Cecelia at Twelve Months

Considering Cece's almost 13 months now, I better catch up. I think after this I'll do updates less frequently. It's been amazing to see her grow into a one year old, but it's hard to keep up with the monthly posts. I'd rather be hangin' with my girl. Gosh, has it really been a year since this happened?!

Cece is one. And like they say, one is turning out to be so much fun. She get's more awesome every day. I have to confess after surviving a year of parenthood, I think both James and I would agree that the last few months have been our favorite so far. Newborns are cuddly but toddlers are curious, courageous, smart, energized and just plain fun to be around. It is the best thing ever. Love this girl.

At 12 months Cece:

• weighs 19.5lbs and is 29 inches long. what can I say, we are small people.
• has two half teeth, bottom front.
• is sporting a full head of blonde hair with a tint of strawberry.
• knows where her belly button, nose, mouth and toes are.
• "talks" non-stop but clearly says mama, dada, nana, doggie, fan, more, milk and can point out many things by name (favorites include Summit, her pony, playhouse, car, piano). Also, fire, TV (ugh!), light, switch, bath, clouds, jacket, hat, water, bed and all of her favorite people. Shakes her head for yes and no. Girl loves to point at things. Learning new words daily.
• started walking on the eve of her first birthday. no baby steps, full on walking across the room!
• is a little picky when it comes to food. would survive on blueberries if we let her. other favorites include pasta, pancakes, peas, scrambled eggs, cheese, yogurt and crackers.
• Will drink water but does NOT like milk of any kind (we tried them all) except mama's milk. Still nursing 3 times a day but not pumping at work anymore (hurray!).
• digs music and loves to dance. i mean loves it. she dances when she hears a jingle on TV. she dances when someone's phone rings, she dances if you sing to her, she dances when the refrigerator chimes at us to change the filter.
• doesn't nap like normal children. sigh. I'm lucky if I get 45 minutes out of her in the morning and afternoon. the good news is she's generally good natured even without naps.
• is an early riser. usually up by 6:30, rarely sleeps past 7. awesome. 
• loves, loves, loves when daddy comes home from work. pure joy!
• loves her cozy coupe. goes in and out, in and out. will sit in it all day long.
• is starting to get more interested in books. loves flipping pages. discovered how to tear out pages from daddy's bedside book too.
• loves to climb ladders. can climb to the top (10 feet!) of the attic staircase (one of the pull down things) by herself. gah. climbs on our bed by herself and thinks the coffee table is her personal jungle gym. 
• loves bathtime but hates jammie time. insists on spinning her overhead clouds before laying down to sleep. 
• is a bit of a loud mouth. she's learned that she can scream and scream loud. god, i have that kid.
• Goes by Cece, Ceese, Peanut, Munchkin, TC, Ceesel, C-baby, Munch-a-scrunch but rarely ever Cecelia.

Love this monkey. Happy Birthday, Cecelia! Photos below are from her third first birthday celebration (lucky kid) with grandpa, who's birthday is the day before hers.

One!

A Go in the Snow

We received our first real snowstorm last weekend. It was the perfect opportunity to reacquaint Cece to snow (remember last year?) and introduce her to sledding. At first she wasn't so sure about the white stuff. It was hard to stand on, slippery and, cold! But after awhile I think she warmed up to it (ha) and really enjoyed sledding (I think). We enjoyed it anyway! These photos are priceless.

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree!

Scenes from Thanksgiving 2013

Cecelia at Eleven Months

Our baby girl is almost a year old. Everyone says it, but seriously...this year flew by. Eleven months. Wow. Just, wow.

Cecelia is really coming into her own these days. She's close to walking. She's standing on her own and every day gets a little stronger. She loves to climb on us and wrestle on the floor. She's not afraid of heights, this one. Climbs everything - up, up, up. She sneaks into the bedroom and climbs up on the bed herself. She's pretty good at getting down off furniture and climbs down the staircase herself, too. She has this funny tuft of hair in the back of her head that sticks straight up. Her first tooth is finally starting to poke through her bottom jaw. Her tongue is always sticking out of her mouth. Always. She understands SO MUCH! Mimics everything, especially hand jesters. She does high fives. She loves to "point to Summit". Kiss Summit. Pet Summit. Climb Summit. Did I mention she points? Mostly to Summit.

It's been a rough month for illness though. Cece had her first ear infection and her first ever round of antibiotics. Two days after finishing the antibiotics she broke out in a full body rash which lasted for three days. Poor thing was miserable. Her doctor wasn't sure if it was a reaction to the medicine or a viral infection. It's still a mystery. As if that wasn't enough, a day and a half after the rash went away she ran a fever of 101-104 for THREE DAYS STRAIGHT. Ugh. It's been rough on everyone. Fingers crossed we're in the clear for a little bit. It's just the start of the season of sickness though so I'm not holding my breath.

Oh, Cecelia. Even when you're a hot mess we still can't get enough of you. Love you baby girl!