Mother's Day!

Auntie Geals and Kizzler were feeding you watermelon.

We had so much fun on Mother's Day.  Your dad made the day extremely special.  You both bought me flowers with a funky vase, because I love vases.  I woke up to breakfast and a necklace that I have wanted since you were born.  It is a circle with diamonds and your name in the middle.  Then the letter "C" is hanging over it.  It is amazing! I was so surprised.  After breakfast and your morning nap we went to your Chicago Aunties to play with Gealy's new puppy!  It is the cutest puppy I have ever seen!  The little thing on earth.  I don't know what I would do without my girls in Chicago.  They come over and visit you all the time.  They babysit when your dad and I need a break.  In fact, they are babysitting tomorrow when your dad and I go to a Cub's Game.  I am so pumped!  They are so funny.  I always offer them some wine or beer when you sleep at night and Bruno says, "Oh No, I have to be at my best for Cealy."  They love you.  Auntie Kiz sent me chocolate covered strawberries and cookies for Mother's Day.  I cried, it was so sweet.  Peters sent me a card, and Bruns and Geals partied with me Sat Night to celebrate.  I couldn't ask for better friends.  

Your Favorite Game!

Your favorite game is to put a blanket or stuffed animal on your head and take it off!  We do this all day!  I put a blanket over me and tell you to help me.  Then you crawl over and yank the blanket off while laughing.  

9 Months!

You yell if I put you inside of this, but you love to play while standing on the outside.  Control freak?  Scary.

When your polo bathing suit arrived, you got so excited and played with the box all day.

Cealy is huge. 98th percentile in height.  She is going to be taller than me in elementary school. Help!  75th in weight and 90th in head circumference which makes sense considering the summer hats I just bought her are for two year olds!  You are the yummiest baby on the planet.  When I come home from work two days a week you start screaming and jumping up and down.  Then you crawl as fast as you can toward the door which makes my day!! You will eat anything in front of you.  I feed you organic everything and can't believe you will eat whatever I give you.  Your favorite is spinach and potatoes.  You also like Earth's Best Soups which are amazing and offer every vegetable under the sun.  You sleep so well! I could not ask for a better baby.  This does not mean you are not A LOT of work! You have quite the personality.  You show a certain face that cracks everyone up! She get angry when I take anything away.  You hate having your diaper changed! You wiggle everywhere and scream to be released.  We walk everywhere.  Your dad signed us up for a music class.  I will not share with you what I think about the class except that five years ago I would have said, "I will never sing and dance around a room with other parents and my kid."  My girlfriends want video of this class on Fridays, and I am having none of it!!  You love it.  You are the only child that crawls around the room and wants to play.  The others just sit there nice and quiet with their parents.  I love this because it shows how much fun you are going to be the rest of my life. 

Lincoln Park!

I love this picture.  The background is of downtown Chicago.

Your dad was pushing you on the swing.  I was terrified, because I thought he was pushing you too past.  Of course you were having a blast.

Here you are with Andy.  He is so sweet with you.  You crawl around the room to find him.  

Auntie Kenzie and Andy Visit!

Your dad and I love to kiss you, but you don't love it so much.

Aunt Kenzie and Andy came for a visit. It was so much fun.  They came for a long weekend and we went to the zoo and played around Lincoln Park.  They are both so good with you.  Andy had to lower your crib, because you were jumping up and down holding on to the sides.  

We enjoyed some drinks outside of a fun bar.

Love this picture of Andy and Mackenzie.

8 Months!

I brought out your Pack N Play to keep you safe and then I can manage to do something around the house.  You crawl so fast now and pull yourself up onto everything.  It is exhausting, but very fun to watch.

Look at that face! You love swinging at the park.  

You are so big here!

You try to find pacifiers around the house and put them in your mouth.  Here you put it in upside down.

This is your favorite activity.  You stand up next to your rocker and take out ALL the burp rags from the basket...but you don't put them back in.

Trip Continued.

Here is another picture of your dad reading to you before bed.

Here is a picture with your Nana and Pop.  You LOVE their house.  We stayed the night on Saturday and Nana and I took a long walk with you.  You crawl to Pop where ever he is in the room.  He sang the bunny song to you a million times.  You loved it!