January 4, 2009

Finally getting to add Christmas photos! Here are some pictures with family that Carmen was able to see over the trip to Mexico!

2nd cousin that lives in Tulsa. Now here's where I get into trouble! Was this Jessica or Nicole? We missed getting a picture of Rachel (my cousin) & Jessica or Nicole (whoever isn't above!) It was a little hectic & Carmen was flat woreout. She saw 20 people on Friday!

Great Aunt Joyce. Carmen was really tired about this point in the evening, so they didn't get to see her at her best. She was hanging on by a thread.

Anna & Alaina came to visit Carmen at Mema & Pepa's, along with Mama & Papa Link, Aunt Tara & Uncle Troy.

Carmen liked this little Santa. It was cousin Haley's when she was little.

She started chewing/sucking on the teething toy over Christmas.


Great Grandma Baldwin - they had fun together.

Isn't this the CUTEST picture?

Great Aunt Dorothy.

Cousin Michael

This was taken with all the other Paparazzi (as Heather says). There were probably 3-4 cameras taking photos of her at this time.

And here she is with Great Uncle Robert!

Cousin Heather who lives in Nashville.

2nd cousin Ashton ELIZABETH :)

Cousin Rhonda. Carmen, someday you can thank Rhonda for getting Mommy the Pregnancy Book. It was neat to have a place to journal & put photos during pregnancy!

2nd cousin Brittany.

Carmen is now turning the pages of books. Daddy sat her down to read some Ducks Unlimited. She practiced the page turning on the ducks. She did it with me and I thought it was coincidence. Then she did it with Haley & Brian. No coincidence, purely intentional. I will add a video later in the week.

The video is one of her first times in her new/borrowed (thanks Alicia & Robert!) bouncy seat. She likes it but only in small doses. She hasn't quite figured it out yet - it moves around as she moves around. So if she gets frustrated, she wiggles, and it moves more, and she wiggles more and it moves more - and well, she just can't handle much of that just yet!!! She likes it, but it is something she'll grow into for sure.