--- title: Little Baby Lump | Pregnancy and Baby Blog | New Year description: New Year | Follow my journey through pregnancy (twice!) and motherhood. --- [![lbl-masthead.png](https://www.littlebabylump.com/hs-fs/hub/188884/file-312550222.png?width=1504&name=file-312550222.png "lbl-masthead.png")](http://littlebabylump.com) ### Follow Me: ## [First Steps and a New Year for Baby Lump](https://www.littlebabylump.com/blog/bid/219502/First-Steps-and-a-New-Year-for-Baby-Lump) Posted by [Pamela Vaughan](https://www.littlebabylump.com/author/pamela-vaughan) Jan 3, 2010 9:02:11 AM 2009 - what a year!�� I [became a mother](http://littlebabylump.com/2009/01/18/say-hello-to-baby-lump-aka-emmett-james-vaughan/) *and *[an aunt](http://littlebabylump.com/2009/07/07/welcome-my-new-nephew-gus/), James graduated from BU and Emmett hit some major milestones.� I think most of my immediate family members regard 2009 as one of - if not THE - best year yet, and I could not agree more. Emmett's first Christmas was great.� We headed up to Maine for Christmas Day with James' family and then back down to Boston to meet my parents and sister for Christmas round two.� Needless to say, Emmett got a lot of good loot. [caption id="attachment_1112" align="aligncenter" width="539" caption="Emmett's first Christmas, in Maine"][![baby's first Christmas](https://www.littlebabylump.com/Portals/188884/Images/dsc01463.jpg "Emmett's First Christmas")](http://littlebabylump.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/dsc01463.jpg)[/caption] New Year's Eve was pretty quiet.� I co-hosted my company's [Internet marketing podcast](http://hubspot.tv) in the afternoon, which was a lot of fun.� Then James, Emmett and I spent a relaxing evening at home that included some [yummy Thai takeout](http://www.brownsugarcafe.com/), a cozy fire, watching the ball drop and drinking champagne at midnight. Perhaps the coolest development of the past couple of weeks, however, was the fact that Emmett took his first steps (literally fewer than 24 hours after my parents went back to New Jersey after Christmas)!� In fact, in less than a week, he's become a real pro.� Check out a video of some of his first few steps below ... [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFTYofjMDSI&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Now that the hustle and bustle of the holidays are over, I have to focus on my next big project -- Emmett's first birthday party!� Considering it's only 2 weeks away and I still have a lot to do to prepare, I should keep myself pretty busy.� I'm getting excited though; I just bought some pretty awesome themed decorations online :) [![family at Christmas ](https://www.littlebabylump.com/Portals/188884/Images/dsc01461.jpg "Christmas Family")](http://littlebabylump.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/dsc01461.jpg) *Check out the various Baby Lump photo albums on 2009 at [http://www.flickr.com/photos/littlebabylump/sets](http://www.flickr.com/photos/littlebabylump/sets) and videos at [http://www.youtube.com/pamelump](http://www.youtube.com/pamelump).* Cheers to 2010 and to more milestones, happiness and love for Baby Lump, and thanks for reading along in '09! **Happy New Year from LittleBabyLump.com!** [more](https://www.littlebabylump.com/blog/bid/219502/First-Steps-and-a-New-Year-for-Baby-Lump) Topics: [Weekly Updates](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/weekly-updates), [Milestones](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/milestones), [holidays](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/holidays), [video](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/video), [Firsts](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/firsts), [New Year](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/new-year), [first new year](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/first-new-year), [first steps](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/first-steps), [first Christmas](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/first-christmas) ## [New Year, No (Real) Baby](https://www.littlebabylump.com/blog/bid/219572/New-Year-No-Real-Baby) Posted by [Pamela Vaughan](https://www.littlebabylump.com/author/pamela-vaughan) Jan 1, 2009 8:13:18 AM Happy New Year, everyone!� We had our fingers crossed that I'd give birth before midnight last night so we'd get a tax deduction for 2008, but alas, Baby Lump apparently wasn't ready.� Instead, James and I spent our New Year's Eve evening out on a nice little dinner-and-a-movie date.� We opted for some Italian fare at [Papa Razzi](http://www.paparazzitrattoria.com/) in Boston's Back Bay - where we caught a bit of the [First Night](http://www.firstnight.org/) parade - and then saw [The Curious Case of Benjamin Button](http://www.benjaminbutton.com/) (a long one, but we liked it!) at the theater near Fenway.� We were even back at the apartment in time to watch the ball drop.� I hope everyone else's New Year's plans weren't ruined by the Boston snowstorm - I modified my New Year's outfit by wearing a dress with tights and my bright red galoshes ([picture](http://twitpic.com/yet6)) because of the snow.� It was quite a fashion statement :o) [caption id="attachment_505" align="aligncenter" width="511" caption="James and me before our New Year's dinner-and-a-movie date."]![James and me before our dinner-and-a-movie date.](https://www.littlebabylump.com/Portals/188884/Images/dsc01409.jpg "James and me")[/caption] We may not have had a *real* baby to join us in celebrating the New Year, but we did have a baby to hang out with on Christmas day.� I mentioned before that my oldest sister, [Adrienne is also pregnant](http://littlebabylump.com/2008/12/05/baby-lumps-first-cousin-is-on-the-way/).� Well, since we didn't want our *un*pregnant sister, Lauren to feel left out, Adrienne bought her an [instant infant](http://www.perpetualkid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2212) ("cute as a friggin' button, with all the fun and practically none of the poop") this Christmas.� Needless to say, Instant Infant got a little curious as he was checking out the apartment on Christmas day ... [caption id="attachment_501" align="aligncenter" width="741" caption="Instant Infant welcomes diaper changes and even helps with the dirty dishes!"]![Instant Infant wants a diaper change & helps with dirty dishes.](https://www.littlebabylump.com/Portals/188884/Images/instant-infant-1.jpg "instant-infant-1")[/caption] [caption id="attachment_502" align="aligncenter" width="672" caption="Instant Infant enjoys hanging out in the bathroom, likes sports & apparently is not afraid of heights."]![Instant Infant hangs out in the bathroom, likes sports, & apparently is not afraid of heights.](https://www.littlebabylump.com/Portals/188884/Images/instant-infant-2.jpg "instant-infant-2")[/caption] [caption id="attachment_503" align="aligncenter" width="455" caption="Instant Infant already comes Web-savvy!"]![Instant Infant already comes Web-savvy!](https://www.littlebabylump.com/Portals/188884/Images/instant-infant-3.jpg "instant-infant-3")[/caption] **Oven Timer: **38 weeks, 3 days [more](https://www.littlebabylump.com/blog/bid/219572/New-Year-No-Real-Baby) Topics: [Weekly Updates](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/weekly-updates), [New Year](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/new-year), [Christmas](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/christmas), [Anecdotes](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/anecdotes), [Instant Infant](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/instant-infant) [All posts](https://www.littlebabylump.com/all) Search ### Subscribe by Email ### [![rss](https://www.littlebabylump.com/hs-fs/hub/188884/file-313297286.png?width=34&height=36&name=file-313297286.png)](http://littlebabylump.com/rss.xml)   RSS Feed ### Recent Posts ### Popular Posts ### Posts by Month - [January 2014 (1)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2014/01) - [December 2013 (2)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2013/12) - [November 2013 (3)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2013/11) - [October 2013 (2)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2013/10) - [September 2013 (1)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2013/09) - [January 2011 (1)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2011/01) - [November 2010 (4)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/11) - [October 2010 (1)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/10) - [September 2010 (2)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/09) - [August 2010 (2)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/08) - [July 2010 (1)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/07) - [June 2010 (2)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/06) - [May 2010 (3)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/05) - [April 2010 (1)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/04) - [March 2010 (1)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/03) - [February 2010 (2)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/02) - [January 2010 (5)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2010/01) - [December 2009 (3)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/12) - [November 2009 (3)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/11) - [October 2009 (5)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/10) - [September 2009 (6)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/09) - [August 2009 (3)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/08) - [July 2009 (4)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/07) - [June 2009 (6)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/06) - [May 2009 (8)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/05) - [April 2009 (6)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/04) - [March 2009 (8)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/03) - [February 2009 (8)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/02) - [January 2009 (7)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2009/01) - [December 2008 (7)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2008/12) - [November 2008 (5)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2008/11) - [October 2008 (7)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2008/10) - [September 2008 (8)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2008/09) - [August 2008 (10)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2008/08) - [July 2008 (4)](https://www.littlebabylump.com/archive/2008/07) [See All](https://www.littlebabylump.com/topic/new-year#)