Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

We had such a great holiday season! It was so fun celebrating these holiday's with a new baby, and I can only imagine that next year will be even more fun. Obviously, Brylee had no idea what was going on, but Bryan and I sure enjoyed treating our little girl to some of our family traditions and holiday firsts. It is really fun to think how quickly things change in a year's time. Last Christmas we couldn't have predicted having a baby this Christmas, and next Christmas we will have a mobile 1 year old! Here's a quick picture recap of how we spent our week of Christmas & New Years!

We took our first plane ride with Brylee. I was very nervous of how we would get all of our "stuff" through security and how Brylee would do on the plane. Our doctor told us to feed her during take-off & landing to help her ears. We were easily able to feed her during take-off, but she fell asleep so hard I couldn't wake her up during landing. Luckily, she was not bothered at all by the plane and did great.

We woke up Christmas morning after our first night of 5 hours of consecutive sleep! She was 3 days shy of 5 weeks old, and I was so proud of her. That sleep patterned continued the entire week in Atlanta! What a great Christmas present to me!



She got several Christmas presents, and thoroughly enjoyed sleeping through the entire present opening process. Again...next year will be so different!

Bryan got a Kindle for Christmas...let the reading begin

Every child has to have some Christmas PJs (that they can only wear once because by next Christmas they've completely grown out of them!)

My sleeping angel

My dad, Gramps, loved having his time with Brylee

My Grandmama was with us for Christmas and always had the "perfect touch" when Brylee was fussy

My brother David and his girlfriend Emily

My youngest brother Andrew, who met Brylee for the first time because he was unable to make it out to Dallas during Thanksgiving when she was born

My Uncle Mike was very curious with Brylee's every move, but was willing to hold her even when she was crying

We had a white Christmas! It started snowing Christmas afternoon, and by Sunday morning, the ground was covered.

Again, as you can tell, Brylee was really impressed with her first snow day!

Mimi & Gramps with their baby girl.

Four generations of ladies: Grandmama (my mom's mom), Mimi (my mom), Me, & Brylee

Christmas Day family picture

New Years Eve...Brylee woke up for her 10pm feeding, and we kept her "up" (out of her pack-in-play, although asleep) until midnight so she could help us ring in the new year! I definitely am a mom who likes her child on a schedule, but I will also not be a stickler when it comes to fun holidays & events. So yes, my kids will be allowed to stay up to midnight if they want to on new years eve, even starting at 1 month old!

We had such a great holiday season, filled with lots of traveling. It's nice to be back home & solidify our routine & family time before I have to start back at work.