Lilly is 11 months old...

Lilly,
You are ELEVEN months old! Here's what you are up to...

You are getting REALLY good at ripping your hairbow out and pulling off your scoks and shoes when you ride in the car. You usually have them off before we can even get out of the subdivision! I don't mind, but when we are in a hurry, it's frustrating to have to redress you when we get where we are going!

You are still eating some baby food, but you LOVE finger foods. Your favorite things are bananas, avocados, turkey and cheese sandwiches, puffs, yogurt melts, potatoes, macaroni and cheese, and DOUGHNUTS!! It has become a Saturday morning tradition to eat doughnuts and drink chocolate milk.



You are becoming quite strong-willed already. When something doesn't go your way, you DEFINITELY let us hear about it. Right now, we pretty much ignore you and let you express yourself for a minute. You get over it super fast. Not sure what we are going to do when you start having full-blown tantrums. I'm REALLY not ready for that yet!



You have TWO front teeth now!



You have developed a recent obsession with Chaucer. You LOVE him and chase him all over our house. He is so sweet. He lets you crawl all over him, and never even responds!





You have started WALKING this month!! You haven't taken a step on your own, but you will push your walking toy all over the place. You will also hold our hand and walk, but if you even THINK we may let go, you immediately plop down on your booty!





You are in your PJs in almost every picture this month! You have been a very sick girl You have had the flu, RSV, and ear infections. You have been SO sweet, though. The only time you even acted sick was when you had the flu and your fever got up to 104! Poor baby!




(Chaucer walked in and distracted you mid-photo session)

You LOVE to "read" books. You flip through them and just babble the whole time.







You know how to play peep eye, blow kisses, wave, clap, shake your head no, and "brush" your hair. You can say "Mama", "Dada", "bye bye", and "dat" (that).



You are hilarious when you first wake up in the mornings. I think you are going to be like your Dada in the mornings...grumpy!!





Your hair is getting so thick. I even think it is starting to curl a little! I just love to brush it and put bows in it!

I can't believe that we will be celebrating your birthday in just a few short weeks. This has been the fastest, but MOST WONDERFUL year of my life! I don't see how it could get any better, but every one says it does. Mama and Dada love you more than you can even fathom right now, Lilly. You are our precious little "bug", and we could not imagine life without you!

Happy 11 months, baby girl!
Love,
Mommy

Lilly is 10 Months Old...

Sweet Lil,

You are TEN months old now! Here's what you have been up to...

You celebrated your FIRST Christmas this month. It was so fun to start new traditions with you and to see your reaction to all of the lights and celebrations. Daddy read the Christmas story, from Luke 2, to you while I rocked you to sleep on Christmas Eve. I can't wait to initiate even more traditions as you grow and begin to grasp the true meaning of Christmas.














You are pulling up on everything! I get so tickled at you because every morning when I go into your room to get you out of your crib, you are standing up waving at me! You are still sleeping so well. You usually go to bed between 6:30 and 7 every night, and you wake up around 7 in the morning. You take at least one good nap during the day, too.

You still have NO teeth, but your are drooling like crazy. I'm thinking they are not too far away.





We have started introducing table foods more frequently, and you are really enjoying them. You love macaroni noodles, pancakes, turkey, peaches, and baked potato. I have been considering taking your bottle away, but I don't think we are going to make any drastic changes until you are a year old. I just love feeding you your night time bottle and rocking you to sleep at night. I'm not ready to give that up just yet.

You are talking up a storm. You can say Mama, Dada, and bye bye. You are VERY good at waving at every one and telling them bye.







You rang in your first new year (at 6:00, of course) and loved looking at the fireworks that Daddy bought.



We love you more today than we ever though possible! Can't wait for next month!

Love,
Mommy

Lilly is 9 Months Old...

Sweet Lillybug...

You are NINE months old, now! UNBELIEVABLE. Here's what you've been up to this month...

We took you on your first vacation! We went with Sir and Say to the beach to relax and do some shopping. You blew me away with how well you did! You slept great in your pack and play, and you were SO happy the entire time we were gone. You got REALLY good at waving and saying, "bye bye" with Sir and Say. Every morning when we would come out of our room into the living room, you would start waving in anticipation that Sir and Say would be out there waiting on you! I can't wait for the day to come when you can truly grasp how much your family loves you, Lilly. Mommy and Daddy are so grateful that you have them in your life. Here's a few pictures from the beach...

you started doing this while we were at the beach, and have continued it ever since. Now you love when Chaucer joins in on the fun!




I have started telling you, "no" this month. For the most part you've done well, but sometimes you think we are playing a game. Here's the usual response I get when I tell you, "no"! Really, Lilly? How am I supposed to keep a straight face?


Those eyes just melt my heart :)


You are crawling everywhere, now. You can also bring yourself from a belly-lying position to a sitting position. It's a lot of work, and you grunt (and toot) a lot, but when you finally sit up, you are ecstatic :)


Having breakfast with Sir...


You started table food this month, and so far, you haven't been much of a fan. I have noticed in the last few days that you are eating a little more though, so I'm as worried as I was! I DO NOT want you to be a picky eater like Daddy :) You still eat baby food, milk, diluted juice, puffs, and yogurt melts like crazy!!






You also celebrated your first Thanksgiving! You were so sweet, and you really enjoyed going to everybody's house! I have been really impressed with how you will let anyone hold you and love on you. You really are laid back like your Daddy!






I can't wait until you are old enough to take part in the annual Day After Thanksgiving Shopping Spree Where You Just May Wet Your Pants Because You're Laughing So Hard with Aunt Cindy, Aunt Pam, Kelli, Mommy, Meme, and Granny


I have LOVED every bit of this month, Lilly. This may be my favorite stage with you so far. I miss the days when you wore those soft, sweet gowns and we spent all hours of the night eating, snuggling, and talking, but watching your little personality bloom recently has been the greatest joy to my life. You will never know how many times you've made Daddy and me laugh. You smile constantly, laugh out loud, say "mama", "dada", and "bye bye" constantly, and we wouldn't have it any other way!

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Lilly is 8 Months Old...

Better late than never!!

Lilly,

You are EIGHT months old now! WOW this first year is going by entirely too fast!

Your Pops and Meme bought you a wagon this month, and you have LOVED riding in it!

Your sweet little personality has really started to shine, and we've decided that you are a very laid back baby!

You still go to bed around 6:30 every night and sleep until around 7:00 in the morning. I have started to realize how little time I have left in the "baby" stage, so sometimes I go into your nursery around 10:00 at night and just rock you, love on you, and pray for you. It's become my new favorite thing to do. You are the BEST snuggle buddy. I hope you let me rock you FOREVER :)

You tried puffs for the first time this month, and you did not know what to think. You made the funniest expressions.

You also had your first taste of meat this month, and you HATED it! You were making all kinds of noises "fussing" at me!

This was your first Halloween, and we took you to the Parkway Trunk-or-Treat. You had a blast, and you loved wearing your cupcake costume.

You ate cotton candy for the first time, and you LOVED it! I'm thinking you are going to have a sweet tooth like Daddy :)






You loved all of your friends riding in your wagon!






You are getting to be a BIG girl! You wear mostly 12 and 18 month clothes and a size 3 diaper. You weigh a little over 20 pounds and are VERY long!

You love saying Dada, Bye Bye, and (occasionally) Mama!






You met your cousin, Emmitt, this month. You didn't just love him, which surprised me because he is much smaller than Chaucer. I think he just moves faster and it scares you!



You love to play "office" with all of Daddy's papers in his office.



You are so precious, Lilly. Daddy and I have smiled more than we ever thought was possible in these last eight months. You bring so much joy to our lives, and we look forward to what you will do next month! We love you SO MUCH!

Love,
Mommy :)