Cecilia is two months old (actually close to three now)!
Cecilia continues to be a super happy and easy baby. Last night she slept from 9PM to almost 9AM! I actually had to wake her up in the morning so she could go to daycare. This week was her first week going to daycare and she has been doing great!
Cecilia and Adrienne have been inseparable. True, Cecilia has no choice yet, but Adrienne says they are "best friends". I see a future of lots of snuggles, hugs, ....and fights and arguing. 😉
Cecilia is a big smiler. All you have to do is look at her and say her name to make her give you a grin. I can't wait until she starts laughing.
I have been enjoying dressing Cecilia up in Adrienne's old clothes. They look so much alike sometimes and other times look like complete opposites.
Cecilia loves to be in her carrier. While I'm chasing Adrienne around, Cecilia spends a lot of time in it. She has gone on many library trips and grocery store trips in it and sleeps soundly for hours.
And more pictures, just because she is adorable. 💗
Now that it is nearly October I guess I have to admit that summer is over. This was a summer of changes. New house, new town, new baby, and Josh's new job. However, a lot of other fun memories happened that we want to remember.
Adrienne went on a 3 mile hike around a lake at Kensington park (while Mommy was 9 months pregnant). She walked almost the entire length and only needed to be carried for a bit because she saw a crane and got scared.
Adrienne went on her first long trip away from Mommy and Daddy. She spent nearly two weeks up north with Grandmama and Boppa. She had a blast and we were a bit worried that she wouldn't want to come home!
I was the co-maid of honor at Lauren's wedding. Josh and I had a lot of fun and were so happy to celebrate with them.
We have really been enjoying Williamston. They had several little festivals throughout the summer that were great. At one festival they had a firetruck spraying a hose overhead for the kids to play in. Can you spot Adrienne?
We tried to get outside as much as possible on the days it wasn't too hot. It was an incredibly HOT summer.
We went to the MelonFest in Howell even though we don't live there anymore. Adrienne's favorite part was the school bus that they converted into a little library. Josh's favorite part was the Lego :)
We've been going on lots of walks now that we have a double stroller. Adrienne loves that she can look at her sister and Cecilia loves to fall asleep in it.
Adrienne moved into a "Big Girl Bed". She had a lot of trouble at first and needed someone to lay with her until she fell asleep. We were lucky to have Grammy with us when she was like that! She is much better at falling asleep on her own now especially since Daddy made her a special star night light.
She fell asleep once in her tent instead of her bed. It was adorable.
She sleeps with A LOT of stuffed animals. In this picture I can see.....2 giant elephants, a giant polar bear, a giant brown bear, Mickey Mouse, snoopy, and 5 pillows. And I'm sure there's more hidden underneath!
With a newborn baby, there was a bit more TV watching for Adrienne than I would like to admit ;). Some of her favorite movies to watch this summer were "The Greatest Showman", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Tinker-belle". She loved to dance to the music from The Greatest Showman.
We spent Labor Day up in Cadillac. I always love seeing Adrienne and Henry play together. I can't wait until Cecilia can join in the fun!
Josh made a picture with the fresh vegetables from the garden.
Fun with the hose
We got to meet Baby Ezra. Adrienne is excited to have another cousin and we are excited to have another nephew! Cecilia, Ezra and Leo were all born this year!
Wow! One month old already! We had a wonderful first month with baby Cecilia. When we named her, we were thinking of using the nicknames Cece or CJ, but so far we mostly just call her Cecilia. At first, when Adrienne said her name it sounded like "cereal", but she moved on quickly to the correct pronunciation. Now that she has been here for a while, Adrienne has started to call her "Celia". I guess time will tell if her full name or a nickname is what sticks.
Cecilia's favorite activity for her first month has definitely been sleeping. She is an amazing sleeper and we have been lucky to have her already sleeping most of the night. She takes long naps during the day and wakes only to eat and play for a couple of hours. I know this phase will go by fast and we are all excited to interact with her more as she wakes up for longer periods of time. Most of my pictures of her this month were when she was sleeping.
Cecilia had a lot of visitors this month. We are so lucky to have such supportive and helpful family and friends. Grammy has been staying with us for most of this first month which has been extremely helpful as we adjust to our new family of four. Here is Cecilia with some of her visitors.
Grammy
Grandmama
Aunt Amy, Cousin Sam and Cousin Annie Lou (Uncle Chris came too)
Lauren
Boppa
Aunt Maggie
The person who has been the most excited for our new baby has definitely been Adrienne. She is always asking "Where's Celia?" and she wants to snuggle her all the time (sometimes a little too much). We laugh because most of the time an Adrienne snuggle means a scream from Cecilia. Adrienne loves her so much and has only had a few moments of jealousy so far. She has adjusted to her new role as a big sister much better than we anticipated. We love seeing them start to interact and to see Cecilia start to watch Adrienne.
As you can hear, Cecilia has quite the cry! Even the nurse at her first doctor appointment commented on it. Even though she will probably hate us one day for saying this, we joke that she is just like the classic "screaming goat" youtube video. She will be completely quiet one second and then let out a random loud scream out of nowhere.
It was a month that we will never forget. I am so grateful to be able to spend another month at home with Cecilia before returning to work. More Cecilia pictures below because we just can't get enough!
