Happy Halloween!!!!!!!

Cookies

Cass's preschool had a cookie decorating party for the kids and parents on Wednesday, and we had to miss it because Cass was sick. So, I decided that Cass and I would make cookies together yesterday. I stood him up on the chair so he could help flatten the dough, put the cookies on the cookie sheet, decorate them, and even do the dishes. You can imagine how this went - when he put the cookies on the cookie sheet he wanted to bang the cookie sheet on the counter, then when we did dishes he managed to take a drink of the dish water and stick the dish cloth in his mouth (YUCK!!), and then when decorating the cookies he kept dropping the spatula. We had fun though. However, when it came time to decorate the last few cookies that I told him he could eat, he didn't want to do it - he wanted NO frosting on them. Weird kid, huh? I guess it goes along with how he doesn't like fried food. I have a health nut on my hands. :)

Bumbo

I broke out the Bumbo for Celena for the first time today. She hung out in it while we had dinner. I had been putting her in her swing when I needed to be "hands free", but she tends to fall asleep in the swing and I wonder if she was sleeping too much during the day and then not sleeping well at night (see prior post about her sleeping!). In the Bumbo she should be able to stay awake better!

I just had to post this one - this is Cass on his first day of the Bumbo - I remember he giggled so much when we put him in it! Wow, he is growing up too fast! :(

Latest Milestones

I have good and bad news about Celena's progress lately. First, the bad - Remember my prior post about her sleeping through the night 2 nights in a row? Well, I jinxed myself. That was it. After those 2 nights, she's back to her old tricks. She has a cold, so that may be causing her to wake up more. Or, maybe it's because she has been swaddled and now she tries to squirm out of the swaddle to chew her hands (and if she gets lucky, she'll catch her thumb), so maybe she's waking herself up?? I decided to no longer swaddle her arms, but it hasn't made much difference.
She now can hold her head up very well, and lift it up when she's on her tummy. She also rolls from her tummy to her back, and ALMOST rolls from her back to her tummy.

Ahh, I love this one - she sometimes can get her thumb!!! I like this, because I view that thumb as the pacifier that will help her fall asleep on her own! It hasn't happened yet, but I'm waiting for the day! :)

Siblings

I haven't posted for a while because we've all been under the weather lately. Cass brought a cold home from preschool last week, which then turned into a double ear infection and fever. The cold has now spread to the rest of us, so we feel cruddy right now! Cass seems to be on the mend and Celena is just a little bit congested so far, so I'm hoping she isn't going to get any worse.
Here are the kids today. Cass loves to have his picture taken, and Celena doesn't seem to mind either! :)

Here's big brother hamming it up for the camera. He loves to kiss Celena - we've taught him to kiss her on the top of the head, with the intention of not spreading any germs to her that he picks up at school (obviously that isn't working).

Update: She did it

Last night I put Celena to bed at 9:00. When I woke up this morning at 6:15, I got that panicked feeling as I realized I had been sleeping all night long. Then, at 6:22, I heard a little cry, and of course thought, whew - she is still alive (I know, all of you moms have been there!!). Yep, the little girl SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT!!! I feel like a whole new woman today! It's interesting, because she was officially 3 months old yesterday. She must know she is a big girl now and it's time to sleep all night! Hopefully it wasn't a fluke and it continues!

Rainy Day Entertainment

We've had some rainy weather recently, and Cass gets stir crazy in the house on those days. So, we are always looking for different ways to keep him entertained. One day he decided to put stickers all over Celena (or "Na-na" as he calls her). I don't think she enjoyed it near as much as he did.

12 weeks

We've made it to the magic 12 week point! I call it "magic", because in my mind this was the point where Celena would start sleeping through the night. If I recall correctly, this is when Cass started sleeping 12 hours straight each night. We aren't quite there with Celena, but she is doing much better. Last night I put her down around 9:00, she woke up at 11:15 for a feeding, then got up around 7:15 am. Our pediatrician said most likely it would be between 4 and 6 months when she really slept through the night, and since she was a few weeks early then it may be a bit longer. With all of that said, I'm pretty pleased with how she is doing! She is starting to interact with us now - she coos, smiles, and laughs. It is so cute! I'm trying to get the laugh on video, but haven't been able to time it right yet. Hopefully I can get it and will post it here soon.

I have a charm bracelet with Cass's name on it that I used to wear every day (now I need a new one with another charm with Celena's name . . . hint, hint Chris). Cass liked it, and apparently wants one too. He uses rings from one of his baby toys to wear as bracelets. This morning before Daddy took him to soccer he was running around the house wearing his "bracelet". As you would expect, Daddy made sure it was off before heading out the door! :)