We had a Home for the Holidays party here on Sunday...as we enjoy time with friends and family during this season we wanted to take the time the remember, pray for, and advocate for the children around the world who don't have the security of a home and family.
It was really wonderful to have time with family and I'm very grateful for their suppor of World Orphans.
In addition to sharing about World Orphans, we enjoyed Bub's Christmas present...all 22 reels of her 8mm films transferred to DVD.
When we first moved here Chris and I were cleaning out the attic and found all the films. Rather painfully, Chris got the projector working and we enjoyed watching some of them. So as a surprise for Christmas we got them all transferred to DVD...and spent hours watching them on Sunday.
Beautiful Jazmine...
So...Jazmine used to be a stellar napper. Like usually 2 long (2-3+ hours) naps a day plus maybe another short one (1-2 hours) each day. But over the last few weeks she just stopped. I still lay her down when she's tired (usually 3 times a day) but sometimes she just lays there and talks to herself for 45+minutes...other times she'll fall asleep but only stay asleep for 30-45 minutes.
Last week she randomly fell asleep with Nona...and twice just siting in my lap at my computer! Experienced moms tell me it's a phase (maybe a long one) and I'm very committed to her learning to take good naps. So...trying not to stress about it.
She stays pretty happy even when she doesn't nap well, so we'll just keep enjoying her...and keep trying to get her to sleep :)
Big family Christmas plans this weekend here in Jersey and we leave Monday for Georgia....so (hopefully) lots of pictures coming!
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Okay... sooo glad I read this blog post. Jon told me our Christmas present to Bub was "taking some old VHS movies that she watches over and over and transferring them to DVDs". I originally asked him the question "Aren't they just available to buy on DVD??" and Jon said "apparently not - and they are her favorite movies"... so I just went with it. I didn't realize it was transferring 8mm film of home movies to DVDs!!! Soooo much more meaningful and fun! Don't worry, I'll slap Jon later! This all makes SO much more sense now!
By the way - the Jazmine not napping thing... Eli went through the same stage too! I dont really remember how long it lasted but maybe 1-2 months. But, don't stress... I dont think it really has anything to do with whether they'll be a good napper in the long term or not. At least for Eli it didnt... he naps 3-4 hours/day still at almost 2 years old. So, don't stress!
Looking forward to seeing you guys and cuddling her this weekend!
That picture of Jaz napping with your Mom - she looks like Alec again! I've been looking at her pictures and thinking how crazy it was that they used to look so much alike, but now I see it again!
BTW - Alec, if you read this post, you will NOT be partaking in this no nap phase.
PS. I love Jess's comment above :)
Having Jazmine sleep in my lap is a memory I'll cherish forever... she is changing every day! Enjoy every age and stage, you'll get through it, I promise!
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