We had a wonderful first Christmas with Eva, though somewhat exhausting. We spent Christmas Eve opening presents with Dave's family and didn't get home until late. True to form, her aunts and uncles showered her with big presents and adorable outfits. She got a Laugh and Learn Learning home, which is basically a one-panel playhouse with activities on both sides. She can only sit in front of it and grab whatever is within her reach right now, but she's already having a blast with it, as we hear her laugh "oh-ho!" every time she discovers something new. She also got a Baby Gymnastics Play Wall, which will be alot of fun when she learns to crawl because it's kind of an activity obstacle course. On Christmas morning, our friend's 20-month-old son Jonathan woke with diarrhea and vomiting, which was a real bummer. (They've been staying with us while waiting for her divorce to go through.) I ended up making an early morning run to the pharmacy for Pedialite and some other necessities.
We still managed to give them a special Christmas with stockings and presents, which they weren't expecting. Eva's morning went better. We got her some children's DVD's, board books about Jesus, some developmental toys from Discovery Toys, and little Roll-A-Rounds, which are clear plastic balls with different sights and sounds inside. Needless to say, she made out like a little bandit. So did her parents. David got me a new set of pots and pans, some CD's, DVD's, and chocolate. His favorite gift was a new iPaq Pocket PC, which will be very helpful to him at work. He'd already bought a 32-inch LCD Flat-Panel TV for our living room, "to give us more space," he said (*wink, wink*). We spent Christmas Dinner with my grandparents and Aunt, Uncle and cousins in Laguna Hills. Another late night. Poor Eva had trouble napping with all the excitement, though she was so tired. She just can't stand to miss anything.
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