Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Lillianna's first date...


This is Sam...You've seen him in the baby group pictures. He is three weeks older than Lillianna and has beautiful, bright blue eyes.

Sam came over and played with Lillianna today. She warmed up to him right away. She wanted to share everything with him and he was glad when she did. They had a great time together!

Are you touching my hand?

No, I think you're touching my hand.

On the count of three jump. One...two...

Fun with food

So I think her nickname could still be Peaches. She ate an entire can today at lunch. She couldn't get them in her mouth fast enough. After they were all gone, she put her head down and tried to lick the tray!
Finger-licking good!


There's some famous dictator she reminds me of here....hmmmm?

I need more toys

When I'm trying to design and print cards, Lillianna gets to a) pull stacks of paper off a bottom shelf and re-decorate the floor; b) play with the wonderful, exciting toys in the toy box behind my chair; c) stand holding on to my chair patting my leg; or d) none of the above.
Most of the time it's d. - cry and fuss until we change rooms and I work on cards during a nap or after she goes to bed.
Here though she is playing with her toys....yea!
I see this look a 110 times a day...sweet, mischievious, wanting to giggle....I love it!

Just doing a little reading.

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Our little Champ


Future 4-square champion


Future Golf champion....nah...Future Golfball Eating Champion

Lillianna + Blankie = LOVE

Lillianna LOVES her blankie! Yesterday I walked in to get her from a nap and this is exactly what she was doing. Usually, she will do this with one blankie when she's getting ready for bed and we say, "Love the blankie." It was so cute that she kept doing it with both. She was so excited and just kept hugging them even as I ran to get the camera.

Monday, June 05, 2006

Mealtime? Showtime!!!

So I guess we'll just have to start calling her Genius instead of Lillianna.
These next few pictures are her new favorite things to do, especially at meal time. Warning: they just may leave you speechless...
Lillianna, can you stretch?


Lillianna, will you give me five?

Lillianna, will you do a half- toe-touch like a Kentucky cheerleader?


Amazing isn't it? She truly is brilliant beyond her months. hee hee.

One small step for Lillianna, one giant leap for Mom

Behold the sippy cup.
Seriously Lillianna, hold the sippy cup....you can do it...take it with both hands...Yea, you did it!



I could do it all along but you just didn't ask.

It really is a great little milestone because it's one more thing I don't have to hold for her but even better, she loves it as an activity at mealtime. She is so proud of herself and just tosses that head back, bites the spout, and does her huffy puffy noise through her noise. hysterical!

Thursday, June 01, 2006

Miss Independent

And she's off! She is crawling from one end of the house to the other this week. Loving her new found independence.
I think I'll head over here

Yep, brick is still in place...everything looks good.

I better check on things outside. Boone, do you need me to come play with you?

Monday, May 29, 2006

Summer Lovin'

Memorial Day weekend 2006 was fun...and hot. So we cooled off in the water!
Seriously Mom, this was the best you could do on the sun-screen? Everybody's gonna make fun of me!


Splish Splash!

One more thing in common: they both love the hose!


Let's do this everyday!

Precious girl always studying the world around her.

Saturday, May 27, 2006

Babies everywhere

We've been busy this week - sorry I havn't been better about pictures. She is wearing me out moving everywhere all the time. I know most of you are laughing at me because I don't even know what life will be like in a few more months, let alone a few more years.

She's doing so much now and Brad and I are in amazement of her more and more everyday.

The bottome pics are from playgroup yesterday which was great. It's the same four babies we've been with before, all born within a month of eachother. Putt was born a couple of months later and joined us for the first time yesterday. We had a wonderful time.

Who does she look like here? Maybe Brad when I tell him we're out of beer. It's the only good picture of her two little toofers though. sooo cute. Our Doc thinks she should be getting the top two soon. She'll be ready for steak before long.

Play group yesterday - so fun! Left to right: Mary Bibb, Putt, Sam, Sarah Laine, & Lillianna


Mary Bibb: You want me to sit here for how long Mom?

Lillianna: Just smile and clap, Mary Bibb, and maybe we'll get out of here.

Forget it, I'm making a run for it


Am I next? This is not funny Mom.

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Some week

Here are the good, the bad, and the ugly highlights:
- Another ear infection
- Refuses to take medicine
- Crawling ANYWHERE & EVERYWHERE
- Pulling up on most anything
- Taking her first big fall resulting in sad bruise on her cheek
- Only truly happy when being held, being outside, or touching a cat or dog
- Waves almost everytime we say "Hi" or "Bye-Bye"
- Pulls on her own hair, especially when hands are covered in baby food
- Sat and happily ate crackers for almost 45 mintues during lunch on my birthday!
- Repeatedly said "Dah-Dih" or "Dih-Dah-Dih" when crawling towards Brad this morning.

I'm am so funny Mom and so are you for trying to get that medicine down my throat

The milk mustache is actually an ice cream/ antibiotic mustache. Still cute.

Lillianna and Boone both eating grass. Only one of them got to swallow it, I promise.

Oh how far our pets have come. They really do deserve awards for becoming patient with Lillianna's very persistent attacks on their fur and body parts. How funny that Lillianna's hand is practically buried in Attie here. That's how hard she pushes on them but she pulls even harder. I know she and Boone will be good friends but I don't think the cats will ever forgive her for this stage.

Can we PLEASE stay out here all day?

p.s. the albert einstein hairdo is courtesy of Boone's tongue.

Saturday, May 13, 2006

Blossoming Babies

These two pictures were taken last September, 8 months ago. Lillianna and Mary Bibb when they were so tiny and couldn't even hold their heads up.



These next three were taken this past week. My how time flys! When Lillianna was first born, I got a little sad and tired of always hearing from others how fast she would grow up. However, I have caught myself thinking the same thing alot recently as she is quickly becoming her own little person. I can't believe all that she is doing now, from feeding herself Cheerios to pitching an arch-backing fit when I change her clothes. She observes everything, doesn't miss a thing, and I know that she is soaking it all in. I love to think about how it's all going to come back out of her - all that she's taking in. What her personality will be, her likes and dislikes, her passions, interests, strengths and weaknesses. These days, she changes so much, I wake up excited to see who Lillianna will be today. I love that feeling.


Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Naked Jaybird!

So we've had a bit of a diaper rash issue. It's come and gone recently but seemed painful yesterday so Lillianna spent some time naked yesterday. After immediately peeing in the inflatable pool, she sat and watched Baby Einstein on a towel.


This is the naked little one lastnight standing up. It was a big day yesterday with some longer stretches of real crawling, repeated clapping on command, and a few waves with her hand!!! She loves to stand and hold on to things as demonstrated here. I'm sure today it will be something new like her first toe-touch!

Too cute

These are all just cute and show how much Lillianna loves to play and laugh:

Swimming with no water...looks like she's getting her kicking down.

Peek a boo! She is laughing so hard here! Brad kept putting the pillow over her and she'd push it off and just giggle til she got the hiccups.

First (and maybe LAST) time we tried "biter bisquits" It was EVERYWHERE!! She was entertained though and we were entertained with her new look.

Busted!

Everday it is something new with Lillianna. She is exploring, moving, observing, and finding this big world around her each minute of everyday!
I could tell that she was so proud of herself and felt so big sitting on top of the changing table finally seeing what has been in that bucket all this time. Guess it's time to move the medicine.

Look at her foot sitting on top like she's so cool.

Monday, May 01, 2006

Big girl!

No, she didn't pull up on the crib...although she's working on it. But once I helped her get there she did stand for atleast 2 mintues proud as she could be. I can't believe she's getting so big!! She is so big that she got to stay a night away from her parents this past weekend. She had a great time with her Aunt Lesley and grandmother Su-Su!
Oh and yes, we're going to move the bed down soon.

Tea for two

Last Thursday Mary Bibb came to our house to play while her Mom was out - it was sort of like having twins. Ok, only for an hour and we had a great time!


"Lillianna that is the funniest joke I've heard all day. Tell it again."

"Mary Bibb, that is my foot. Your foot is over there."

"Lillianna, I think I figured it out!"

"Mary Bibb, I think I found your arm."

"What? We were being good..we promise."