Cecily 9 Months

9 Months!  I specifically remember 9 months with Geneva, because I remember it being a really neat baby age.  Still a baby, still cuddles, nurses, etc., but more interactive and curious about her environment, mobile (!), and therefore slightly more independent.

Cecily has *just* begun crawling short distances.  She does some combinations of rolling, crawling, and lunging and is able to get just about anywhere she wants to go.. eventually.  I can put her in the middle of a room with toys scattered about and step away for a few minutes at a time while she explores and plays.

Today, she tapped a tin box with a metal spoon after watching Geneva do so.

She has pulled up one time- just enough for me to panic about lowering the sides of the crib.

I am loving that her hair is long enough to clip a bow in her hair without a headband (the important things, you know).

She has just gotten a second bottom tooth and now has her two front, lower teeth.

Today, her nose has been very very runny and she has been more needy/fussy-- I think she is working on some more teeth.

Love this little gal!!

Happy Easter

Easter, Springtime, friends, family, babies- Lovely!  Minus a bit of fussiness (both children, of course- fussiness spans the ages) and a little prep/home maintenance work, that was basically our weekend.  Geneva was out of school Friday and today (Monday) and Greg was off work Friday.  We stayed close to home this Easter weekend and made an effort not to over-schedule ourselves.  The girls had a 1st birthday party (chick and Easter egg hunt themed) Saturday morning and then we went to Easter Vigil mass Saturday evening.  Sunday, Geneva had an egg hunt at church and then we had my brother's family and a few friends over for brunch at our house.

Geneva helped Cecily find her basket, up high on the bookshelf (and yes, they do happen to both be wearing Christmas oriented pajamas.. ?? oh well, we are just melding religious holidays)

Geneva "on the hunt."  I stayed home with Cecily while she napped, but apparently there was a bloody incident at some point during the hunt.  She came home proudly showing off her bandage.  Thankfully, it was a church event and the other children shared some of their eggs with her.

The delight of taking home a basket-ful of eggs must have dulled the pain.

Later on, here I am with my sweet niece.

Sisters!!  Matching dresses!!

I love these little Easter-bunny cuties!