Marlee is 4 months old AND rolled over tonight!

Marlee has been much happier during tummy time lately...we've been practicing rolling over (with a little help from me), but I've been preventing her from rolling all the way over during the day in hopes that she'd do it after Dave was home from work.  We gave her 1 practice roll by tucking her arm, then put her back on her tummy and with no positioning help she rolled over!  We even caught it on video!

Can't believe she is 4 months already!  She is loving to sit up (supported) and stand up (supported), and it's so fun to see her interactions with toys (putting everything in her mouth) and with people...Daddy's pretty good at getting some laughs from her.  Pretty soon she'll be sitting up alone and eating people food!  Glad she is happy and interactive for this holiday season!  Plus, she's now been sleeping 8-10 hrs straight at night...hope it keeps up!  She usually isn't down for the count until 11ish, but I'll take it!

The holidays are always a busy time!  Daddy babysat Friday night so that I could go out with my old work girls at the Yellow Porch.  Brittnye and I shared some yummy food!  Julie and Mallory came over afterward to play with Marlee.  It was the funniest thing when we arrived b/c Daddy had to change her due to spit up and the footie pants he had her in were up to her armpits...they were technically the right labeled size, but it was hilarious looking!  On Saturday we spent all day listening and dancing to Christmas music while baking and making handmade gifts for our family.  Then Sunday we went over to Kari's new townhome to visit with her, Rebekah & Mike, and Lee, Leah & Sarah...it was so great to be around my girls!  I can't believe Sarah is already 18 months...seems like yesterday she was Marlee's size!  Leah keeps saying every 4 months it just keeps getting better and better!  Since Bekah and Mike live here now, I hope we can all visit more. 

We are eating lunch at ABEC tomorrow with Dave's coworkers before leaving town (last year we'll travel away for Christmas more than likely).  Excited that the Carpenters and Uncle Joel will be up from NOLA to visit Marlee for the first time!  We can only stay til Sunday, wish we had more time to spend with family, but at least we are getting to go at all.  My sister is in town too!  Should be getting some visits from friends and maybe some family the week after Christmas too!

Well, Dave should be back any minute from helping cook overnight for lunch tomorrow...we are gonna be tired and sorry tomorrow night, but the holiday spirit will lift us!  MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!