Christmas with Iain and Ria

Happy Christmas!!!

This year, Iain did 90% of the tree decorations all himself! We had to move his chair around the tree so he could decorate all sides, but he put up almost all the ornaments.

Here is William and Ria, enjoying the fire on Christmas Eve.

Then came Christmas morning....and the BIG GIFT!!! Iain sat on his bike for 10 minutes before he was willing to move off it.....then later in the morning we went out and he did a great job pedalling all on his own.

Mommy and Ria were there too ;-)

awwww.....

We were listening to the song 'Kinda Kute' by Joe Jackson in the car on the way home from Ikea....

Mona: Are you kinda kute?
Iain: No!! My baby is kinda cute....Ria is kinda cute.
Mona: [sniff!]

Just this weekend (12/16-17) we've gotten our 1st smiles from Ria, but they're very fleeting, and try as I may, i haven't managed a photo of one of them. I'll have to post a photo without a Ria smile, i guess.

So.....here's the photo du week!!

new baby
new couch
new.....haircut!

I've always wondered if i had a good shaped head.....

I will kindly not give you a photo.....

We have achieved....

POO IN THE POTTY!!!!!!!
WOO WOO!!!

This means that our promised end to cloth diapers ("day diapers"....we'll still have "night diapers") won't result in 2 weeks of hellish cleansing rituals!!!

(aren't you pleased i haven't posted a photo?)

2 months old

Ria is now 2 months old! whee!... and Iain enjoys the pleasures of playing outside alone after dark!