Happy Bets

Betsy has developed a sense of humor. So many things make her giggle these days.

Yesterday after eating she was half asleep and I laid her in her crib in an effort to do some laundry. Ben walked in and asked where she was, and when we walked by her open door she was standing there grinning at us. We said "Hey!" and she started cracking up.

When she removes her own diaper and you ask her what she's doing...she laughs.

When she's crawling somewhere she shouldn't and you ask her where she's going she laughs.

She is ticklish, on her ribs, her neck and her feet. She laughs and snorts.

When we throw her around in the air, or lift her in circles (like she's on a carnival ride) she smiles and laughs and it's impossible to take your eyes off of her.

When we're in the midst of a diaper change and she tinkles all over the table and I make an exasperated face, she giggles.

When Madison drops a toy at Betsy's feet, Betsy squeals and laughs.

When Madison steals a cookie from Betsy, she laughs (I doubt this will last long).

When Ben and I laugh...Betsy laughs.

When she pulls up, sits down, pulls up, sits down, and peeks over the side of the couch. She laughs.

When I'm trying to feed her, and she keeps trying to intercept the spoon with her hand (which she helps me 'guide' to her mouth) she then laughs while she swallows.

When I push buttons on her toy phone and pretend she's having a conversation with one of her friends she laughs (Mom! If you use my phone I get to use your phone!).

When she sees herself in the mirror (or one of us!) she laughs.

When she first sees Granny-on-the-computer. She laughs LOUDLY.

Pretty much the only thing that does not make her laugh is when she's hungry or she falls over. But she sits right up and gets over it.

I hope the kiddo keeps this disposition because she has a great joy for life (and it's contagious!).