Counting down the days...

Yes, we are counting down the days until Christmas break! I can't wait to spend Adalyn's first Christmas with our families. The second graders are getting awfully squirrely and with each day that we cross off of the December calendar we get less and less accomplished in the classroom. At this point in second grade, its all about SURVIVAL! This week was kind of a blur. On Tuesday I was scheduled to have my last college class of the semester only to drive all the way to Bloomington to discover that it was cancelled..grrrr! Oh well, at least I am done until January!

Derek's mom came to visit this week and watched Addy for a few days because our sitters needed off. On Friday Derek and his mom took Adalyn for her 9 month appointment. As we know..Addy is a growing girl. She weighed 23 lbs 13 oz and measured at 30.5 inches long. She was greater than 97th percentile for height and weight. She can now begin to eat table foods and her sixth tooth appears to finally be breaking through on the top of her mouth.

As for the rest of the weekend. Derek and I went to his work Christmas party on Friday evening. It was a wonderful time and it was good to get some much needed quality adult time. On Saturday we piled into the car and headed to Shedd aquarium in Chicago. Adalyn enjoyed her time at the aquarium and loved looking at all the colorful fish. She bumped her head on the glass several times as she tried getting a closer look. We also make a quick stop at IKEA on the way home. Addy enjoyed riding in the cart and waving and talking to all of the shoppers. We purchased a tent at IKEA for Addy and got it out when we got home. She loves crawling through it and playing in it. On Sunday I finished shopping, and addressed Christmas cards. We also did some much needed straightening of the house and loads of laundry.