End of Hanukkah

The end of December has brought us many gifts, both literally and figuratively. Bubba cleaned up at Hanukkah thanks to his generous aunts, uncles, and grandparents. Thanks to them, he had wrapping paper and bows to eat for all 8 nights!! Bubba's dream come true...

Another gift we are so thankful for is that my mom aka Mumsey is in town visiting. We finally got to spend Hanukkah together after so many years apart since her winter break from school overlaps the holiday. I am always happy to see my mom, and I know Bubba is happy to have his Mumsey around for snuggles. Plus, she makes a mean latke, and we just had to have our family over for a little Hanukkah party!

We also found ourselves a new Christmas day tradition- dim sum at the Chinese restaurant! It's the total Jewish cliche for Xmas day, but it totally works for us. We originally went just in search of some normal Chinese lunch but decided to take full advantage of all the food zipping by us on the carts. All of us loved the food, and Jay even went all out and tried some chicken feet. His verdict- not so good- but everything else was delish. The only downside is that I haven't stopped craving Chinese since then. 

We also hit a new milestone for Bubba that morning when Mumsey was letting him chew her finger and got a little bite. His first tooth broke through Christmas morning, and now a week later, his second tooth has broken through, too. They still look like little teeny white spots on his bottom gum, but the first one sure is sharp! Hopefully he'll get a break before more teeth start coming in. And by "he," I mean "we." Not that we were ever blessed with a good sleeper, but teething has taken us to some new levels of sleep deprivation for a couple nights. Good thing he's just so darn cute and lovable!! Bring it on, teeth!