Dominic had a fantastic first Christmas. He really did love the tree and all the lights and decorations and he seemed to just sense the excitement.As you can see from the picture below, my Mom (aka Grandma Gayle) came to visit and we all had such a good time playing together. He took about a full 5 minutes to warm up to her and the 2 have been bosom buddies ever since.
Mom was also here to witness his first word. Now, if you wave and say "HI" to him, he will wave back and repeat something like "HI." He doesn't really know what it means, of course, but he'll pretty much do it every time.
Probably like all kids Dominic's age, he cared way more about the wrapping, bows, and boxes that he did about the gifts themselves. As I said above, though, he seemed to know that we wanted him to be excited so he tried to throw us a bone by making his most excited faces.
Here is Dominic with his Tutu...
Naturally, after it was all over, he slept the sleep of a happy and content child. 
