Merry Christmas!

Dear Friends and Family,

I can't believe Christmas is less than one week away.  Time has gone by so quickly with little Gideon here.  It seems like yesterday I was holding a little swaddled peanut in my arms!  He is changing so much week to week. This week he has just about mastered holding his head up - he has started cooing and mimicing some of the sounds we make to him.  It really wont be long before he rolls over, I see him bending that little leg and wiggling all over the place trying to figure it out.  We've actually had to strap him into his swing because he's become a little wiggly bear!

I look forward to attending church for the first time with Gideon on Christmas Eve.  I plan to strap him in his new favorite way to be carried, in the Moby, facing outward.

I took him to Walmart last week to pick up a few things and did not feel like fighting with the giant stroller.  So, I just stuck him in the Moby (it's a baby carrier that allows him to be close to my body).  It was very entertaining to see people's reactions to him in the Moby - as he is about eye level with most people.  Gideon was very enthralled by all the big bright lights, sounds, and colors at Walmart.  It seems like he will definately be a little social butterfly.

Merry Christmas!