Finley awoke around 6:00. I was able to get her back to sleep but then Andrew got up and Beckett crawled into bed with me. He lasted for all of 10 minutes and then tried to wake the baby. After he had no luck he went downstairs. I had made overnight french toast to throw in the oven. In years past we have eaten breakfast first. I was in no hurry to get downstairs. In my world right now...when the baby sleeps..I sleep, especially when another adult is present. I guess however, this wasn't the day. This may have been where it all goes wrong...maybe.
I lasted about 10 minutes and went downstairs. The pressure was on by said son to get moving on breakfast, but I had to pump so it was going to be slightly delayed. I got the oven preheated and popped in the overnight french toast. About 20 minutes later we ate breakfast and then the pressure was on to open gifts. HERE is where my day turned. I felt that our ENTIRE family should be present, whether or not, one would even know if they were there. Andrew felt otherwise, stating the ever obvious factoid, "Don't you remember being their age on Christmas morning?". Um, yes, I do...but still wasn't comfortable leaving Finley out of the festivities so I went to wake her up.
Despite being woken, Finley did very well. The kids ripped through their gifts. All were enjoyed and couldn't wait to played with. Upon polling the kids, Tatum said her favorite gift was her Monster High dolls. Beckett loves his Batcave. Finley, I think enjoyed listening to all the wrapping paper and played with a little doll that I won for her on a blog:) Andrew and I did not buy for one another this year and I am perfectly OK with that. I love making sure that the kids are well taken care of.
Tatum did score quite a few Monster High dolls. She is pretty pleased that she now has so many. Lets hope these last longer than the infatuation with the Zhu Zhu pets last year.
Beckett was thrilled to receive all things Batman. He has been playing with them all day.
Finley just kinda took it all in. I did take lots of pictures of her though.
As the day progressed the day seemed to get better for me though. Finley has been suffering through some bad reflux. Enough for us to decide to call the doctor on Tuesday when they reopen. She isn't sleeping during the day at all and when she cries it is that painful, burpy cough. She refuses to be put down. She just isn't comfortable. She is SO tired though. You can tell as she will fall asleep but once you put her down, she lasts about 10 minutes and is up again. I was with her for the rest of the day. I got very little play time with the other kids (however, I am sure this will catch up to me later in the week):). To put this in perspective, I didn't finish one whole cup of coffee, one glass of water or finish my lunch. I made dinner in between feedings and rocking back to sleep.
At least dinner turned out OK. I made ham, cheesy noodles, corn casserole and rolls. I got the OK from Tatum and Andrew so I will take it. Now that Finley is down, (for the night I think), I can kinda relax (at 945) , and get this blog post done.
Please don't get me wrong. I am THANKFUL. I am BLESSED. I am HAPPY. I just had an off day. Andrew says I put too much on my plate for this day. I just feel like I don't them to miss anything. It is so rare for us all to be together with so much time (4 days). I always want to make the most of it. Andrew says that I do this every year. I don't remember feeling so down in years past, so I will just chalk this up to a bad day and move on. I do however, wish I had a DVR remote so that I can "start over". I feel like I wouldn't miss so many smiles, the laughter or the kids playing with their toys.
I also don't want anyone to misunderstand-- we do celebrate the birth of Christ in our home. We strive to put Him first and have Him be the forefront of our celebrations. Our kids are very cognizant of the true meaning behind Christmas and why we give and get gifts. We have not lost sight in Him. In all truth, today was a day that I really reflected a lot of this in ALL of my downtime. I got a lot of prayer in today:)
From our home to yours, we wish you a very Merry Christmas. Sincere tidings for a very blessed New Year!
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