231207 - UK

What to do on the day before Christmas Eve? I had Mary Ann out for the first time on my mini crosser. I was dieing to try it out especially before tomorrow. I would like to go to Church tomorrow. Neil doesn’t like to go. But it’s important for me that Mary Ann gets use to going to Church and especially going everywhere on the mini crosser. It went smoothly. She cried a bit after a couple of minutes. I then cuddled her and felt a sleep again. I’m sure it’s difficult to imagine how she goes with me on the mini crosser. It was very safe. I have a car safety seat screwed on the mini crosser. It has one seat belt and another one to strap around duvet and all. Neil installed a little shelter over her head. When I came back she was still warm and sleeping.
Cecilie suddenly called. She wants to come over today and sleep with us. She was not supposed to come before Tuesday. I think she wants to come because Mary Ann is here now. Neil thinks it’s because she is hoping to get presents already today. I don’t think so because Cecilie is normally not that kind of child. Let’s see. Anyway I love that she’s coming. That means that we will have her on Christmas day morning. I love that. It’s nice to have her here on that day. She is still going to her mum’s house for Christmas dinner, but still … We will have her Christmas next year.
When Cecilie came I was feeding Mary Ann. Cecilie wanted to do it. But I was afraid that Mary Ann would stop eating if moved. So I refused Cecilie feeding her. Instead I asked Cecilie to gently squeeze Mary Ann’s hand. This can help Mary Ann’s desire for sucking. So can other things as me moving the bottle around in a special way, pressing her chins together or pull the lip. I did these things as well to keep Mary Ann sucking. But I want Cecilie to feel important and useful, so I told Cecilie that her squeezes were what did the trick. I had Mary Ann eat up to 100ml! today. Cecilie now feels she can feed Mary Ann because she did so well with the squeezing. The exaggeration from my part gave me a substitute for feeding Mary Ann. Cecilie is totally ready for all sorts of things with Mary Ann. I think Cecilie could be a great help. That is also what I tell her all the time. It’s just a matter of us to let Cecilie do stuff. I always let Cecilie do different things. But I think Neil find it easier to do everything himself/with out Cecilie sometimes. But I believe she’s big enough to change her own bedding as ex.
In the morning I tried to find Mary Ann some Christmas clothes to wear. Granny gave her a nice bib “My first Christmas”. It’s way too big for her. I thought about using it as a little dress. But then I found some white clothes she could fit. We have a big thick sweater from our friend Jette’s boys. I weaved red satin ribbon at the bottom. In the end she had red socks on from our friends Anne Dorte’s girls. She became a cute little Christmas baby by that. With those Christmas pictures in the slide, we wish you a very merry Christmas! We are certainly going to have a Mary (!) Christmas.