Mama in Training: Lilly Rae

Sunday, December 2

Lilly loves anything shiny, including the laptop. She entertains really loves sitting at he computer with Daddy and watching him check all of his deal sites to try to find a new TV that mommy will actually let him buy ;o)

We met all the Smiths and Michelle's parents in downtown Fuquay for the Christmas parade. It is nice to live so close because we were able to walk to the parade. Darren held Lilly in her carrier the entire time. She really loves being able to see everything. I was worried about the loud noises of the parade, but Lilly didn't seem to mind. Darren covered her ears when things got too loud, but overall, she enjoyed it!

Afterwards Chad came over and helped Darren hang some Christmas lights. It really feels like Christmas now! I cannot wait for Lilly's first Christmas!

My baby is getting so big! She sits up with just a little protection from her Boppy pillow and she has so much personality now. We are definitely going to need to figure out a new way to take her weekly picture because she is determined to get the paper sign every time now!

Lilly loves to sing, just like Mommy!

Lilly loves watching Maggie and laughs hysterically when Maggie gets crazy or starts to give her kisses on the hand. I am glad that Lilly is getting exposed to animals now and that Maggie behaves around Lilly.

Monday, December 3

It was so nice today we had to enjoy a walk around the neighborhood. I bet we have walked the neighborhood a hundred times the past 9 months or so. We walked every night the last few months of my pregnancy and we walked almost every day this fall as well. Lilly loves it.

Tuesday, December 4

How funny is this picture? Lilly is sitting in the recliner and watching the TV! I set her down sometimes while I get myself ready to feed her and this time she just sat quietly and looked at the TV. Luckily I had my camera close by and caught the moment.

Wednesday, December 5

Kristi caught a couple of cute pictures of Lilly today. Lilly likes to sit in her Bumbo seat on the couch and play with the big girls at Kristi's house. She also likes to practice her new trick: chewing on her toys with no hands!

Thursday, December 6

Today was Darren’s birthday. Michelle and Chad were so nice and offered to watch Lilly while I took Darren out to dinner to one of his favorite restaurants, Tyler’s Taproom. When we returned to their house, we had cake and Lilly helped Darren blow out the candles.

Darren opened his presents back at our house and was very happy that Lilly had bought him a golf Groupon! She knows how much her Daddy loves her, but she also knows that he needed some time to himself :o)

Friday, December 7

Lilly is so talkative in the car on the way home from Kristi's house. Darren and I sit in the front and just laugh sometimes because she just babbles and coos to herself for the entire 10 minutes. Sometimes she even hums herself to sleep. It is the cutest thing! She will be humming with her eyes closed and we can tell she is starting to go to sleep because the humming slowly tappers off and then stops. She usually wakes up as soon as we get in the house, so we snapped a few pictures of her in the carseat to remember the moment.

There are few things I love more than watching Darren read to Lilly at night. She really loves the books that play music and the touch and feel books. She also loves a book called "Moo, Baa, La La La" because when we read it, we make all of the animal noises and she thinks it is hilarious. I love reading to her!

Saturday, December 8

Lilly and I joined Jared, Carissa and Addie at the Holly Springs Christmas parade today while Darren went on a golf outing. I held Lilly in her carrier during the parade and she was perfectly content. She was definitely tired afterwards because she passed out on the way home. It was so cute I needed to take a picture.