Baby updates

Hi friends.

I have a few updates:

Cecily is sleeping very well! Much more than a few minutes of crying when I put her down for sleep or a nap are now the exception rather than the rule. We shifted bedtime a little later to 8 pm to see if that would help her sleep in a little longer, and it kind of worked. I feed her once before I go to bed and she typically wakes up at 5:30 am to eat and about half the time will go back to sleep for another hour or so. It is really not bad. She doesn't have a day-to-day nap schedule but I can kind of predict when her next nap is going to be depending on when she last woke up and how long she slept and it is very doable.

Cecily and I were able to escape Boston for a long weekend while Alex was very hard at work and go to Philadelphia to see some of our family members. We had a fabulous time and Cecily impressed everyone with her eating skills. I am glad she lives somewhat close to some of her cousins, aunts and uncles, and grandparents.

I think Alex and I are mostly adjusted to what this year will entail. It is no longer a shock if he gets home 4 hours later than expected. He no longer tells me ETA before he has actually left the hospital (which is usually inaccurate), only when he is on the road.

I am looking forward to my first New England fall! And even more to my parents coming out in a couple of weeks!

I am working 1-2 days per week at a dog/cat clinic. I found a couple of great babysitters to watch the baby while I am away, but every now and then we are lucky enough that Alex gets to watch her. This is what I came home to the other day. It was so sweet and my heart melted into a pile of cheese.

Before you watch this next video, just know I am 94.2% sure I am one of those moms that thinks that everything my kid does is adorable. I mostly posted it because I love that she is rocking to the beat of her inner drummer.

 

Happy (half) birthday, Cecily!

Today is Cecily's 6 month birthday. 

It is fun to have a 6 month old. She is a great baby. She gives smiles all the time, you usually don't have to work too hard to get a giggle, and just look at her. She is gorgeous! Wherever I go in public with her I am automatically the second most popular person (next to her). 

A sleep update: a couple weeks ago Cecily slept from 7:30 pm to 5:30 am without waking up! It felt like a little miracle. 

It hasn't happened since.

But... she is now in her own room and I have stopped feeding her in the middle of the night. She still wakes up and fusses but I am hoping that before long she will decide it isn't worth waking up if there is no food involved. 

 Of course, we had to have a few gifts for Cecily to celebrate her birthday. 

I sure love my little girl.

P.S. Happy 200th post!

Broccoli face

What? I haven't posted any pictures of Cecily in over a week?!?

We better fix that.

Mom, I am ready for solids. I promise. Most of it will go on my face. Some of it might go in my mouth.

Super hot day at the beach. We didn't stay long. Cecily wasn't digging it.

I love the quiet snuggle times I get with my girl. 

To recap since the last time I posted anything about how life is going: let me just say it is harder being a resident's wife in a new city with an infant than I expected. Loneliness, not feeling up to the tasks in front of me some days, wondering how I am ever going to make friends... and eating homemade basil ice cream by myself is such a let down. Things will get better I know. I have lots of things to look forward to, like a trip to see my Philly family very soon and my parents coming out to visit next month. And if I am going to be in a new city, Boston is probably a good choice.