Debbie's lil Austin: December 2010

Best Present

Austin had a good Christmas Morning. Santa was good to him and he seemed to understand the excitement, he didn't want to go to sleep on Christmas Eve, he wanted to play. We were just as excited as he was for his first Christmas! He got some new shoes... for when he actually starts wearing them. Lots of clothes from Santa and both sets of grandparents and some new toys and books too! Mommy and Daddy loved having a sweet lil baby to share Christmas with. It is much more fun this way!

The perfect shirt for Austin he was our favorite thing about Christmas!

First pic on Christmas Morning (we both look a little tired still)

Yay! special Burt's bee's baby bath kit

Auntie Val got Austin all of his Red Sox gear.

And board shorts so he can go swimming when we get home!

Christmas Eve

We had a very good dinner and we got all dressed up and then read the Christmas story after and had fun with all the cousins! Breitton loves her new cousin Austin and loves to give him kisses! Austin seemed to understand and sense that it was a Special time and he was excited for Santa to come that he couldn't sleep very well, but then he crashed!

Christmas Activities

Christmas Sunday in his new suit... Thanks Grandma Coates!

At Storybook Land on the Carousel with Mommy. I loved it, can you tell by my smile?

We went to New York for the day and saw the Rocketts Christmas Spectacular and then went to Rockefeller Center and saw the Christmas Tree! It was cold but a fun day!

4 monthsold and learning lots of new things!

Austin had his 4 month check up. He is still very healthy and is growing and developing very well. He is 13lb. 12 oz which is in the 45% and his length was 24" which is 25% so he still seems to be on the shorter side :) He is really starting to giggle and laugh a lot and it is really fun to hear him laugh we will have to get a video of that. He has also found his voice and has learned that when he's in New Jersey he has to talk really loud to be heard over all the rest of the people here! He has mastered rolling over from stomach to back and is starting to roll from his back to his side... not quite to his stomach yet, but any day he will do that. He is a coordinated little guy too - getting good at reaching for and holding onto things! He seems to like dancing he laughed all day watching his Mommy and Auntie's play dance dance revolution either that or he was just laughing at us!!! he went to his first movie yesterday (Yogi Bear) and he got his wish from Santa and is now eating rice cereal!

And he had his first Christmas . . . see the next post for more about that!