Our Christmas

December 27, 2009

Our Christmas

Somehow Christmas seems to have snuck up on me this year, because all of a sudden it was here, and now just as suddenly it's all over and done with. But i wanted to take the time to write about our family Christmas because we really did have a lovely one this year.

Part of that was to do with Poppy, now that she is 19 months old she can enjoy Christmas a lot more, and even though she didn't fully understand it, she did appreciate all the decorations and songs and was looking forward to 'Ho ho' bringing her lots of toys. And she did get LOTS of presents this year - infact there were so many that we actually stopped giving them to her halfway through on Christmas morning and saved the rest till Boxing Day as all the excitement of opening them (and trying each one out) was getting too much. A special thanks to one reader who sent her a Hamleys voucher again, she absolutely loved the toys we got her with that! :)

i'm not going to write about the presents that Sir and i received. We got some lovely things, and i was totally spoiled again and very very lucky, but this year even more than ever i feel that Christmas wasn't about the presents, so listing everything we got here seems a bit pointless. Instead i'm going to write about one of my favourite moments over the holidays. It came on Christmas day, when we were watching Poppy open some of her presents. Of course to her the wrapping and the boxes are almost as exciting as the gifts themselves, but this year she was much more appreciative of the actual presents themselves. It was so lovely to hear her exclaiming in surprise and delight "book!" or "paint!" or "bus!" as she unwrapped each item (and of course demanded for it to be taken out of the packaging and batteries fitted so she could explore it). Then in the middle of all this she suddenly toddled over to me and snuggled herself into my lap. i was surprised, but she seemed happy enough so i asked if she was done with opening presents for now, and she signed "finished" and said "lubs you mama" then curled herself in for a hug. i guess at that moment a mummy cuddle was more important to her than any of the exciting new toys she got, and i love her so much for that.

i could go on and on telling you about those moments this Christmas that i will remember always, such as when Sir and i (and Poppy) laughed and laughed when He was changing her nappy and a surprise poop oozed out all over Him and her and the table (the result of too many brussel sprouts i think). Or the absolutely magical moment when i put Poppy on the lap of my 99 year old grandma and they sang songs together, even though my nan can hardly hear or see anymore. Or how it made me cry when i came back into the lounge to find Sir and Poppy curled up under the Christmas tree together, looking up through the branches and whispering to each other about 'Ho ho' and 'nays' (reindeer) and snow and stockings. But i know that those moments mean so much to me because of how much Sir and Poppy mean to me, and i don't want to bore everyone :) i just wanted to say that this has been a truly great Christmas and i feel so blessed to have such a special little family. And in other exciting news, Sir and i found out today that we are expecting another addition to our family - i am pregnant just like i suspected (according to one of those home pregnancy tests, but i'll get it confirmed with the doctor in the week). So 2010 is already looking like a very exciting year!

i hope everyone had a great Christmas and got to spend time with the ones you love, and i wish you all a fantastic new year, full of everything you wish for :)

libby

xxxx