No "L", Noel

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We've had a lot going on around here, but I'm pleased to report there is no "L" tooth erupting after all. It's still swollen, but I'm not in pain and my parents have given up on my teeth coming in. No one cares as long as I'm happy.

Dada's parents were here this weekend and we celebrated Christmas. I loved all the bows. I helped Mama open her new food processor. She's going to use it to make lots of yummy food.
My new chair is sooooo soft and nice.I love it.Who does this remind you of? Yep, I'm just like Mama. She rarely sits in a chair correctly.I love my new alphabet elephant too. It will go well with my alphabet book once Aunt Claudia sends us a picture. Mama is going to order it this week. She'll share the link after it's completely done.I have my very first puzzle. Numbers!!!!What am I supposed to do with it?I used Sunday morning to catch up on some required reading.I got my daddy!This is the life.Euclid isn't getting any presents this year because he's on the naughty list. Don't worry, Mr. Duck was rescued before he came to any harm.Mama forgot to post the Thanksgiving before and after pictures so here you go. Last year.This year.I'm so jealous that Matthew is in Florida without me. He really left at a good time and is enjoying fun in the sun. He'll be back soon my mommy assures me. I have a playdate with a couple of other kids today and might go visit Vanessa tomorrow if the weather cooperates (which is looking doubtful).

Tooth L

Tooth L is coming in and it hurts! I'm cranky and in pain and so is Mama from listening to me all day. She rubs my swollen gums with her finger and that feels good at least. My sleep has been disturbed too. I woke up for the day at 4:30 on Monday, 3:30 yesterday, and slept in until 6:30 today. I was so tired yesterday morning that I fell asleep in my baby prison. I only slept in this position for about half an hour, but took a four hour nap later on. I imagine my neck would have been sore if I would slept like this for very long. I'm definitely less grumpy today than I was the last couple of days. We're hoping my tooth comes in soon. Dada and Mama think that tooth "I" seems like it might come in too.

Nutty Christmas

Mama had a fun time with the Christmas cards this year. This was the picture of me we ended up using. I smiled and sat by Dog (who has special meaning for Mama).In fact, I smiled for a few of the pictures. Mama loves this one because you can see my pearly whites.

I wasn't entirely cooperative the whole time. I hated the antlers.

I'm sitting here. What more do you want?

Gangsta lean

Mmmm...antlers...

I was semi-cooperative during the first of the three photo shoots, but we noticed the tag needed to be removed from the antlers. I tried to tell them.

The Buddy wasn't much more cooperative than me. He tried to lick the camera.

He was just a little too excited about getting his picture taken, if you can see what I mean.

He looked so ready to lead Santa's sleigh.

The outdoor photo shoot resulted in a wet camera, wet antlers, and cold hands. Euclid refused to look at the camera.

Another great shot of the dog.

Mama's self portrait. She thought this was too flattering to go in the Christmas card. Heaven forbid she look kind of normal or something. This one was a little too scary though. We call this the crazed reindeer look.Not only does Dada look crazy, but the picture is blurry. We should have used this one!

I hope you enjoyed our card. I wonder what we'll do next year!

Christmas Extravaganza

Look who I got to see yesterday! She snatched me up as soon as we got to Great Aunt Shirley's house. I loved her pretty necklace that I got her last Christmas. It has her name on it!Dada has been talking about getting a Blackberry and now I understand why. They're so fun to chew on.I left some hand and face prints for Shirley. I hope she likes them!Great Aunt Lois took some turns holding me too. She loves to say "Go Cyclones" because she's such a big ISU fan. Hehehe... Actually, Mama told her that she wouldn't get to hold me anymore if she taught me bad language like "Go Hawks." As if Mama would really be that cruel.We have high hopes that McKay will be an ISU Pom Squad member next year. She'd be a beautiful addition to the squad.Mama didn't notice that I chewed on stuff even more than usual yesterday. Today it's more obvious. I'm working on some molars on my left side on both the top and bottom.I almost got to try my first M & M yesterday, but my grandma didn't let that happen.I loved getting into Shirley's stuff. I bet she'll find all sorts of things out of place in the next few days.Grandma helped me open some gifts.I got an Usborne book from Great Grandma R. It's touch and feel even. She also gave me some cash for my next shopping adventure. Thank you!I particularly enjoyed the bows she gave me.There were a lot of people so that meant a lot of shoes. I searched through all the piles of shoes until I found something that I shouldn't have. Too bad my grandma was so on top of things.Mama took some pictures of my presents since she kind of fell down on the job at the party. I got a cute little doll from the Allisons. I've given her kisses on the lips. They also got me the cute snow suit for next year. I'll be styling. Mama can already imagine how cute the photos will be. I got Noah's Ark little people from my grandpa's brother Wayne and his wife Terri. They must have seen my wish list. Thank you so much everybody. I'm already enjoying my new stuff.Mama changed my diaper and I took off before she could pull my tights back up. That's an exercise in balance! I walked all around the living room with my tights around my ankles.

I played and played with my new toys last night and this morning. We need to get a good zebra picture for my alphabet book.The funnest thing to do is to pick up as many animals at one time as possible. So far I've only managed three at once.On Friday I met the scariest guy in the world. Classic.This morning I yawned and headed up the stairs for my nap. Mama caught on and I had a nice nap until I woke up cranky from my mouth hurting.

Mama will post the Christmas card outtakes tomorrow night. Most people should have received their cards yesterday or they'll get them tomorrow.