Covid Christmas Cheer

So many trees to decorate - 4 in total, 1 not pictured!

Gingerbread People and Advent Calendars!

Nutcracker Painting and Mayor's Christmas Tree!

Making Peanut Butter Balls with Grandma!

Christmas Crafts for Papa Sealey and Antlers on her head!

We made stovetop potpourri for the neighbors!

We made shooter spritz cookies for the other neighbors!

We made sprinkled sugar cookies for Santa!

Union Station and Crown Center.

We skipped Santa this year and we can't go to the Symphony.

We have been listening to the 25 Days of music from the KC Symphony on Facebook.

We celebrated Lydia's 1/2 birthday on the 14th.

We celebrated my whole birthday on the 15th.

Lydia's Christmas Crafts!

Present exchange in Columbia with Brian, Jen and the girls.  We miss you!

Zoom Zoom Zoom on Christmas Eve.  Jen even planned reindeer games!

Christmas Morning 

Daddy and Lydia put together the gumball machine from Grandma and Papa. 

Lydia dug into the craft box from Uncle Brian and Aunt Jen and the glue she didn't ask for!

What a beautiful mess!

 

Do you need a cookie supplier?

 

Lydia is a Daisy.

Daisies sell Girl Scout Cookies.

Would you like to support Lydia and Troop 2925?

Since it's a pandemic and all, we won't be making house calls to sell to our family and friends.  We will be offering you this convenient link for online ordering.  You are most welcome to select "girl delivery" and we'll porch drop your cookies and send big waves through the window to you!  You can also select direct ship if you prefer.

BUY COOKIES HERE!

https://app.abcsmartcookies.com/#/social-link-landing/88e20894-f185-4558-b200-157e2c85903f

New Toast Yays!

Last year for Smores!

 Gluten Free Option!

Growth Hormone Therapy: December

We began growth hormone therapy on Thursday, October 15.  

She is tired and will sleep in past 7, sometimes even til 8 on the weekend. 

She is hungry and will eat from 3:30pm to 7:30pm if you let her. 

She is growing and is getting noticeably heavier.  She's gone up a shoe size. 

We are now at 5 weeks or 30 days of shots.

Poke. Push. Wait for the click. Count to six. Done. Repeat 6 days a week.

I know she's wearing masks to school, doing Daisies outside and attending virtual dance class, so the likelihood of getting a cold is less, but she is physically stronger and seems healthier.  It's hard to put my finger on it but last school year she would have already been on her 2nd or 3rd cold.  The cold that lingered from October to March or April.  This year, only one, and one that she overcame in about a week rather than the typical two it used to take her.  I'm not sure this has anything to do with growth hormone therapy but I'm counting it as a blessing.

We made the right decision. 60 days.  1 inch. ::3.3 pounds.

October 15, 2020 :: 5 years 4 months :: 38" :: 30 lbs

November 19, 2020 :: 5 years 5 months :: 38.5" :: 32 lbs (corrected)

December 14, 2020 :: 5 years 6 months :: 39" :: 33.3 lbs