8 weeks

This week we had lots of big adventures. Grandma was in town last weekend and on Saturday she helped me take Lily on her first shopping trip. It was great weather so we went to the outdoor shopping center by my house and pushed Lily in her stroller. She basically slept the whole time and let us have lunch and visit a few stores. At Hallmark we found this "Lily" sippy cup. I was so excited to find something with her name on it that I snatched it up. Who cares if she won't be using it for another few months.Since Lily has a little bit of Irish in her, Grandma bought Lily a very cute St. Patrick's Day outfit. So of course we had to do a photo shoot :)

On Tuesday, LeAnn (my sorority sister at Purdue) came up from Indy to visit Lily. It was great to catch up with a good friend. Lily showed off her smiles and how she plays on the floor. LeAnn had the magic touch of helping Lily with her gas and poops. She went through 3 sets of clothes because she kept pooping out the back of her diaper! I think it's time to upgrade to diaper size 2.

On Thursday, I needed to go to my office to get my computer so I could start work again. I am working part time from home in the same Engineering role that I had before. I took Lily with me and she did a great job. I was worried how the 45 minute car ride would go, but she slept through most of it. When she did open her eyes, she stayed nice and quiet and just looked around. We were at the office for a little over an hour and Lily slept through most of that too. My coworkers were excited to see her and hold her. After the ride back home, Lily was still a happy baby, so I pushed our adventure a little further and took our first trip to Target. (Very exciting!!) I put her car seat in the cart and pushed her around the store. I couldn't buy too much because the car seat basically filled the cart.

Today, Lily turned 8 weeks old! We go to the doctor on Monday for her 2 month check up. I can't believe she's that old. The second month went even faster than the first month. Since "New Moon" is coming to DVD and the "Eclipse" trailer just came out, I thought I should dress Lily in the Twilight clothes that my friend Jane made. So cute!

While Grandma was in town she helped me hang the "Lily" sign that Nana's coworker made. I love how it looks in the nursery. Lily looks up at in while she's on the changing table. Here she is with her sign. Her hand is blurred because she's waving hello (or squirming, whichever you like to think).

I'm a little afraid to type the last bit of news, because as soon as I announce this, she will probably stop doing it. This week Lily started sleeping 7-8 hours at night!! I can't sleep that whole time (because I have to pump in the middle) but it still feels amazing. If she can keep this up it will make it so much easier to get work done. Keep your fingers crossed for me!!