Well, December seemed to come and go pretty quickly. We had a lot of family visiting, Josh's sister and family from Nome, Alaska and my sister from Phoenix. It was fun to be able to share Megan's first Christmas with all of them. Of course she really didn't know what was going on, but she still got some presents to open. Toys were on her wish list this year and we were grateful for everything that she got. She's starting to get more alert and aware and toys are becoming more interesting to her. They are at least something to look at, especially the ones with lights and sounds.

She is starting to mimic us now. Josh will stick his tongue out at her and after awhile she will do it back to him. It's pretty cute, especially when she starts cooing and interacting. Maybe all of the new activity is tiring her out because she is becoming a much better sleeper. She will on average sleep about 6 hours a night. It has gradually led to an earlier bedtime too. It used to be about 2:00 a.m. before she would go to sleep, now we are at about 11:00 p.m. It has been a real sanity saver. Mommy isn't nearly as tired anymore.

Here are some pictures of our December:


Our Christmas Photo

Daddy and Megan cutting down our tree.


Megan meeting Aunt Stacy for the first time.


For some reason Megan's changing table is her 'happiest place on earth'. She's also definitely a morning girl so she is always happy and giggly when she wakes up.


Checking out her new toys from Santa.


Of course Sampson and Gracie got a stocking from Santa too. It didn't take them long to figure out they had a treat inside. Okay so Gracie won and found it first. She takes after mom.

Well, it's time for Megan to go to bed, I'll post more pictures later.