iona weighed in at just shy of 20 lbs and is just short of 30 inches at her recent checkup...so she seems to have definitely inherited her father's giant genes..hopefully she will make it to 5 or 6 before she is taller then me...i must say i still remember the day i became taller then my mother and i was very proud of my accomplishment (however passive it may have been on my part)...so i suppose i can't begrudge her that rite of passage...
winter seems to have arrived here...we got our first real snow with more on the way soon...we are all happy but no one more so then ernie...for a dog that was born and raised in florida he can't get enough of the snow...iona has been out in the elements since just a few days after her arrival and seems nonplussed by it all...we are hoping she will choose the outdoors as her playground but only time will tell..until then she is at the mercy of her hiking, fresh-air loving, snowman
building parents.....
soon we are off to celebrate her first christmas...several trips (her first plane ride!) and lots of family....she hasn't even tried to pull down the tree (of course we tied it to the wall with a neck level garrote length of fishing line...and as a result have just left the lights on day and night)..she has been very helpful wrapping gifts (how do they always find the scissors?) and we are sure she is anxiously waiting her first visit from santa (she asked for a new xylophone...and she has been very good)...no mall santa visits for our girl though...this seems like such a frightening thing for a small child (seriously they never look happy)....not to mention the idea of plunking her down on the lap of a stranger in a costume that must rarely be cleaned makes me itch just thinking about it..it crosses even my very high threshold for germs (along with chewing on the dog's tail) ..she is still a bit young for my family's holiday traditions..lumpia and chex mix (i know it DOES say merry christmas)..but she might have fun making tamales which matt's mom has expressed in an interest in helping me do...i LOVE christmas (but NOT christmas music)..the twinkly lights, the sparkly snow, the sense of hope and kindness that you can just see out of the corner of your eye...to have a small, joyous person around who is seeing it all for the first time makes it even better...and it doens't hurt that she finds shiny paper and empty boxes to be unbelievably exciting...
2 comments:
Iona is the happiest little girl ever! Her smile is so wonderful to see!!! I can't wait until Christmas, and I feel so lucky to be able to spend it with you all!
Ernie is the smelliest little monkey ever! His breath is so toxic to smell!!! I can't wait until Christmas, and I feel so lucky to be able to spend it with yib yab!
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