Nothing's been posted recently because January 9th, I had my gall bladder taken out. The day after my last post I started having attacks and pretty much had at least one a day until the darn thing was removed! Fiona has been an angel through it all. On Dec. 29th we spent 4 1/2 hours at the Methodist ER because I was in excruciating pain (very similar to hard labor pains). Of course by the time the doctor saw me, the pain was gone. He prescribe vicodin and told me to make an appointment with my doctor figuring I was probably having issues with my gall bladder. My doctor ordered an ultrasound and referred me to a surgeon, but the Saturday before it I had an extremely bad attack while at work. A pill and a half of vicodin did nothing for the pain. I called the doctor on call and he recommended going to the ER, having an ultrasound and possibly getting my gall bladder out that night or on Sunday. Of course that was easier said than done.
Community North's ER doesn't do ultrasounds on the weekends unless it's a life threatening emergency, and since once again the pain had subsided, I was sent home with a different prescription and told to just deal with it (my words, not his). I had the ultrasound on Monday the 5th and met with the surgeon on Wed. Jan. 7th and surgery was scheduled for the 9th. The timing couldn't have been better, as my mom had scheduled a trip out and was arriving on the 8th! She was able to stay with Fiona while Jeff and I were at the Indiana Surgery Center and helped throughout the weekend, caring for Fiona, doing laundry and keeping me company. It wouldn't have been as easy if she hadn't been here.
According to the surgeon, my bile duct was very stretched out, meaning I'd passed some huge gall stones, which were probably the super painful episodes I'd had. Luckily it's all behind me now and all I need to do is rest and take it easy while I heal. I'm so relieved it's over and I can eat real food in moderation! While I was having the attacks, I went on the gall bladder diet, which is no fat, no caffeine, no meat, no spice (no flavor). It was awful and didn't seem to help too much as I still had attacks. Slowly I'm reintroducing fat and taste into my diet. Yeah!
As I said earlier, Fiona has been just an angel through all of this, taking it all in stride and rarely fussing. Jeff also has been wonderful. He has to get up with me in the middle of the night when Fiona needs to eat because I'm not supposed to lift more than 15 lbs. He's also been doing most of the cooking and cleaning. I'm so blessed to have a wonderful family!
First real foray into "solids".
She did good getting them in her hands, but didn't seem to realize they could also go in her mouth. Why, I don't know since everything else goes in her mouth! She did eventually get one in and proceeded to gag until I got it out. Guess she's not yet ready for them!
Fiona's favorite new trick, eating Daddy's hat.
Sporting her new hat from Grammie
I fit perfectly in this box. Thanks, Mom.
Luckily, she really likes this one!
Fiona's first Christmas Tree. We went for a smaller one that's in a pot so we can plant it outside in the spring. The branches wouldn't hold any lights which was too bad as Fiona enjoys looking at them, but with all the baby stuff and toys in our living room we didn't have room for our slightly bigger fake tree. Maybe next year!
Fiona looking at her first present from Santa. Of course she enjoyed pulling the paper off and putting it in her mouth (as seen in the next two pictures).
Playing with her fishbowl. 
Fiona's modeling a dress made by Grammy. It's a beautiful corduroy with snowflakes embroidered on it. She looked so pretty in it and was a very good girl at church. Unlike the slightly younger boy sitting across the aisle from us, she didn't burp immediately following the Consecration. It was the children's Mass, so the children's choir sang. Fiona sang along with them. It was really cute to hear her go lalalala, too. After Communion there was a surprise guest. Santa came in, went over to the nativity, said a prayer and then we all said a blessing over him. It was a really neat way to combine the two traditions. The kids, of course, were super excited to see him. He said not a word but waved to everyone and then left to begin his busy night.
Here's Fiona with her stylish and handsome DaDa.
Fiona and Mom. 
She also had fun playing with Cousin Nathan. I think he had a blast, too. 
What happens when Mom insists on feeding Fiona more carrots when she doesn't want anymore.
My beautiful girl.
Slowly she's learning how to drink out of a sippy cup.
My big girl sitting up by herself (only for short periods of time) in front of our Christmas tree. We're looking forward to our first Christmas with her. She's at such a fun age. She's playing more and more with her toys, laughing all the time, and getting into a better napping schedule. She's actually sleeping more than 20-40 minutes at a time now, which is good because she needs it. Now if only she'd start sleeping through the night! She got up 4-5 times last night (I lost count). Either she's teething or she's going through a growth spurt. I'm not sure which one I'd like it to be. I love my sweet baby girl. 
I love you, Jack!
Cousins in Notre Dame finery from MeeMaw
Aunt Jackie, Cousin Jack and Fiona
Humphrey cousins
First photo with Santa at the Taghon Christmas party.