Month four was brimming with excitement and curiosity. Dakota’s interest in the world around her has become more assertive. She insists on grabbing everything in sight and flings her little body around to position herself so that she never misses a beat.

She’s also become even more vocal squealing and squawking in reaction to all the things that make her happy (overflowing kisses, belly rubs, swinging high in her BabyBjorn bouncer, her favorite owl toy, and most recently playing peek-a-boo). Oh, and she’s discovered her toes!

Mere months into this thing and we can both say that parenthood has been absolutely remarkable. We couldn’t be more elated about our budding little family.

We’re so grateful to my younger brother for capturing our earliest moments as a new family of three while he was home for the holidays.