So today was C.J.'s first Christmas and of course I have a story to tell. Not only did she sleep until 11:00am but she was so not into gifts this year. She is only 4 months old, so anything we gave her she put in her mouth. She did open a musical drum and another musical cube, along with her soccer ball and basketball. So that means she still has about 90% of her stuff remaining under the tree. Now we chose not to make a big deal out of getting her stuff she would not need. One reason is because she will not remember this Christmas. The other reason is that she is not old enough to tell us what she wants anyway. This was so not a big deal that we chose not to even bother wrapping C.J.'s presents. Daddy, just being Daddy, I wrapped one and we will see how long it will take for her to tear the wrapping paper off before I go ahead and do it for her.
I have to tell you about one gift though. Of course it is the most meaningless and the one that you would think she would toss aside. However my girl C.J. actually used her feet to kick her soccer ball. I bet you will not believe it so I have a picture that will be up soon that will prove it. It is these moments that excite me because she is starting to let her athletic side peek out just a bit.
Today was a first for C.J. too. She had sweet potatoes for the first time and Daddy fed them to her. To my surprise she ate them and enjoyed them immensely and did not even make a mess. She smiled as I would feed her spoonful after spoonful until she decided to call it a day and ask for her milk.
Christmas 2009 and C.J.'s first was great. We stayed home as a family and remembered why we even celebrate this day. We made sure to offer up thanks to God for blessing us with Jesus Christ. I also again let C.J. know that this day is not about receiving gifts it is about spreading love. C.J. and I also watched basketball for the majority of the day. Our team, the Lakers took a loss but we enjoyed the game anyway. As I sign off for the last time in my twenties you all remember to pray because we all know that prayer changes things!
Note to C.J.: Today marks the countdown to our tree trimming date next year. 2010 we go live and we go early to make sure we have the proper white blinking lights on our tree. You seem to have enjoyed your parents today along with your foods. Daddy played soccer with you too. I love you!
