Day 15 - New Year's Eve

The last day of 2009 was upon us, but Mateo was far from enjoying it. He woke up very early but ended up spending most the day with me in bed. The poor kiddo had intestinal cramps a few times per hour, painful enough to cry out and want me to hold him. He didn't want to leave the bed or eat all day. We did end up poking some shredded wheat (his usual breakfast), prune juice, and crackers over the course of the day. He felt better later that night thankfully. According to Dr. Google eating ice cream can cause constipation in toddlers, and he'd had some in each of the previous two days.

Later in the evening Rafi's parents threw a lovely New Years Eve party. Everyone was dressed in their best, aside from me. I'd already worn my white slacks a few times (the only slacks I brought), during which they acquired toddler-sized Cheeto fingerprints, so I stuck to party-pooper jeans. Oh well. Tita did a great job with all the food. I didn't taste one thing I didn't like.

Shortly before midnight, fireworks filled the air. Mateo wasn't too thrilled, however, as he claimed them "too woud.". So he and I enjoyed some quiet time inside together, him falling asleep in my arms on the couch. We made a brief appearance outside with everyone when the clock struck midnight, but then headed in to bed. He was out like a light soon enough.

For the rest of the night we enjoyed the company of friends and family.

Happy New Year! My resolution post is soon to come!