While you wait for me to catch up, here are some videos I took of Lily last week. She sure has learned a lot!!
Loving her new play house and phone. Also showing off her body part knowledge.
Mommy's helper answering the phone. She let me put her hair in a ponytail that day!
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
April catch up
Hello blog friends. Yes, we are alive. Sorry it's been so long. April and May FLEW by and I can't believe it's already June. We've been having lots of fun and staying busy. Here's a recap of April.
Early in the month my friend Jamie (who I worked with at Disney) came to visit from Atlanta. The weather wasn't too cold, but it wasn't hot by any means. We played inside, went out to eat a few times, and took Lily to her first trip to the zoo! On Jamie's last day, Lily stayed home with Matt so Jamie and I could do some shopping in Chicago. It was a really fun weekend and always fun to catch up with a great friend.
There were a few days where it was still chilly, but decent enough to play outside. Lily is walking very well now and loves to play with water bottles and her cozy coupe. She also loved (and still loves) playing with her Easter basket and plastic eggs.
My cousins (Joe, Shelley, Ally, and Grant) met us at Rainforest Cafe one day. As you can see below, Lily was mesmerized with the scenery. Ally was nice enough to give Lily her old playhouse, so we met to do the swap. (side note: we just put the house up and Lily LOVES it!!)
This is Lily on Easter morning with her two presents: a Cubs Pillow Pet and a Bubble Mower. She knew just what to do with the pillow and laid on it right away. She also loved pushing the mower in the house even without the bubbles yet.
Matt and I hosted a big Easter dinner at our house. It was lots of fun and nice to have 10 extra people to entertain Lily. She of course loved all the attention. She also got to eat ice cream when we all had dessert. She had just learned the "more" sign in sign language and how to nod "yes" which came in handy when asking for more ice cream.
Check out the bunny slippers!
After Jamie's visit and watching an episode of Celebrity Apprentice, I decided I could make some art for my living room. So these are my creations. I thought after 5 years it was time to fill the blank space above the couch and I'm pleased with how they turned out.
This was probably the week after Easter. Lily was putting "cubbie bear" to good use while watching Sesame Street.
I had my first experience taking care of two little ones when my friend Gina asked me to watch her son Ryan for a while. He is a very happy guy and it was an easy couple of hours (phew!). Lily was a very good helper and shared her toys nicely. She even threw Ryan his first tea party. :)
Ta Da!! That was April in a nut shell.
Early in the month my friend Jamie (who I worked with at Disney) came to visit from Atlanta. The weather wasn't too cold, but it wasn't hot by any means. We played inside, went out to eat a few times, and took Lily to her first trip to the zoo! On Jamie's last day, Lily stayed home with Matt so Jamie and I could do some shopping in Chicago. It was a really fun weekend and always fun to catch up with a great friend.
There were a few days where it was still chilly, but decent enough to play outside. Lily is walking very well now and loves to play with water bottles and her cozy coupe. She also loved (and still loves) playing with her Easter basket and plastic eggs.
My cousins (Joe, Shelley, Ally, and Grant) met us at Rainforest Cafe one day. As you can see below, Lily was mesmerized with the scenery. Ally was nice enough to give Lily her old playhouse, so we met to do the swap. (side note: we just put the house up and Lily LOVES it!!)
Easter 2011 was lots of fun. I went with our play group to the mall to meet the Easter Bunny. It was Lily's first time since she was to little last year. You can tell she wasn't thrilled, but she didn't cry either.
This is Lily on Easter morning with her two presents: a Cubs Pillow Pet and a Bubble Mower. She knew just what to do with the pillow and laid on it right away. She also loved pushing the mower in the house even without the bubbles yet.
Matt and I hosted a big Easter dinner at our house. It was lots of fun and nice to have 10 extra people to entertain Lily. She of course loved all the attention. She also got to eat ice cream when we all had dessert. She had just learned the "more" sign in sign language and how to nod "yes" which came in handy when asking for more ice cream.
Check out the bunny slippers!
After Jamie's visit and watching an episode of Celebrity Apprentice, I decided I could make some art for my living room. So these are my creations. I thought after 5 years it was time to fill the blank space above the couch and I'm pleased with how they turned out.
This was probably the week after Easter. Lily was putting "cubbie bear" to good use while watching Sesame Street.
I had my first experience taking care of two little ones when my friend Gina asked me to watch her son Ryan for a while. He is a very happy guy and it was an easy couple of hours (phew!). Lily was a very good helper and shared her toys nicely. She even threw Ryan his first tea party. :)
Ta Da!! That was April in a nut shell.Wednesday, April 6, 2011
New Lily Videos
As you can see in the videos below, Lily is very mobile now and also lots of fun. (Sorry some of the videos are dark.) I've started taking more videos than pictures because she's usually one big blur. I'm not sure why she wanted to be upside down in the picture above. I was bringing down her outfit and found her like that.
Lily is a week away from turning 15 months old. We'll go to the doctor then so we can find out how much she's grown. She can still wear some of her 12 month outfits but we're starting to get into some of her 18 month ones. She has her two bottom teeth and just cut one of her top teeth (not sure what the proper name is, but it's the one next to the front middle tooth). I can't think of any other major milestones to report.... so enjoy the videos!
Friday, March 25, 2011
Walking Lily!!
Lily has been walking with support for many months now. Last week she finally decided to let go and try it on her own. Now she won't stop moving!! She's getting very good and is working her way up to sprinting. (yikes!)
Lily and I both had colds last week so that's why the kleenex was out. It entertained her for a little while. It was a nasty cold but now we are both feeling much better.
Lily and I both had colds last week so that's why the kleenex was out. It entertained her for a little while. It was a nasty cold but now we are both feeling much better.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Videos from today
Warning: You may need to cover your ears for this one
This one is a little long but you get to see her new climbing skills.
This one is a little long but you get to see her new climbing skills.
Finally some teeth!
Lily finally has teeth!! Her front bottom left tooth cut first and the right was just a few days behind. They still aren't up all the way, so it's hard to see, but it's a BIG change from looking at no teeth for the last year.
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