4 Months Old!

Look who's 4 months old!!!  We can't believe 4 months have already passed since that amazing day this little angel came into our lives. 

This past month, Gemma is a smiling machine!  She also started laughing which is like music to our ears.

She also was baptized this month!  She was such a good baby for the whole ceremony.  Even when we stripped her down, dipped her in a bowl of warm water, poured water over head in front of a bunch of our family and friends.

 She is lucky to have her Great Uncle Danny and Great Aunt Amy for her Godparents, too.

 We had a barbecue at our house afterwards, which was lots of fun.  My mom ordered chocolate truffles as favors and they were wrapped with pretty pink ribbons.  Brian picked the cake flavor - vanilla chiffon cake, lemon mousse, lemon curd and fresh raspberries, yum!

 Brian barbecued chicken and tri-tip for some of our family and friends.  I made orzo salad and fruit salad and ordered dinner rolls.  My mom made potato salad and Debbie made green salad - it was quite a feast!

 This pretty baby wore a very special baptismal gown, too.  My grandmother's grandmother made this gown in Italy many, many years ago.  My dad wore it (with blue ribbon), I wore it, my brothers wore it and now it was Gemma's turn.  I had it restored just for the occasion and it looked beautiful.

Anywho, onto more month 4 updates...she loves to stand and push off her legs, but she's not quite steady enough yet for her jump-aroo, so we got her an exersaucer which she LOVES.

 We went on our first date night and Uncle Gabriel and Auntie Lindsay baby sat.

 This naughty baby was at it again - shopping spree central on her 4 month birthday!  Now that she's in 3-6 months clothes some of the time, she wanted some new outfits and Carter's was having a HUGE sale. 

 She is a grabber!  She particularly loves her Little Giraffe blankie with the silky edge and her star blanket that has different textured edges for some good chewing.

 Here she is at 4 months old!  What a ham!  She's a talkative little baby these days, too.  Also, she rolled over from back to front this month!