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We kind of had a "spread out" Christmas this year. We began giving/opening gifts at least a week before Christmas day actually arrived. I guess we were just so excited to get the ball rolling! We received some very generous and thoughtful gifts this year, but it was our children who really scored! lol
A couple of Macho's favorite gifts: a new remote controlled train set and a toy fire truck with rotating ladder, working siren and flashing lights. He's been playing with those non-stop, back and forth for the last 3 days.
A couple of Beauty's favorite gifts: a Minnie Mouse cheerleader doll and an aquadoodle mat. She loves taking the water pens and brush and drawing everywhere with the water.
The kid's ultimate favorite gifts: New Bicycles! Their aunt (my sister) bought Macho a new tricycle and she bought Beauty a new bicycle. Both have training wheels so they can't fall down anywhere. The kids just can't play with them enough! The hard part is teaching them how to steer. I imagine it'll be a while before they get the hang of it, especially since we can't practice outdoors because of all the snow, but they'll get it eventually.
My absolute favorite gift was a 100% Cashmere sweater (in red, of course) that Awesome Husband bought me. I absolutely love it! I don't know what Husband's favorite gift was, but I know he liked everything I gave him.
I have to say that the thing I was most grateful for happened a few days before Christmas. Beauty has recently been imitating everything we say, which is great because it's a form of talking, but since it's only imitating, it didn't demonstrate that she was capable of forming her own thoughts into sentences. About a week ago now, Husband and I were upstairs and I was putting on a pair of socks. Beauty looked right at me and said, "Mama sock." Neither one of us have ever said those words to her in that order before, so that was a spontaneous sentence from Beauty herself! This is frickin' fantastic!!! It's the first sign EVER that she is capable of putting her thoughts into a sentence. It's basically the first sign that one day, she will be able to really communicate. Beauty has said more sentences similar to this, such as "Dada eat," and everytime she does, I can't help but get a huge smile on my face. =D
I'm grateful for so many things this year, but overall, getting that first glimmer of hope that Beauty will one day be able to speak to me (and other people) was such a blessing. That was truly the icing on the cake!
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