Happy Holidays

We returned home to Maine from Pennsylvania last night. We had a great first Christmas with sweet Calia. She has perfected her laugh, which has many facets. Her favorite thing to laugh at is her reflection, with mommy's "boogity-boo" a close second. She has also started to make motions toward crawling (heaven forbid). On Christmas Day, while laying on the playmat, she started bringing her knees up under her and pushing forward. She moved 6 inches, then did it again. If only she knew to lift her head up at the same time, she'd have been off. Kevin and I just looked at each other and thought "we're screwed!" She did great in the car again, except on the way home we got stuck in traffic from the Newburgh Bridge to Danbury, and Calia kept crying and letting out whimpers. Too cute. The Tobin's got her a Bumbo seat for Christmas and man was that a hit! She loves the thing. When I get home and download pictures tonight, I'll put some on. If anyone has a baby, that wants to sit up and see everything, but can't do it alone yet, this seat is a Godsend! Calia was especially cute with her little cousins Abigail and Declan, who are almost caught up to Calia in weight, but not quite in length. She would smile at them, especially when they would sit next to each other in their Bumbo seats. Her big cousin Jeremy even carried Calia around the house a couple times! It was a great trip, but we are glad to be home in our own beds. We still have Christmas to do with my mom and Ben, Lea, Lance, Aisha and Angelea (this Saturday), then find room for all Miss Calia's bounty of gifts!