Cecilia Rose Turns Three Months Old!

Here are some pictures from our day! There is never a dull moment in the Hale house!

I am a drool machine!

Up close and personal with Ms. Rose.

Our studious pose with the library in the background.

Is that another chin forming?

While I Was Waiting to See Jesus...

Getting ready for Mass this Sunday went very well! We even had a bit of extra time - so Cecilia and Papa got to hang out in her swing. She was talking some, so I shot some sweet pics

and some vids....

Cecilia doing what girls must - talking

Motion Sickness? Right...

Lazy Saturday

Today Papa was taking care of taxes all day. So Mamma and me decided that it would be good for his sanity if we tried to distract him by me being super cute. We were pretty successful. Yeah, what can I say, Papa's wrapped around my little chubby finger.

We even shot some vids as proof. Check 'em out....

Cecilia and Momma talking on the couch.

Cecilia vs. Louis the Bear

My Life's Story: From Down Here

An Experiment Which Involves My Hand and My Mouth

Sleeping Like Her Papa

Have you ever had the chance to talk to me about my sleep habits? I've gotten a lot better over the past few years - but man, I still have some funny stories about sleeping (mostly resulting from not sleeping!) while I was at the Academy. Not to toot my own horn or anything....

Anyway - Cecilia was passed out in these pics - check it out. A true daddy's girl. And yes, we did get that blanket out of there before we left her to sleep (Mom).

Such a Pretty Lady

Papa's a bit proud of his little baby, can you tell? I took some cute pics of her today while she was relaxing in one of her baby chairs. What do you think, cutest little girl ever?

Bath Time!

Although she's super cute, Cecilia has turned into a drool factory of late - which means more baths! I think Cecilia is still trying to figure out if she likes baths or not. She seems to enjoy the warm water, but can't stand getting her hair washed! Oh well, I guess we'll just do her up in dreads while she's a toddler to solve that problem.

Got some fun pics - Cecilia and Momma taking a bath!

She's clean! How long do you think that'll last? Hah!

The Late Night Show with Cecilia Rose

Talking. Everyone does it. Communication defines humanity, in many ways. But only the exceptionally gifted can convince others to pay them for something that they'd be doing anyway - to pay them for just shooting the shiz.

Cecilia has been very intrigued by this dynamic, and has taken great interest in improving her speaking skills so that she too can have other people pay her for talking one day....

Cecilia Shooting the Shiz

Take Two

Truthfully, though, our little lady has been having a rough go at it lately. (aka putting our newly found parenting skills to the test! Sometimes even to our frustration!) She's had a lot of trouble breastfeeding and sleeping in the late afternoon and into the evenings - and her crying & screaming have become rather commonplace of late. We took her in to the doc to make sure she didn't have and ear infection or anything - and everything looks OK. Let's hope that our little gal will pull through and get back to her normal cheery self!

Papa putting his little one to sleep - because she refuses to lay down

(PS - this thing is awesome. It's called a moby wrap - it makes the baby feel "wombed" again - Cecilia will fight if for the first minute or two, and then knock out, hardcore!

Crazy Lady!

Our little Cecilia reached another milestone recently....she laughed! And not just a little coo either. Her Papa got her to belly laugh! It is so cute!

Welcome Home Papa!

Cecilia and Momma are so excited that Papa has returned from Alabama! We survived his being away, but are glad that he is with us again! We love you!

Happy Valentine's Day

So Cecilia and I decided to make some Valentines this year...though I said I would never be that girl. I found myself trying to come up with something cute and fun to do. My first idea didn't work too well, but we found that this one worked a bit better. We took a bunch of pictures but then finally came up with a good one!

Mom, are you serious?

Get these things off my head!

Power fist! Word.

Mom....I am reaching my limit!

All done!

And the winner....Happy Valentine's Day!

My Little Lady

Well, as much as I would like to have Cecilia be the perfect young lady, there are some things that I can't help but laugh at. If you listen carefully, I'm sure you can tell what I am talking about.

Hard at Play

Being super cute and all this playing hardly leave time for my photo shoots, but here are a few sober pauses for your viewing pleasure....

Swinging Along

We were actually ready early for church on Sunday, so Cecilia took the opportunity to get some swing time in!

Cecilia and Katy

Momma's cousin came over today - and I had a good time visiting. Her name is Katy and she's from Orlando. She keeps telling me that when I get a few weeks older, she's gonna take me to where she works - Walt Disney World!

And this is Katy collecting some oranges from our tree out back.

(Not) So Lady-Like

Um, just watch these....

Bath Time!

So, I have been debating putting this on the blog, and Cecilia will most likely hate me for it when she gets older, but I couldn't resist! It was absolutely adorable! She is so cute and is growing up so fast! She and I have bath time down to an art nowadays....and since she is holding up her head on her own now, it makes life a lot easier!

"Are those guns registered?"

Warming up after my bath. Fleece is wonderful!

So Cute!

Cuddly & Playing on the Play Mat

Mamma had me wrapped up in a blanket - right after one of my baths - to stay warm. She couldn't resist this adorable face though - so out came the camera!

One of Cecilia's favorite things to do is to play on her play mat. She lays on her back and there is a star suspended above her that plays music and lights up in different ways if she wiggles the other suspended toys. I don't think she gets the whole concept yet - but she still likes the music and especially the lights on the star...

Sleeping like Auntie Steph

Well, it looks like Cecilia picked up a certain habit of Auntie Steph's while she was visiting us. I haven't been able to catch it until now, but it looks like Cecilia likes to sleep with her ear covered and her foot hanging out of the blanket. I guess you're not the only one Steph!

Lazy Day

Today Momma and I are taking it easy....we have been very busy lately visiting with friends and family. Momma and I have a lot of fun together hanging out at home.

"Uh oh. Mom, something is about to happen!"

Momma and I tried to take a picture of ourselves. It sort of worked.

Funny face!

Snow in Chicago!

Aunt Amy thought she would share some pictures with us that show how much snow Chicago has had in the last few days. We are so glad to be in Florida where it is in the 80s. Here are some of Aunt Amy's pictures, and then one of ours :)

Great Grandma and Grandpa Hale Come to Visit!

We were so lucky today to have Great Grandma and Grandpa Hale come for a visit! They came and spent the whole day with us! We hung out at home, went to church, dinner and then came back in time for Cecilia to go to bed. What a day! They left the next day with Aunt Missy. Thanks for coming to play with us! We can't wait to see you again soon!

Pretty in pink!

Posing with Great Grandma

Play time with Great Grandma and Grandpa

Hey there cutie!

How big is Cecilia? SO BIG!

Our attempt at a group picture....it was nap time for Cecilia!

Aunt Missy Comes for a Visit!

Aunt Missy came this past Tuesday and is staying with Momma and Cecilia this week! It is so nice to have someone to be at the house with us, and give Momma someone to talk to other than her little girl (who doesn't really talk back yet!). Thanks for giving of your time to be with us Aunt Missy!