thanksgiving week

cuddles with dada

thanksgiving storytime

kisses from mama

hugs from aunt chenai

mama and dada date night

birthday balloons are cool

I call it your first thanksgiving week not day because i felt particularly thankful this week. It also felt like the fun began when your aunt Chenai got here Tuesday, which we were thankful for.  Especially  since it took her almost 5hrs to get here with the holiday traffic and within 30mins of getting here she was babysitting you as I had to make a last minute doctors appointment that I made that morning just to make sure my c-section incision wasn't acting up. There was thankfully no crisis just part of the healing process.

To top it all off that morning we got news your aunt Kaneeka was in labor and your cousin Kelis was on her way. So yes it was an eventful day and by 8:13pm your cousin was born and we made our way to Anaheim to see her. It was a long almost 4hr drive there and back and you were such a good baby. You let aunt Chenai entertain you in between snoozes and you fed as she and I took turns going upstairs to see Kelis. As always when we got back home at 1am I said my thank yous for being so good for mama. And even though your night was off schedule you slept like a baby( ha ha). I had to wake you to feed you:)

On Wednesday even after an eventful night together with your aunt we strolled to and from the store-pre thanksgiving calorie burn-it was no joke it was about 2hours. Mama's after baby body was screaming in places I'd forgotten I had. It was fun and when we got home we started, well aunt Chenai started prepping for Thursday's meal. We went less dishes less food coma potential this year so no turkey. Your dada is the only one who eats it and it would be an absolute waste. Our thanksgiving wasn't going to be typical in any way. On Thursday the thought of having football on all day as the choice of entertainment was too much for me and heaven for dada. So to keep all happy, your aunt and I went and watched the latest Twilight movie. We were delighted!! And you got to spend dada and Zoe football time. With an oxtail with rice dinner and cupcakes mama made from scratch for dessert, Thanksgiving in our home was a success! We were thankful to be together happy and healthy with our new favorite baby. Once we went to bed, your aunt who thinks we go to bed too early now:) stayed up and cleaned up and we woke up to a almost spotless kitchen and living area. Thank you aunt Chenai!!

Friday night your aunt volunteered to watch you while your dada and I went watch a movie for first time since we had you. The movie we wanted to watch showed too early so instead we relieved our first date at the Barnes and Noble cafe over tea just like the day we first met. It was really nice to just catch up and we had to avoid the baby stores so we wouldn't end up making it a baby shopping trip. Yes we never stop thinking about you:) We didn't do a dinner date since your aunt was making yet another extended Thanksgiving meal. Delightful!

As if we hadn't had enough adventures your aunt drove us down to Vista for Jackson's 5th birthday party!! It was your first party and you were the baby of the five babies there and you were delightful as always:)
Sunday aunt Chenai left and dada went to help uncle David move. For you and I it was a quiet Sunday to relax and be thankful for our family friends and the extras God blesses is with!'
Happy First Thanksgiving baby girl