and the boys came and then on New Years, grandma and pa M arrived. The little princess was so excited to finally be able to rip paper without hearing the famous word "NO". I think her favorite present was the pink rocking horse. Grandpa named him "Pinkie". She also got a pink cowgirl hat and boots. She's not sure about the hat but she sure looks cute! Anyway, she would hug the horse and crawl over to it, stand up and pat it and giggle. I never knew that Christmas would be so wonderful until I had my little girl. I mean as a child I thought that Christmas was the best but as an adult it tends to lose a little of its excitment.....that is until you have a child.

Go Vikings!

Some friends of ours came to Minnesota so that we could all go to the Vikings Game together. The Vikings won and the day was very fun! Before we left, dad let the princess try on his hat. She is not one for things on her head so we got a picture really quick! No, she did not go to the game with us. She stayed at home with one of her favorite babysitters and had a great day too!

Santa

The first time the baby has seen Santa and she wasn't quite sure who he was. The first picture was ok, the second picture was a little iffy and then she started to cry. One of her daycare friends was there so I asked her to sit down and my little angel started to cry even more. It is still cute. We also got her Christmas dress in the mail, it is so adorable and then the shoes didn't arrive.......What is a girl to do without a cute pair of shoes to finish the outfit!

Laser Treatment

Baby "D" had her first laser treatment on her leg on Friday. She did great. I must say that her dad and I didn't do so great. It was really painful to see that mask on her face and see her fall asleep like that. My husband said that he just couldn't get the image of her little eyes looking at him saying, "Why are you doing this to me dad?". When it was done we saw the nurse walking down the hallway with her and he said that she was a little honey. Well we all know that to be true! :) Anyway, she cried a little bit when she saw us but then once we got in the car to go home, she fell asleep and by the time we got home she was starving so we ate lunch and she was ready to crawl around. It hasn't seemed to stop or slow her a bit. We have to go back in 6-8 weeks to check the results. They didn't laser the entire leg so next time the treatment could look worse. We just keep praying and saying that this is going to help her as she grows into a young woman and hopefully she won't remember too much of the pain!

Climbing the Stairs

Not only was Thanksgiving a time to be thankful for our family it is also a time for learning! Baby "D" mastered crawling up the stairs at grandma and grandpa's house over the weekend. She was so proud of herself. I am not sure if 9month olds are normally doing this now, but I like to think that she is exceptionally smart for her age! I forgot to the tell daycare that she can do this.....I sure hope that her daycare provider doesn't turn around and see her half way up the stairs! :)

Here she is on Thanksgiving day. As you can see, she doesn't have much hair but I just couldn't resist putting a bow in her hair.

THANKSGIVING

What a wonderful Thanksgiving day. Being home with my parents is so relaxing and wonderful. My mom (grandma) made a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner and the baby had her first Thanksgiving meal. I think she really liked the turkey because she just kept eating and eating. She also ate mashed potatoes and stuffing and green bean casserole. After cleaning up, she and I went for a walk. The weather is a little brisk but I am very thankful that we were able to get outside.

Two weeks ago we went to get family pictures taken. I have uploaded one of the baby. She is 9 months old. SOON we will be having a 1 yr old birthday party. I think I might cry and celebrate all at the same time.