Last Christmas, we were in the wait and see mode with Bridget due anytime. Following good advice, we went out to a number of movies and dinners (I think I have been to one movie since)... now with Bridget, Christmas was great though she is completely oblivious of the holiday's cultural, religious or material import. I bought her a wooden train that I found in Edinburgh Scotland (over for my brother's wedding) after hours of looking through crappy tourist type stores (people must be buying the stuff). We also got her a ride-on car that she could push or ride on. I know hold her with one hand and push her at warp speed through the apartment with the other. I have even taken to "flying" as she jumps over various baby flotsam and jetsam, the look on her face is pure joy, with her jaw dropping.... Bridget has given us so much joy and it is wonderful to see the reaction of grandma and grandpa, other relatives and random people.
Christmas was a nice, intimate affair with grandma, grandpa, and uncles bob and brian. All eyes were on Bridget and she carried the day with another command performance, with some priceless expressions. She got another car from the grandparents, a souped-up Dora the Explorer that has a carnival going in the front (if you thought driving and cell phones were distracting, imagine a circus on your front hood).
Looking forward to lots of future Christmas holidays, particulalry once she gets the idea.
Peace, all the best in the new year.
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