Presents!

I think it's safe to say Fiona figured out Christmas--at least the presents part. We started with Nana & Pop's loot on the 23rd, then she got Santa and Mom, Dad, Papa & Grandma and Aunts Kathy & Meredith on Christmas. By the end of the 25th she was opening presents like a champ. Of course, come the 26th she was ready to ask for presents again. Her birthday falls two weeks after Christmas, which means more gift opening; hopefully she won't be too crushed by the 350-day wait before her presents build up again.

The hot items for two year olds are apparently a) stuffed animals and b) bath toys. Suffice it to say I'm not worried about Fiona rejecting bathtime any time soon, not with her car wash, fish, Sesame Street and Winnie-the-Pooh characters at the ready for aquatic entertainment. She also has enough Fisher Price gear to build a small town; we're loving watching her play with the Fisher Price Little People and seeing how much her imagination has taken off.

Unfortunately, we're also dealing with another cold; such is the lot of having a toddler in the northeast during wintertime. But Fiona's appetite is good and she has a lot of energy during the daytime, so here's hoping the usual meds do their trick and we have a cough-free toddler back sometime soon.