Cliff's Notes

Here's the Cliff's Notes version of the past few weeks, which have been fun, but hectic!

• Right before the holidays we went to the Columbus Zoo for their winter lights. Any other time Tilda is amazed by both zoo animals and Christmas lights, but apparently very cold weather dampens her enthusiasm for these things. Overall we still had a good time (as you can see by Miranda's picture (the stroller) she had an amazing time).
• Surprisingly Tilda actually sat on Santa's lap. And although she played shy, she told him she wanted Snow White for Christmas.
• Christmas was a lot of fun. While Matilda still didn't quite grasp the whole concept of Christmas, she did understand she would be getting presents, which included 7 Disney princess dolls (with 7 small crowns to keep track of), a dollhouse and a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. As for Miranda, she spent most her first Christmas asleep.
• Miranda had her one month well check. She weighed in at 11 lbs (75th %ile) and for some reason they didn't measure her length. She got one shot and was declared healthy.
• Our New Year's celebration was relatively quiet, however Miranda was awake for this event as she seems to not want to fall back asleep right away after her late night feedings.
• I miss our Christmas tree as it was the perfect lighting for late night feedings.
• Matilda & I went to see Tangled, which really confused Matilda. She can't figure out why the princess didn't listen to her mother at the end. Try explaining a woman kidnapping a baby and not being the real mom to an almost 3 year old, not an easy task. Perhaps that's why it is was rated PG.
• When I took Tilda to register for her pre-preschool, she had a complete break down in the owner's office when it was time to LEAVE. I'm not sure if this was a good sign that she's going to love going to school, but it was definitely embarrassing for me!