Christmas trip

We had a really great time in Virginia this past week. This trip was so pleasant, relaxing, and fun, mostly because Nate was in such a better place developmentally compared to last time we were there (July). The plane rides out to VA on 12/23 were surprisingly easy, and we arrived to see my parents' new (to them), beautiful home (it's on the same street as their old house). Nate slept in a twin bed with some chairs pushed against it so it felt like he had a little railing like his bed at home has (funny story to come about this). We had a full, fun Christmas day, and the rest of the trip was spent doing things around the house and spending time together as a family. Here are some of my favorite pictures out of the 200 I took. :)

Nate "winking"


No one noticing Lucy's snack...


Jon's ability to sleep through anything



















Our second night there, we put the children to bed and all watched a movie. My dad went to go to bed, but he came back and asked, "Is Nate supposed to be in the hall?" Nate was asleep in the hall, flat on his back with arms and legs straight, with his blanket wrapped around his head. The next night, I thought Nate might want a little light in the room so I left the bathroom light on when we put him to bed. Hours later, when my sis Lucy was going to bed, she found Nate half asleep on the bathroom floor with his blanket. Poor boy! He did fine the other nights.

Lucy started doing a number of new things this week. She started giving kisses on the trip out there. She also started clapping her hands and clicking her tongue. Yay Luce!

I haven't even mentioned Nate's appointment at Rimland Center, because I'm writing a separate post about that. Here's a preview: it was GREAT.