The end of 2009

December 20-27
We had a great week in the Delta for Christmas. It did not seem long enough as usual. I was on the road for 3 of the days so I didn't just get to hang out. Wow, it is so different with a little one! Packing up just to go in town is a haul, much less away for a day or week! I had to take a picture of all the luggage just to go to Oxford for the day. It is a little stressful with what she may need and want, the weather conditions, feeding schedule, etc and Jane has decided she hates being in her car seat. Wow, she has some lungs. She screamed the whole 30 minutes to Glendora, and the whole way back. Later that day 40 minutes! She is persistent, that's for sure! As soon as you take her out, she stops.
Micajah and Grace were able to spend time with both families since Grenada is only 30 minutes away. I am so glad we were able to spend Christmas with them! The Walker family hosted Sturdivant Christmas and the Dirty Santa game got fierce, but LRC game was even more intense. If you ever though a game a pure luck couldn't get competitive, you have never met the Sturdivants. On December 26th, we were also able to celebrate Papa Mike's 59th birthday.

December 30 (the day we found out we were having Jane last year) we experimented with rice cereal. My pediatrician didn't want me to start until 4 months, but she was waking up too many times during the night and I was exhausted. It went well by the spoon, but I have been putting some in her bottle. She squirms all night and is uncomfortable with gas so I may have been feeding her too much too fast. We will see.

We rang in the new year with Natchez friends at the Callon Building. Good times were had by all in attendance and the firework show over the Mississippi River was fabulous. Thanks guys! Happy 2010!