Here's Lily enjoying her SECOND birthday cupcake in 3 days...
Look at the intensity.....
She enjoyed them so much, she wanted to make sure mommy got a taste too!
Lily had a great time with her family and friends, and enjoyed playing with her tiny cousins! Thank you all who were able to celebrate with us, and for all your neat gifts and treats! It's been one fast year; we remember the minute she was born like it was yesterday, and now she's walking and (kind of) talking, and has her own little personality.
Looking forward to all that the next year has to bring!
Daddy hasn't been as diligent about posting updates as he should be, so I yelled at him in baby-talk today and told him I would get on it...
I spent last weekend at Mimi and Pop's house down the shore. I love eating sand! Here I am playing with my gumball machine and talking to friends on my imaginary phone...
And here I am with mommy, eating my favorite fruit in the whole wide world, PEACHES!
I've been working really hard on the walking thing lately. I can definitely do it when I have something to put my hand(s) on, like a wall, or a couch, or daddy's knee. But I lose my confidence when there's nothing nearby to grab. A few times, I found myself standing all on my own without leaning or holding onto anything...but as soon as I realized exactly what I was doing, I panicked and grabbed the nearest thing. I have taken a few unassisted steps, by accident! so hopefully soon, I'll make it clear across the living room no problem.
On another note, my grammar and typing skills have really come along in 11 months, no?
This past week, Lily has discovered her ability to stand -- provided she has something to hold on to for balance. For Lily, this is THE greatest thing ever!! You can't wipe the smile off her face. She has been wanting to stand/walk since the day she was born. For mom and dad, however, its gray hair time, so I'm sure you'll be hearing from us a lot more on this blog over the next few weeks and months...
Let me use some pictures to narrate a story (apologies for quality...this was my blackberry camera at 10:30 pm)
Last Monday eve, mom was out with her sis and dad was home with what he thought was a sleeping baby. He heard some stirring on the baby monitor, so he popped on the video to take a look...this is what he found when he walked in to baby's room:
He only wishes he could have snapped the camera at the point at which she looked up at him and started laughing...seriously!
So dad decided it was time to lower baby's mattress (the crib has an adjustable mattress for this very reason) and baby got a free play sesh at 10:30 at night...
Dad proceeded to lower the mattress to its LOWEST adjustment, at which point he discovered that baby had taken her play sesh as an opportunity to poop. Following a dipe change, he delivered the bad news to baby that the midnight play sesh was over, and that she had to go back to bed for the night...
Baby was not phased....
So needless to say, our lives have changed in yet another new way. Mobile baby! I don't know if I've had this much fun yet though...watching her go from her back, to belly, to sitting on her butt, to pulling herself up and letting out a screaching yelp and ear-to-ear smile when she realizes what she's done...
