I love hearing Joshua get into his giddy giggle, and then the subsequent “hic-burps” that inevitably get him soon after the giggles start. Addison’s giggle is a bit more girly, even at 4 months old, but is no less genuine or enjoyable for me to hear.

Today was an icky day outside. It was cloudy when we woke and the sun never came out all day. Rain fell on and off. Usually this would mean a crabby mommy and kids all day, but we managed to have some laughs.

Joshua got into a giggle fit during lunch over something that I can’t remember. What really kept him going, though, were the big belches he’d release while laughing and hiccuping at the same time. The burps sounded almost painfully large, but he thought he was hilarious. Then during his bath (warning for TMI!) I was washing his bum-crack and he thought it would be very funny to push while I was doing that. Let me tell you, the sound his toot made against the wet washcloth was enough to throw us both into hysterics.

Addison laughs for different reasons at her age. Sometimes I can simply just look at her and smile and she starts giggling. She must think I look very funny. I try not to take it personally. I can also get her to giggle by nuzzling her belly at the base of her ribs; this is her super-tickly spot. She has my tickle genes; she is super-tickly almost everywhere, including her thighs, feet, belly, and neck. There is nothing cuter than a little baby’s gummy grin and belly giggle!

So today didn’t hold any great adventure or excitement for us, but it was a good day in my eyes, filled with laughter, giggles, smiles, burps, and toots.

=)