Long Time, No Post

It's been almost a full month since my last post. Unfortunately, I've been sick most of December with a cold (very stuffy nose, low grade fever, etc). In fact, I was supposed to get shots at my four-month "well visit" at the doctor but was so sick that the doctor sent me home and told Mommy to keep doing what she was doing to get me better; Mommy then had to reschedule.

But despite being sick, I still was learning and growing and doing. Here's a quick recap.

On December 1 (shortly before my 3-month birthday), I laughed out loud for the first time. What fun laughing is!

A few days before that I "found" my feet and now regularly enjoy stuffing my right foot (with or without sock) into my mouth. Even before that, in late November, I learned very quickly how to turn the crib toy on and off with my foot. One day, I woke a very tired Mommy at 5am, and she positioned me in front of the crib toy and showed me three times how to turn the toy on and off with my foot. Three times was a charm and I was kicking it on and off. I credit that toy with helping me to find my feet.

Mommy and I had a long day of picture taking mid-December for our family holiday card. Instead of fighting crowds, Mommy did my photo at home and then printed it through Walgreens. (Perhaps you've seen the card?) I'm posting only a couple of the 40 or so outtakes that Mommy and I went through that day. It was tiring for both of us but well worth it, Mommy says!

Late December I started recognizing the bottle and trying to hold it by myself. I can almost do that with the little 4-oz. bottles but not the bigger bottles. Instead I now just guide Mommy or Daddy's "bottle hand" to my mouth. Boy, do I love that bottle.

Oh, and say goodbye to the mobile...late December, I learned how to pull on the mobile hard to get the little characters into my mouth. Mommy is sad to see the mobile go...it was a good morning playtime toy.

Christmas was fun...but more about that later.

And now tomorrow, I go again for my 4-month doctor visit, although I'm closer to 5 months now. (And today was such a good day...now I have to worry about getting shots---yuck!)

So, that's the highlights in a nutshell. I know that I am missing some but it's 9:45pm and I have a big day tomorrow (remember, I'm getting shots. boohoo). I promise to post more often now that I'm feeling better.

Merry (Belated) Christmas, Happy Hannukah, and Happy New Year!