Daddy and Rowan

The weekend was nice overall. Rowan had her 2 month vaccinations on Friday. That was NOT pleasant. 4 shots, 2 in each thigh and an oral. She screamed so hard that at one point, nothing came out. A little Tylenol and some TLC and she was fine.

Todd and I attended the Shred-It Christmas Party at the Chase Park Plaza's Tenderloin Room on Saturday night. It was a good time and nice to be out with other adults.

Sunday, Grandma, Rowan and I went shopping. Boy, Rowan is one spoiled little girl already but I guess that's what grandmas are for...mine was. Grandma bought Rowan the cutest little red velvet, long sleeved, empire waist, Ralph Lauren dress. We topped off the cuteness with some little cream knit tights. I think we're going to do another round with Santa this coming weekend in her new dress.
Sunday night Todd was playing with Rowan and I heard him begin to read to her. A new favorite book of ours, maybe not Rowan's yet, Where Is That Cat? I walked in Rowan's nursery to find Rowan and Daddy laying on the floor, head to head, studying the book together. It was so cute that I grabbed my camera. The picture is above.

Today Rowan and I visited Santa at Plaza Frontenac. Look at the cute little grin and don't forget the little dimple on her right. I think she looks like her daddy in this picture. She wore little white tights and her black patent leather shoes. The shoes fit but I'm not sure I'll ever buy size 0-9 tights again. I should've know with a span like that how baggy they'd be on her little ankles. Nonetheless, very cute on her little chubby legs. Santa was very jolly and I think Rowan told him some things on her wish list.

Staying Home

Today is my first day of "extra" time with Rowan. She is so worth it. I return on December 22 and 23 for a cameo appearance before winter break. I used to worry about my classroom and how it would look upon my return but that happens to be the furthest thing from my mind. Right now Rowan's sleeping peacefully and so is Millie. It's the perfect day for napping because of the snow on the ground and the overcast sky. We don't have much planned today except to stay home and enjoy our Christmas tree and lights...and of course, each other. These days Rowan's smiling, cooing, and laughing. It melts my heart. Who would've ever thought that I would find those things so precious? She's sleeping for 6-6 1/2 hour stretches at night so things are definitely becoming easier. Taking this extra time has allowed me to enjoy the new things she's doing. I'm so glad I didn't miss it!