One Rose :: Cheza Tsume Rose (pictured)

Cheza was a delight today. She loved spending time with her cousins, Bug & Ally. Tomorrow she will get to spend some time with Autumn (almost 16 months old), her cousin on my side of the family (Wood). She will have another Wood cousin soon, Ivy is due to arrive at the end of December.

Tomorrow we will go to my brother’s house with my parents and celebrate Thanksgiving together (a little late, but we work with it, especially since it is my fault it is late, doh). Cheza and Autumn will get to interact with each other for the first time really. The last time they were together Autumn was just starting to cruise, and Cheza was learning to roll over from her back to her tummy then to her back again.

Cheza has two teeth now as well. I have probably mentioned it before, but had to say it again either way. They were both very visible today, you can see those little pearls from across the room… too cute!

These are the Three Roses (left to right):
Bug (Kiaura Rose), Munchkin (Cheza Rose), & Sunshine (Allison Rose)

This picture was taken at Halloween 2009 (actually I think it was the day after Halloween) and the picture was taken by Grammy (the grandmother of these Three Roses).

Welcome to the Miniature Rose :: There Be Roses Here blog! I am Mamma Rose and this blog will be about everything related to Rose children. I am moving the Picture of the Day series to this blog, it used to be maintained on my Mamma Rose blog, which is the hub between my various network areas (I have my busy hands in every cookie jar).

Now, after saying Picture of the Day would be here… I regret to inform you that I forgot to take a picture today. I had full intentions of carrying the camera over to mom’s for Thanksgiving today, but I forgot to do that too. Oh yeah… HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYBODY!

Maybe tomorrow I will remember not to forget so much…

Hm.. pomyślałam sobie, ile chcę tu jeszcze napisac no i zamknę to w jednym rozdziale xD Tak więc, przy następnym razie pożegnamy się z Chezą, Corll’em, królestwem, Kukaiem, rodzicami i całą resztą.

Mam już kilka notek do przodu, ale jakoś tak nie chce mi się ich dodawać. Chociaż mam ku temu pewne powody.. Ale czyż nie lepiej, żebyście nie wiedzieli smutnych rzeczy?

Serdecznie dziękuję Alex, która dała mi pomysł na cały rozdział, mam nadzieję, że dalej pamięta tą rozmowę, choć było to dość dawno temu

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-Czy to możliwe, że kocham Corll’a?-szeptałam w myślach, w moim nowym śnie. Tym razem spacerowałam z blondynem po Chelandii. “Czy ja naprawdę..?” myślałam. I nagle chłopak zatrzymał się. Zaczął przybliżać się do moich ust. Zamknął oczy. Już miałam zrobić to samo, gdy… Gdy ktoś nam przerwał. Ale nie zobaczyłam twarzy tej osoby.

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O poranku nie działo się nic szczególnego. Jak zwykle się pożywiłam i włożyłam na siebie materiały chroniące mnie przed zimnem. Dopiero po południu spotkałam blondyna. Nagle zamarzyłam sobie zobaczyć, czy ktoś zauważył moją nieobecność.

Powiedziałam to mojemu przyjecielowi, a on szybko poszedł ze mną do pewnej komnaty. Była tam starsza pani, ubrana w jakąś jasną szatę z kapturem. Ubiór ozdobiony był naszytymi wzorami kolorowych kwiatów. Włosy miała siwe. Wyglądała na miłą, ale zmęczoną już osobę.

-Filameno, musimy zajrzeć do zwierciadła.-szybko wyjaśnił chłopak. Kobieta z uśmiechem wyjęła jakieś lustro. Później wyjaśniono mi, że kobieta jest niema, przez to nie odpowiedziała.

Podeszłam do lustra, które On położył na kamiennym stole.  Na początku nic, prócz nas, nie było widać. Ale po chwili pojawiły się jakieś niewyraźne kształty.

-Ale czad!-podskoczyłam z podziwu. Corll popatrzył się na mnie z niezrozumieniem.-To wyraz mojej radości.-wyjaśniłam.

W końcu zobaczyłam mój dom. Mama wyglądała, jakby płakała całą noc. Potem przenieśliśmy się do auta mojego taty. Jeźdźił, rozglądając się na wszystkie strony. Wreszcie zobaczyłam Kukaia. Ze łzami w oczach jechał swoim autem. “Zaraz, łzy?!” pomyślałam “Płacze?!”. Nie chciałam, by tak się stało. Nie wiedziałam, że chłopak będzie płakał z takiego powodu.Przeze mnie.

-Czy on mógłby przenieść się do tego świata?-spytałam cicho. Prawie szeptem.

-Nie.-odparł blondyn.-Nie może, Cheza. Po co Ci on? Ostatnio nie byłaś zadowolona z jego powodu, więc tym bardziej teraz nie powinien ci być potrzebny. Chodźmy już lepiej.-ze złością złapał mnie za rękę i wyszedł ze mną z komnaty. Czy on był zazdrosny?

W połowie drogi do mojego pokoju zatrzymałam nas szarpnięciem. Powiedziałam, że chcę poznać moich ludzi. Nie wiedziałam, jak to powiedzieć. Podwładni? W każdym razie wyszliśmy na dwór, na wieś.

Nie obeszło się bez kilku rycerzyków, gdyby okazało się, że ktoś mnie nie lubi, a raczej bardziej chce zabić. Gdy ludzie zobaczyli mnie, a raczej koronę, od razu padli na kolana.

-Widzisz, ile z nich ukradkiem podnosi głowę?-spytał, a raczej stwierdził Corll.-Jesteś dla nich piękną księżniczką, widzą w tobie twoją babcię. Możesz sobie któregoś wybrać na rycerza.

Pokiwałam głową z zaprzeczeniem. Za takie rzeczy wezmę się kiedy indziej. Ale zakochani we mnie? Więc aż tak wielu ludziom się podobam?

-Cieszę się, że mogę być waszą królową.-powiedziałam głośno. Miałam nadzieję, że każdy mnie uslyszał. Potem wróciliśmy do zamku. Obiecałam sobie, że jeszcze kiedy indziej pójdę do tych ludzi. Chciałam ich lepiej poznać, ale dziś mieliśmy spotkanie przy stole.

-Nasi żołnierze są wyszkoleni, jest nas dużo…-i tak dalej paplali sobie. Niby interesowala mnie wojna w naszym kraju, ale nie walka. Miałam nadzieję dojść do porozumienia z wrogiem. Gdy opowiedziałam to innym z początku wątpili, ale to ja rządziłam i musieli zabrać mnie do tych innych.

Ich osada była wprost ohydna. Smoki, wampriry, czarownice, orki i przekształcone stwory. Jedynie ich król wyglądał jak czlowiek. Nie ma co opowiadać na temat naszej rozmowy. Człowiek był zdziwiony, że do nich przyszłam. Myślał, że to już walka. Ale ja go uspokoiłam i przekonałam, że jesteśmy w dobrych zamiarach.

-Nie chcemy walki-wyjaśniłam z uśmiechem, ale On prychnął. Zaczęłam mówić, że wojna nie ma sensu. I nic by to nie dało, gdyby nie to, że nagle znikąd wyszedł jego syn i, widząc mnie, powiedział do swego ojca:

-Jeśli ona zostanie moją żoną, chcę abyś przerwał walkę.-a mnie aż zaparło dech w piersiach. Ja bym się miała żenić? Wszyscy na mnie patrzyli, a najbardziej blondyn stojący obok mnie. Szeptał “nie”. Mimo tego zgodziłam się. Corllondi odwrócił ode mnie wzrok, jakby z obrzydzeniem. Ale w królewicza wpadła taka radość, że odrazu do mnie podszedł i powiedział do ojca, że chce poślubić mnie pojutrze lub nawet już jutro. Poprosiłam, aby dał mi wrócić dziś do zamku, a że jutro przyjdę znów i ustalimy wszystko.

Gdy wróciliśmy, było już późno, więc od razu poszłam do mojego loża, jak to nazwały moje służące-nimfy. Ale nie mogłam zasnąć, chociaż byłam taka zmęczona. To przez ten ślub. Nigdy mi nie zależało na tym, czy kiedyś zostanę starą panną. Mogłam też się ożenić, gdyby ktoś chciał. Byłam pewna, że się nie zakocham. Zawsze byłam obojętna. Ale teraz miałam chęć do bycia z kimś innym. Z moimi przyjaciółmi – Corrlondi’m, podwładnymi, całym królestwem, a nawet.. Kukai’em.

Z myślą o nim pognałam do komnaty Filameny. Na szczęście kobieta jeszcze nie spała.

-Wiedziałam, że tu przyjdziesz.-powiedziała. Zdziwiłam się, przecież była niema! Ale także dziwna.-Już się przygotowałam. Chcesz tego chłopaka, prawda?

Tak, chciałam Kukaia mieć jako kogoś. Może jakiś doradca? Tylko po co ciągnąć go tutaj?

-A czy dałabym radę z nim porozmawiać?-spytałam, a starsza pani spojrzała na mnie ze zdziwieniem.

-Tak.. Czy mogłaby pani poczekać chwilę, wielmożna?-spytała. Zgodziłam się, a po chwili przygotowała wywar i wylała go na lustro. Płyn wyparował. Staruszka skinęła głową jakby do siebie, a jakby do mnie.

Podeszłam do zwierciadła, w którym widać było chłopaka i zaczęłam mówić:

-Kukai, widzę cię. To ja, Cheza. Mam pytanie, czy chciałbyś przenieść się do innego, pięknego świata? Ale musiałbys pozegnać się ze wszystkimi. Z rodziną i przyjaciółmi. Pomyśl nad tym. Jeśli jesteś na tak, skiń głową, jeśli nie – pokiwaj na boki, sam wiesz jak. A jeśli chcesz się zastanowić, zamknij oczy.-podałam instrukcje bez namysłu. Chłopak oczywiście skinął.

Wtedy czarodziejka rzuciła proszkiem na zwierciadło i w podłodze obok mnie pojawiła się przezroczysta dziura. Z niej wyszedł Kukai.

-Witaj, przyjacielu.-przywitałam go jak księżniczka, ze skinieniem głowy i ukłonem.

-Hejka, Cheza.

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Beautiful little munchkin, that’s what she is!

I am tired tonight, kinda in the exhausted arena, and not sure why.

Maybe because I ate like a well practiced pig at lunch today. We did our Thanksgiving thing at work, a crock pot lunch, and WB set up a big ole cast iron stew pot and made some delicious Brunswick Stew.

Thinking of hitting the bed early tonight, and I regret to inform this blog that there will be no picture of the day, because we forgot to take it.

So, I offer this instead, a Flickr slideshow of Cheza Tsume Rose … enjoy!

My beautiful little angel in green, lol… she is just too cute every time I see her… partial, perhaps… just a little! Daddy took this picture for us today.

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So, at this time I was still a smoker. About a pack per day. I had sworn to myself for as long as I could recall that should I ever become pregnant I would quit smoking. And I did. From August 4th at a pack per day to August 11th and my last cigarette to date. Before I went to sleep, about 11pm on August 11th, 2008, I smoked my last cigarette. I still miss them once in a while, but for the most part I think they stink when I smell them… and I cannot believe I used to smell like that. I honestly had no idea.

I was terrified to begin with. There was mass confusion in trying to get my first appointment set up. I ultimately ended up going to the Wake Med High Risk Clinic. Why high risk, you ask? I am diabetic type II for starters. I was also (at that time) 37 years old, considered advanced maternal age (not sure why, but what can ya do).

I had to go on a special diet for diabetic prego mommies, and test my sugar 4 times per day to start. As my numbers slowly began to rise the docs decided to put me on oral meds to help control my blood sugars. During a pregnancy you don’t want out of control numbers. And even though my numbers had previously been good, when you are pregnant, when the placenta is working right, your blood sugar numbers just naturally rise… I was destined for greater control aid needs, whether I wanted to be or not.

I think I have mentioned before how I hate needles. Well, the week after Thanksgiving 2008, at my regularly scheduled prenatal checkup, I was informed my numbers had reached a point where the oral meds were no longer enough. It was time to begin… insulin injections. I was now testing my blood sugars (pricking my finger) 4 times per day, and giving myself an insulin injection in the thigh 4 times per day. It was hard, but I had been warned in advance it was coming without a doubt, so at least it was no surprise. And I was so beyond over joyed at being pregnant, already totally in love with my baby… I was willing to suffer these needles for my child. A good thing too, since I had no choice.

I never really got sick while pregnant. I had about 3 weeks straight of being nauseous from the time I woke up until the time I went to bed, but I never tossed my cookies, so I figure I was pretty lucky. Aside from the initial nausea and anxiety, my pregnancy was pretty much uneventful… just how I wanted it.

I did what I could to keep healthy, stay relaxed, enjoy being pregnant and bond with my unborn child. When we found out we were having a little girl, we were thrilled. Cheza (Lunar Flower/Moon Maiden) Tsume (Wolf’s Claw) Rose would be her name.

Around week 30 of my pregnancy I began to practice Hypnobabies (self-hypnosis for pain control in natural childbirth). I was preparing to meet my little angel.

At week 37 I was informed that due to being diabetic and the likelihood for a larger baby, plus the risk for complications of diabetic pregnancy babies who go full-term, they would want to induce me. Cheza’s original estimated due date was April 1st, 2009. Her induction was scheduled for March 25th. I was still determined to have my natural childbirth with the aid of self-hypnosis and the support of Donnie. It would be a bit more of a challenge with the chemical induction, but I was up for it, I was excited about meeting my baby, meeting my Cheza… meeting our miracle baby.

My last doctor appointment before my scheduled induction was on the 22nd. I had gained a total of 28 pounds during my pregnancy, my A1c had dropped during the pregnancy, and other than bruises on my thighs from all the injections, I had what I would consider a wonderful pregnancy (wonderful enough that I would love to be pregnant again right now!).

The maternity ward was busy the evening of the 25th. When Donnie called to make sure we should still come in at 8pm, they asked us to please call back in hour and check… this continued for a while, and it was 10pm before we were finally able to come check in and get me into a room. They hooked me up to monitors and begin getting things ready to start the induction. At some point they lost Cheza’s heartbeat on the monitor. It took what seemed like forever and me rolling over a couple times for them to find her again… much lower.

They wheeled in an ultrasound machine and checked her out. She had flipped breech. She had been vertex at the last three ultrasounds, but she never engaged… and I guess she was not ready to be induced, so she flipped right there in the labor and delivery room I was in at the birthing wing of the hospital. They sent us home and scheduled me for a cesarean section the next day. I was to be at the hospital at noon.

I was disappointed, yes. I admit it. I had wanted a natural childbirth, and I was getting the furthest thing from it. But I was still going to get the same end result, my beautiful baby girl.

Cheza was born on March 26, 2009 at 2:10pm. She weighed 6 lbs 11 oz (far from the large diabetic baby I had been warned of) and 18-3/4″ long. 10 fingers, 10 toes, beautiful, wonderful, perfect.

Cheza breastfeed exclusively for the first 6 months, until I unfortunately just began to dry up out of nowhere. She transitioned to formula with ease.

I have lost my pregnancy weight and am now anxious to be pregnant again, yet also accepting of the fact that this may have been a one time shot for me, and I a okay with that. I can always have fun trying!

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The wee one is napping now (or laying in her crib sucking her fingers from the sound coming through the monitor) so I decided to go ahead and get this cute little picture loaded up. I am going to be messing around with the appearance of this blog today, as well as adjusting some of my topics, tags, categories… I has me a plan, says the mad genius… ha! Oh yeah, here is my angel:

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I am feeling a bit… in a funk suddenly. Cheza is asleep, has been a while actually… and I am just kinda… blah without her tonight I guess. Not sure why… but at least I have this cute picture to look at!

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Daddy took this wonderful picture for us today. He did yesterday too, thank you daddy! I know I am slightly (yeah, right!) partial, but ain’t she adorable!?!

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I got myself way off track somehow tonight, and here it is bedtime, and I haven’t even posted this… so here it is… the Cheza Picture Of The Day 00012, enjoy!

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This actually should have been day 13 or 14, but I have been slack, oh my. I have taken pictures, or daddy has… but I have been trying to play catch up, trying to fight being sick, and trying to keep up with Cheza, lol. She is pretty much crawling all over the place, and I mean allllll over the place! And the poor kitties, they are always a target when she sees them, too funny. Anyway, playing catch up… here are a few Cheza Picture(s) of the Day!

Well, there I go, caught up and ready to get back to posting that daily pic on a daily basis!

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I am soooo glad it is Friday. And a payday (though the check is already gone, dang bills!). It is also Friday the 13th, which is completely cool to me. Daddy took the picture of the day for us again today. He is getting to be an old pro at it, hehe.

And while looking on the camera I saw this one, and found it rather adorable, so it wins a posting as well. She was too cute in these little brown pants, I think they are a pair my mom got for her. It is fun to dress her up, hehe…

My parents are coming for a visit on Sunday… they say they are coming to see us, but we (daddy and I) know they are coming to see her…

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I love Thursdays! Why? Because Cheza was born on a Thursday, of course! Actually, I have always loved them, not sure why… but her being born on one sure helped boost it up some more.

Today Cheza and her daddy came up to see me at the office and take me to lunch – I am such a lucky mamma. Daddy took the picture of the day for us today, and here it is:

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I know, I know… not the right pose or place, but this was too funny (cute) to not use, so… here is Cheza in her Picture of the Day #8… enjoy!

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Chowing down on some hot fries while getting this picture up for today, feeling like I didn’t get any time with her tonight, I hate that… will have to make it up to her tomorrow!

Thanks to daddy for taking this picture for me today, especially since I didn’t get to see her in this dress, her grammy had already changed her clothes by they time we got there to pick her up… cute!

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Another wonderful day in the world of Cheza. She only got one nap, but she seemed happy otherwise, so what do I know about her schedule… only that she changes it on her whims, lol. Here is my lovely little girl today!

She is a little dancer… well, head banger at least. She will sit there bouncing that li’l noggin’, whole body following of course… sometimes she gets so into it, she falls over, hehe. My girl loves her music!

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Today was a wonderful day. Productive, ending with a feeling somewhat like accomplishment (ok, yeah, I did some stuff!).

Recipes:
I stumbled my way along the web today, and discovered a few really awesome sites for delicious recipes, and nutritional aids. I am always looking for something new to cook (or have the hubby cook) as well as ways to make sure my family stays healthy. Something about having a new baby in the house, and we suddenly want to make sure we are able to keep up with her when she begins to really mooooove. Anway, check ‘em out:

• CopyKat Recipes: http://copykat.com/ :: Have You Tried It In A Restaurant… Now Make It At Home … and I really want to try this one out: http://www.copykat.com/2009/05/18/cassarinos-vegetable-stuffed-mushrooms/
• Joy of Baking: http://www.joyofbaking.com/ :: A wonderful recipe and photography collection of cakes, cookes, pies, tarts, muffins, scones, shortbreads and other baked goods.
• Taste Spotting: http://www.tastespotting.com/ :: TasteSpotting is a mouth-watering photo collection of recipes, cooking, baking, kitchen adventures, food industry and media news created by a community of food lovers from amateur home cooks to professional chefs.
• Cooking By Numbers: http://www.cookingbynumbers.com/frames.html :: You tell the web tool what you have in your refrigerator, and in your cabinets… and it will give you a list of what you can make with the ingredients you already have.
• Calorie Connect: http://www.calorieconnect.com/ :: Calorie Connect is a dynamic diet and exercise service. We provide user-friendly interactive data on a host of foods and recreation activities and help members achieve a healthy body through our goal-oriented system.

Coding:
I worked on my graphic design web site today! This is something I have been meaning to do for a while. Problem is, I work on 2 web sites for my full-time contract job, so my eyes are code tired when I get done with my work sites and get ready to churn on my my sites… so now you know why they ain’t done yet!

I got the layout, css, some of the php, and the shell graphics ready for my Graphic Art & Ad/Web Design website… I still need to gather all my portfolio pieces, and find my resume… LOL, this should be interesting!

The list of web projects I have (not including the one I actually get paid for): a. graphic design site, b. fine art site, c. game developer site, d. recoding one browser based game (text based), and e. creating from scratch another browser based game (grid based)… now you know why I am completely happy to use this delightful wordpress.com blog with minimal fine tuning to a provided theme.

Almost Crawling:
Cheza was so close today, so close. I just knew she was going to crawl… but, alas… I was wrong! It is a crawl, if you really think about what a crawl is… the only difference being that she doesn’t really lift her belly off the floor, or really get up on her knees so much as push herself along kinda like a frog swims… or a soldier crawls… or she will still just flat out roll!

I never gave the official update from her last doctor visit. She went in for the 2nd part of her flu shot, and they weighed her. So no updates on her length, but she had gained almost 2 lbs… she was a perfect 15 lbs 2 oz! Wow, to think only 7-1/2 months ago she was only 6 lbs, 11 oz… wow how my munchkin is growing!

And bath time has become the most fun ever. She no longer fits in her first little tub, and our sinks are not (sadly) suffering from a super baby friendly setup, so we put her in the tub… and she is determined to explore the whole thing when she is in there. She loves it, the water, splashing around, her rubber duckies and Little Mermaid bath book. You can never take your hands off of her, one must always be attached… she possesses no fear! To her, bath time is all about play play play… and getting mamma soaked.

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Cheza is having a fussy morning, unusual for her, but she is teething, or at least trying. She has been “trying” for a while, but apparently her little teethers are stubborn… Anyway, here is her adorableness for the day!

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Cheza’s 6 month check up was yesterday. She is doing wonderfully! I am so happy, we all are! She is now 13.4 lbs and petite little 25.25″ length. She had another wave of immunizations, and the first part of a 2 part flu shot, she goes back in a month to get the 2nd shot. She has been fevery pretty much all day today, and taking Tylenol. The fevers have all be low grade, 99.3-ish, but still… the poor thing looks so tired, but still adorable when she smiles, which is a lot, we are so lucky! Mommy and Daddy love you Cheza, more than you will ever know (though we will try our best to show you every day!)

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Cheza has achieved the crawl position a few times, but only for a second or so before losing it, rolling transit still practiced (hehe), drooling absolutely everywhere, but adorable doing it, can sit up unsupported for 2-3 seconds before losing balance – still learning but getting there!

She has been running low grade fevers, highest so far 99.6, but only sporadically, and has only had a couple very fussy days – teething is a chore apparently, glad she will not remember this! The pain will be gone soon baby!

And eating baby cereal and baby food! She started eating baby cereal about a week ago, and has also had mashed bananas, which based on the faces she made, we are thinking she did not care much for, but ate because she was hungry – and only because she was hungry, adding extra face scrunching in to make certain we understood this… and peaches, which she eagerly ate with a grin between bites, even opening her mouth wide a few times and arching toward the spoon!

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Laxxxx, I (mommy) have been slack in posting, for shame… but I am glad to announce that our li’l one, miss Cheza, has learned to roll over from front to back and back to front, though still a bit sporadic on when she will and will not do so. She can do it quickly when she sets her darlin’ mind to it though!

She is also reaching up/out to grab things more than ever, she holds on to things for a long time, has a new favorite toy, her babydoll (the pink one!), which she will cuddle with and talk to endlessly until she falls asleep. Speaking of sleep, she sleeps through the night, is an angel with hidden wings!

Her daddy got her to laugh the other day, I mean full blown all out laughing, and it was ADORABLE!

She is simply… Everything!

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Cheza has learned to grab things, and not just our hair! If you hold a rattle close to her hands, she will grab it and cling to it for a while, even shake it around. See the pictures in her 12 week old album for proof, hehe. She has even pulled out her pacifier and put it back in a few times – she is growing so much!

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Cheza has grabbed on to her first toy and swung it around some! George is her little red monkey-ish type toy (part of an Infantino 3 piece set), and she took his tail in hand (a few times today) and just held him, swinging him around a bit, lifting him up and such, stuck his tail in her mouth a couple times… it was soooooooooo cute! I just had to share this new little milestone of hers with the world!

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