Happy Valentine's Day (also known as CeCe's Three Month Birthday)!

Today is Cecelia's three month birthday! How appropriate that this day coincides with Valentine's Day. It's hard for us to believe CeCe's only been here for a few months; especially now, when we can't remember what life was like before her. She's such a special girl. Every day brings something new.

In the past few weeks, CeCe has discovered her hands. We often find her staring at them as though they're some new addition to her body. She's getting quite good at holding things (like her "Lambie," from "Uncle" Mark Mader) and swatting at the toys that hang above her activity center. She's also begun laughing, sometimes quite heartily. We recently started a little game with her where she lays on our bed and we fall with our arms on either side of her. It seems to bring out her biggest chuckles.

Story time is much more fun for us now. Whereas in the past CeCe fidgeted through our nightly reading, now she stares at the photos and tries to grab the pages.

Daycare is still going well, although, earlier this week she was scratched pretty badly when another child there tried to take the bunting off her car seat and instead caught her with the zipper. It caused quite a bit of Working Mom Guilt (note the caps - I swear it could be a real diagnosis) but Cecelia is healing very well and really didn't seem to notice it. All the kids at daycare call her "Celia," which we love. It's actually one of the nicknames that made us further fall in love with the name Cecelia.

You may recall that CeCe was pretty sick a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, she was hit with another case recently. We took her to the doctor and learned that she had RSV/bronchiolitis, essentially a severe infant cold. She's doing much better now. Last week she was back at the doctor for her first vaccinations, which she handled like an absolute champ! We learned that CeCe now weighs nearly 13 pounds and is 23.5 inches long. They sure grow quickly.

Tomorrow CeCe will get to see her cousin Grey. We're expecting lots of Kodak moments so be sure to check back soon.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Cecelia is getting pretty good at sitting up.

Mark came to visit, bringing gifts from Sprout (his trademark), of course. One of them was a soft little lamb toy that CeCe just loves. By the way, her fists are ALWAYS in her mouth these days.

She's such a fun baby!