Watch Us Grow!: Favorite Things about CeCe

I've savored every moment of the past few days since tomorrow I go back to work. As a friend said to me (someone who has gone through the "back to work" thing), there's nothing more unnatural than dropping your child off at daycare. I'm feeling the full strength of that sentiment today. However, I know there are aspects of this that will be good for all of us. The other kids at daycare seem to really like having CeCe around and she's quite entertained by them. We're hopeful daycare will give her strong social skills. As for me, I'm looking forward to being able to run around during the day at full Stacey-speed rather than the turtle pace I've been going these past few months with my little darling in tow. However, I will say that the benefits don't outweigh the sadness I'm feeling over the thought of not having her on my hip all day.

So with that, I'm compiling my Top Ten list of favorite things about Cecelia at this, her two-month mark.

10. Her eyelashes are growing longer by the day. (I'm hoping she'll get daddy's!)

9. She loves a good dance party with mommy and daddy.

8. She grabs fistfuls of my hair when being changed or eating.

7. She loves foot massages and will stop crying if rubbed long enough. This is usually daddy's job (he calls himself her cabana boy).

6. When finishing a sneeze, CeCe makes the cutest "ahhhhhhh" sound.

5. She talks to us now - a lot. If we answer her baby talk she keeps the conversation going for quite a long time. Her favorite words sound like "hi" and "hey" but new sounds and words (and volume of those sounds and words) are erupting every day.

4. When she's tired she'll nuzzle up into my neck. I LOVE this!

3. If we make big gestures at her (smiles, funny faces, etc.) she'll reward us with the biggest open-mouthed grin.

2. Kisses from mommy and daddy make her SO happy. You should see how she smiles and kicks her legs.

1. She calms down if she hears one of our voices. There's nothing like seeing that your child really knows you.

So, with that, here are some recent photos of the ever-growing Cecelia. On Saturday we went to cousin Greyson's first birthday party and on Sunday CeCe was baptized. She didn't cry when the water was poured on her head (she loves baths, remember?) but the diaper she decided to poop in just before we went to the front of church had her a bit grumpy. (Baptism photos to come next time since we need to get copies from someone else. Our camera died.)