A trip to DC

Dan had a conference in DC last weekend so Cecilia and I tagged along.  It was a short trip but a fun one!  Cecilia was an excellent traveler.  She slept and played on the long drive.  We only got to see a few sights so we will have to make a return trip when it gets warmer.  Nana and Papaw Wilson went with us and baby sat Cecilia while Dan and I went to dinner.  

Cecilia got to meet Craig and Jon, two really great friends.  She gave Craig a lot of "kisses" and hugs right away.  It was wonderful to see these friends - it has been too long!

Meeting Craig and Jon for the first time

"Mama, I like this guy...he makes me laugh!"

Cecilia with her "Rihanna" look...it may be time for her first haircut!

Good friends

Ceci as a Panda...just because it is cute...

Air and Space Museum

Spirit of St. Louis

Hubble Telescope

The one and only Snoopy!

The Capital

The Washington Monument

Happy Six Month Birthday Cecilia!

Cecilia is getting to be such a big girl!  She is sitting up by herself and she is saying "da da" all of the time.  Dan could not be more proud!  She finally started taking her binky, or "binks" as we call it.  She started eating oatmeal yesterday and loves it!  We love watching her grow and enjoy every moment we spend with her.  

Cecilia's First Super Bowl

Cecilia helped Dan and I cheer on the Steelers to another Super Bowl Championship.  She must be their lucky charm!  She even stayed up to dance to the tunes of the Boss.  She loved it!

Sitting Up!

Cecilia is getting stronger and is almost able to situp on her own.  We still keep the boppy behind her in case she tumbles backwards but I think she will get the hang of it soon.

This video is of Cecilia before bedtime tonight.

Cecilia's First Christmas

We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!  Cecilia had a very busy Christmas week!  She met Santa, got lots of presents and got to meet her NJ family for the first time!  

Brunch with Santa at ZCC

Cecilia's first visit with Santa!

Family Photo

Cecilia, Kaitlyn and Sophia

Sophia smilin' big for the camera!

Blake and Mo after visiting Santa

Cecilia and her friend Clara

Cecilia met her friend Sophie for the first time!

Christmas Day

Merry Christmas Cecilia!

Santa brought me presents?!?

Cecilia's Christmas Tree

The toys Santa left Ceci for Christmas!

Cecilia's little red wagon from Nana and Grandpa Dodd!

Daddy got Cecilia her very first blue box for her first Christmas!

Checking out her new rattle!

She loves it!

Cecilia loved opening her gifts.  She tore at the paper and quickly put it in her mouth!

More clothes!  Ceci is the best dressed baby on the block!

Shootin' hoops

Cecilia and cousin Brianna

Ceci and Papaw playing with the choo-choo train

Where did the train go?

There it is!

Ceci giving Daddy a "kiss"

 

Merry Christmas!

Celebrating Blake's 3rd Birthday

Cecilia with all of her cousins (Sydney, Ceci, Blake, Sophia, Andrew, Kaitlyn & Patrick)

Sydney and Cecilia

We wish everyone a safe and happy New Year!

Cecilia's First Food & Four Month Checkup

Cecilia had her four month checkup on Saturday morning. She weighed in at a whopping 15 lbs 13 oz (87th percentile) and measured 26 inches (93 percentile).  

I was thinking over the weekend just how much Cecilia has changed since her last checkup two months ago.   She sleeps through the night and no longer needs to be swaddled.  She smiles all of the time now and we get "real" giggles out of her.  She is drooling and putting everything in her mouth now. She is such a happy baby and her personality is really shining through.

Over the weekend, Cecilia started rolling over and over and over...she won't stop!  She isn't a big fan of rolling from her stomach to her back but is really getting the hang of rolling from her back to stomach.  The days of leaving her on her activity mat unattended are coming to an end.

Tonight Cecilia ate her first real food and loved it!  Dan took plenty of pictures - these are some of our favorites!

Getting ready for the big taste test

Cecilia's first bite!

Hmmm...not sure what to think

Hey this stuff is pretty good!

Big bites!

Just goofin' around after dinner

Cecilia's First Thanksgiving

Cecilia's first Thanksgiving was such a fun day! We started the day at the Turkey Trot in Upper Arlington. It is a 5 mile race that I have been running for the past few years. It is always fun to see the families out on Thanksgiving morning. Dan and I decided to do the 2-mile Walk and Talk. Next year I will be back to the 5 mile run!

After the trot, we went to Nana and Papa Wilson's house for an early dinner. Then we traveled down to New Lexington to see Nana and Grandpa Dodd and family.

Cecilia was such a good girl! It was a big day with a lotof traveling.

Cecilia at the Turkey Trot all bundled up!

Our first family photo!

Ceci likes to sit in Papa's lap!