Sunday, April 14
I missed my baby's adorable, soft as silk, chunky little legs! I love this warm weather and that I get to squeeze her little legs and tickle her monkey toes whenever I want! I think something in the weather also made Lilly feel more confident about being mobile! I feel like it is night and day how mobile she is now compared to a week ago! She moves all over (scootching, rolling, pulling...etc) and she is so much more confident and comfortable.
We went to the park today to enjoy the nice weather. Lilly really enjoyed her time on the swing (see the video below). I was a little nervous because she is still so tiny and the swing is pretty big, but she loved it!
Lilly wanted to make sure I knew that she is in charge of what goes on her head, not me. She was very clear that she was NOT going to wear her headband for any pictures today :-) She definitely has her own personality!
Monday, April 15
Lilly wasn't feeling very well today. She had a little fever and was teething pretty badly. Of course, it was also the day we had to go back to work. Lilly cried when we left, so I cried in the car on the way to work. I missed her as soon as we walked out of the door. I was so used to being with her all day, it was hard to imagine not getting to see those big, beautiful eyes staring up at me with her sweet little grin. Kristi sent me some pictures throughout the day so I could still see Lilly. When we got home I wasn't thinking about taking any pictures, I just wanted to be with my girl, especially since I needed to go to rehearsal that night as well.
Lilly is now drinking from a straw sippy cup as well. She loves this bunny cup that we got at Target after Easter when it was 70% off (yes, I am proud of how cheap I am!)
I was so glad to see a picture of Lilly smiling. She was having a rough day, but she is such a happy baby, she still smiled through it!
I love how Gus Gus (the dog) is sleeping, but he still needs to be close to Lilly. He loves her...
Tuesday, April 16
Lilly was still not feeling great today (those darn teeth are such a pain!), so she was a "barnacle baby" and did not want to be put down AT ALL. Darren had an HOA meeting, which meant Mommy and Lilly were all by ourselves. Since Lilly didn't want to be put down this meant we really couldn't play with her toys, and I grew tired of walking around the house pretty quickly, so I tried to take her for a walk around the neighborhood. She loved it!
I was playing music on my phone for her and Lilly was clapping along.
Apparently riding in a stroller is really hard work, because my baby girl fell right asleep. I wanted to let her sleep since she wasn't feeling well, but I knew if I took her out of the stroller she would wake up, so I grabbed my book and sat in the garage with her while she slept for about 10 more minutes :-)
Wednesday, April 17
Kristi gave us some bad news last night. She will no longer be able to watch Lilly after this school year. She was really upset about it because she loves Lilly, but with her oldest daughter going to college, her family needs her to go back to work. We are really going to miss Kristi, but hopefully someone else just as good will come our way.
Kristi sent me a video of Lilly moving her exersauser today and titled it "Super Baby"! It was so funny. Lilly was actually moving the exersauser around even though it's not on wheels and I can vouch that it is not easy to move! I was impressed. She was also scootching all over the floor and getting around really well today.
I think Lilly's teeth felt a little better because she was much more independent today. She was happy to sit and play with her toys on her own and just hum to herself. She was really into the ball popper toy and enjoyed banging the plastic balls together, throwing them, trying to chew them and she was also interested in the fan that makes the balls pop. These aren't the greatest pictures, but you can get a sense of how active she was and how vocal she was as well!
Thursday, April 18
Kristi sent me a few pictures today of Lilly and her "bunny cup." We got this for Lilly on a whim because it was 70% off at Target after Easter, and apparently Lilly wouldn't put it down all day! She even wanted it when she was in her jumper. Kristi has started giving Lilly her milk in her cup because she doesn't want a bottle anymore. She even made her a milk "slushie" because she uses frozen breast milk and it wasn't completely thawed. I think the cold feels good on Lilly's gums because she is still working on her right incisor tooth. Her left on has broken through, but the right one is taking a little longer.
I don't have any pictures or video of it yet, but Lilly also says "Maggie" now, though she says "Aggie". It is hilarious that the first time she said Hi, she said it to the dog and now her next word is the dog's name. I am starting to get a complex here! I was preparing myself to be jealous when she said Dada before Mama. I hadn't prepared myself for her to say Maggie before Mama! She babbles and says Mamamama and Dadadada still, but not in context.
Friday, April 19
I feel like so much has changed in a week. Lilly is so much more independent and mobile now. I can put her down on the floor and she just moves all over the place, gets herself around, plays on her own, babbles the whole time...etc. She is growing up so much.
When we got home from work, I put Lilly on the floor and she started digging in her diaper bag that we send to Kristi's and taking out the toys that she wanted. I love the face she is making here because she is looking at me as if I am interrupting some very important play time with her new bowl. That's the other funny thing! Lilly loves kitchen supplies. She loves cups, bowls, spatulas...etc. It's the simple things!
She is getting so big! I don't even worry about her falling over when she is sitting by herself anymore. Look at how much older she looks. Where did the time go???
I am so grateful that Lilly is so happy. She just loves to laugh, smile and play. She also bounces up and down and claps her hands when music is playing. She loves music.
One of Lilly's new favorite things to do is to take all of her toys out of her toy basket and just spread them out all over the floor so she can get to everything easily. You would think I would hate this, but I love it! I love that she just wants to play and have fun.
Saturday, April 20
Lilly has been pulling up on things lately, but this morning we saw her pull up completely on her own and stay that way without flopping down on her behind. Darren and I both looked at each other and were waiting to catch her, but she stayed up! We tried to coax her into doing it again when I had the camera on (we put her bunny cup on the ottoman to try to get her to reach for it), but she wasn't interested.
I like this video also because it shows Lilly and her blankey. She has had this blanket since she was born (though she didn't start using it until a few months ago). We have been giving it to her at bedtime for a few months and recently we found a second one at Kid to Kid, so she has even been bringing it to Kristi's. I think that has made her more attached to it because it is definitely her security object now. She loves to grab it and rub her face on it. I am glad she has a comfort object because it seems to really help her sleep and stay asleep at night and during naps.
Lilly is looking at me like I disturbed her again. I think it's funny that she is more conscious of when I am taking her picture now and she seems a little annoyed by it! Gets used to it kid ;o)
We went to Sweet Creations and I didn't have any toys for Lilly (oops!) but I had a water bottle. Apparently, that did the trick! Like I said before, it's the simple things (cups, bottles, spatulas...etc) that Lilly really likes. She just played with the bottle and had a blast while we had our frozen yogurt. I am so glad that she is relaxed and happy most of the time when we are out and about. It would be really hard if she wasn't.
Here is a great shot of the monkey toes! She has been so happy this week because it's been warm enough that she hasn't really had to wear sock. She can just set her piggies free!
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