2008 was a great year for us minus our health problems. We hope that 2009 brings great health, love and happiness to not only us but our family and friends as well. With our work schedules it made it very difficult for us to visit all of our family and friends for the holidays, and for that we apologize. But we made the most of it. I (Mommy) was lucky enough to have Christmas eve off but worked Christmas night. Yay, for holiday pay. :) Jesskya had a busy Christmas week since we celebrated 3 days in a row and still have 2 more houses to visit this next week. Jessyka has mastered the art of opening presents... even ones that weren't hers. She got lots of great clothes and toys. She even got 2 rocking horses, one from her Grandpa Jim and one from her Aunt Shelley. One gets to stay at Nana Lori's and the other one is for playtime at home.
Jessyka grows and changes with each passing day. She not only got her first tooth this last week but she got her second one as well! Once we saw those pearly whites, we understood why she hadn't had much of an appetite, a drool monster and wasn't sleeping through the night.
Watch out for Jessyka in her walker! If she sees you it's full speed to knock you down! She goes backwards, forwards and sideways depending on what benefits her most. She is very curious and loves wondering and chasing the dogs!
Jessyka is starting to understand the concept of crawling but hasn't made it very far.
If you tell Jessyka "Yay" she will clap her hands and giggle. She also likes flapping her arms up and down when she gets excited or plain mad. You will know the difference by her either giggling or screaming!
Jessyka has a new phrase that she likes to ask mommy when she is picked up from her crib... "where's dadda?!" She also started saying the word "up". Sometimes we will hear "up mama" over the baby monitor.
We are still sorting through all of the pictures and will have more to share but for now we leave you with the ones shown above