Look what Santa brought Sydney

Sydney was a very good girl this year...all 4 months. Since we were in MN and SD at Christmas, Santa left his present for her in NC. She is very active at 4 1/2 months and absolutely loves her activity bouncer.

Sydney's First Christmas

Sydney's first Christmas was exciting. We were in South Dakota at Grandma Jean and Dennis' new house on the lake. We spent Christmas Eve with Uncle Steve, Patty, Nikki, Tyler, Uncle Allen, Aunt Nancy, Lucas, Nathan and Kylie. There was plenty of entertainment for a 4 month old.

I've found my feet!

Sydney has found her feet. She is now reaching for them and trying to get them to her mouth. She also LOVES being naked. As soon as you reach for the tabs of her diaper she starts squirming and cooing as she knows she is about to be naked. It is like we have a totally different child!

Uncle Allen and Aunt Nancy

Allen was probably the most excited person to meet Sydney. The day we saw them he immediatley washed his hands and came over to get Sydney. He would take her to the window and show her the lake. They would play in the floor with the toys. He even babysat one evening so we could go to Target; I think they just watched basketball together.

It was very nice to have Nancy around to give mommy a break during the day. She would take Sydney and entertain her so that I could do something else. Many thanks to Aunt Nancy for keeping some baby stuff for us to use when we were in MN. Somehow she even managed to send some toys back to NC with us. Hmmmmmmm....

Cousin Nikki

Nikki is Sydney's oldest cousin, however she has a 2 year old brother at home so she is not a stranger to crying and diapers. She had a lot of fun playing with Sydney and showing her the Christmas tree. Nikki's boyfriend also thought Sydney was pretty cute as he was always tickling her and playing with her toes.

Cousin Kylie

We were most anxious to see what Kylie thought of Sydney. "Baby Cindy", as she was called by Kylie, was a lot of fun. Kylie was busy showing her how big girls eat their dinner, make Play Doh shapes, and use the potty. Perhaps the best thing Kylie did was "rolling practice". Sydney was so close to rolling over while we were in MN that everyone was in the floor trying to encourage the big event. Kylie rolled around the floor trying to get Sydney to do the same. I guess Sydney was paying attention as she rolled front to back soon after our return to NC and rolled from back to front yesterday (Jan 11).

Cousin Nathan

Cousin Nathan was sooo excited to meet Sydney. He is a very sweet boy and loved playing with Sydney. He said "Uncle David, Sydney is an angel." We could not agree more! Of course our opinions change when she is fussy and will not sleep.

Cousin Lucas

We had a wonderful time in MN over Christmas. Sydney got to meet more cousins and they had a lot of fun. Cousin Lucas was very excited to meet Sydney. He has had a lot of experience with his younger siblings, so he was a pro at holding and entertaining Sydney.