This Christmas, we celebrated Christmas Eve and morning at home in Austin and then packed up the family for a trip to San Antonio to celebrate with the grandparents, aunts, and uncles.
On Christmas morning Reese woke up to find that Santa had brought her some great gifts. She received several books as well as a play kitchen--complete with pretend foods.
This was Reese's first experience opening presents since her birthday, and she was very meticulous about the process. While in love with bows (and tearing them off EVERY package she saw--regardless of whether it belonged to her), she was very meticulous about removing the wrapping paper from her packages. She would tear small strips of paper off and and place them down next to her until she had uncovered most of the present.
Her kitchen set was a BIG hit and she's used it multiple times a day ever since. Her favorite activities are using the microwave, making eggs, and washing her hands in the sink. When she puts items in the microwave, she closes the door, and makes beeping noises when she presses the buttons. She also loves "cracking" plastic Easter eggs into her pots and stirring them around.
When we went to San Antonio she also received some great presents from her extended family. Grandma and Grandpa Righter gave her a large arm chair that now lives in our living room as well as some puzzles and a Good Night Moon game. (While she can't exactly play the game as suggested, she insists on playing her version of it EVERYday. ) Aunt Kim got her a babydoll which she carries around the house, feeds food from her kitchen, and generally snuggles. Aunt Kate and Uncle Richard got Reese some pots and pans for her kitchen as well as a grocery cart which has already had its inaugural trip to HEB (more on that later). The big gift from Grandma and Grandpa Bailey was a Radio Flyer wagon which is now her preferred mode of transportation.
At the end of our San Antonio trip we attended a surprise birthday party for Larry and got to spend time with the Muenchows, Allens, and all the grandbabies.
When we got back to Austin Reese promptly got sick. She began running a terribly high fever (104F) and wasn't sleeping very well. When we took her to the pediatrician, they ruled out ear and throat infections and told us it was most likely a virus. We had to let it run its course. Several days of listless, cranky baby ensued and her fever finally broke on New Years Day. (Suffice to say our New Year's Eve was a little less than celebratory.) Unfortunately the fever came back and we took her to the afterhours clinic where we discovered that her viral infection (and the congestion that came with it) caused an ear infection. We're now on the mend and finishing off our 10 day round of antibiotics. Mix in a few trips to the dentist for Mommy and we had a very full Christmas.
Pictures and video coming soon.
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