The story of your 4th month continues with us still visiting family in Washington and begins in the most exciting way I could've imagined. On Dec 17th you laughed for the first time. You were smiling up at Mommy who was singing Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer, then suddenly you got this very serious look on your face and then the giggles came! Mommy cried and yelled for Nana to come. You must have laughed for 5 minutes nonstop. It was great! Of course we all spent the rest of our visit trying to make you laugh some more.
We made it back home on Sun the 18th, and everyone was so amazed how much you had grown in 10 days. We spent the next week getting ready to celebrate your first Christmas. Mommy did a lot of baking and Daddy did some last minute shopping. For Christmas Eve we got all dressed up and headed over to Guy and Michelle Picards's house for dinner and a gift exchange.
On Christmas morning we had a bit of an adventure at 5:45am which left Mommy with the biggest bruise on her butt and both Mommy and Daddy wide awake. You never woke up, so after some snuggling we left you asleep in our bed. Mommy and Daddy had a very nice quiet little Christmas morning. At 10am, your Granny Kitty came over for breakfast and at 12:30 we loaded up the car and headed over to Pawpaw and Meme's house for Christmas dinner. You were such a lucky girl and got all sorts of fun stuff for Christmas. Our favorite gift was the wooden rocking horse your Pawpaw made.
After Christmas things were pretty quiet around our house, with the exception of New Year's Eve. Staring at around 7:30pm the kids all up and down the block were setting off fireworks. Gunther was running all over the house barking and you didn't wake up one time!
Now that the holidays are over we spend time everyday playing on the floor with all our new toys and reading books. You especially love your fish rattle and your stuffed puppy, although you are pretty happy with anything you can get in your mouth. On Jan 7th you surprised us by reaching out, picking up the pacifier and putting it right into your mouth. We have tummy time everyday too, and you hold your head up and watch Gunther run back and forth chasing his ball. You are such a happy baby even through the teething.
At the end of the month you weighed 14 1/2lbs, and are 25 inches long! You are now going to bed all by yourself at 8:30pm and sleeping until almost 8am! Sometimes we wake up in the morning and can't believe how much you've grown overnight!
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