The holidays usually mean travel for the CrumleydotOrg Family. This year is no different, which is why last Wednesday D drove Fuller and me to the Atlanta Airport, dropped us off at crubside check-in and we flew direct to Dayton, OH to spend Fuller’s first Christmas with my family. (D will drive up tomorrow.)

The last family Christmas we had with my side was in 2000 in Germany, where McDad was stationed. This is very special to have my sisters, bro-in-law, Grandma, Uncle T and Aunt S, their kids and daughter-in-law, and Great Aunt M here to celebrate. SG & Nat will arrive today and begin filling up the house. By Wednesday everyone will be here.

Flying with an infant in my lap was something I swore never to do. (Oh the things we say when we are young.) But when someone else offers to pay, you kind of forget what you swore you would never do. In fact, it wasn’t until after the ticket was purchased that it sunk in that I would be flying with an infant and when that realization hit me I thought, “What have I done?”

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I could go into a history of Advent, but someone else has already done that.
I could go into the history of Advent calendars, but again, someone else has already done that.
And if you do not have an Advent calendar of your own, here is one that someone has created for the internet. (found via Not Martha.) The links of the day are especially entertaining.

Happy St. Nicholas Day!

Fuller has a cold. And since he is so little (is 12 pounds still little?) he can’t take anything. So we are using a humidifier and suctioning his little nose every once in a while. He doesn’t like me sticking the bulb syringe up his nose, but then again, who would?
Baby’s first cold isn’t too bad though. He is still sleeping well and eating well, so I consider myself still sane. The doctor did a blood test to make sure it wasn’t something like RSV and all the bloodwork was fine.
The only thing that is actually bothering me right now is sticking around the house. I have some things to do and I really can’t accomplish them when baby is sick. I guess this might be one of those “Mom Superpowers” that I need to figure out- how to do it all, even when baby is sick. I’ll let you know when I figure that one out.