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Hi, it's me, Lillie. I spent all day with mommy! It's been a while since we've been able to do that and I heard mommy talking about something called mommy guilt and tax season but I'm not sure what she meant. Anywho, when we got home from shopping, there was a package on the front porch. I love packages!


Oh lookie here, it has my name on it.



Mom took the box into the kitchen and opened it up. I was so excited to see my favorite toy - tissue paper and ribbons!


Sorry Lola (yes, my mom named her), but I need two hands to play with this!



Mom said I had to wait to see the rest of the gift so stay tuned.
Meanwhile, I wasn't supposed to see my Easter basket from mom and dad, but here it is. Mom felt like getting crafty and personalizing the bucket. She put some of my fovorite things in there, including eggs filled with puffs!


Last but not least, mom wanted me to show you these letters she *finally* made for my room. She went out into the garage with a can of spray paint and I wasn't sure what she was up to, but when I woke up from my nap, they were all finished!

Stay tuned for an 8 month update and more on how I celebrated Easter!

Hugs!

Lillie

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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.