Little misses first SNOW!

 Lily is 10 months old today! I'll save her monthly update for tomorrow :)

Today, it SNOWED!

Though we do get snow here in Virginia beach once in a while, we don't count on it. Most winter's we get none. Last winter we had a big snow storm and got LOTS of snow. Lily was still keeping warm in my belly though, so she missed the fun! Ha! So did I since I was on bed rest :/

Though today we only got 1" of snow, it was enough to drag my baby girl out in for a few minutes. 

Here she is when she was looking out the door at the snow.

 " mom! Can we please go check this stuff out?!"

After throwing some layers on her, which she wasn't very pleased about, we headed out the front door. 

Honestly, I don't think she really loved it. She definitely noticed it and reached her hands out to try and touch falling snow flurries, but she really just seemed confused the whole time.

 Finally got brave enough to reach for it on the ground. She was surprised by how cold it was.

We only spent about 5 minutes out there. Both me and my baby girl are beach girls. I tried skiing once, I was decent at it, but I just hate cold weather. I'm sure I'll feel differently in July when I am 9 months pregnant, HA!

Pregnancy update

I am glad to say that I have been feeling great so far in this pregnancy. No throwing up (yet..) just exhausted all the time. Based on my LMP I was 8 weeks 2 days, however I had an ultrasound this morning and it turns out I am a lot earlier in the pregnancy. 5 weeks 1 day. I go back on the 16th for another ultrasound to get better measurements and a better look since I am still so early, but right now my due date is Aug. 8th 2010! I'll post some pics from my new ultrasound when it comes up, that way you'll actually be able to see something, ha!

4 years ago today.. brought my first baby home.

My dog, Bailey. I love this dog, like she is literally, my baby. Yes.. I am one of those people. But seriously, how could you not?

Look at that face

She was 6 weeks old when I got her. This was my first night home with her. Me and Mike were instantly in love.

 She is silly, and playful, and has the best disposition. She has been wonderful adapting to getting a new brother ( Riley) and now to having Lily around.

She loves to cuddle with her daddy when he comes home from work.

 She also thoroughly enjoys car rides.

 She was there to bring my spirits up when I cam home from the hospital on bed rest when I was pregnant with Lily.

 And her most favorite thing... swimming. She.goes.nuts.

4 years ago today, I got the best early Christmas present form my future in-law ever. Thanks for being such an amazing dog Bailey boo.

Better late then never.. Thanksgiving 2010!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. This was the first year that both my family, and Mike's were together. This year my parents came over to Mike's grandmother's house. Normally we eat at Mike's family's then head over to my mom and dad's house. It was great to only have to go one place this year!

I have so much to be thankful for, My wonderful husband. He works so hard for me and Lily. Though I still have to work, he works even harder than he should so that I don't have to work as much, he loves every smile Lily gives him, and gets just as excited about every giggle and squeal she makes as I do. I am thankful for Lily. In her almost 10 months here with me (18 is if you count when I was pregnant) She has taught me so much. I am thankful for her health, happiness and for the love she has for me. There is nothing greater. All of my family has been so supportive and helpful this year. I am so blessed to have them. And though I complain about my job daily, I am thankful to have one. I am a very blessed girl.

Lily LOVES to feed herself. We plopped some mashed potato's on her high chair and let her dig in. She loved all the attention she got and we all loved the food!

My father is terrible at pictures. He was looking at Lily the whole time. ha. best I could get.

Lily eating her first Thanksgiving meal!

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving too!

Lily's first parade!

Just recently, Lily attended her first ever parade. Every year the city of Norfolk holds the Grand Illumination Parade. Basically it's when they turn on all the Christmas lights in the city, and then have a parade to celebrate! Lily did phenomenal, considering it ran a little past her bedtime, and my kid loves her schedule. Her favorite parts were the bands, and the floats with lots and lots of lights! Me and Mike really enjoyed seeing her get so tickled by it! we plan to make it an every year tradition!

 All snuggled up.

Watching the floats go by

I was so excited that my family joined us at the parade! my mom, dad, brother and his girlfriend came along :)

We had such a great time! can't wait to do it again next year with two children!

I will do a Thanksgiving post, and pregnancy post here soon, this house isn't going to clean itself! ha!

big news! lily is going to be a big sister in early aug! computer is down but i will post more soon!!

prematurity awareness day

Today is prematurity awareness day.

Lily was born just hours After I turned 37 weeks and I am thankful everyday that we made it that far and that she made it to full term. I first when into Labor the day I turned 26 weeks. That was definitely a curve ball that I NEVER expected. After a week long hospital stay I was sent home on bed rest. I contracted daily and went back into labor at 33 weeks 6 days. Thankfully, it was again stopped. They have no idea why I went into labor, I had no infections, and everything else about my pregnancy was normal. I was shocked that it happened to me, things like that happen to other people, but not me. Going through preterm labor opened my eyes. 1 in 8 babies are born too early, and too small. It really can happen to anyone. This is definitely a cause close to my heart and I pray daily for the families I know who are experiencing the crazy whirlwind of premature babies.

It's really bad lighting, but this is the night before I went into labor. I was 25 weeks 6 days.

To do? or Not to do?

Flu shots and babies. ugh

I never gave this topic a second thought, until I was pregnant with little miss. She was under 6 months last flu season, for most of it she was in my belly, so she did not receive one. Nor did I. I was at home, stuck on bed rest and never saw the light of day (she was worth it!) So I wasn't really high risk for catching the flu. However, now that she is of age, I am having a hard time deciding if she should receive one or not. As of right now she has an appointment on the 24th to receive the shot, but I just can't decide! I have asked for tons of advice form other moms I know, and at this point I am finding it very hard to form my own opinion about whether or not it is something Mike and I want to do. Mike has gotten a flu shot, and supports Lily getting one since he is a paramedic and is afraid of bringing home icky germs. That makes sense to me. But I still have this mommy gut feeling, I keep putting it off and resisting it. Is that my sign that I don't want to give it to her? I'm not sure.. but  Lily's doctor said it would be fine to give her, and I trust her doctor very much. He also said that she isn't as high risk for catching it due to the fact that she does not go to daycare. So honestly, who knows what I'll end up doing. Maybe I  am turning this into a bigger deal than necessary? I have just read some terrible things about babies and flu shots and it makes me take two steps back when it comes to making a decision. Please pray that me and mike can come together and decide what we feel is best for Lily.

My butterball is 9 months old!

Lily is 9 months old! as of Saturday! I waited until today to do her post because she had her well baby appointment and I wanted to include that in her post.

keeping my phone out of her mouth is a never ending job.

So here is what my little girl is up to

She weighs 19 lbs 4 oz (61st)

She is 28 1/2 inches tall (81st) she takes after her daddy here!

She is still in size 3 diapers and is wearing 9 month sized cloths. 

 She can fit into 12 months sleepers and pj's

She has been crawling for about 2 weeks now

She has pulled up to a standing position on her own

She loves to clap and pat her hand against her mouth while she is making noise.

She loves when I sing to her

She is still sleeping well, goes down between 8-8:30 and wakes up between 8:30-9

She takes two 1-1.5 hr naps a day.

She is beginning to develop some sass, she knows what she wants.

She LOVES food and she like to feed herself.

She has really taken an interest in animals. she loves to watch and touch our dogs, and she like to do the same with my moms kittens.

She has become a finger sucker!

proof!

this is my I'm sleepy cue.

She makes the funniest faces and even snorts sometimes!

She is starting to cling onto me sometimes when she is a little uncomfortable, I love that I make her feel safe! luckily, she warms up when people talk to her and say her name. 

She still loves her jump-a-roo

she loves to kiss her baby doll and even give me and daddy one once in a while!

Lily, you are SUCH a delight. I'm so thankful to be you momma.

I've got a whole new baby on my hands.

Crawling. Enough said.

Little miss is everywhere. Her favorites seem to be the kitchen, she loves the dog bowls. Thankfully a baby gate solved that, but that just made her look for some where else to get in to trouble. Enter fireplace. This is my biggest fear, all I can see is her busting her pretty little face on that thing. We're thinking of solutions for that, so if you have any idea's I'd love to hear them. This is new territory for me and mike. She honestly feels like a different baby, growing so much right in front of us. I was feeding her dinner last night and my adorable hubby turned to me and said " you know how if you put a goldfish in a small tank they wont grow? maybe we can put lily in a small box, and she won't get any bigger!" he was kidding, of course. But it's nice to have some one who has the same mix of happy and sad feelings when we think of how big she is getting. She pulled up to a standing position all by herself yesterday, it's so crazy to think she'll be walking soon. 

 how stinking cute does she look! so grown up!

One thing I am struggling with as she grows is solid foods. She wants food, she loves it and it terrifies me! She has had pancakes, chicken, mashed potato's, macaroni, other veggies, rice, Cheerios, and lots of other things... But I have this terrible, nagging fear of her chocking. She still eats baby food 3 times a day along with big people food, but I have a feeling she is over the baby food.

She was at my MIL work visiting with her daddy. This is how they kept her occupied! ha!

In her new "big girl baby seat"

She will be 9 months old tomorrow, so I will do a complete post Monday after her doctors appointment.

In other news, we booked our flight to key west to see my sister! I am beyond excited, but am so worried about flying with a 10 1/2 month old. ( that's how old she will be when we go) if you have any tips on flying with a baby PLEASE fill me in! ha!

Halloween and a crawling baby!

My baby girl is officially crawling! Life will never be the same now that she is fully mobile. But it's adorable and this mommy couldn't be prouder. It was exciting today because my twin sister got to see Lily crawl over skype! Thank God for skype, it makes me so happy that we can still be involved in things even if we are 1000 miles apart.

We also really enjoyed Halloween. Lily was a cow, and we thought she just looked darling in her costume!

She was pretty well behaved as we went trick or treating. We only walked around for maybe 30 minutes, after all, the kid is only almost 9 months old. But mommy and daddy have enjoyed the candy she did collect. ha! poor kid. We went with a friend of ours and her little boy and Lily and Landon just love each other. He just says "baby! baby!" over and over again.

So cute!

I love my little family! can't wait for next year!

8 Months!

Miss Lily Elizabeth is 8 months old today. I just can't get time to slow down. 

I have been finding so many blogs that involve sick babies/ children, or babies that have passed. I am just SO thankful for Lily's health. Each day with her is the best day of my life and I truly treasure each day. Me and her daddy are just so blessed to be able to call her ours :)

Lily is a wild women these days! she is so spunky and full of energy.

She still thinks looking at herself in the mirror is about the coolest thing ever.

She is still in size 3 diapers, and wearing 6 month cloths. I did try on some of her 9 month outfits though, and they are close to fitting.. probably within a few weeks. Hopefully, because they are so darn cute and I can't wait for her to wear some of them ;)

She is always making these cheesy smiley faces and I love each and every one!

( these were taken with my phone so they are a little blurry. Plus She never sits still anymore.)

She can stand on her own if she is holding onto something Like her crib, or the box from her diapers. She had a BLAST with that box today, haha that's what I call cheap entertainment.

She WILL NOT crawl. I started to worry but the doctor said she is fine and she will do it when she is ready. She does roll around everywhere though so maybe she is just cool with that. She has started to move onto her knees from a seated position now, so I do think she is getting closer.

She has been sleeping wonderful for mommy and daddy. Still going to bed between 8-8:30 and waking up between 8-9. it's heaven.

She still also takes two 1-1.5 hr naps a day. A morning and afternoon one.

She loves baby food but has really been itching for some big people food. She loves chicken and potato's, peas, fruits, and anything really! This kid surely can eat!

She is at SUCH a fun age and I am really loving it. She has taking an interest in cartoons, so far handy Manny and Mickey mouse clubhouse are her favs.

She gets cuter every stinkin' day!

She LOVES sticking her tongue out.

Lily.. you are the most joyous, happy, delightful baby.

weekend recap

Hope everyone had a good weekend! We had a pretty low key weekend. Friday night Lily had a sleep over at her aunt Danielle's. Me and mike went on a date! It was very nice to have some time together to enjoy a movie, though I missed Lily. This is the 2end time she has ever been some where over night, so it's hard for me to adjust when she is gone. We saw "life as we know it" I loved it. you'll cry, and laugh. perfect movie and is really cute. Mike really enjoyed it too! He said he also almost cried. I think it's the daddy in him now, ha! he's a little more sappy when it comes to things involving babies.

Saturday morning Mike had to work from about 7am to 12ish. So me, my mom, sister and Lily went to a few yard sales. She got tons of new toys and a great solid wood toy box. for only 10 bucks! can't beat that! After Mike came home we had a lazy Saturday. just hung around the house as a family. I really enjoyed it.

Today was an even lazier day. I had to work this morning so when I got home I just played with Lily and mike and we watched some football. Then we took a nice family nap, which I was thankful for because I really needed it!

These are from a few weeks ago. I didn't take any pictures this weekend... but I never posted these. so I figured I would :)

:)