Christmas Night
After being on the go all weekend and now week, why stop now? Some laundering of Jacob's clothes that were "soiled" in the morning was done so that we could head out once again. We ventured down to Monroe to see Doug's dad's family for the evening.
Upon our arrival, we were greeted at the door with many Holiday greetings and congratulations as this was the first time that many of our relatives met Jacob. We quickly moved to a room that was off the beaten path so there would be less commotion. We didn't mean to intentionally hide out, but it seemed to have just worked out that way. It made it a little easier to keep an eye on Jacob too!!
Jacob was definitely a hot commodity to be held and talked to. Yep, he was literally hot. Okay, so part of it was because of the wood burner, but we thought some of it might be Jacob getting sick too. We stripped him down to his diaper which immediately put a smile once again on Jacob's face. He enjoys getting naked for some reason... This held Jacob's fussiness off for a little longer, but you could tell he was done with being overstimulated. Jacob was definitely not feeling like himself as he was wimpering a bit and needed some time alone. We would have loved to had stayed much longer, but with mom definitely being sick and needing rest (dad not too far behind her), we made the tough decision to call it an earlier night than anticipated and headed home. Many understood and were surprised we even made the trek down there. It is something that we look forward to and wouldn't have missed even for bad weather...
So on the road home once again... Just as the night before, Jacob was ready to just be home and fought falling asleep for about 20 minutes before he succumbed. Fortunately, it wasn't the 40 minutes it took from the night before on the way back from Ohio. We were able to get home in a timely manner, but still had some difficulty calming him down and getting him to sleep. After a couple of hours, he was able to sleep the night away.
We wish to apologize to those in Monroe that we didn't get to say hi, much less good bye to as we snuck out the front door for an unplanned get away. (We intended to go through the group to say good bye, but Kookie offered the front door as an easier way out. Thanks Kookie!)
Upon our arrival, we were greeted at the door with many Holiday greetings and congratulations as this was the first time that many of our relatives met Jacob. We quickly moved to a room that was off the beaten path so there would be less commotion. We didn't mean to intentionally hide out, but it seemed to have just worked out that way. It made it a little easier to keep an eye on Jacob too!!
Jacob was definitely a hot commodity to be held and talked to. Yep, he was literally hot. Okay, so part of it was because of the wood burner, but we thought some of it might be Jacob getting sick too. We stripped him down to his diaper which immediately put a smile once again on Jacob's face. He enjoys getting naked for some reason... This held Jacob's fussiness off for a little longer, but you could tell he was done with being overstimulated. Jacob was definitely not feeling like himself as he was wimpering a bit and needed some time alone. We would have loved to had stayed much longer, but with mom definitely being sick and needing rest (dad not too far behind her), we made the tough decision to call it an earlier night than anticipated and headed home. Many understood and were surprised we even made the trek down there. It is something that we look forward to and wouldn't have missed even for bad weather...
So on the road home once again... Just as the night before, Jacob was ready to just be home and fought falling asleep for about 20 minutes before he succumbed. Fortunately, it wasn't the 40 minutes it took from the night before on the way back from Ohio. We were able to get home in a timely manner, but still had some difficulty calming him down and getting him to sleep. After a couple of hours, he was able to sleep the night away.
We wish to apologize to those in Monroe that we didn't get to say hi, much less good bye to as we snuck out the front door for an unplanned get away. (We intended to go through the group to say good bye, but Kookie offered the front door as an easier way out. Thanks Kookie!)
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