PICTURES- Dec. 2010

Here is a recap of our week in Georgia... Dec.18-26, 2010

12.18.10

{The cousins meeting for the first time at Five Guys in Bham}

{Though we met Micah when he was only 10 days old and in the NICU, this is the first time we got to hold him!!}

{Avery meeting her Aunt Adriane for the first time!}

{Christmas at Nana's- 12.19.10}

{Cousin picture}

{Christmas with Grandmama-- 4 generations}

{Tummy Time with Bailey}

{Avery's first visit to Hudson's Hickory House... her daddy's FAVORITE place to eat!}

12.20.10

{Dinner with The Campbell's at Partner's II Pizza-- my FAVORITE place to eat!}

{Mark and Janna are expecting their second baby girl in March 2011!!!}

[Lucy is going to be a great big sister]

{Breakfast with Jess and Alex Volfson- 12.23.10}

{Bailey loved Holli's bed}

{Playing with Grandmommy}

{12.21.10-- Juli Muchnick, Avery and Grandmommy}

{12.21.10-- Best friends!! The Muchnick's came to meet Avery!}

{12.21.10- The MCG crew-- Jake, Libby, Mario and Katherine}

[Mario and Katherine are expecting their first in June 2011!!]

{I love it when she sticks her little bottom up in the air like that!}

12.23.10

{Avery and Uncle J}

{Uncle Chris and Micah}

{COUSINS!!!}

[Avery- 8 wks; Micah-12 wks]

{trying to hold hands}

{A for Avery; M for Micah}

{12.24.10- Christmas Eve}

{Keith and Rick with the babies!}

WOW- that was hard trying to pick just a few pictures from our week in GA. We had such a wonderful time and enjoyed seeing all of our friends and family. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas as well!

Click on the following links to see pictures from our time with Mamaw and Granddaddy as well as Christmas Day.

The Swaddle

To drop the swaddle, or to NOT drop the swaddle??? We have decided to NOT drop the swaddle quite yet. Avery sleeps really well in her velcro swaddle, but sometimes we have to get up in the middle of the night to re-swaddle her. She will wiggle her arms out of the swaddle and if an arm gets stuck and she can't get it out she gets really frustrated and starts to cry. So, last week I attempted to wean her out of the swaddle during her naps and it did not go so well. Most of her naps are an hour and a half long and she would maybe sleep for a total of 10 minutes in her sleep sack and cry the rest of the time. (That might be why she has been sleeping 11 hours at night, because she was hardly sleeping during the day!) So, after consulting one of my favorite blogs, Chronicles of a Babywise Mom, and talking with Chris, we have decided that Avery isn't quite ready for the sleep sack. Last week was torture trying to get her to nap in the sleep sack so I'm looking forward to the cry-free naps again. I just hope she will continue to sleep well at night! Sleep sack-- we will try you out again another time!!

White Christmas in Georgia-- 2010

This year we celebrated Christmas in Georgia. Chris had saved up several vacation days and we were able to spend just over a week in Georgia seeing family and friends. It was a much needed vacation for us and we thoroughly enjoyed our time. Here are a few pictures from Christmas Day.

{Christmas morning with our little stocking stuffer}

{Poppy and Grandmommy with their grandbabies}

{Uncle Chris and Micah}

{The babies with their Great- Uncle Keith}

{Grandmommy and her babies}

{Christmas dinner 2010}

We had our very first White Christmas!! This was a big day in the life of Avery-- first Christmas, first snow and she was two months old!!!

{Avery and Micah's first snow!!!}

{Our family on Christmas Day 2010}

{Avery with all of her Christmas gifts...she really was excited- don't let the sleepiness fool you!}

{Bailey playing with her new toy}

{Uncle J and Avery}