The cutest baby there is.

Ok, so we're biased; but it's a fact. Olivia is officially the cutest baby there is... Here she's wrapped up, you guessed it, ready to go for a walk. Hope these "going for a walk" posts don't get too tiresome, but it's pretty exciting for us to get out of the house! Anyway, it's nice to be here at home and getting into the holiday spirit. This morning we sat in bed and sang christmas carols, then later we had a nice walk; this evening we've been drinking eggnog(spiked!), listening to Christmas music, and stringing popcorn and cranberries for the tree.


Here's the sunset, along the same stretch of road (to Grantchester) that we encountered on our walk this _afternoon_. Yes, it was about 3:30 when we took this picture. Turns out England is actually pretty high lattitude. The good news, though, is that the solstice is right around the corner.

Oddly enough for a baby who seems to grow really fast, Olivia actually seems to have been going through a growth spurt; it's been a difficult few days with feeding her practically constantly, and she's been uncomfortable and not sleeping as well; having more trouble holding her milk, too. It's always a bummer to see her spit up the results of a bunch of breastfeeding; although we hear that the amounts always seem like more than they are and this sort of thing is more of a laundry problem (which it is!) than a real health problem.