Christmas approaches...

My happy little elf!

Gabys 2nd Christmas is almost here! This year I've been unable to find any cute christmas outfits, so am a little gutted about that - however she does have a Santa hat - not that she particularly enjoys wearing it!

Christmas day for Gaby will consist of being with me & my family until about 2, at which time she will be going with Stu & his family for the afternoon - I'm sure she'll be spoilt by everyone! Hopefully the day isn't too big for her, but she is at the age now that she can cope a little better with hustle and bustle.

I don't have many Christmas presents for her, but I know that it isn't a huge deal at this age. I am going shopping with Kai on Saturday, and will most likely wind up buying her something else, to add to the three or four toys I have gotten her already, and the pair of pants. Next year I'm going to start buying for her in June, so that she can have a decent amount. I feel a little stink for leaving it so late this year, and not having as much money to spend as I'd like.

Pre-school is still an exciting part of Gaby's week, she absolutely adores the teachers, and the other children. The teachers have all commented on how 'sociable' she is, and that shes 'always so good'... The sociable thing I understand, but being good all the time? Doesn't sound like my precious!

Possibly even more exciting than Christmas on the 25th, is the arrival of Aunty Terri on the 24th! I cannot wait to see Gaby's reaction when she see's her Aunty Terri for the first time in around 2 months. Equally I can't wait to see Aunty Terri's reaction! To be honest, I start crying a little whenever I think about it!

I was playing with Gaby on my bed this morning & found that she has a new tooth! I knew that she had two cutting on the bottom - but in the meantime, one of her top incisors? molars? has cut on the top! No wonder she's been a bit grumpy of late. On top of the new tooth, she has an ear infection, so I'm actually really suprised that she hasn't been more grizzly!!!!

the devil incarnate....

Sometimes I wonder if Gaby has been taken over by the devil. LOL. Not seriously.. but well, she's been SOOOOOOOO challenging lately!!!! At times she has a right little attitude, it worries me a bit that she's already learning how to be grumpy at me!

She is absolutely loving preschool - she doesn't cry when I leave, and when I pick her up she is happy to see me, but doesn't appear to be in a huge rush to leave. The 8 hours a week break seems to be doing me well, I enjoy our time together so much more now. Not that I didn't enjoy it before, but I guess that because I'm somewhat refreshed, I have a bit more get up & go.

We are moving into our own house on Sunday, so it will be interesting to see how Gaby goes with the transition - and not seeing her Nan & Poppa everyday! I hope she isn't too unsettled by all of that.

Her walking has come so far over the past week - she walks pretty much all the time now, and she is getting really fast! I threw shoes into the mix last week, and she is used to them now as well - I imagined it taking her a couple of weeks at least, but nope!!!!!

Sleeping is OKAY at the moment, we still have 2 or 3 nights a week where she wakes up, but luckily a bottle is all it takes to put her back to sleep. The past three mornings she has woken at 6.20am, I guess it could be worse. I tend to be alive enough after 6am...... but pre 6am. No way!