To quote a very poignant mommy, "The days are long but the years are short."
Sydney is cruising into month 4 and her little personality is peeking out. We keep introducing her to new friends and adventures and enjoy watching her take it all in. At 3 months, she started to talk and smile. Her favorite baby word has been "Ah-goo," which Mike has dubbed that her official nickname. At 4 months, she started to laugh...it sounds like a squeal, but when her eyes get all squished up and her toothless grin can't get any wider, it's the most magical laugh in the world. After a few weeks of slurpy finger-sucking, Sydney has recently figured out how to bypass the other digits and go straight for the thumb. It's been fun to watch her use her hands in different ways, too. She prefers to grab and squeeze with her left, and wave with her right. She's on the verge of sitting up on her own, really needing only the very lightest touch to keep her from tipping over. Soon enough she will be crawling and walking and talking and.....we are just savoring every moment we have now as the time really does fly by.
Sydney got the biggest ever gift when she turned 4 months old -- a new house! We found a beautiful home in Sierra Madre (just outside of Pasadena). It was a foreclosure which will take a bit of work to get it into the condition we would like...a very fun project for Handy Heidi (ok, and the contractor we hire for the heavy duty stuff). Check out the "before" pictures so you will appreciate the "after" as we get there!
