it's the most wonderful time of the year

indeed it is. we have been busy shopping, baking, wrapping, opening, packing, watching (christmas movies), and lots of spending time as a little family.

we leave tomorrow for christmas with my family in st louis. i am so excited and so ready to see everyone! can not wait to see all the little cousins together again.

want to wish you and yours a very merry christmas (a little early)!

months 1-4 recap

this little boog is growing fast! notice how she seems to get a new roll on her thighs every month ;)

4 months!

my little sugar plum, today is your 4 month bday! you are such a sweet little sugar. you continue to surprise me each day with all the new things you do. you smile all the time and love to laugh. you have found your voice and love to squeal with a super high pitched voice...all girl there ;)

you continue to HATE tummy time and floor time. i don't know what i am gonna do with you. you are just not content on the floor. i am hoping that when Santa comes and brings you cool new toys to play with that you will like it more...but i don't know...you prefer to play sitting up. you rolled over just once this month...and you were hungry so that was your motivation there. are babies suppose to sit up before they roll over??? that seems weird but i guess we will just keep working on that.



you are still eating a ton...in fact the past few days it has been every hour and a half. usually you go every 2 but i think you are having a growth spurt. you still sleep awesome through the night. and you are still obsessed with the bath. you love to kick and splash and we had to move the baby bath from the sink to the tub. (you got the whole kitchen wet the other night with your strong kicks!) you are so in love with books. in fact you can't get enough! you laugh and smile at the pictures it is too adorable. your favorites are "goodnight moon", "colors", and "who's baby am i?"
you are super ticklish now and daddy loves to tickle you all the time! you stare at petty the cat like he is a weird creature,but he loves you and likes to be around you.

i am pretty sure we are starting to teeth. although you still sleep through the night, you are just a little more fussy during the day now. we will have to wait to see.

some first this month:
roll over
Christmas tree
rode trip to Oklahoma to meet your great gma and great great gma for thanksgiving
Santa encounter
first babysitter (miss lori)

we are so excited to share this christmas with you! even though you won't remember it...we will. it has been so fun so far and can't wait for christmas eve with your cousins and christmas day with all santa's toys. you have been such a sweet little nugget so i know he will be bringing you some pretty exciting things ;)

2 years ago...

(pics by tec petaja)


I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine.

Song of Solomon 6:3 KJV

i love you babe.

m

and the Grammy (nomination) goes to...

Sanctus Real



we found out last night that my husband's band got nominated for a Grammy!!! woop woop! i am super excited for them and especially proud of the hot bearded guitar player. here's to hoping we get to go this time. a couple years ago they got nominated but couldn't make it due to shows booked on that day. this time the day looks free so *fingers crossed*




so so excited for you guys!

m

santa baby

bennet met santa the other day.

it was love at first sight.

seriously this girl is sweet to everybody. full of smiles and coos. no stranger danger here.

santa even commented on how sweet she is and was like "is she this sweet ALL the time?!" yes she is santa, yes she is.

i am guessing there will be some special goodies under the tree from santa for her.


ps those are not teeth you see in her mouth. just drool shinning bc of the flash. still all baby gums around here.

3 month baby!

well miss bennet, you are growing like a weed (a really pretty weed xoxo). these past three months have been most exciting. in just the past 2 weeks you are doing so many new things. i can't call you my newborn baby girl anymore :( you love love love to sit up and you adore your bumbo seat. floor time is kinda in the past as you will only play laying down for short periods. your favorite game is "up up" where you grab our hands and we lift you up to sit. as soon as you grab our hands you lift your legs in and are ready! your absolute favorite toy is your monkey hanging toy. you stare at him a ton and talk to him. too cute! you grasp toys really well and started shaking your rattle. but you would still rather look around then look at your toys. you love to have tons of conversations (i mean you are a girl!!) and hearing your laugh for the first time (october 15) totally made my whole life! you are still sleeping well and through the night. thank you for that my dear!

some first this past month:
first laugh
playing with toys
grabbing toys
sitting up (with help and in bumbo)
first long road trip (to st. louis)
first halloween
first shot (yesterday :( just the one though)

i am so excited for the holidays coming up. over thanksgiving you will get to meet your great great grandma (who is 99 and doing great!) and i am so excited to take you to sit on santa's lap and have christmas morning with you!! you my dear are the best present and your mommy and daddy couldn't adore you more!