Cecelia - 1 month old

I can't believe that Cecelia is a month old already. She is changing so much! She holds her head up really well and is starting to get her eyes to work together and is able to focus on our face when we are talking to her.



A bit of a deer in the headlights look.

She is awake longer and is discovering her fingers.

Getting your eyes to work together is tricky stuff.

The Jelly Belly Trip

It was our second annual Longaberger bus trip to the Jelly Belly factory. Great Grandpa, Great Grandma, Grandma Susie, me, Lydia, Claire, and Cecelia all made the trip. Lydia and Claire love road tripping in a motor coach. Lots of space, snacks, tvs, and no seat belts or car seats!

Lydia and Claire in the big basket photo op.

We rode the train for the tour of the Jelly Belly factory.

Great Grandpa and Great Grandma took the tour with us.

Lydia got to weave her own basket again this year.


Weaving, trimming, tapping, tacking. She's good.

Claire got to weave a basket again this year too.

She did a great job!

It was a big day and when I pulled into the driveway, Claire was asleep with her basket in her lap.



Lydia was too.

The Big Cheese

Lydia was the Big Cheese for a week in November (student of the week). She brought in pictures for a bulletin board about herself and was able to bring in some favorite things or a favorite book to share each day in front of the class.

The official Big Cheese hat for share time.

Lydia choose to share her 2 week old baby sister on one of the days. Her favorite book she choose was Green Eggs and Ham. Instead of her teacher reading it to the class, she read it to them herself.

Happy Halloween

We were glad that Cecelia came a week early instead of on her Halloween due date so that we didn't miss trick or treating. We went to Lydia's Halloween Parade at school.

Lydia's class in their costumes.

Lydia with her Packer player buddies.

Claire came to the parade in her ladybug costume.

Grandma Susie helped Lydia and Claire carve their pumpkins.

Claire's pumpkin is on the left then Lydia's. Thanks to Grandma Susie's neighbors for letting the girls pick pumpkins from their garden.

It was a gorgeous day for trick or treating. We didn't need to wrestle costumes over winter coats! We have accumulated a few costumes to choose from so Lydia decided to be a devil instead of a Packer Cheerleader and Claire decided to be a Packer Cheerleader instead of a Ladybug. Alliy was trick or treating at her Mom's. I wish I had a picture of her costume. She did a fantastic job of putting together her own costume and it was a very festive looking ladybug.

Eyes open

Cecelia enjoys bathtime and I thought it would be nice to post a couple of pictures of her with her eyes open and without a nuk in her mouth.

Pass the baby

It was so wonderful to finally see and touch and hold Cecelia. Everyone needed a turn to introduce themselves and have a snuggle.

Scott

Claire

Lydia

Allison

Grandma Susie

Grandpa and Grandma G.

Great Grandpa

Great Grandma


Cecelia loved the attention.

Cecelia Joy

For all of you that have been waiting so patiently for pictures, I hope this works!

Cecelia Joy was born October 23, 2008 at 6:15pm. She was 21 inches long and weighed 8lbs 2 oz.

No sweet little newborn cries from this little girl. She wails! She will have no trouble competing for attention with her 3 older sisters.



First Bath at about 2am. We were awake, so why not. She liked getting her hair washed.



All clean! Wearing her new pumpkin hat made by one of the nurses.


Here's everyone! Ready to bring me and Cecelia home. We are so blessed!

Headed home.

At home trying out the crib but not for long....being held is much better.