The smartest girl ever!

Lily has done a lot of amazing things lately. She crawls like a champ and pulls up like a pro. She is amazing at cruising and is so fun. She does amazing things like when the dogs run to the door and bark, she crawls over and smiles and says "Dada". Yes, Daddy is home! But...the thing I'm most impressed with?! Today, she figured out how to use a straw with a bite guard! You know... Those camelbak bottles that have a straw you have to bite to get water out of... Some adults can't even figure them out... And my genius baby is using one! Just had to share... Love this girl!

Growing up so fast...

My girl is growing up so fast, I can hardly keep up. It seems like everyday is something new and exciting. Lily is crawling like crazy and I swear one night she went to sleep okay at sliding around and woke up the next morning a full blown crawler. It's so amazing. She also pulls up on everything. Her morning ritual always includes pulling up on the shelf and throwing the picture frame and photo book. So funny. She looks at me while she does it, too... And just smiles. Music is one of her favorite things in the world. Any kind of music gets her clapping and shaking and never fails to cheer up a sad girl. Lily still loves "Little People" and her other favorite toys are an old cell phone cover and a breadcrumbs can. So much for expensive toys! She's also a hungry munchkin and eats anything but fruit. Whole cheeseburgers (!!) and anything with cheese are her favorites, but she'll even eat spinach, spicy foods, mueslix... Just about anything. We've also seamlessly transitioned to sippy cups, too. The milestones are coming so fast! Such a perfect little girl. :)

Lily is 10 Months!

Lily is officially 10 months old! Time has really flown by. Day after day I see myself more and more as the mother of a toddler and no longer a baby. Both scary and exciting. Lily is doing so many great new things... army crawling everywhere, clapping, trying to pull up, saying both "Dada" AND "Mama" and her newest... pointing at things she likes (or wants).

It is such a pleasure being her Mom... we couldn't be happier! :)

My big girl

It's been forever since I've posted, so I thought I'd do a quick one with my recent favorite Lily-isms... Sleeping in her crib--yay!!! * holding her own bottle-- but only when she's in the mood * SAYING MAMA!!!! * starting to try to pull up* searching the toy bin for her favorite toy-- her Little People Santa * kicking her legs, flailing her arms and screaming when she wants something * sitting up from laying down by herself * army crawl-- she's not into moving her legs * ripping up my magazine then smiling at me * swinging on her swing * reaching out for me opening and closing her hands like I do *

So in love with this girl!!!!

Lily's 9 months!

Lily's been 9 months for almost a week now and doing great. She is an absolute delight. At her doctor's appointment yesterday, she weighed in at 18 lbs, 5 ounces- 25%.... but she seems huge to us! She rolls wherever she wants to go and is working on pulling up. She even loves to play with toys standing up, especially Little People. Rattles are so last week! ;) With her 4 teeth, she's eating everything in sight and is full of smiles. We love our growing up girl!!!

Up North 2010

2 of a kind. Lily and Daddy exhausted from their fun at Cat Lake. Lily had a great time playing with all her little friends and even going on a Jet Ski with Daddy. The best part? As always happens with the water...





Off to Traverse City next week!

Location:Mayville, MI

Lots of fun!

So much fun... I don't know where to start... so I'll start with watermelon! Is there anything more summer than that? In June, we celebrated our friend, Kyle's, graduation and Lily got her first taste of watermelon and loved it! That's not all she loves... She loves any food that we're eating. She eats crazy things-- lima beans, peppers, chicken, muffins, grilled cheese, fries... basically, if we're eating it... she has to have it... which is so much fun!

Another great summer activity for Lily... going to the beach. This girl has been to the beach more than the average adult! She went to Isle of Palms in early June and then got to go to the beach in Lake Orion with Cousin Matt (in the picture... Lily LOVES him!!!). We can't forget that she's been to DGC a million times with Aunt Al (who we'll talk about later) and Grand Haven the last week in June with Mommy and Daddy. This week, Lily's going up north with us (pictures to follow, I'm sure) and then in two more weeks, we'll be traveling to Traverse City. Are we lucky, or what?!

 New activity... playing in the grass! (She finally likes it. :) )

Aunt Alex--- We have to take a moment to mention that we had to say goodbye to "Aunt Alex" yesterday. Alex has been a friend of mine since childhood (I actually babysat her, can you believe it?) and has been such a great friend and support system to me... especially since I've had Lily. Alex started coming over every Tuesday (and more when she was in town) when I got pregnant and kept it up all 8 months of Lily's life. Alex is moving on to bigger and better things in NY but we will miss her tons!

And finally... Lily turned 8 months old today. My goodness, my baby is getting big. We are so proud of her and couldn't love her more!