I was pushing her on the swings the other day with my mom and I noticed "wow...she actually looks like a little kid now!." Babies sure grow up fast. And, like everyone told me, it just gets easier and more fun the bigger she gets. Her sense of humor has been coming alive lately and she loves to do silly stuff that she knows will make us laugh. It's good to laugh so much with your kid and this has been such a sweet unexpected part of parenting for me. Who knew that babies were so funny? She's also sleeping MUCH better the past few weeks, and if there's anything better than laughing, it sleeping!!!!!
She still wakes up once for a quick bottle of milk, and afterward she's taken to just laying on me quietly, head resting on my shoulder as we rock gently back to sleep. Now that she's not up every 5 minutes, it actually feels like a sweet and precious time to be sharing with her, so calm and quiet in the wee hours. But during the day she is non-stop activity. She crawls and stands and cruises and has begun really figuring out how some of her toys "work" instead of just batting them around and chewing on them It's fascinating to watch her learn! Just tonight she figured out how to bring me back the ball when I roll it to her (baby fetch!) and I felt so proud I could have given her a medal!
We sure are excited for our first Christmas with her, especially with Grammy Dinah coming out to join the festivities. We're still not sure how to babyproof a Christmas tree, but I'm sure that, like everything else on this baby journey, we will figure it out somehow!
Love,
Maggie
