Clothes

Lily is becoming quite a clothes horse.  Thanks to Nana and Grandma, she is starting to look like a NJ Housewife.  I haven't seen the show, but I imagine a lot of animal prints are involved. 

I do love these shoes though.  I'll keep them forever.  Her sweet fat feet all stuffed inside!  Like pillows in ballet shoes!

I do love taking pictures of her on her back to show how super LONG she is.  However, it makes her look a little disproportionate.

She is on a blanket that Gi-Gi made her (Great-Grandma Nancy).  These are some psychedelic pants.  We've been working on her mat time to help her roll over.

We had Lily evaluated by a program called Babynet because she hasn't reached a few milestones for her gross motor skills, mainly rolling over and sitting up.  Well, she qualifies for a physical therapist to come and work with her once a week.  We aren't overly concerned for a few reasons.  One, I think she is a little behind since she couldn't see for so long.  I am pretty sure she will catch up now that she has some visual motivation.  Two, we read somewhere that the majority of babies roll from their tummy to their back since they hate being on their tummy.  So that's how we've been working with her.  But during the evaluation, she was getting really close to rolling from her back to her tummy while reaching for a toy.  And talking to other moms, a good many kids roll from their back to their tummy first.  We should have been working toward her strengths, not what the "majority" of kids do.  We are pretty sure she will get back on track fairly quickly.  I would rather be proactive than wait until there is an issue. 

Got to just love the girl!  She's our perfect little Lily!

Safari

I mean really, what more needs to be said?

A whole new world...

Lily is doing just super with her new glasses.  She doesn't try to take them off, and she is constantly watching use now.  Her naps changed and I finally realized it was because she is getting adjusted to her new specs.  Seeing the world makes her not want to sleep!  But its been a week and she is napping great again.  I'm just so glad on how much better she sees!

She is so cute in her Sunday dress!  She is constantly watching everything, including TV, which we aren't too thrilled about.  But hey, the girl can see and that's what matters.  It seems her eyes are straightening out already, so that is great.  In a few months, we go back to our pediatric ophthalmologist for a check up.  We'll know more then but so far so good!

We are going to sign her up for Karate...

Our little nerd is born!  We will need Karate lessons... to fend off all the little boys!  Lily's glasses came in today and she is so stinking cute I can hardly stand it!

Its a whole new world for her!  She doesn't mind having them on at all, and she is looking around so much more.  I know she can see further because I had her in her carseat and I was standing a few feet away and I smiled at her.  She smiled back!  But it gets even cuter:

She has transition lenses!  When they are completely dark, she looks like an incognito movie star!  It was in the shade in the picture so they didn't get dark enough.  The makings of a diva perhaps?

Nerd or diva?  Now that will be the question!

Snow Day(s)

Monday, we woke up to this:

Usually the road doesn't get covered but there was so much snow it did!  We got about 5-6 inches.  We made it outside in early afternoon, but it was so cold that the snow was no longer fluffy but crunchy.  Not that much fun.  But Lily liked her little polar bear outfit.  Thanks Sheena!

I made her the little hat she is wearing under the hood.  I'm feeling crafty.  Two snowfalls in one year for South Carolina.  It shut the city down.  Schools were closed basically all week since most kids had off Friday for Martin Luther King Jr. day. I was kind of mocking the wussies but I went out Wednesday afternoon for a Bible study and Big Red got stuck in my friends' driveway.  I kept spinning my wheels until the girls sat in the bed of the truck so the wheels could get traction.  VERY embarrassing so I figured if they want to cancel school, more power to them.  And on the way home, I pulled in the driveway and stopped to let the garage door open.  Well, there was a patch of ice and I couldn't pull the rest of the way in!  Finally, I backed/slid down the driveway, and got a running start to get in the garage.  I can't handle the snow apparently.  It is embarrassing.

So this week we tried a little naked tummy time.  Lily loved it, of course!  Her little bottom got to get some air.  We are working on her rolling over - she hasn't yet but we wanted to make sure it wasn't because of the bulky diaper.  I got some cute pictures, but I'm not going to post my baby's hiney on the internet... well, not now at least.  But this is one of my favorite pictures of her so far.

Her eyes have turned.  She is our brown eyed girl!

First feeding

About a week ago, we gave Lily rice cereal for the first time. 

She is doing better keeping the food in her mouth, although that tongue of hers is constantly in the way.  She has Jason's tongue for sure; we compared and she has a cleft tongue (or a butt tongue) and so does Jay.  I have no cleft in mine.  At least its not a forked tongue!  But she really enjoys eating.  Today she was laughing and squealing while I was feeding her.  Next, I think we are going to try butternut squash.  I made a bunch of squash and carrots so we'll see which we start with.  I'm ready to give her apples though.  From what I understand, they help "move things along" if you know what I mean.

I just can't believe my baby is growing up!  But she is so much more fun now than she has been before.  This is a great age - she loves to play and talk, but doesn't roll or run.  I'm totally enjoying this because all too soon it will be over and onto something new!

Preview of Lily's Glasses

It will be about 3 weeks to get Lily's glasses, but here she is with the nonprescription lenses.  Cute, right??