Moving Day

Well after 5 brutal months and a few setbacks (closing moved the LAST minute), we close and move into the new house today!!!!! Just in time for Christmas and to say we're anxious is an understatement. Stephen and Miley are asleep upstairs but I'm restless at 4:46 am. The plan of attack is to take Miley to daycare and for us to do as much as humanly possible so we can enjoy a nice, relaxing holiday in our new home. Miley of coarse doesn't know what's going on but she's excited nonetheless since all the furniture from upstairs has been downstairs for her to play with.

Now that the worst is almost over, we can finally focus on the season. I can't believe Christmas is in 2 days! Miley's second Christmas already, time goes so super fast. Stephen is really excited because this year he has to build something while Miley's asleep in bed. This milestone marks the beginning of the years of Santa. We're also getting company, Stephen's parents, sisters, minus one :(, and brothers are coming on Christmas night. Only Stephen's mom has had the pleasure of meeting little miss Miley so we're all excited about this visit.

Since I never seem to have time to blog except when every ones asleep, let's talk about what Miley's been up too. This weekend she has started a new saying....drum roll......"Get down". She says this when she wants up, not sure why but she'll tell you "Get down" then reach for you. If I correct her and ask "Up" she just laughs like "umm... yeah mom that's what I just said". Stephen tried to teach her self-defense because she got bite 3 out of 5 days last week. The first time, she tried to share her favorite thumb apparently it didn't go well. The last times she was bitten on her right arm at the elbow. She didn't quite get the "punch them in the face if someone bites you" but it was amusing to watch. This weekend we went to Bellingrath Gardens to see the over 2 million Christmas lights with a friend from work and her son. Miley and Christopher (he's 7) really get along and he taught her to high-five. Also this weekend Miley started to drool again. We're not talking a little drool either, we're talking fountain here. She takes it all in stride and blows raspberries with her water works. It's cute and makes me laugh but I know what's coming.....more TEETHING!

Oh before I wrap this up because it's turning into a novel. Miley's Mimi taught her how to blow her nose! That's right she is a big girl now and she learned in one day. I think she may just be the next Einstein but I may be a little bias.