Still a Small Fry

Yesterday Cecilia turned 9 months old (still in disbelief here). I knew that she was going to weigh-in on the small side of the charts because of how much she is moving around. I was a little shocked to see just how small she really is though:

Weight: 15 lbs. 10 oz, 8th Percentile!

Height: 28 inches, 60th Percentile

At least her height is still average. She is eating a ton these days, and she is now cleared to eat just about anything, which means introducing her to meats, breads, spices, etc. We will attempt to keep her on the charts for her 1st birthday.

Remember how I was saying that her personality is coming through? Here is one such example. These were taken yesterday during lunch. She was being such a ham! Some of these faces remind me of me, well pictures of me anyway. She was totally posing and playing with the camera. Too cute!

Pearly White

One teeny tiny tooth finally popped through on Monday morning. You still can't see it, but man oh man it is sharp! The drool has continued and I am hoping that its friend shows up by the end of this week. She has been sleeping better (thank goodness AND knock on wood!).

She has been exceptionally cute this past few weeks. I am really liking this age. Her personality is shining through in everything she does. She is so vocal right now too. She will sit with a book and tell us the story. She is mischievous too- she will pick up a toy and play with it for a few seconds and then toss it a few feet, then do it again until she is close enough to something she knows she shouldn't get into: cat food, book shelf, pantry, dog water, laundry basket, stereo buttons, cat, dog, etc. Then she will just leave the toy and go for it, only looking back with a smirk to see if she has gotten "caught" yet. She is full of laughter and songs. She is also the strongest (almost) 9 month old I've ever held. I notice it the most at church, I feel like I am juggling 3 babies with how much she moves. She pushes away from me and bends down toward the pew in front of us. She will walk up me and then try to jump, that is always fun. It must be very entertaining, or distracting, for those around us.

In other news, Jon has got the garden started for the year. We decided to do a 4x6 raised bed garden, and we picked up the good dirt last weekend and got it moved into place. The plant sale at Jon's office is May 4, so we will probably be planting the following weekend. I was also able to get away this weekend with my friend to get the first pedicures of the season and go out for a drink. It has been soooooo long since I've had real girl time, and I needed it. Even if it was for just a few hours, it was a wonderful. Jon and I also had a date night on Friday night with my cousin and her boyfriend. We went to a Mammoth Lacrosse game and grandma stayed and watched Cecilia. It was the first time that we have left her for bed time. It wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be, I think because we were ready for a date!

Here is the photo version of the last blog post:

Cecilia enjoying all of the pretty flowers in our front garden.

This is Bogart in the attic fan. We don't know how he got there, but Jon discovered him while I was out. Somehow he got into the attic, lets hope this doesn't happen again!
Enjoying some blackberries.

Her new wheels! Beep Beep! Faster Daddy!

And they convert into a walking toy!

Aaaand the reason her crib is now lowered: Monkey! Monkey! Monkey!

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Cecilia has been teething, and therefore only sleeping for about 2 hours at a time at night. It is so much fun. I can't wait for more teeth. Due to my lack of sleep, my brain has started to fail me, and I have wanted to write a complete blog, but you will have to settle for this:

C is eating great and liking all kinds of food: Kiwi, cheese, black beans, yogurt.

C is improving her pincher skills for picking food up. She has graduated to chunks of food, no more pureed stuff.

She is pulling herself up on everything in sight and starting to cruise around furniture.

I am tired.

I have an addiction to baking chocolate chip cookies.

Pat and Sarah were here last weekend, it was wonderful to see them as always. The next time we see Pat will be for graduation.

I have been busy this week with albums, spreadsheets, and websites.

Oh that reminds me- and this is kind of big- My Dad's new website is live: www.ambrosehomebuilders.com. I designed it for him.

We had to lower the bed in C's crib because she is a monkey. She figured out how to climb up on to her crib mirror and bumpers.

I started writing this post on Thursday, it is now Saturday...

I have lots of pictures, but don't have time to post them right now.

How big is Cecilia??

Sooo Big!

Cecilia learned this new trick last weekend at Grandma and Pops' house. It was an absolutely beautiful weekend- 60*, pure blue skies, wonderful company.


We drove up late on Thursday and went into Fairplay on Friday to show off Cecilia to Grandma's co-workers and students. Cecilia loved playing with all of the ducks in Grandma's classroom, and learning how to do multiplication. Grandma's students loved meeting Cecilia. They startled her a little when they "quacked" at her, but it was all in fun.



We also went to see Pops at the job site. The church is looking beautiful! The were working on the ceiling, the paint is done, cabinets are in, and it just looks marvelous! I am so excited to see it completed and for the wedding in August ;) You can see pictures of the progress here.

Happy Easter

We love Easter, and this year was no exception. The weather was perfect, the company was great, the food was plenty and delicious.

Saturday night my brother, Pete, went to the Easter Vigil with me at church. It was a beautiful mass! I think that the Easter Vigil is my favorite mass of the whole year. I love how renewing it is. I love the music. I love welcoming all of the new members of the church in.

On Easter Sunday we headed to Ma & Pa's house to celebrate with the entire family. Cecilia received so many Easter baskets. She got new clothes, and toys from her Grandma's and her Great Aunt Michele. She was so darn cute in her Easter dress too! We had a delicious meal, followed by the egg hunt. Cecilia was soooo tired by this time, it should have been nap time. She wasn't to sure about the eggs, she preferred the grass better.




After the eggs were all found and emptied we enjoyed the beautiful weather and kept the tradition of kite flying alive. We couldn't have asked for a better day for kite's. At any given time there were 6+ kites in the sky, way UP in the sky. Cecilia was so tired, she curled up on Grandma and took a nap.

Thanks Grandma!

While I was recuperating last week from surgery, my Mom stayed with us to help out with Cecilia and the house. She was WONDERFUL! Thank you for cleaning, entertaining the baby, cooking, shopping, and nurturing me. You are the best, and I hope that someday I am as good of a Mom as you are. We enjoyed spending so much time with you.

College Week

Last week Cecilia had college week and sported all of her favorite college looks. These looks came from her Uncle's Pat and Pete, and her (future) Aunt Sarah.

Uncle Pat is graduating in June from the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), in Kings Point, NY. He got Cecilia this onesie even before she was born, and it finally fits her. She is so proud of her Uncle Pat for all of his hard work! She is also very excited to go on the airplane in June for graduation.
Uncle Pete got Cecilia this super cute dress for Christmas. Uncle Pete is a freshman in Sterling, CO at Northeastern Junior College (NJC). He is studying Agriculture Education and Animal Science. This summer he is going on a mission trip back to Africa to teach a large group of orphans how to raise livestock and farm the land. Cecilia is so proud of her Uncle Pete, and hopes that someday she can work on his dude ranch ;)

(Future) Aunt Sarah got Cecilia this cute onesie for Christmas too. I recently bought some summer clothes for her and the little skirt and new shoes were perfect for it. The onsie also says "Go Ravens" across the tush. Aunt Sarah is graduating in December from Benedictine College after she marries Uncle Pat in August. She will graduate with her degree in Secondary Education, ESL, and Spanish. Cecilia loves her Aunt Sarah, and is so proud of her. She can't wait for the wedding!