Christmas Is Coming

This time of year is always quite high energy in this house and this year is no exception. Lily loves everything about the holidays, the lights, the cookies that we bake together, the tree, the decorations, well you get the idea. Each morning she charges downstairs to open another door on her advent calendar and announces how many days are left until the chubby guy arrives.

When I asked her what she wanted for Christmas she thought about it for awhile and then said, "Mummy, I don't really want anything, I have everything that I need". I was so proud of her. She decided to ask Santa to bring her whatever he thinks she would like. On Sunday whilst as a Christmas party she sat on Santa's lap and she told him she had been good and would like something but I couldn't hear what she said. He handed her a little gift and she ran back over to me to open it. She ripped open the paper and declared, "He didn't listen to me this isn't what I asked for!" After I contained my hysterical giggling fit I explained that he is just one of Santa's helpers and that he would go back to the North Pole and tell Santa what she wanted and that the gift was just a little surprise for her. She looked at me and said" Oh, well in that case, I like this."

I let Lily decorate the tree this year. The whole tree. She used a little ladder and had a wonderful time. I think we all have theories about how trees should look and I have mine. Miss Lil had her own ideas so as I twitched and nervously rocked back and forth she went to town. I have to say she did a great job and we only had one ornament casualty this year. Once she was done with the tree she hung the stockings. Since we don't have a fireplace, they are somewhat redundant in this part of the world, she hung them on the stairs. She called me over to look and my heart became all warm and fuzzy because she had hung 4. I said to her, "Oh how sweet you hung one for your baby sister". Her reply put me back into the real world really quick, "No I haven't that one is for Bunny". Hmm silly me. I, like many of you, have been waiting forever to have Christmas stockings monogrammed but I am waiting now until next year. I know exactly which ones I want and I am thinking I should get one that says Bunny as well.

Bunny's Stocking


Goofy Girl and HER Tree

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We ordered matching, Jie Jie and Mei Mei t-shirts yesterday. Lily got to choose them and they are really adorable. She is so excited about being a big sister. For now we are trying to stay in Christmas mode but it is so hard. Once the holidays are over we are going on a baby buying blitz. Lily was older than Rose at referral, although depending how long it takes to bring her home they could be the same age, but Rose is so much smaller so we need to get the little peanut some clothes that will fit her. I can't wait to go shopping for her.

Lily wants to wear clothes that match her sister on adoption day but I can't find anywhere that sells matching clothes from age 9mos -5. Most places have 2t -5 but nothing for babies that match bigger sizes.. Anyone got any favourite places? I will even go with coordinating patterns at this point.