Raven Lynn Rogers

December 2004
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Britene and Glenn were terribly busy being new parents and going back to work this month, so they didn't really get a chance to take many pictures while I was gone. Most are from the day I left, or the day I returned with only three taken in between. Use the hints shown in tech help to load the pictures while you sleep and then browse at your leisure. 

Added some new pictures there weren't Christmas related, but did take place in Dec 2004. Look how much she has grown!    

	A very happy baby, she smiles a lot. And her laugh! You should hear this little "girly" laugh she has.
	Dad, I swear, it was this big!
	What do you think that Bear is doing over there?
	Yikes, furry little kisses, yuck!
	And this is my Mommy's chin.
	Look at this little darling sleeping. A little "healthier" than last week, wouldn't you say?
	She had just woke up. Pretty calm when you consider she is hungry and awake. Britene is so lucky.
	Britene and Raven on the day I left. Raven is holding her head up more and more. I bet it won't be long before she is watching everything that goes on in the room, regardless of it being in front of her or not.
	The life of a baby is a wonderful one. Eat, sleep and poop. In between, yawn. Mom and Dad takes turns holding, feeding, changing and watching little Raven. It's a great system.
	Guests come over and hold her often. She just watches them like she expects them to do tricks or something. Here we see Colt getting his Raven-dose. His own son, born 4 months ago, is upstairs with Mom.
	Raven checks out Dad's hand to see if it tastes good. I think this is her telling him something...
	Playing dress up to see what clothes fit her now. Britene is the one taking the pictures so we will see a lot of Glenn. Isn't this little bundle of joy precious in her head band?
	The next outfit also fits. Notice the abundance of pink in Raven's life? It is pretty hard to find cute baby clothes in her size that aren't pink. Trust me, I just did her Christmas shopping...
	She is now modeling her new night gown and night cap. She was so calm throughout all the changing they did to her that night.
	I had to show the other angle since it displays the stocking cap so well. Like a little elf or something.
	At two months old, she now fits into her jeans. The weather in Payson got a little cold in recent days. In fact, there is snow on the ground this day, so jeans were a must.
	Father and Daughter taking a little early morning nap.
	Glenn tries out a new way to wear her clothes. She didn't seem to mind too much.
	When she comes home from work, she has been away from Raven for HOURS AND HOURS, so Britene spends a few minutes just examining, touching, cooing and smiling at her daughter.
	Here, we see the Elvis grin when Britene hands Raven up to Glenn.
	Raven makes some pretty cute faces at her Mom during a burping session. I think Raven wants to play.
	Raven shows her appreciation to her Mom for the meal and burp session. It doesn't take much to make Raven smile. The hard part is catching it on the camera
	Can you tell that Glenn REALLY REALLY loves his daughter?
	Raven is enjoying her mobile Tracy. She smiles and laughs to see the little cloth butterflies go round and round.
	Wanted to show the little double chin action we got going now. Wide eyed and alert, she watches the butterflies.
	She caught sight of me and stuck her tongue out at me.
	Once she had my attention, she began telling me all about it. God, I love this age.
	Later that night when Britene got home, Raven nestled down into her favorite place and napped while her Mom planted soft kisses.
	How could I resist a close up of the little cherub?
	So, Glenn was playing around at trying to appear scary. He does a pretty good impression of Jack Nicholson in the "Shining", don't you think?
	New thing of note, she does, on occasion, hold her own bottle. This has Britene and Glenn jumping for joy.
	God -- I love a milk mouth smile.
	If you can, download this picture to your computer and view it in your browser where you can increase the size. See those beautiful blue eyes?
	I got to baby-sit the little darling for New Years Eve (a sign I am past my prime -- not out partying -- home being a GrandMother!) and shot a couple of pictures. Here, we see her just before I woke her up to play with her. =)  Two hours is a long enough nap for anyone, right?
	Awake now, and ready to Mamba. Her hands are still flopping all over the place, but she is sure trying to get them under control.
	Something I never get to do at Britene's! Bath time! Raven LOVES being naked.
	Wanted you guys to see how curly her hair is BEFORE Britene brushes it down flat. I think she might have naturally curly hair.
	Clean, hair brushed and dressed in a new outfit, Raven checks out the lights just outside the window. I wrapped the tree right next to the RV with rope lights to help with backing in at night.
	Taken just before midnight. Look at those blue eyes. Some days they seem green, others blue.
	Just in case you were thinking the bink is a requirement, I took it out and this was the result. Pretty calm, huh?
	Okay, so I don't get to play dress up often, so after midnight, we tried some of the other outfits her Mom packed. As I have stated before, Raven LOVES to be naked though.
	The next morning, Connie (my neighbor) came over to see the baby. I let her dress Raven. It has been a real long time for her, but she remembered how. Raven didn't get too upset with her.