Look at how far Lily has come along in her walking skills in only three days!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Lily's 49th Week (2/1/10 – 2/7/10)
This week was oddly quiet without Rachel. We kept feeling like we were forgetting something by not getting her up for school in the morning and passing by all of the other kids at the bus stop on our way to work. She toured her new school on Monday and started classes on Tuesday. She wouldn’t really tell us much but claimed that the school week went well and that she made some new friends already.
We ran errands after picking up Lily on Monday evening so we stopped for dinner at Thai Express. My silly girl has quite a grown-up palate. Not only does she love hummus but at Thai Express, she discovered a love for spring rolls. I thought that she would just eat white rice but she liked spring rolls and the chicken from my meal instead. I forgot to bring a sippy cup for Lily so while we were there, I taught her how to drink through a straw. She really likes this new useful skill and wanted to drink like a big girl throughout the week.
On Tuesday, Paul and I drove separately because I had to leave work an hour early to go to the dentist to get my retainer adjusted. Paul picked up Lily and when he did, Kirsten informed him that she will only be able to watch Lily until the end of March. She needs to take another job to make more money. Paul broke the news to me when I got home. I am so sad. I searched far and wide and couldn’t find any daycare that I liked then Kirsten appeared like an angel from heaven to help us out. We were so blessed to have found her and to have had someone so wonderful watch Lily during her first year. We totally understand her decision, of course, but we will miss her terribly. Now I have to start the whole heartbreaking search for a decent, affordable daycare again. I know that I am not going to be able to find anybody nearly as wonderful as Kirsten nor do I have the time to do so while working so I am grateful that she gave us so much warning. I was too sad to eat or sleep that night. I was depressed all day Wednesday as well. I did some internet searching for daycares with little success. The idea of leaving Lily with a stranger and having her get little individual attention amongst a bunch of other kids just fills me with dread.
My mood improved greatly when we picked Lily up from Kirsten’s on Wednesday evening and found her walking! She walked from Kirsten to Keegan and Nate then back again. She was so proud of herself and was smiling and squealing with delight! We got her to reproduce it again at home on video which I already posted. She holds her arms out in front of her while walking which is so darn cute.
We had an early morning meeting on Friday so we got out of work early which was nice. After a week full of changes, both good and bad, we decided to treat ourselves to dinner at Zukey Lake Tavern. Lily was so cute and kept waving at everyone around us as they arrived and left.
Lily loved her AquaTots class yet again on Saturday morning. We are bummed that next week is our last week. This week we went in the deep end. This is nothing new for the babies as even the shallow water is deep for them but it helped us adults learn how to handle the babies and hold them up when the water is over our heads as well. Lily also practiced her previously learned skills of jumping off the side of the pool, going underwater, kicking, paddling, and wearing a life-vest. After class, I had to quickly shower in the locker room, briefly stop at home to finish getting ready, and then head out to Chelsea for my co-worker Meghan’s baby shower. Lily took a short morning nap in the car then grudgingly woke up when we got there. Once she was perky, she had a lot of fun at the shower and wanted to help Meghan open her gifts. Lily was reluctant to let any of my co-workers hold her but went right up to Meghan’s sister, Kaitlyn, whom she had never met before. It is odd how she can feel super comfortable with certain people and shy around others. After the party, I stopped at Babies R Us to look for more of Lily’s favorite pacifiers as we are critically low on them. I don’t understand why they keep disappearing! I used to always get them at Target but they stopped carrying them so now the only place that has them is Babies R Us which is nowhere near our home or work. Thank God that Babies R Us still carries them but they only had one in stock. Yikes! Lily and I didn’t get home until dinnertime and were wiped out from our busy day.
I didn’t feel well all day Sunday. I’d had a headache pretty much all week but I woke up on Sunday with body aches and sinus pain. Paul let me sleep in then I took Lily’s morning nap with her. I was lethargic all day but finally showered and got ready so that the three of us could go to Steve’s Super Bowl party. Lily and I mostly hung out upstairs with Auriel. Lily had fun walking back and forth between me and Auriel. We did go downstairs to watch the last quarter of the game. I love the Colts but I was glad to see New Orleans win as I am always a fan of the underdog. Lily loved Tonya, whom she had never met before, and kept wanting to sit in her lap to watch the game. Again, it is funny how she instantly warms up to random people. Unfortunately, Steve’s new house in Ypsilanti is about 40 minutes from our house so we got home really late. Lily was really sleepy at the party but wouldn’t fall asleep until we were in the car. Once in her carseat, I think she was passed out before we even exited Steve’s neighborhood. I had been feeling better at the party but once in the car, my sinus pain and body aches returned so I am not looking forward to getting up early for work on Monday. (Not like I ever do.)
Lily’s new words this week are “bubu” for bubbles in her bath, “sock” (she loves to pull them off and wave them around), and “yucky”. The third word was said when Paul told her not to touch the cat food. Apparently Kirsten tells her that the dog bowls and toys are yucky all the time so that is where she got that word. She is still saying “mama, dada, this, that, what, tiger, pooh, all done, what’s this”, etc. She is also still saying “Pat” and said it this week while pointing to Kirsten’s husband in a picture of her family.
Even though Lily just started walking on Wednesday, by the end of the week, her walking skills had already greatly improved. She is steadier on her feet and only falls when she is tired, hurrying, or trips over a toy. Her falling is more controlled which I am thankful for as I fear her getting hurt now that she is so mobile. She can now cross the living room from one side to the other. She is so proud of herself and still giggles and smiles the entire time she is walking with her arms still straight out in front of her like a zombie. Lily is totally done with crawling now that she has learned to walk!
Here are some pictures from this week.
Lily playing with her blender in her cute purple Pooh outfit on Tuesday:
Crawling around with Amber on Thursday:
Lily loves to play peek-a-boo with the kitties at the cat door:
Where’s Amber:
There she is:
Amber waited until Lily was distracted by the Christmas cards to finish coming through the door:
Walking around holding onto daddy’s hand:
Sleepy girl hugging her blankie in her favorite pajamas on Friday night:
Swimming around hugging mommy at AquaTots on Saturday:
Lily kept pointing at the basketball hoop:
Heading out to explore the deep end:
Practicing jumping off the side of the pool:
Practicing kicking:
Practicing paddling her arms:
Lily floating around in a life-vest. The vest squishes her chubby cheeks and makes her close her eyes whenever she is floating in it. She looks so funny:
Happy girl:
Lily loves the orca toy:
Playing in the deep end again holding onto a dumbbell:
Strong baby:
Meghan at her baby shower:
I had to wake Lily up from her nap to get her out of the car at the shower so she was still sleepy and cuddly:
My beautiful blue-eyed baby playing with her keys at Meghan’s baby shower:
Our table- Lois, part of Karen, Mallory, Lynn, Cate, Meredith, Lily, and I:
Lily was very interested in helping Meghan with her gifts and was very enamored with Meghan’s sister, Kaitlyn:
Lily playing with some ribbon:
Lily playing with her little stuffed dog magnet and watching Paul feed the birds on Sunday:
Silly girl playing with her blankie:
Then flopping over:
Lily watching Blue’s Clues:
Playing with her blankie again:
Lily happily walked to me as I tried to take her picture:
I took some pictures of Lily for our Valentine’s Day cards as she stood looking outside:
Zombie-walking again:
So cute:
Lily loves to push around her stroller with her magnets in her mouth which looks so hillarious:
My happy little girl walking from me to Auriel at Steve’s Super Bowl party:
We ran errands after picking up Lily on Monday evening so we stopped for dinner at Thai Express. My silly girl has quite a grown-up palate. Not only does she love hummus but at Thai Express, she discovered a love for spring rolls. I thought that she would just eat white rice but she liked spring rolls and the chicken from my meal instead. I forgot to bring a sippy cup for Lily so while we were there, I taught her how to drink through a straw. She really likes this new useful skill and wanted to drink like a big girl throughout the week.
On Tuesday, Paul and I drove separately because I had to leave work an hour early to go to the dentist to get my retainer adjusted. Paul picked up Lily and when he did, Kirsten informed him that she will only be able to watch Lily until the end of March. She needs to take another job to make more money. Paul broke the news to me when I got home. I am so sad. I searched far and wide and couldn’t find any daycare that I liked then Kirsten appeared like an angel from heaven to help us out. We were so blessed to have found her and to have had someone so wonderful watch Lily during her first year. We totally understand her decision, of course, but we will miss her terribly. Now I have to start the whole heartbreaking search for a decent, affordable daycare again. I know that I am not going to be able to find anybody nearly as wonderful as Kirsten nor do I have the time to do so while working so I am grateful that she gave us so much warning. I was too sad to eat or sleep that night. I was depressed all day Wednesday as well. I did some internet searching for daycares with little success. The idea of leaving Lily with a stranger and having her get little individual attention amongst a bunch of other kids just fills me with dread.
My mood improved greatly when we picked Lily up from Kirsten’s on Wednesday evening and found her walking! She walked from Kirsten to Keegan and Nate then back again. She was so proud of herself and was smiling and squealing with delight! We got her to reproduce it again at home on video which I already posted. She holds her arms out in front of her while walking which is so darn cute.
We had an early morning meeting on Friday so we got out of work early which was nice. After a week full of changes, both good and bad, we decided to treat ourselves to dinner at Zukey Lake Tavern. Lily was so cute and kept waving at everyone around us as they arrived and left.
Lily loved her AquaTots class yet again on Saturday morning. We are bummed that next week is our last week. This week we went in the deep end. This is nothing new for the babies as even the shallow water is deep for them but it helped us adults learn how to handle the babies and hold them up when the water is over our heads as well. Lily also practiced her previously learned skills of jumping off the side of the pool, going underwater, kicking, paddling, and wearing a life-vest. After class, I had to quickly shower in the locker room, briefly stop at home to finish getting ready, and then head out to Chelsea for my co-worker Meghan’s baby shower. Lily took a short morning nap in the car then grudgingly woke up when we got there. Once she was perky, she had a lot of fun at the shower and wanted to help Meghan open her gifts. Lily was reluctant to let any of my co-workers hold her but went right up to Meghan’s sister, Kaitlyn, whom she had never met before. It is odd how she can feel super comfortable with certain people and shy around others. After the party, I stopped at Babies R Us to look for more of Lily’s favorite pacifiers as we are critically low on them. I don’t understand why they keep disappearing! I used to always get them at Target but they stopped carrying them so now the only place that has them is Babies R Us which is nowhere near our home or work. Thank God that Babies R Us still carries them but they only had one in stock. Yikes! Lily and I didn’t get home until dinnertime and were wiped out from our busy day.
I didn’t feel well all day Sunday. I’d had a headache pretty much all week but I woke up on Sunday with body aches and sinus pain. Paul let me sleep in then I took Lily’s morning nap with her. I was lethargic all day but finally showered and got ready so that the three of us could go to Steve’s Super Bowl party. Lily and I mostly hung out upstairs with Auriel. Lily had fun walking back and forth between me and Auriel. We did go downstairs to watch the last quarter of the game. I love the Colts but I was glad to see New Orleans win as I am always a fan of the underdog. Lily loved Tonya, whom she had never met before, and kept wanting to sit in her lap to watch the game. Again, it is funny how she instantly warms up to random people. Unfortunately, Steve’s new house in Ypsilanti is about 40 minutes from our house so we got home really late. Lily was really sleepy at the party but wouldn’t fall asleep until we were in the car. Once in her carseat, I think she was passed out before we even exited Steve’s neighborhood. I had been feeling better at the party but once in the car, my sinus pain and body aches returned so I am not looking forward to getting up early for work on Monday. (Not like I ever do.)
Lily’s new words this week are “bubu” for bubbles in her bath, “sock” (she loves to pull them off and wave them around), and “yucky”. The third word was said when Paul told her not to touch the cat food. Apparently Kirsten tells her that the dog bowls and toys are yucky all the time so that is where she got that word. She is still saying “mama, dada, this, that, what, tiger, pooh, all done, what’s this”, etc. She is also still saying “Pat” and said it this week while pointing to Kirsten’s husband in a picture of her family.
Even though Lily just started walking on Wednesday, by the end of the week, her walking skills had already greatly improved. She is steadier on her feet and only falls when she is tired, hurrying, or trips over a toy. Her falling is more controlled which I am thankful for as I fear her getting hurt now that she is so mobile. She can now cross the living room from one side to the other. She is so proud of herself and still giggles and smiles the entire time she is walking with her arms still straight out in front of her like a zombie. Lily is totally done with crawling now that she has learned to walk!
Here are some pictures from this week.
Lily playing with her blender in her cute purple Pooh outfit on Tuesday:
Crawling around with Amber on Thursday:
Lily loves to play peek-a-boo with the kitties at the cat door:
Where’s Amber:
There she is:
Amber waited until Lily was distracted by the Christmas cards to finish coming through the door:
Walking around holding onto daddy’s hand:
Sleepy girl hugging her blankie in her favorite pajamas on Friday night:
Swimming around hugging mommy at AquaTots on Saturday:
Lily kept pointing at the basketball hoop:
Heading out to explore the deep end:
Practicing jumping off the side of the pool:
Practicing kicking:
Practicing paddling her arms:
Lily floating around in a life-vest. The vest squishes her chubby cheeks and makes her close her eyes whenever she is floating in it. She looks so funny:
Happy girl:
Lily loves the orca toy:
Playing in the deep end again holding onto a dumbbell:
Strong baby:
Meghan at her baby shower:
I had to wake Lily up from her nap to get her out of the car at the shower so she was still sleepy and cuddly:
My beautiful blue-eyed baby playing with her keys at Meghan’s baby shower:
Our table- Lois, part of Karen, Mallory, Lynn, Cate, Meredith, Lily, and I:
Lily was very interested in helping Meghan with her gifts and was very enamored with Meghan’s sister, Kaitlyn:
Lily playing with some ribbon:
Lily playing with her little stuffed dog magnet and watching Paul feed the birds on Sunday:
Silly girl playing with her blankie:
Then flopping over:
Lily watching Blue’s Clues:
Playing with her blankie again:
Lily happily walked to me as I tried to take her picture:
I took some pictures of Lily for our Valentine’s Day cards as she stood looking outside:
Zombie-walking again:
So cute:
Lily loves to push around her stroller with her magnets in her mouth which looks so hillarious:
My happy little girl walking from me to Auriel at Steve’s Super Bowl party:
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Lily Can Walk!!! (2/3/10)
Lily started walking today at Kirsten's house! When we picked her up, she was quite delighted to show us how she could walk back and forth between Kirsten and her kids. We tried to demonstrate her new skill on video once we got home. Our first attempt was comical but less than successful.
Later, we had success. Here is proof that Lily can walk!
(Once again, the videos are uploading black instead of with a picture but you can still see them when you click on the grey arrow.)
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Lily's 48th Week (1/25/10 – 1/31/10)
This week was a bit somber. We tried to enjoy our last week with Rachel but she had already mentally checked out and spent most of the week in her room. Paul took Friday off of work to withdraw her from school and help clean out her locker. It was a half day of school for her. When her friends were getting on their buses, she suddenly got sad and ran out of the building to say one last goodbye to everyone. Then she proclaimed that maybe she could commute to Pinckney Schools from South Carolina. Um, yeah. She wanted to have one last get-together with her friends and we offered earlier in the week to take them all out to lunch but everyone was already busy. I know that she was bummed but all of this was very last-minute and you can’t expect people to not have plans. My parents met us for dinner at Red Robin that night so they could say goodbye to her. We intentionally made it a low-key event as we figured a big send-off might be seen as a reward.
Lily loved Aqua Tots on Saturday morning, as usual. Paul forgot the camera so we don’t have any pictures. Her new skill was floating on her own with a life-vest on. Lily didn’t fuss but she was less than pleased as she doesn’t really like being on her back in the water and the life-vest was pressing on her chubby cheeks so she kept squishing up her face all funny. After our morning nap, we all got showered and dressed up and headed out to my former co-worker, Lynn’s wedding. A lot of people were surprised that we went but we figured that it would be a nice last family outing. Lily loved the music and wanted to crawl around on the dance floor. She was less than happy that we wouldn’t let her. Rachel took her out to dance a few times but, unfortunately, was acting quite wild with her so we had to put a stop to that. It didn’t help that Lily had on very cute but slippery shoes and her tights were just as slick so we tried to let her dance while holding onto a chair on the carpet instead. Rachel had a blast spinning around the dance floor and Lily was finally content when we changed her into her grippy footy pajamas and let her push a chair around the dance floor. Silly girl! Lily got super sleepy and it was past her bedtime so we left around 9:30pm. Lily fell asleep before we even left the parking lot and didn’t even stir when I took her out of her carseat at home, took off her coat, and put her to bed. Amazing!
Lisa flew in on Saturday and stayed the night in a hotel in Ann Arbor. The plan was for her to pick up Rachel at 10am on Sunday. Rachel got packed and ready with an hour to spare so I roused her out of her room so that she could spend some time with her little sister and I could get some pictures of them together. Unfortunately, Lisa got bored at the hotel and came an hour early so no photos were taken. She brought a cute gumball machine toy for Lily which Lily absolutely loved. She is such a nut for toys! Lisa visited for about 15 minutes then she and Rachel left. It wasn’t a sad departure for us because it felt just like she was leaving on a normal trip to see her mom. Only, this time, she won’t be coming back for two months. We haven’t been apart from her for that long in a year. Rachel was really excited to leave and we had to force her to come back and give us goodbye hugs. We wish her luck in her move and really hope that things turn out to be great for her in South Carolina but we still remain confused and sad about the whole situation. Paul, Lily, and I spent the afternoon hanging out and running errands. When we got home, Rachel called to let us know that she had landed safely.
This week, Lily has been standing on her own for extended periods of time without holding onto anything while playing. I know that a lot of kids are scared to let go and stand or walk on their own but I don’t think that is the case with her. I think that she hates holding onto things as she wants both hands free to play. On Sunday, Paul tricked her into taking two small steps on her own by holding her out from him then withdrawing support from under her arms when she started walking toward him! However, I don’t know if I would declare that she is now walking as we couldn’t get her to repeat it. I know it's coming soon, though!
Lily is still mumbling nonstop when she plays and mixes a lot of real words into the babble. She was sitting on the Pooh sheets in her crib playing with a toy earlier in the week and included “Pooh” and “Tigger” in what she was saying. She also started saying “BuBu” for butterfly and loves to point out all of the “BuBu”s in her room and ours. She also says “All Done,” usually when she is throwing food or her sippy cup on the floor from her highchair.
Here are some pictures from this week.
Tuesday was MSU/U of M day at Lakeland Elementary so I brought over Lily’s MSU cheerleader outfit to get pictures of her and Kirsten’s kids in their matching green and white apparel. Here is my cute little cheerleader sporting an adorable top ponytail (her first) put in by Kirsten:
Squirmy Lily on the couch with Keegan:
Keegan and Lily playing in the kitchen. Adorable:
Lily playing with her magnets at home:
Two magnets, a pacifier, and a dragonfly- quite a lot for two little hands:
‘Snug as a bug’ in her adorable pajamas on Tuesday night:
Rachel hid out on the other side of the cat door and surprised Lily. She found it quite delightful:
Crazy post-bath hair on Wednesday night:
My tired girls watching cartoons on Friday morning:
Lily enjoying Yogurt Melts at Red Robin on Friday evening:
Rachel, Paul, and Lily at dinner:
Amber loves to hang out in the bottom of Lily’s Exersaucer:
And for dessert after lunch- a washcloth:
Lily found Reiley sleeping on a chair and scared him off:
Lily loves getting her teeth brushed and squirmed with delight when I got the brush out after her bath on Saturday:
My happy baby was singing with me:
Reiley and Nolan snoozing peacefully on the couch with Lily’s favorite pillow:
Lynn’s wedding cake:
The wedding reception was at the Moose Lodge in Ypsilanti. Lily loved the moose hanging on the wall and continually wanted me to take her over to look at it. Maybe it reminds her of her beloved Moose A. Moose on Nick Jr. Here is Lily, me, Rachel, and Mr. Moose:
My cute but sleepy girl pulling down her blanket then laying on it:
Lily perked up once the music started. Here she is dancing with her big sister:
Shoes are much more fun to play with than to wear on your feet:
Lynn and Shane love karaoke so it was only appropriate that Shane sing to Lynn during their first dance:
Lily dancing holding onto a chair:
I want to be out on the dance floor:
Mmm, cake:
Lily was playing peek-a-boo with Rachel around her chair:
Happy Rachel:
Karen, Kim, Rachel, Lily, and I get down on the dance floor:
Crazy dancer:
This picture is blurry because I didn’t use the flash so that I could show how fascinated Lily was with the lights that danced all over the floor. She kept trying to catch them:
Lily in her pajamas with Lynn’s daughter, Mallory:
Playing with Rachel’s shoes:
Nolan, Lily, and I watched ‘Blues Clues’ after Rachel left on Sunday. Lily loves to take off her socks and chew on them:
Lily and Reiley watching Paul feed the birds:
I had dressed Lily in this cute ‘Little Sister’ shirt to get some final pictures with her big sister but that didn’t happen as previously mentioned. Here she is all alone with her favorite pillow. She loves to point at the snowman and ask what they are. The first picture kind of shows her gap-tooth smile:
Lily still loves her play table and still pushes it all around the living room with her stomach:
Lily loves these silly plastic bugs that were Rachel’s when she was younger. Lily’s favorite is this dragonfly, featured in many pictures this week:
My happy girl drove Amber away by steamrollering her along with her stuffed kitty:
Lily loved Aqua Tots on Saturday morning, as usual. Paul forgot the camera so we don’t have any pictures. Her new skill was floating on her own with a life-vest on. Lily didn’t fuss but she was less than pleased as she doesn’t really like being on her back in the water and the life-vest was pressing on her chubby cheeks so she kept squishing up her face all funny. After our morning nap, we all got showered and dressed up and headed out to my former co-worker, Lynn’s wedding. A lot of people were surprised that we went but we figured that it would be a nice last family outing. Lily loved the music and wanted to crawl around on the dance floor. She was less than happy that we wouldn’t let her. Rachel took her out to dance a few times but, unfortunately, was acting quite wild with her so we had to put a stop to that. It didn’t help that Lily had on very cute but slippery shoes and her tights were just as slick so we tried to let her dance while holding onto a chair on the carpet instead. Rachel had a blast spinning around the dance floor and Lily was finally content when we changed her into her grippy footy pajamas and let her push a chair around the dance floor. Silly girl! Lily got super sleepy and it was past her bedtime so we left around 9:30pm. Lily fell asleep before we even left the parking lot and didn’t even stir when I took her out of her carseat at home, took off her coat, and put her to bed. Amazing!
Lisa flew in on Saturday and stayed the night in a hotel in Ann Arbor. The plan was for her to pick up Rachel at 10am on Sunday. Rachel got packed and ready with an hour to spare so I roused her out of her room so that she could spend some time with her little sister and I could get some pictures of them together. Unfortunately, Lisa got bored at the hotel and came an hour early so no photos were taken. She brought a cute gumball machine toy for Lily which Lily absolutely loved. She is such a nut for toys! Lisa visited for about 15 minutes then she and Rachel left. It wasn’t a sad departure for us because it felt just like she was leaving on a normal trip to see her mom. Only, this time, she won’t be coming back for two months. We haven’t been apart from her for that long in a year. Rachel was really excited to leave and we had to force her to come back and give us goodbye hugs. We wish her luck in her move and really hope that things turn out to be great for her in South Carolina but we still remain confused and sad about the whole situation. Paul, Lily, and I spent the afternoon hanging out and running errands. When we got home, Rachel called to let us know that she had landed safely.
This week, Lily has been standing on her own for extended periods of time without holding onto anything while playing. I know that a lot of kids are scared to let go and stand or walk on their own but I don’t think that is the case with her. I think that she hates holding onto things as she wants both hands free to play. On Sunday, Paul tricked her into taking two small steps on her own by holding her out from him then withdrawing support from under her arms when she started walking toward him! However, I don’t know if I would declare that she is now walking as we couldn’t get her to repeat it. I know it's coming soon, though!
Lily is still mumbling nonstop when she plays and mixes a lot of real words into the babble. She was sitting on the Pooh sheets in her crib playing with a toy earlier in the week and included “Pooh” and “Tigger” in what she was saying. She also started saying “BuBu” for butterfly and loves to point out all of the “BuBu”s in her room and ours. She also says “All Done,” usually when she is throwing food or her sippy cup on the floor from her highchair.
Here are some pictures from this week.
Tuesday was MSU/U of M day at Lakeland Elementary so I brought over Lily’s MSU cheerleader outfit to get pictures of her and Kirsten’s kids in their matching green and white apparel. Here is my cute little cheerleader sporting an adorable top ponytail (her first) put in by Kirsten:
Squirmy Lily on the couch with Keegan:
Keegan and Lily playing in the kitchen. Adorable:
Lily playing with her magnets at home:
Two magnets, a pacifier, and a dragonfly- quite a lot for two little hands:
‘Snug as a bug’ in her adorable pajamas on Tuesday night:
Rachel hid out on the other side of the cat door and surprised Lily. She found it quite delightful:
Crazy post-bath hair on Wednesday night:
My tired girls watching cartoons on Friday morning:
Lily enjoying Yogurt Melts at Red Robin on Friday evening:
Rachel, Paul, and Lily at dinner:
Amber loves to hang out in the bottom of Lily’s Exersaucer:
And for dessert after lunch- a washcloth:
Lily found Reiley sleeping on a chair and scared him off:
Lily loves getting her teeth brushed and squirmed with delight when I got the brush out after her bath on Saturday:
My happy baby was singing with me:
Reiley and Nolan snoozing peacefully on the couch with Lily’s favorite pillow:
Lynn’s wedding cake:
The wedding reception was at the Moose Lodge in Ypsilanti. Lily loved the moose hanging on the wall and continually wanted me to take her over to look at it. Maybe it reminds her of her beloved Moose A. Moose on Nick Jr. Here is Lily, me, Rachel, and Mr. Moose:
My cute but sleepy girl pulling down her blanket then laying on it:
Lily perked up once the music started. Here she is dancing with her big sister:
Shoes are much more fun to play with than to wear on your feet:
Lynn and Shane love karaoke so it was only appropriate that Shane sing to Lynn during their first dance:
Lily dancing holding onto a chair:
I want to be out on the dance floor:
Mmm, cake:
Lily was playing peek-a-boo with Rachel around her chair:
Happy Rachel:
Karen, Kim, Rachel, Lily, and I get down on the dance floor:
Crazy dancer:
This picture is blurry because I didn’t use the flash so that I could show how fascinated Lily was with the lights that danced all over the floor. She kept trying to catch them:
Lily in her pajamas with Lynn’s daughter, Mallory:
Playing with Rachel’s shoes:
Nolan, Lily, and I watched ‘Blues Clues’ after Rachel left on Sunday. Lily loves to take off her socks and chew on them:
Lily and Reiley watching Paul feed the birds:
I had dressed Lily in this cute ‘Little Sister’ shirt to get some final pictures with her big sister but that didn’t happen as previously mentioned. Here she is all alone with her favorite pillow. She loves to point at the snowman and ask what they are. The first picture kind of shows her gap-tooth smile:
Lily still loves her play table and still pushes it all around the living room with her stomach:
Lily loves these silly plastic bugs that were Rachel’s when she was younger. Lily’s favorite is this dragonfly, featured in many pictures this week:
My happy girl drove Amber away by steamrollering her along with her stuffed kitty:
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