happy new year!

I'm just checking in quickly while I upload all of our holiday photos and videos -- I'll be back later with pictures and links to YouTube.

Christmas was hectic, but great. We drove to Dan's hometown for Christmas with his dad's side of the family for a few hours, then went to his parents' house to open gifts. We drove back to Indianapolis around 8 p.m. Christmas Eve night, thinking Olivia would sleep in the car. That was a no-go, so we had to listen to the Magical Baby-Calming Car CD for the entire 2-hour trip (note to self: find a few more Magical Baby-Calming Car CDs before road trip to North Carolina in July, lest we go insane).

We opened gifts at home on Christmas Day, then went to my parents' house for dinner that afternoon. The Sunday after Christmas, we went to my parents' again for yummy dinner #2 and presents with my sister and her husband, who had been out east with his family on Christmas.

Olivia's schedule is still working its way back to normal. She had been going down for the night at 7 p.m. with little fuss, but is now fighting it until at least 8:30. And most nights she's getting up at least once; last night, it was twice. But as a wise friend told me, just wait a few days and things will change. Keep your fingers crossed.

New Year's Eve was low key, just like we like it. Thankfully, Olivia was not up at midnight to ring in the new year with us. ;)