Dot's Spot

For Christmas, Dot got the Your Child Can Read videos from her daddy and me, a handheld MP3/video player from Grandma and me, her fancy Radio Flyer wagon from Nanna and Pappa, and a teddy bear and reindeer from her uncle and aunt Johnny and Charlotte and their kids. They also sent $20 which we spent on 3 big board books. Gary and Beverly got her a Vtech set of dumbells.

We had no gift exchange, just lunch at her grandparent’s house. Dot sat in her daddy’s old high chair and ate green beans, turkey, ham, carrots, and mashed potatoes. And Cheerios, of course! She got a couple of cloth books for Christmas from her grandparents, and we got her a set of ABC plastic blocks with figures inside. We wrapped it so she could have some paper to rip, but she kept putting it into her mouth. I’m guessing by her birthday she will have much more fun unwrapping things. I also dismantled her activity center and reassembled it into the walk-behind. She seems to like playing with the controls, so we shall see how soon she uses it to walk.

We had our family Thanksgiving dinner today. Dot is having a little bit of stranger anxiety, but after a couple of hollers and a minute or two of Mommy time, she was fine and let all of her Aunts hold her. One commented that she hadn’t ever heard Dot cry before! I’m glad that she still adjusts so well even during this stage.

It is too bad she isn’t smiling a little bit bigger in this picture, or you could see that she has one tooth to match the pumpkin on her outfit!

We took a trip to Babies R Us today. Dot was pretty zoned the whole time, but Jeffrey the Giraffe walked up to her and she just lit up and flirted with him – it was too cute!

Traffic was so bad we decided to meet Bobby for dinner at Provinos. Dot was happy and made loud squeals the whole time, it was pretty funny.