Dear Abigail, you saw your first snow this week. It snowed Monday, December 1st, but it didn't stick, of course. You will find that the snow just doesn't like to hang around here very long, and that this angers your father. He's the only adult I know who still dreams of 'snow days' - as if his work is going to put the company name on the news that morning to show that no one has to show up! I've never had a snow day from work, and I seriously doubt he will, but he loves to keep dreaming. (now ice is a different story - we'll tell you some stories of ice storms). Nonetheless, you did get to feel it, because I took you out in it! Just to go to the Y though. See, Mommy and you try to go to the Y everyday. That way I can get a workout AND a shower, all within 2 hours. You get to go stay with the nice ladies in the Y nursery. They all love you and your different outfits with matching hairbows. Mommy LOVES getting to take a shower and get ready all in the same hour. Sometimes you make it hard for me to do that. But your worth it, and I'm learning that I don't really look that much different whether it takes me 4 hours to get ready or 1! We're also looking for you a nanny this week, which has been a little scary for mommy, but we really think we've lucked up on one. She's seems absolutely perfect on paper, and on the phone, so she's coming to meet you this Sunday. The only bad thing with her is her name is Lee, and, well, we just can't handle another "Lee" in our life!! We may have to ask her if we can call her something else. I guess we could always go with Mrs. Lee, huh.
We went and got your first Christmas tree today. You won't remember because you slept the whole time, which was fine with me. You've been a tad bit grumpy today, and even tonight after we got back from getting the tree, I thought maybe something might be wrong because you were so fussy. Daddy, of course, always thinks you are hungry, but I gave in and apparently he was right, or at least that got you to calm down for now. You also helped me wrap presents today. That was thanks to your fussiness. You would not let me put you down and I was in the middle of wrapping presents, so I just fastened you in the Baby Bjourn and off we went a wrapping. You actually enjoyed it (meaning you were quite the whole time and just watched me wrap - while standing up of course). I hope you keep enjoying it because you will find I love to wrap presents. I used to go help mammaw wrap presents, but that had a whole lot to do with the fact that she would buy a billion presents for everyone then not have the time or energy to wrap them!! Nonetheless, I enjoyed it then, and still do. It's probably the most artistic thing I can do! So hopefully you will continue to enjoy it!!
On Saturday, Mommy and Daddy are going to a party in honor of your cousin Ellie, so we're leaving you for the first time with a babysitter. She's our neighbor though, Claire, so I'm not as worried. Still though, it will be the first time... and no, Mimi wouldn't come up here to babysit. Don't get mad at her though, she had something going on this weekend, not to mention we're heading to Memphis the next weekend. More on that later though.
K, love you more than you'll ever know...
