First Holiday

Today Cordelia celebrated her first holiday: Halloween. As you can see, our little sweet pea dressed up for the occasion.

We took her Trick-or-Visiting, as we wanted to show her off to some of our neighbors, but did not want any candy. Four houses was about her limit. Next year we may be able to cover our street.

I took the picture in the yard this afternoon. Can't get over how cute she is!

What's in a Name?

Cordelia
One of the most common questions we get asked is how we chose the name Cordelia and whether it is a family name. A select few have been able to identify the true origin of her name: Shakespearean play King Lear, in which Cordelia is the good daughter, who refuses to try to outdo her sisters' proclamations of love for their father in order to secure a larger inheritance. While in the play, Cordelia meets an unfortunate end (it is one of the tragedies), the character of Cordelia remains honest, loyal, and true.

Lourdes
We also get asked about her middle name. Rest assured, our choice had absolutely nothing to do with Madonna Ritchie's firstborn. Her name comes from Our Lady of Lourdes, the name for the Virgin Mary when she appeared to a French peasant girl in Lourdes, France in the 1850s. Our Lady of Lourdes is the name of the church that Dominic attended throughout his childhood, and it was also where we were married.

One Month Milestone

Today is Cordelia's one month birthday. We celebrated by visiting the doctor, and received a good report. She's up to 8 lb 11 oz, and she's grown a full inch since birth. Now she's in the 75th percentile for height, and the 50th for both weight and head size.

Not to jinx myself, but she is doing better with nights and days, and has actually not been too fussy in the evenings this week.

We've been on outings to the lab (to get my blood tested...we're still trying to get the coumadin levels right) and to Daddy's work. I hope to take her in to my work for "show and tell" next week.

Unlike most children, she does NOT like riding in the car. I hope this will change; it's hard to drive across town when your child screams the whole way.