Happy New Year baby girl! This month, we have... LAUGHTER! You crack up at mobiles, the dogs, mommy & daddy dancing to house music, trees or any random thing that tickles you. I wish I could bottle the feeling I get when I hear the sound of your laughter and take it with me when I go back to work. Speaking of work, time has hit warp speed and 4 months has flown by. I am a weepy mess as the final countdown for my leave ending is upon us. It has taken me by surprise how emotional I am about it all. I keep having visions of going in to work on my first day back, kicking over my desk and quitting in a blaze of glory then rushing back home to you to feel your cheeks pressed against mine always... but I digress. You also started rolling over this month... mostly to get out of tummy time which you do not dig, but a milestone is a milestone! You had your first Christmas AND your first New Year. We went to a Christmas Eve party at the Rothe's and you were the belle of the ball. Everyone was enamored with your chubby cheeks, chubby legs and sweet eyelashes. You were doing great until mommy decided to take you out of the sling she was wearing you in, to try to get a photo of your outfit in front of the tree... rookie mistake! THOUGH SHALT NOT DISTURB THE BABY WHEN THE BABY IS CHILLIN'! (lesson learned, believe me ;0). This month we spent many days walking around Holmby park, and the hills of the neighborhood... you seem to enjoy those walks when I wear you in the sling so you can take in the sights from my vantage point. I can't believe you've been here 4 months! Everyday you are changing and growing. I seems like the swaddle we've been putting you in at night is some sort of new-fangled baby plumper because each morning when I unzip it you seem to get chunkier & chunkier. The doctor says that at nearly 16 pounds and 25 inches long you are in the 89th percentile for height & 82nd percentile for weight... a big girl! We started sleep training you to get you to sleep through the night since I'm headed back to work and I think it's been harder on us than you! You are slowly getting the hang of it though , and for that I am grateful. I am also extremely grateful that I've gotten to spend these last 4 months with you... it's been such a precious time for me. You are an amazing baby. (I know I am biased but still... you are!). Your squeaks, your laughter, your cheeks... the heat of your body when you cuddle into the crook of my neck when I hold you. It's been such a sweet, delicious time. We fall in love with you more and more each day and look forward to seeing who you become.