the north sister: windy

It's the first day of 2013. It's howling outside. Lucas, Shelby and I went for a walk and I felt like Poo and piglet trying to keep from blowing away. I love wind. Sometimes I don't, like when its the cold kind that pierces through you. We don't get many warm balmy winds here, which, along with warm rain, are my favorite. But today's wind wasn't the piercing kind and we were bundled tight, so Lucas and I much enjoyed our almost-balmy and blustery Mary Poppins-esque outing. Lucas is getting so much more aware of his world. He has been a pro at tummy time, ready to roll over with the slightest push. He loves to bounce and fly through the air looking around. His head and neck are super strong... well, stronger than they were. He still gets tired after extended periods on his belly. Today he almost used a pincer grasp to investigate a big button on my sweater. He grabbed it using his first and middle fingers and thumb, with great delicacy and intent. I love him and I can't believe that I don't even really know him yet... it blows my mind that he's going to grow soon to be a little man with his own personality, sense of humor and ideas. I know so much about him, little cues, what he needs... and I could recognize his cry or his laugh in a crowd I think... but he isn't even talking yet. Sometimes I think it couldn't be better than right now, that he could never get any more precious... but then he does something else, like pinch my button or reach for his bottle, and I can't even imagine entering that universe where he will be rolling and crawling and talking and walking, and READING and WRITING and ... oh man.

All dressed up for Kyle and Logan's wedding

Roger and Eva were here for Christmas and Jonathan came up for the week after. We had a lovely Christmas with our charlie brown tree. Lucas barely squeaked into his "my first christmas" reindeer outfit. He's graduated to 9 month clothes almost exclusively.