Lots has happened at the Stark house since we last wrote. CeCe now has FOUR teeth; she's become a swinging maniac; she took her first visit to a pumpkin farm and Boo at the Zoo, where she wore a Halloween costume for the first time; mommy started a new business; daddy is still getting used to his new job; and, oh yeah, CeCe fell down the stairs and took her first visit to the emergency room.
Obviously you'll first want to know about the fall. She's doing just fine, THANKFULLY! It was this incident that made us realize just how fast she's become. One minute she was playing within my line of site. The next she had made her way to the stairs. As soon as I heard the "boom" I went running and found her halfway down the stairs, sliding down on her belly. I couldn't get to her fast enough and saw her fall the rest of the way. We took her to Children's Hospital where the doctor told us she tore her frenulum (the piece of skin that connects your lip to your upper gums) and hit her teeth. But within a day you wouldn't have known anything had ever happened. Now, as for me, I still feel sick about the whole thing. Let me tell you - plenty of babyproofing happened that same afternoon.
CeCe just loves fall. We play in the leaves a lot, which always makes her giggle. However, she tries to eat them, which isn't great. When Matt came home from work on Friday we went to a pumpkin farm to pick-out a daddy-sized pumpkin, mommy-sized pumpkin, and CeCe-sized pumpkin. (Photos of that next time. We need to carve them first.) There was a small petting zoo at the farm that we thought she would love but she cried when the goat tried to lick her. Go figure! One of our neighbors has a tiny little puppie named Nessie and when she licks CeCe she laughs so hard.
On Saturday we took her to Boo at the Zoo. She was getting pretty tired when we arrived but once we visited the "Big Cats" area she perked right up. In addition to the cheetahs and tigers, she LOVES the gorillas and monkeys. What a coincidence - we bought her a monkey costume for Halloween.
We've now included walks to the park as a regular part of our routine. It's crazy how much CeCe loves the swing, which means we love it more. When she's in it she gives us this perfect smile that (we think) says something like, "oh thank you, mommy/daddy! You're the best mommy/daddy in the whole world and I'll love you forever." So, as you can understand, we let her swing and swing and swing . . .
In other news, at the beginning of September I left the agency I was with to start a pr consulting business. The goal was to have more time at home with CeCe. So far it's been a big success (thank goodness) but I've found myself working more than I was before. I'm starting to get it under control and have built fun activities with CeCe into the week so we get more "together" time. Last Thursday we started swimming lessons at Swimtastic. She loved it and even went under water three times. She was very tired once we were finished, though. By the time we got in the car she conked out.
Matt is doing well with his new job, although, he admits it's been quite the adjustment not having his own class. He's enjoying the challenge nonetheless.
Oh - almost forgot. CeCe started at a new daycare in early October. She's in someone's home, just five minutes from us. In addition to having two small kids, our daycare provider is flexible with scheduling. Therefore, I get to pick her up whenever I have free time during the day. It's really worked out perfectly.
Anyway, Halloween is just around the corner and we invite you all to stop by if you find yourself in Enderis Park. It's the best trick-or-treating experience we've seen. Truly. Plenty of fun for the kids AND adults. We'll have lots of candy so we hope to see some of you.
Thanks for reading!
CeCe checking in on her new cousin, Lilly.
Greyson dumping leaves on CeCe. We love this photo!
"How big is CeCe?""Soooooo big!"
Table surfing at Boo at the Zoo.
Checking out the cheetahs with daddy.
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