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It's been a while...

But we're back!

A lot has happened in the past month...I've been working 3 days a week through tax busy season at a cpa firm, we moved, we have been working hard to get the city house ready to go on the market, Roger's lost close to 20 pounds...

oh and Lillie, well she's growing bigger every day. She's been on solid foods for about 2 months now and she's tried just about every fruit and veggie I could think to make. She's just recently started self feeding. We started with Gerber puffs and practiced with those for about 2 weeks. She's been able to feed herself very small pieces of ripe canteloupe as well as pieces of bread.

Here are some pictures to recap the past month.

Taken on Valentine's Day - a family photo.

Lillie lunging for a toy. She's not on her hands and knees yet, but she'll get there!

Lillie enjoying some unseasonably warm weather for March while Roger and I attempt to do work on our city house.

Lillie is becoming a pro in her exersaucer. I love her eyes in this picture -thanks Roger!

I love her smile in this one!

And finally, her 7 month picture, taken 2 weeks late! Things have just been so crazy lately!

About the monthly onesies...

If you are interested in having some of your own, email me and I will put you in touch with the girl who made them for me.
christiedejean at gmail.com
They were hand made by a friend and she also has a set for boys. Basically, they are iron-on transfers that you can press onto your own onesies (because every baby grows differently). I went ahead and made all of ours up in the beginning and squeazing her body into a 6 month onesie at 6 months old was quite a challenge. We almost had to use the jaws of life to get it off her! I recommend only making up a few (or one) at a time!

6 Months!

Happy 1/2 birthday Lillie!


A few weeks ago, we decided to start solid foods. We started with rice cereal and it turns out that she is one very particular little girl. After trying 3 different commercially available brands, it turns out that she prefers Beechnut rice cereal and nothing else! It's fine with me, seeing that it is the least expensive of all my options! After one week of rice cereal, we tried avocadoes. I was really excited about her trying something new, but she just wasn't "into" the avocado like I was hoping.

Peas, her second food, were a totally different story. This girl loves her peas! It wasn't until I saw her inhale her peas that I realized that she didn't really like avocado. I have 24 cubes or more of avocado left so I'm guessing I'll be trying it later, maybe mixing it with peas, to get her to eat it!

Poor Harvey - he looks so pathetic in this picture! With every week that goes by, she is more and more interested in Harvey. Thankfully, he is a passive dog and doesn't mind the eye poking and fur grabbing!

Sasquatch Lillie and her friend Bella at Parker's first birthday party.

The scene as we drove away from Parker's party! Lillie had so much fun!

And some videos for your viewing pleasure! Lillie has mastered toe sucking and shrieking in the first one.




And proof that she rolls!

Big things are happening!

I'm happy to announce that Lillie is finally rolling over! As much tummy time as we did with her, she never learned how to roll from belly to back. She surprised us by rolling 4 times from her back to her belly on January 28th. She has only done it a total of 7 times, but at least we know she is physically capable of rolling!

Secondly, I am working again...three days a week. I survived my first week back and have to hand it to the moms that juggle motherhood and working. I'll be working 25 - 30 hours a week at a cpa firm in Clayton. They are super accommodating and allow me a lot of flexibility in my schedule. It's been fun talking with people my own age and height! I think it will add some dimension to my life that has been so absorbed in Lillie for the past 6 months.

And because no post is complete without a picture, here is one of Lillie practicing her sitting skills.

Video Recap

In looking back through friend's blogs, I realized how much I enjoyed watching the videos of their little ones. Here's a video recap of the first (almost) 6 months with Lillie.

10 days old. We are still getting used to each other. I was still very tired and recovering from the delivery. Seeing her little accidental smiles made it all (well, most of it!) worth it!

One month old. Our morning routine at this point consisted of taking Harvey for a walk and having Lillie fall asleep in her sling. The sling or Moby wrap worked about 99% of the time for getting her to nap! Notice her snoring. She is such a loud sleeper!

Here she is at 3 1/2 months singing along to one of her favorite songs!

And at 4 1/2 months old, here she is in the mornings. She is definitely a morning baby. Some of our most fun times happen first thing in the morning!

Here she is at 5 months shaking her rattle. I can definitely start to see a new alertness and awareness in her eyes.

And finally, taken this morning. She's about 10 days shy of 6 months and we've been practicing sitting up unsupported. Here she is strutting her stuff!

Five Months!

Happy 5 Months Lillie!

Relaxing with her dad! Notice the rattle - it's a lovely gift from Olive, one of Lillie's pals. Lillie LOVES the rattle. It is just about every picture!

Lillie enjoying her some boppy time!

Let's talk about something for a second - Lillie has yet to roll over! For all those non-baby milestone experts out there, this should be happening by now! Her pediatrician isn't nearly as concerned as I am about this - noting that Lillie is in the 89th percentile for weight and that it's harder for big babies to lift and roll their own body weight. So here we are doing tummy time, hoping that Lillie will feel like rolling over some day!

And while she doesn't roll over, look what I found her daddy teaching her! She'll be the first non-rolling over walking baby!