January Fun

Keels has turned into one playful little girl, laughing, squealing and wanting to be part of the action all the time- a socialite, no surprise there. Her favorite things lately are books, bath time and anything she can put in her mouth :)

 Reading with my college friend, Meg Fitz

 Being tickled by Grandpa

 Looking at her book on her belly

 Out for a walk in her snowsuit

 Sitting up so tall

 Playing with Aunt Kerin in her new outfit

 Smiling up at Mom and Dad

 Loving Emmet

All clean after the tub- guess who learned to splash?

3 months old notes

Keeley has officially graduated from the "newborn" phase, which has come with lots of big changes in a short time. Now a sturdy, smiley little character, it's hard to believe she is the same peanut who arrived in New York at 7 lbs.back in early November!

Keels also took the big leap from her "Moses Basket," which she has slept in since birth, to the "Pack and Play," where she now happily can stretch out her long limbs while she snoozes. Speaking of sleep, getting there slowly, but surely. The six hours stretches we saw back at 8 weeks have disappeared- usually, it's more like a 4 hour than a 3 hour night.

Parenthood has been quite the adventure for Emmet and me. Every week there are new developments, joyful ones such as laughing out loud or acrobatics on her tummy mat, and not so fun ones like figuring out whether her intense cry sessions are due to gas, hunger or no reason at all! Recently, she's a drooling fiend so now there's the question of teething? These children sure are a mystery, and Keeley definitely keeps us guessing. Even though I'm sure we will never completely figure her out, we are certain she's the best thing that ever happened to us and seeing her smile up from her bed every morning is, well, amazing.

No snowsuits yet...

I don't know if the Northeast just knows we need to gradually be welcomed back to the season of winter after the Caribbean or what, but it has been one warm and beautiful couple of weeks. Walks with no coat on and Keeley in the Moby wrap and a spontaneous trip to the beach with Katherine and Fritz were not what you'd expect for January, but we'll take it.

New Year's Eve

The Fitzpatrick Family reunion was held on New Year's Eve this year to accommodate everyone's schedules and serve as a good -bye party for my cousin, Kerry, who is starting army training this week. It was a really fun way to kick off 2012!

 The highlight for Keels was definitely meeting her second cousins from Braintree, MA:

Shea (3) and Gavin (5 months)