Sleepy girl

Lily is still being woken up between 10:00 pm and 11:00 pm for a "dreamfeed."  Basically, we get her up, change her diaper, feed her, and put her back to bed until she wakes up at 8 am.  She was so sleepy the other night and so cute that I had to take some pictures.

Such a cutie!  Look at the size of those mitts.  Her little legs and arms are getting so pudgy.  Its great!  But her belly is still skinny.  Hopefully that will fill out more too!

The BEST Birthday Present EVER!

So today, on my 31st birthday, I was on the phone with Lily's pediatrician.  She has a rash and I wasn't sure if it was from drooling or a reaction from some food.  I was leaving a voice mail and Lily said "Mama."  Jason even heard it!  I know this is early - the child is seven months - but in my heart I'll always know she knows my name. 

Last Monday, Lily finally rolled over on her own.  She did it three times in a row.  And for the rest of the week... nothing.  We've been working with her and this is what we got:

And now for the kiss:

Eva's Birthday

Lily went to her very first birthday party- one of her best friend's Eva Wren!  It was a gorgeous tea party.  We felt even more special since it was all family and us!  Here is the beautiful Eva, sitting on her daddy's lap, and the cake her mom and aunt made. I had no idea my friend Jessica was so talented and baking. 

Lily got all dressed up, including a little petticoat.  She is such a cutie!

And here she is with her mom and dad, who I must say, looked very nice in his tea clothes.

The house we had the party at was 200 years old.  The front yard has the coolest tree I have EVER seen.  Someone said they think it is a hemlock?

Look at the way the branch goes into the ground and back out.  Amazing!

We had a great time, and Lily was a very good guest, even though she only had a 30 minute nap that morning.  She didn't cry and call any extra attention to herself.  She is getting so big!  I got to get her up from her nap now though.  She is thumping her legs onto the mattress, telling me she is awake.  Sounds like an elephant stomping around upstairs or a car door slamming outside.  Seriously, it took me a few days to realize what that sound was!

Gardening

We are starting a garden this year.  Well, we built it two years ago but I didn't do anything with it last year so it got really weedy.  So while I was weeding it, I brought Lily outside to enjoy the beautiful weather.  She really enjoyed hearing herself talk.  Channelling her inner beast as we call it.  Not a huge fan of the lifting of the skirt at the end... oh well!

Lily's Valentine's Day

Just a quick shot from Valentine's Day.  We were at Panera meeting some friends for lunch when Lily was in a great mood.  Here's the one for you to print Nana!

She looks like this about 70% of her awake time.  I told Jason I'm not sure if we should have another kid.  This one is just too good.  We are going to be in huge trouble if we have a second one.  I wonder if the horns are there when they are born, or if they come out in time....

Lily Poo

Just a funny video of Lily's poop face.  She used to be a sneaky pooper but now that she's on solids, we know what's up.  Please ignore the doggy snout prints on the background pillows.  Thank you for your cooperation.

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!