No, Lucie and Ryan haven't suddenly started sleeping through the night. Instead, Megan and the twins got a headstart on the holidays by travelling to her parents a few days ago. And while I miss them terribly, it hasn't prevented me from sleeping 8 to 10 hours a nights. Blissful, uninterrupted sleep where no one has poopy diapers to change, spits up on me, or decides that 4am seems like a perfectly reasonable time to start the day.
Like a bear hibernating for winter, I'm storing up sleep to get me through the long nights still to come once our family is reunited.
With a few extra towels, just about any kitchen sink can be turned into a bath. Over the holidays, Lucie (top/left) and Ryan (bottom/right) bathed in sinks at multiple locations. Here they demonstrate the versitility of my parents' kitchen.
And what a first Christmas it was! Lucie and Ryan had many adventures over their holiday vacation. Highlights included spending Christmas day with their entire extended family (Aunt Rach and Uncle Greg pictured here); cutting down a tree at the Christmas tree farm (they spent the time in the warm office eating lunch with two big dogs); their first plane trip and road trip; and meeting many family friends of all ages.
Lucie was at her best after a recent feeding. She must laughed and giggled for 10 minutes or so while Megan and I made faces.
At nearly three months age, Lucie and Ryan demonstrate a wide range of emotions. While there has always been plenty of fussiness (particularly in the evening) and crying (especially when hungry), they now have increasingly frequent bouts of happiness, curiousity, and day-dreaming.
