First Comes Love...

I can't keep up! I could have sworn you were turning 4 months in a another week or so, but when I looked at the calendar, I saw we're already there. Oops  ;) The name of the game this month is sleep. More specifically, the lack thereof. Around Christmas sleep was good; typically waking only once a night, but you regressed around the new year and have been waking every 2 hours most every night since.  It's slowly killing us all, and while I try to be positive about it, it's really wearing on me. (I happened across George's 4 month post yesterday and saw the same story ...Boy I hope you're a better sleeper than your brother was!) Aside from the most precious gift of sleep, things are great! Here are some fun things we're loving this month: You started rolling to your tummy  You're sitting up really well You're engaging with toys.  Your favorite is that crazy handled rattle You laugh when we tickle you.  It's the cutest thin...

I've been procrastinating.  Our holiday celebrations were so much fun, but with so many pictures and things going on, it seemed like a lot of work getting it written. And I've got enough work around here lately  :) This Christmas was a special one for a couple of reasons: most importantly, Benjamin was with us and we got to celebrate his first Christmas!  However, Uncle John and Auntie Carolyn were in town, so it also meant a Grand Slam was in order. We celebrated Christmas morning a day early (there are only so many years we'll be able to get away with this) .  Kevin's family got a cabin on Lake Chelan for 3 nights starting the 26th, and since we  also wanted spend a few days with my family, we headed to Leavenworth the morning of the 24th. Abigail asked for a butterfly bike this year, and Santa figured George could stand to start early, so the two big kids got bikes this year!  A few days before Christmas, Abigail woke up and told me she had a dr...