Keely - 4 Months (12/31/11)

Look! I found my toes!

Mommy finally got around to taking better pictures of me in my Halloween outfit

Keely's Accomplishments this Month:

• Started at 12 lbs. 8.2 oz; Finished at 14 lbs. 0.0 oz – a 1 lb. 7.8 oz weight gain
• Started rolling from her back to her side. Then another time, rolled from her back to her tummy and yet another time rolled from her tummy to her back! She hasn't done any of them more than once or twice, but mobility seems like it's just around the corner!
• Using her hands a lot more to put her pacifier back into her mouth (if it's close enough) and to play with toys (mainly to put them in her mouth as well)
• Holding her head up really well most of the day and especially during tummy time
• Laughing and smiling a lot as usual
• Found her toes and even put one in her mouth (She prefers them to be bare and not covered by clothes)
• Gave Mommy her first big, open-mouthed kiss J
• Talking a lot more
• Very interested in anything her sister is doing
• Watched her first parade at Disneyland
• Watched (a.k.a. slept through) her first fireworks show at Disneyland
• Celebrated her first Christmas! (She enjoyed the wrapping paper and how it crinkled beneath her fingers)
• Interested in mirrors and actually looked at Mommy via a mirror a few times
• Starting to blow raspberries and spit bubbles more
• Rubbed her eyes for the first time to show she was tired

Disneyland (12/25/11)

After getting denied entrance into Legoland (we had some free tickets from passholders who called Legoland to make sure they didn't need to be present for us to use them, and Legoland, with only 2.5 hours left of being open, insisted that we couldn't get in without the passholders present - doesn't make us like Legoland very much right now), we decided to take the trip up to Disneyland for the rest of our Christmas Day - what a fun way to spend it!

Grandpa, Nana, and Auntie Becky joined in on the fun.

Chloe needed to hold on to Daddy's hand as we went up, up, and away!

Watching the Fireworks at last! (Over the last 4 visits, the fireworks didn't show for one reason or another - how perfect that we should finally see them on Christmas Day!)

Christmas Day (12/25/11)

Here's some pics from our Christmas Morning:

Keely's first picture of the day...

Keely's first awake picture of the day - "What's going on?"

Somebody's excited for Christmas Morning :)

Chloe's first picture of the day

Sisters!

As Chloe was walking down the stairs and before she saw the tree with the presents under it, she said, "Presents!" We were both so surprised that she had any idea of what was going on. She immediately ran to the tree and picked out a gift then turned around and showed us it. Then she swung around again and picked out another gift and handed it to Keely. Amazingly, the gift she handed to Keely was for Keely and the gift she picked out for herself was for herself. How smart our little girl is!

The gift Chloe picked out for Keely

Keely actually seemed very interested in the gifts (probably the crinkling of the paper) and seemed like she wanted to try to open them.

Four stockings on the fireplace (Keely's stocking was one of her gifts)

"Let's see...which one next?"

Disneyland (12/17)

We thought we'd get in one more trip before Christmas - it happened to be one of the busiest times we've ever been there!

Waiting for the Holiday Parade

The massive crowd!

Playing in the Princess Castle (Dec. 2011)

Chloe got a Disney Princess Castle for her birthday. Here's some fun we've had with it so far: (Can you guess how many we fit into it at one time? -Answer below)

A grand total of 8 have fit so far!

(I love Keely's face in this one :) )