The Cancros: January 2011

Monday, January 24, 2011

Introducing...

Josephine Noelle Cancro

She's finally here! On December 27th, 2010, Josephine Noelle Cancro arrived weighing in at 8 pounds 12 ounces and was 21.25 inches long. Born at 8:06 am. Mommy and Daddy were thrilled not to mention several sets of grandparents and aunts and uncles. It took Ava some time but she has definitely come around.

Josephine, or "Josie" as she's called in our house, is named after Chris' paternal grandfather, Coachie or otherwise known at Joseph George Cancro. Coachie passed away last March and we miss him terribly. He would have been thrilled with another grand daughter. Josie has been a great addition to our family. From the start, she's been a rabid nurser and a pretty decent sleeper. I am recovering from my c-section really well. There is a fine line between recovering and doing too much. I think I've finally found a way to tread it carefully. Because Josie is pretty much a pirahna when it comes to eating, I've managed to get to my pre-baby weight in 3 weeks, despite a pretty serious Oreo and See's Candy habit.

Chris was able to take a paternity month and only worked half days in the clinic. It was nice to have all that help but he's now back to full time. Ava has done fairly well adjusting to having more of daddy and less of mommy. When she does act out, it's towards Chris and me and not the baby. In fact, she loves to "pet" the baby, get her diapers, tuck her in with blankies and shove the pacifier in her mouth. The other day we had a mommy/Ava date and she just kept looking at the empty car seat and saying, "I miss Baby Josie. I miss Baby Josie." Yes, I think we're going to be fine.

Enjoy the pictures...I will try to be better about this blog business. No promises, though. Two kids are exhausting!!

Deja vu? Here we are again!

Another big baby Cancro girl!

My little love.

Ava meeting her little sister. She was pretty leary.

A very proud Aunt January Grandma Patti and Pop Pop

Grammy Jenna and her girls in matching jammies

Well, hello cutie!

Gazing off into space...favorite pastime

With my two favorite girls in the world.

6 months in 6 pictures

So...yeah...same old story. Pathetically late in updating the blog. What can I say, I was pregnant and chose to sleep instead of blog. Sue me. :) I will try to bring you all up to date in one paragraph and six pictures. Think it's possible?

We has a blessedly long summer/fall that enabled us to play outside - WITHOUT COATS! - until mid-november. Every day, Ava and I walked to the park, chased grasshoppers or went to the outdoor pool. We celebrated Ava's birthday at the end of summer and also made a quick trip to Glendive to see Sarah and Nora. Plus, we went to the fair which was a huge hit too. Mid fall, we got a horrible cold that kicked our butts for two straight weeks. Who knew a cold could knock you flat like that?! Ava got a solid foundation in Disney movies during that time and is now addicted to them...especially the princesses. Sigh... Anyway, before the princesses came about, her first love was Robin Hood. Halloween was just about to arrive so we all dressed up. Chris was Little John, I was Maid Marion and Ava was Robin Hood. We had a blast trick or treating. We also enjoyed some easy hiking, the farmers market, and pumpkin picking. Christmas season quickly approached and this year we cut our own tree in Red Lodge and had fun getting ready for Santa to come as well as Baby Josie. I will get to that in my next post. In the meantime, enjoy the pictures.

DISCLAIMER: These are obviously not in any particular order. That would take too much time.

Ava and Daddy making a ginger bread house. No kit for the Cancros!