I can pull myself up

About a week ago, Cece mastered pulling herself up. It was a Friday afternoon and Bridget was home with Cece. She'd been working on her new skill all week, but nailed it on Friday when she managed to pull herself up from her tummy by pulling on her monkey jungle gym. She now can pull herself up to standing on just about anything. Here she is in her crib. She managed to do this today. Thank goodness we lowered her crib a few weeks ago! It's truly amazing at how much she's growing and changing. She's no longer a tiny little baby! We're watching her constantly because she's now getting into everything, inch-worming around, pulling herself up, sometimes falling down. She's very much into doing things for herself! Practice makes perfect. Plus, look at how proud she is! Way to go kiddo!

Water Baby

Cece has been taking swim class at Como Elementary the past few Saturdays. It's a therapeutic pool, so it's nice and warm. The class scene is a bit crazy, with dozens of toddlers and babies. She's a natural born swimmer and loves the water. Splashing, kicking, floating. Class is during her morning nap time, so she sometimes decides to catch a few Z's as she's floating around. Cece even has a friend in class, Treva. Treva's parents were in birth class with us at Fairview and Treva was delivered a few days after Cece. Small world. Class goes through mid-March, so she'll be all set for future aquatic activities this summer! Highland pool, here we come...now where's the 90 degree weather???

Changing so fast

Cece has changed so much in the last few months. She's really mastered her mobility, taking her inch-worm skills to new high-speed levels. She's all over the house! Kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms - so many places to explore.

Also, she's really become a good eater! She's starting to really get the hang of dinner time, feeding herself tasty finger foods like Tater Tot Hotdish (a favorite), Veggie and Rice Stir-Fry, and cereal with blueberries!

We just love her personality - always laughing, exploring, acting silly. She has a special squak/squeek she does when she sees someone she likes - Ole, Mommy, Daddy, her cousin Briton. Too cute (perhaps we're biased).

Spooky

We love Halloween and Cece is well on her way to loving it, too. Last Friday we carved pumpkins with Cristine, Brit, Tina and Steph. Here are some pictures from our carving party!

Yummy

Cece has started eating solids. She's become pretty good at rice cereal and loves to hold her own spoon. She's so independent.

Cece 3 month photoshoot

Four Months Old!

It's hard to believe Cece's already four months old! Today, she had her four-month check-up. As we suspected, she's ahead of the curve, already rolling over, holding onto objects, cooing, laughing, and following movement by turning her head. She was in the 27th percentile for weight, 47th for height, and 71st for head circumference. That's consistent with where she was for her last appointment. She's now 24 inches long and weighs over 12 pounds.

Since she's such a big girl now, we decided it was time for her to get an exersaucer. Here she is playing in it: