I decided to make Lily a almond butter sandwich for lunch. I figured if she handled it well, she could move to table foods exclusively, rather than me making baby food. So I did, and she went to town! I had made the sandwich, and tore most of it into bite sized pieces. But when I went to get her bottle ready, she grabbed the rest of the sandwich and started mowing it down. She's doing pretty good with it.
Since she handled the sandwich, we decided to let her eat what we were eating for dinner. Potatoes (hers were unseasoned), pole beans, and steak. She loved it. Which makes me happy since I've been slack on making her baby food. I love listening to her eat. "Eumm, eummm!" She liked the potatoes best, and then the steak, and finally the beans. Such a big girl!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Curly Q Hair
Lily had a bath before bed and I didn't brush her hair. She woke up with a crazy little curl on the top of her head. We taped her eating, and acting like the ham she is.
Keep an eye on the crazy foot. She is constantly playing with her feet! On a Saturday morning when I was meeting some ladies for breakfast, Lily was strapped in her high chair, but somehow had "Houdinied" herself around so she had one leg out the back of the chair, and was straddling it away from me. She then proceeded to wave like a manic at these two women she was trying to see. They were waving and oohing back at her. She was loving it. Quite a flexible girl.
Keep an eye on the crazy foot. She is constantly playing with her feet! On a Saturday morning when I was meeting some ladies for breakfast, Lily was strapped in her high chair, but somehow had "Houdinied" herself around so she had one leg out the back of the chair, and was straddling it away from me. She then proceeded to wave like a manic at these two women she was trying to see. They were waving and oohing back at her. She was loving it. Quite a flexible girl.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Beginning Crawling
Lily just finished PT today, and has really advanced her crawling. Its still kind of a scoot, but she is so much better! I took some advice and prompted her with Puffs, her favorite treat. She did GREAT!!
Been a long month...
Well, it has been a long month here in South Carolina. Lily is now 11 months old and jabbering more and more every day. The biggest news is two teeth FINALLY came up. She's got her 2 bottom teeth, and may be cutting a third one. They popped up about 2 weeks ago and are still growing into position. I'm not going to lie, I was getting a little worried.
Lily isn't quite ready for crawling, but she really enjoys standing and walking with her toy and some assistance. I can't say she stays put anymore, because between rolling, scooting, and pushing, she moves all around our floors. I have been cleaning the floors more often, and have even toyed with the idea of making her a dustcloth suit. Still may happen while I have time.
Teething was overall, not too remarkable. She was a little fussy, and she had diaper rash. We got some diaper rash cream and it cleared up quite quickly. However, I learned a valuable lesson that I am still paying for: do NOT use diaper cream with cloth diapers. Here's how I figured it out.
Lily had her rash, but we got the ointment and it cleared up in a day or two. Then one day, Lily was standing up against the couch, playing on the seat, when her foot started getting a wet spot around it. I looked, and her pants were completely dry! Turns out, she was peeing and the diaper just funneled it around and down her leg. I still didn't think of the diaper being messed up until... Lily stank. She smelled like fish. Grody. Now, we do bathe the child almost every day, so there is no reason for her to stink. So to trusty Google I go, and realize its the diaper cream. It has cod liver oil in it, and its in our diapers now. They can be cleaned, but its hard. I am currently trying to strip them again, which basically means scrubbing them very thoroughly with Dawn. It took me about an hour to scrub, and then two cycles in the wash, and they smell MUCH better, but not quite clean yet. About to do another round later.
But here is a video of Lily playing with her toy and watching Yo Gabba Gabba. A friend recommended this. Lily liked it enough, but she is all about dancing. We are working with her on sitting in other positions, like on her knees here. Plus, she waves! How cute is that??
Lily isn't quite ready for crawling, but she really enjoys standing and walking with her toy and some assistance. I can't say she stays put anymore, because between rolling, scooting, and pushing, she moves all around our floors. I have been cleaning the floors more often, and have even toyed with the idea of making her a dustcloth suit. Still may happen while I have time.
Teething was overall, not too remarkable. She was a little fussy, and she had diaper rash. We got some diaper rash cream and it cleared up quite quickly. However, I learned a valuable lesson that I am still paying for: do NOT use diaper cream with cloth diapers. Here's how I figured it out.
Lily had her rash, but we got the ointment and it cleared up in a day or two. Then one day, Lily was standing up against the couch, playing on the seat, when her foot started getting a wet spot around it. I looked, and her pants were completely dry! Turns out, she was peeing and the diaper just funneled it around and down her leg. I still didn't think of the diaper being messed up until... Lily stank. She smelled like fish. Grody. Now, we do bathe the child almost every day, so there is no reason for her to stink. So to trusty Google I go, and realize its the diaper cream. It has cod liver oil in it, and its in our diapers now. They can be cleaned, but its hard. I am currently trying to strip them again, which basically means scrubbing them very thoroughly with Dawn. It took me about an hour to scrub, and then two cycles in the wash, and they smell MUCH better, but not quite clean yet. About to do another round later.
But here is a video of Lily playing with her toy and watching Yo Gabba Gabba. A friend recommended this. Lily liked it enough, but she is all about dancing. We are working with her on sitting in other positions, like on her knees here. Plus, she waves! How cute is that??
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Survivor 2011
Well, we are starting again. Planting season. Who will survive? Who will become mulch first?
Our contestants:
My herb garden. We have chives, basil, dill, lavender, lemon balm, and spearmint. In my defense, the really sad looking ones were given to me free and they looked that way when I got them.
My orange tree. Hopefully we'll get some fruit on it this year. Also, there's Riley's nose!
Two tomato plants. The topsy turvey worked really well last year. But when we opened the one on the very right up,there was a nest in there. Apparently a bird has a sweet house. We left it alone and planted the tomato in the garden. We'll see how it goes.
I have beans and peas and squash and peppers and the tomato plant. They are starting to really thrive. Unfortunately, I can't remember which is which. I'll find out when they produce though!
My apple trees. There are two here. The one on the right is looking pretty rough. I think it may be the first one to go.
The one thing that is surely thriving:
See her little hands on her legs? She just loves her dad!
Our contestants:
My herb garden. We have chives, basil, dill, lavender, lemon balm, and spearmint. In my defense, the really sad looking ones were given to me free and they looked that way when I got them.
My orange tree. Hopefully we'll get some fruit on it this year. Also, there's Riley's nose!
Two tomato plants. The topsy turvey worked really well last year. But when we opened the one on the very right up,there was a nest in there. Apparently a bird has a sweet house. We left it alone and planted the tomato in the garden. We'll see how it goes.
I have beans and peas and squash and peppers and the tomato plant. They are starting to really thrive. Unfortunately, I can't remember which is which. I'll find out when they produce though!
The one thing that is surely thriving:
See her little hands on her legs? She just loves her dad!
Her newest skill
Lily's newest skill is sitting in the shopping cart without her carseat. We went to Target (of course) and she just thought she was hot stuff in her seat.
I decided to get a Diet Pepsi from the cafe so it had a straw. Lily was just chilling, looking around, and enjoying her new sights. Then she saw my Diet Pepsi with the straw. She scooted over, grabbed the straw, and started trying to drink it. I let her chew on it, but she was getting angry because she couldn't get anything up from it. Now that she's learned to drink from a straw she thinks all straws are fair game. I'm getting a teensy tiny glimpse into the future, and it is scary. She is going to be a handful.
I decided to get a Diet Pepsi from the cafe so it had a straw. Lily was just chilling, looking around, and enjoying her new sights. Then she saw my Diet Pepsi with the straw. She scooted over, grabbed the straw, and started trying to drink it. I let her chew on it, but she was getting angry because she couldn't get anything up from it. Now that she's learned to drink from a straw she thinks all straws are fair game. I'm getting a teensy tiny glimpse into the future, and it is scary. She is going to be a handful.
Sitting up
Here's a video of Lily sitting and playing. Its a minute long, but I love watching her facial expressions. She crinkles up her face when she smiles sometimes.
Our little cutie pie!
Our little cutie pie!
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