9 months

Good afternoon! Lily here, coming to you from beautiful Denver, Colorado where the weather is beautiful and so are the babies. I turned 9 months old yesterday, and aside form another trip to the GI specialist, it was a pretty great day. I have been working on some new skills since the 8 month check in, but "almost" is the word of the day. I almost have two more teeth - but not quite. I'm almost ready to crawl - but not quite. I can almost associate the name Daddy with the guy who lives here - but, again - not quite.

Mommy and Daddy are going insane trying to figure out this eating thing. I am now drinking Nutramagin, which smells even worse then the soy, and I am on two different medications. Turns out my stomach is smaller than most other 9 month olds, and it empties out really slowly, so I can't eat as much at one time. Bummer. I keep telling Mom I want more, but she's mean and won't give me what I want. We'll have to work on that. See you next month, and I hope that all those "almosts" are mastered.

love, Lily

Mid-summer update

So, we are almost halfway through the summer, and I can't believe how fast it's going by! After our trip to Dallas, we spent a few more days in Texas. We headed down to Austin for Abby's baptism, and then Paul and I took a quick little trip to San Antonio for some needed mommy/daddy time! Once we got back to Colorado, we had a great time over the 4th of July with Paul's family. We are also aggressively working to solve the refulx (ok - barfing) problem. Lily went to a GI specialist last week and had an Upper GI done. We're waiting for the results, but in the meantime, we are making adjustments and trying to achieve a baby wardrobe that doesn't include a bib with every outfit. We'll be at 9 months soon, so Lily will be checking in!

Here we are before Abby's baptism

Lily's first ride in the GTO



"Gimme that popsicle"
"So listen, Daddy, I really like swimming, so let's get a pool"
Lily before the Upper GI. I love the little hospital gown!
Lily loves bathtime!

Octo-girl

Monthly check in - month 8. I'm coming to you from the great state of Texas where the family and I have been for a week and a half. We are having a great time! Nana and Opa have a jumperoo at their house, which is totally awesome, and I also got to spend some time with my cousins, Luke and Abby. The big news of the month is that I can finally sit up all by myself! Once I figured it out, I caught on quickly, and now bath time is so much more fun! I feel so free. I am also starting to move around a little bit more. I can scoot backwards and roll over to change the view, but I'm not quite crawling yet. Maybe I'll just start running instead. It's supposed to be good for you. Talk to you later!

Love, Lily

Happy Father's Day, Daddy!

Today was Paul's first Father's Day, and Lily did not disappoint. She was adorable and smiled for him all day long. We hope all the other great Dads out there had a wonderful day!

Just a few adorable pictures

Cute pictures of the day!

Food, glorious food!

Ok - so we started solid foods a little while ago, but here a few pictures. She's so cute!

7 month report

So - I am now closer to my first birthday than my actual birth. 7 months and getting bigger everyday! Since we last spoke, there have been some big changes. The biggest news is about two very small teeth that have made their appearance on my lower gums. The hurt like nobody's business right before they came in, but once they came through, I felt so much better. I like to stick out my chin now and show my teeth off to anyone who will take the time to admire them. I think some more may be on the way, because I'm in an inexplicably bad mood these days.

I have decided that being sick is for the birds. I got sick, Daddy got sick, Mommy got sick. It was terrible. I had to go on my first antibiotic because my eyes got so gross that I had a hard time seeing! Now that the sick days have passed, I am looking forward to a happy, healthy summer. Mommy is almost done with school and we are heading to Texas in less than a month. I'll have to phone in my next update from Dallas. Take care!

Love, Lily

And I just thought this one was funny...