Four Months Old

Miss Shannon is four months today! Hard to believe that it was such a short time ago that she was looking like her new BFF, Addie. (Who, after 10 days, is about to lose her title as Shannon's youngest friend because Sarah is about to get a new brother.)

Shannon continues to be an "off the charts" baby. She's up to 18 pounds and covers a mean 26 3/4 inches. She ain't no newborn, that's for sure!

A Few of Her Favorite Things

What's on Shannon's list of favorites these days?

--Giggling...especially at the goofy things Mommy and Daddy come up with

--Being tickled

--Playing with that other baby in the mirror....

--Watching Sadie (who is more than happy to be RIGHT in Shannon's line of sight and glad for the attention!)

--Playing the oh-so-cleverly-named game of "sit up, lay down"

--Daddy

--Reading books...

--Pulling Mommy's hair (ouch!)

--Kicking and reaching for toys on her activity mat

--School! We're 3 1/2 weeks in and so far all is going well. Her teachers have made us so comfortable with taking her there. We are SO lucky to have found a good place.

The Baptism Gown

One of the best parts of Shannon's baptism was that her baptism gown was made especially for her by Mommy's Mommy's Mommy (aka Grandma Rose).

Grandma Rose is an amazing seamstress and Shannon has already been lucky enough to have some handmade things from her. You might remember the beautiful blanket she was wrapped in in her birth announcement... Grandma Rose. Or the cute striped bedding/curtains in her nursery... Grandma Rose. So when it came time to outfit Shannon for her baptism, it was only natural that we turned to... Grandma Rose.

Not only was the gown handmade, it's also special because it was made from part of my wedding dress. And it is made from the same pattern that Grandma Rose used to sew my baptism gown. Which was made from fabric from my mom's wedding dress. This is one special garment!

Last Sunday was a chaotic day and we missed getting some close-ups of the holy girl. So we did a little photo session today. Definitely got some winners!

Trick or Treat!

We had fun taking our little penguin out trick or treating last night. The weather was perfect so we made it all around our neighborhood to show little Chilly Willy off. (I don't remember this cartoon at all but Chris does a rousing rendition of the show's theme song.)

She got to see her buds, Andrew (3 weeks!)

and Kaelyn (oh, so much more wordly at 5 months).

(5 bonus points if you know who Shawn is dressed up as... look closely, the answer is not a Viking.)

"All tuckered out" :)