First Snow......My Feet......I Can Roll Over

So the last 2 1/2 weeks have been fairly eventful. I have officially returned back to work. Although I miss Amelia terribly during the day, it is nice to have adult conversations and use my brain in a productive way :-).

January 6 and 7, we had our first significant snowfall of the winter here in Bloomington. Of course, it was the first time Amelia had seen or touched snow. We took a picture of it. Next year she will enjoy it more, but it was cute nonetheless.

She has also found her feet. She constantly has her feet in her hands, and she has even begun to chew on them. That stage, to me, is one of the cutest stages for babies. Although, it makes putting on a diaper VERY difficult.

This week, January 20, she rolled over for the very first time (back to front). I was at work and missed the first time :-(, but I was able to have her do it again that evening, and I videotaped it. She had been working on trying to roll over for a few weeks, but I guess she finally got the strength to go all the way. Of course, she can't roll back yet so she gets mad, but that just lets her exercise her other muscles.

She is growing up so fast, and I am so proud of her! She is a strong little girl with tons of personality and a smile that lights up my world. What a blessing!

Her First Christmas

In the last 5 weeks since my last post, Amelia has celebrated her first Christmas and her first New Year. Tomorrow she turns 12 weeks old! Where has the time gone?

Christmas 2009 was quite busy as it is usually for us. On Christmas Eve Eve we went to Louisville to see Lee's mom and visit the Mega Cavern. It is a huge cavern under the Louisville Zoo that has lights set up, and you can drive through it.

On Christmas Eve we went to my mom and dad's to celebrate the holiday with the Lee side of the family. Amelia was very tired of traveling by that point, so she didn't have the best of nights. But she was loved on nonetheless.

On Christmas Day, Lee and I hosted his family for Christmas. Taylor, Lee's mom, Lee's grandma, and Lee's dad joined us. Amelia did much better; however, she slept through opening her presents. Isn't she just adorable :-).

The day after Christmas we spent with Lee's dad, his other grandma, and Lee's aunt and uncle. We were exhausted after all of the family time and travel time, but it was great to see everyone.

New Year's Eve passed without a bang. We hung out at home, and Amelia went to bed 45 minutes too early to enjoy the switchover to 2010. Oh well, she'll have many more New Year's Eves to celebrate and enjoy.

Next week I return to work only part-time at first and then full-time in the following weeks. It will be nice to ease back into work, but it will certainly be hard not to be with her each day. After 12 weeks with her, it will certainly be a change.