Christmas Cards!!!

Now that we have Lyv, I find myself snapping photos of her all the time. We just got the Shutterfly catalog in the mail and were drooling over all of the new designs. We are torn between the ones with lots of pictures or the story cards. It is so hard to get a great family photo so the idea of being able to plug in the best photos from the year is so easy and great. And the best part of already being excited about putting our card together was finding out about Shutterfly's offer. Click here to read more. Perfect! :)
I have already ordered a couple of mugs with Lyv's pictures. One for Daniel to take to work, and one for me here at the house. And I might just have to order some more as gifts. :-)

So thanks Shutterfly! Friends and family keep an eye out for a super cute Christmas card coming your way!

Christmas is coming...

Last weekend we went to a tree lighting festival in Englewood. Even though Lyv is a little young to enjoy the experience, it was our first family Christmas event and thus very memorable for us. We didn't stay long as it was a little chilly out and Lyv was sleepy and cranky. But it was fun anyways.

We also bought a Christmas tree this year. We haven't had a Christmas tree since the first year we were married (Christmas 2003). Partly because of our former kitty, Tiger, and also because it just seemed like a lot of hassle for just the two of us. But now that "we" are "three", we thought we should go all out and do Lyv's first Christmas right! We couldn't resist putting it up and decorating it so that's just what we did.


Beneath the tree is now the ultimate lounge spot for our kitties:

Photos

If you haven't peeked at the new photos I took of Lyv this week... check them out by following my "My Pictures" link on the right side of my blog. The images are amazing... if I do say so myself.

Here are some snapshots of our week:


Start 'em young!
A visit from Grandma...

A visit from our former kitty Tiger! He showed up on our doorstep one day and we kept him for several hours until we could get a hold of his new owner and return him. Oh, and I chopped my hair off as you can see in the photo:

3 months old

Lyv turned 3 months old on Monday! I finally got a few pics of her this morning that I had been wanting to do. Hopefully I can get some more this weekend but I just love, love this one that I took! She weighs a little over 12 lbs now and she is sleeping about 10 hours at night. This month has been tough; but since we started putting her to bed earlier, things have gotten better. The girl just needs a lot of sleep!

acid reflux...

Seems like so many infants have acid reflux these days. I'm so glad there's something that can be done about it. Hopefully Lyv's new medication will make her feel better soon! She just hasn't been herself lately! Here's a brief moment of happiness from last night:

Fear of public...

Lyv seems to have developed a fear of public places. If we go anywhere with a lot of people and noises, her lower lip sticks out, her chin starts to quiver, and her breathing increases. Then she starts crying and there is no consoling her. Holding her and giving her a pacifier does nothing. The only thing that soothes her is to leave the public area. Does anyone have any suggestions or is this a phase we just have to ride out?