Christmas and 41 Weeks

We've been keeping very busy in the days since my due date.  The biggest news of course being Christmas!  Ceci didn't show much interest in or comprehension of Christmas in the past few weeks so Jay and I had limited expectations of how Christmas morning would go, but Ceci was hilarious!  She loved her presents and really enjoyed opening and playing with them.  It was such a lovely morning.  Then in the afternoon our lovely neighbors had us over for a Christmas playdate and dinner!  Ceci had a blast and so did we :)

Due Date!

So my due date has arrived - I am officially 40 weeks pregnant. But no baby yet.  Not really even an inkling.  Looks like this one is going to be just as stubborn as a her sister!


Speaking of comparing the two - I noticed a little over a week ago I was wearing the same dress as I wore around the same time with Ceci.  So here's a side-by-side of me at around 38 weeks with both (hair down is with Ceci):

One Month To Go!

Today marks one month until my due date!  This pregnancy has gone by so fast - I can't believe November is drawing to a close!  (The fact that the weather here has been lovely - high 60s and sunny - and that Thanksgiving isn't celebrated here, means it really doesn't feel like November!)

Since Ceci was 10 days late I'm trying not to get my hopes up that I'll go into labor on or before my due date, but a small part of me is hopeful I will because I'm starting to get pretty uncomfortable. The fatigue and back/hip pain wear on me a bit, though I have my good days and bad days.  Chasing after Ceci certainly doesn't help either - thank goodness for Nursery!

Here I am this morning, looking and feeling very pregnant:

News & Updates!

My, my, my.  Where has the time gone? I'm now 27 weeks pregnant and entering my third trimester - I can't believe I have less than three months until baby #2 is due!  The rest of summer (and most of September) have simply disappeared.  The constant nausea finally subsided a few weeks ago, though the fatigue still comes and go.  And just for fun I'm now struggling with hip pain that's affecting my ability to walk for more than a few minutes and heartburn - both pregnancy issues I dealt with last time but unfortunately they're both worse this time around.  But all-in-all I'm hanging in there!

Finally managed to take a bump photo!

It's been a while...

I can not believe it's been over 3 months since I've updated!  Oops.  Lots has happened since Ceci's 1st birthday, the biggest of which is that I'm pregnant!  It happened a bit faster than we imagined, but we are overjoyed and incredibly excited!

We got the official news a week after Ceci's 1st birthday.

Ceci helped us to make the announcement public.

Our sweet little baby at 14 weeks.

1 Year!

Our little Ceci girl is 1 year old!  Can you even believe it?!

Our Nap Journey

Our napping situation with Ceci has been anything but simple.  Now that we've finally gotten Ceci to nap in her crib, I wanted to document the journey for myself lest I ever think it just happened on its own or didn't take that long or I can't remember exactly how it all transpired!  And who knows, maybe someone else out there is looking for an 8-step, 7 month long plan to get their baby napping in their crib! Haha.

11 Months!

Our little Ceci is 11 months old today!

At 11 months Ceci is...

Ceci's Adventures!

Ceci has been on so many adventures lately!  Now that she no longer hates the car (I think the long drive to Philly while she was sick helped to speed this along) we are able to venture out a lot more.

  

America, take two! A Trip in Pictures...

Jay happened into a good sized chunk of unexpected use-it-or-lose-it time off so we decided it was time for another family trip to America! The trip was wonderful - two weeks in Haverhill with my parents, a week with my sister and her family in Philadelphia, and then a couple extra days back in Haverhill before flying home.  Our trip was full of smiles and laughs with family, lots of shopping, LOTS of snow, and sprinkled with some sickness.  Here's a recap of our trip in pictures:

10 Months!

Ceci is now 10 months old!

She is growing so fast.  We spent most of her 10th month in America, and I swear she grew several inches while we were there!!

We were in America for her actual 10 month birthday so we took a quick photo shoot to commemorate the day:

At 10 months Ceci is...

9 Months!

Ceci is 9 months old!

At 9 months Ceci is... 

Ceci On The Move!

After what felt like months of inconsistent often poor night sleep and constant attempts at proper crawling, Ceci woke up on Christmas Eve morning after a great night's sleep and could crawl.  Just like that.  And she never looked back - she occasionally army crawled for a couple days and then it was gone, only big girl crawling from now on.  Just a few weeks later and she is a crawling master - she's so fast!  And SO excited about being on the move!!