November Nor'easter

A week after Cedric's first hurricane we had Cedric's first Nor'easter. I'm still a bit confused about the Nor'easter. It was a winter storm that came from the sea, bringing snow/rain and colder temps. I guess it doesn't count as a regular winter storm because the temperature is back up in the 50's and the snow melted very quickly. 

We only went out for a few minutes but I couldn't pass up the chance to take Cedric's photo in the snow. Though you can't see it, snow is falling on Cedric's face. He tried to catch the flakes on his tongue, it was very cute. 

Siena hadn't seen snow in 4 years and was a little confused at first. It took her a few minutes before she would walk on it and then longer to decide if it was okay to pee on. Silly dog. 

I'm very interested to see how the winter goes. Apparently this was just a "light dusting" of snow, says my new mom friend Tracy. It did end up sticking to the pavement but luckily it melted the next day. I'm not looking forward to shoveling snow! Hopefully it will be another mild winter!

Week 11?

I'm starting to lose track of time. Is Cedric 11 weeks or 12? I counted back and he was 11 last Friday, 12 weeks this week and 3 months the following one. I'm starting to think I should be counting by months?

Cedric is such a sweet baby. He is generally very content and will smile at us frequently. He is sleeping more consistently, usually 5-6 hours (technically "through the night") and then another 2-4 hours. I love it when he only wakes up once a night!

This past week Cedric and I were in a bit of a pickle. It was Halloween and we needed to go out for some candy but the car battery had died the day before. I realized the day had come for baby's first trip on the T!

Two stops away there is a grocery store. We were very careful not to touch anything! 

Hurricane Sandy came and went without incident here. Bob had a hard time working from home and it was hard to stay inside all day. There were a few downed trees but we never lost power. Siena enjoyed the beautiful weather that followed the storm. Here she is at her favorite place: Cold Spring Dog Park. 

This past week was Cedric's last New Beginnings (aka my new mom's) class. We've signed up for the Next Step class, for babies 3-5 months old. 

As a new mom I really have no idea what I'm doing or what comes next. This class has been a great way to learn activities for Cedric and I to do together and games to play. It is also a nice place to talk to other moms and ask questions. Cedric was really getting into story time last week, I need to buy some more books!

Here is a photo of his class, minus one, like last week but in normal clothes. We are hoping to keep our group together!

PS. I'm getting frustrated with myself. I keep taking photos with my iPhone, uploading them and finding they are blurry. I need a real camera and I'm so mad that I didn't do it before I had him. It was even on my to do list. :(