Back to Our Regular Programming

Thank you to everyone who has been keeping up with our little family and goings on.  We were having computer problems due to having too many photos on the hard drive.  We ended up making three attempts at buying an external hard drive from online companies.  Finally, the hard drive has arrived and I have been able to transfer pictures from the camera and now onto this site!  Hoorah!

Cecily, now almost 4 months, seems to be growing so quickly!  She has rolled a few times from her tummy to her back and just yesterday rolled from her back to her belly.  She tries very hard to sit up and very much enjoys shaking, grabbing, and putting toys and blankets into her mouth.  She is quite chatty and thinks Stella the dog is hilarious when she barks.  The first time she giggled was while watching Stella bark and growl at one of her toys.  Her reflux is SOOO much better and feeding her is so much easier!  She is now sleeping 8-9 hours per night but does wake up when her arms become free from her swaddle jammies.

Geneva is doing great also!  She is loving spending time at her school and comes home with all kinds of new songs and activities.  She is doing a lot of art projects and working on learning letters, numbers, tracing, and coloring.  She has been really sweet with Cecily lately and often wants to kiss her, hold her, and have her picture taken with her.  She sometimes "performs" for Cecily too.

I have TONS of pictures, so here it goes!

Cecily 2 months, Geneva 40 months (3 years, 4 months):

 It was "cowboy" day at school.  I wore this leather vest when I was a little girl.

 These were my footy jammies when I was a baby.  Cecily sits up really well when up against a pillow.

Cecily 3 months, Geneva 3years, 5 months:

My dad came to visit us a few weeks ago :)

Looong fingers and toes! 

Geneva took her first school-sponsered field trip to a pumpkin patch.  She was SOO excited about getting to ride a bus there.  Such a big girl!! 

Stella is hanging tough at 8+ years old.  Still sleeps with us, scratches us up when we play fetch with her, and often barks at nothing outside of our window. 

Painting pumpkins with friends. 

In honor of Greg, "Hook 'Em!!" (My very talented friend Allison MADE Cecily's dress.  You cannot see it, but her name is embroidered on it.) 

Swimming in October?  Yes, because our friends have an INDOOR pool- What?! I know- way too cool. 

Geneva got tired of painting pumpkins and wanted to try some on herself.  I watched the whole thing and didn't say a word.  Greg, however, did not feel so gracious about my permissive attitude. 

Sometimes, Geneva likes to be swaddled also.  She slept like this two nights in a row. 

 Fun with Fall pictures.  Dressing up daughters is so much fun!  

Princesses get tired too, you know?

We love our baby girls!!!

Cecily 11 Weeks + Recent Pictures

We are still having an issue transferring pictures from our camera to the computer, but we think it will be resolved soon.

In the meantime, I will post some (mostly fuzzy) pictures I have taken with my phone.

At Cecily's 2 month doctor's appointment the other day (actually at 10 weeks), she weighed exactly 14lbs.  She measured 24.5 inches.  She is shooting off the growth chart for both weight and length!  In fact, the nurse practitioner was slightly concerned with the fact that she has added over three inches of height in just 2.5 months.  She said it should be fine as long as she is following after someone in our family.  Greg is over 6ft and (from what I hear) was a long baby.  My brother is also over 6ft.  One thing is for sure, she will be taller than both Geneva and I.

Cecily's demeanor seems calm, easily pleased, and cuddly.  If it weren't for the mild reflux symptoms, she would be the easiest baby ever.  Because of the reflux, she sometimes throws up, spits up regularly, and occasionally has difficulty sleeping due to pain.  She still sleeps upright in her swing.


So... Here are the pictures:

This past weekend, the temperatures never exceeded 75 degrees.  This meant walking weather for us and two very cozy little girls.  At one point, both were sleeping.

This was from a few weeks ago at an Art's Festival.  Geneva was more into the farm animals than the artwork. :)

In case you were wondering, her face was painted like Tigger from Winnie the Pooh.

 It is Texas, after all, so of course it got warm enough again for Geneva to eat a popsicle outside.  Shirtless.

This kind of thing sometimes happens when Geneva fights taking a nap.  She is really in an in-between phase with naps right now.

I thought it was cute the other night when I found some princess slippers on my bathroom rug.  Little reminders of Geneva everywhere.

Cecily 9/10 weeks

Cecily is growing like crazy!  She has the most adorable rolls on her legs and arms.  She smiles, coos, and makes cute noises when we talk and play with her.  She also likes spending time in her bouncy seat, punching and grabbing rattle toys.  She especially lights up and seems happy when Geneva talks to her.  Cecily also often tries to sit up when she is in a reclined position.  She is sleeping about 6-6.5 hours at night (usually from about 12:30-6:30 am).  She a good napper during the day but also has longer and more predictable waketimes as well.  We really feel like she is very easy-going.  When she slows down long enough to, Geneva is very sweet to her.  She likes to kiss her, hold her, and hug her and say things like, "It's ok Cecily, big sister Geneva is here."

Here are a few pictures from this week:

Love the chub!!