I guess it's obvious from my last post that I am already getting pretty sad thinking about summer break being over and life going back to work and daycare for Lilly and I. This past week (It's 11:30 A.M. on Saturday, July 25th) Lilly and I had a kind of "do nothing"week. We ran errands a few days, but mostly we just hung out at home! I felt a little bit guilty because I felt like we weren't doing anything exciting on one of our last weeks left...but just being with her is fun to me! She loves being at home crawling around and playing with her toys and watching cartoons. She also takes the best naps when she is at home in her crib, too. I've been rocking her to sleep and holding her a little tighter and a little longer this week. I was rocking her one morning and I started crying thinking that I wouldn't be the one getting to rock her during the week anymore..someone else would. I can feel that she has gotten so attached to me over the past few months and I have definitely felt an even deeper love for her, too! We've been attached at the hip just about everyday...seriously I may have been away from her for a total of 10 waking hours altogether!! That is going to make it even harder to leave her on August 10th. I know I will rush from school each day to get her. These days, these moments with her at the age she is will never happen again. I have to make memories with her and experience things with her. The few hours that I get to spend with her after work are what I will look forward to and cherish the most...along with weekends and holidays, too of course.:):)
It's Monday, August 8th...I cried as soon as Lilly woke up this morning. It's our last Monday before I go back to work. The last morning I can go slow with our morning routine and do our regular summer morning stuff.:) I love seeing that she is awake on the monitor. Her sweet face is looking into it. She is so curious. Then when I walk to her room and peek in she always catches me sneeking in to get her and she smiles the biggest smile. It melts me heart. Truly. Melts my heart. She stands up if she isn't already and reaches for me to pick her up. Her little body in my arms is so sweet. She has gotten to where now she puts her arms around my neck and holds me close. I never knew this love before. I tell her good morning and ask her if she slept good and I squeeze her tight. Then we look at the birds on her mobile and tell them good morning, too. I tell her "the little birdies go tweet, tweet, tweet"...I whisper it in her ear and she scrunches her shoulders and grins. She looks down to the floor for Jonah...she knows that he is always close by. We walk to the kitchen to get her bottle then head to my room for a diaper change. She wiggles around so I hand her something to look at...the lotion bottle or the remote or the baby monitor. We turn on ETV to watch some cartoons...it's normally Wild Kratts first. She drinks her milk while I hold her and she watches T.V. After her bottle she is ready to play. To the floor to explore and see what her toys have been up to. She will crawl after Jonah trying to get close enough to grab a handful of fur, but Jonah is usually too fast for her unless he is just that tired ;-). Breakfast time around 8:00/8:30ish...I fix her oatmeal and fruit and water to drink and I fix my bowl of cereal, fruit, and cup of coffee. We sit at the bar in the kitchen and I turn our chairs to face each other. I reach my hands to hers on the tray of her highchair and I bow my head to say the blessing. She will touch my hands as I pray and it is one of my sweetest moments of the day. She enjoys her breakfast and I eat mine while feeding her. She loves dropping her cup of water on the floor and just staring at it like it is going to jump back up to her. I'm trying to teach her to put it in the cup holder on her tray, but so far it isn't working. After breakfast we either go for a morning walk around the neighborhood (sometimes praying while walking or listening to music) or we play, watch cartoons and crawl around some more. A bottle and nap around 10:00...snuggling and rocking in the chair in her nursery is definitely one of my favorite moments of the day. I love feeling her little body so close to mine. I love feeling her breathing. There are just a few times, if any, that I haven't had tears come to my eyes during this part of our day. My heart feels so full and I thank God right there in those moments. I just don't feel like I deserve her. I am so blessed to be her mommy. A few days she has fallen asleep in my arms and I will just hold her. A million things going through my mind of what I need to be getting done, but I have just made myself stop and stay there. Sometimes I want to fall asleep right there with her just because I want to be so close to her. In those moments I can't even put my love for her into words! It's crazy! I lay her in her crib to nap and I just stare at her. She means the world to me. I love her so! Her nap usually lasts about 2 hours. I clean or get on the computer or sit outside and read. When she wakes up it is usually close to lunch time. I change her diaper (which she cannot stand because she doesn't like to be still) then I heat her lunch up. We have the same routine as we do for breakfast. Hold hands and say our blessing and then I feed her meat and veggies, fruit and then she has her water to drink. After lunch we spend more time playing. Sometimes we wander around outside and she likes to swing, but not for too long. She would rather be moving around everywhere and getting into everything. She loves to give her monkey, Virgi, a BIG hug and lots of kisses. She always hugs him so tight. She will reach for Minnie Mouse if I ask 'Where is Minnie?" and she hugs her close, too. Books are also fun to enjoy during play time. She will hold the book and turn the pages with her tiny fingers. Her afternoon nap is three hours after she wakes up from her morning nap. Just like clockwork she will start crawling over to me and want to be held or she will rub her eyes with her little hands. A bottle is fixed, blanket, lovie, and paci in hand and we head to the chair in her nursery. She doesn't fall asleep as easily for this nap sometimes. I hold her and sing to her (very quietly) and some days she is just so squirmy I put her in her crib and she falls asleep after moving around in there...some days she would talk herself to sleep. I would hear her just a talking then it would get quiet.
....Continued from the last post....
(Lilly's Daily Summer Journal)
June 30th
Summer Break...Day 28...6:15 AM...temp was 100.9 so I gave her ibuprofen and her bottle...played some and then ate her oatmeal...watched some cartoons and then we got ready for her doctor's appointment at 9:20...everything checked out good so Dr. Luci said the fever may be a sign of an oncoming virus...just monitor her over the next few days and make sure she gets plenty of fluids and rest {so glad to know she's hopefully on the road to feeling and getting better}...a good nap {with her mommy} at 10-12:30 then up just in time for lunch...play time and cartoons...another nap at 3-5:30 {with her mommy again}...her temp was high again when we woke up so she had some medicine and a cool bath which helped so much!...Poppy stopped by for a quick visit and got some laughs and smiles from Lilly then Grana came by and fed her dinner...walked around outside and spent some time in the swing then played in her nursery before bottle and bed {a little later than normal}...praying for an even better day tomorrow for our sweet girl!!
She wanted to hold my hand when she was playing
Doctor Luci here we come...
Waiting to see Dr. Luci...she doesn't even act sick!
Look at her! Just precious!!!
She loves waving to the baby on the container!
And she loves waving to herself!:)
She just laughs and laughs!!
Her temperature got this high after her nap!! I was so scared!!!
Eating naked after her cool bath!
Feeling much better!!
Play time with Grana!
July 1st
Summer Break...Day 29...{38 weeks old today}...6:45 AM Lillian Mae was ready for a bottle but not ready to start her day just yet...back to sleep with mommy until 9:00!...time for oatmeal and cartoons...{no fever this morning! Yay!}...play time and then a 45 min nap at 12:00...up for lunch and then we headed to Mamie and Papa T's to have lunch with JoJo, Emily, MaryAnn, and Aunt Kelly {Delightful Dishes! Double YUM!}...lots of fun playing and crawling {and showing off☺️}...she tried a pickle for the first time and despite making an awful puckered up face she kept wanting another bite...she also tried some strawberry tea and really loved that ....stopped by Aunt Kelly and Uncle Ja's for a few minutes then headed home for another 45 min nap...play time with mommy then we went to Grandma's to celebrate her 80th birthday {again}...we had a fun time with family {all eyes on Lilly}...home for bath and bottle and bed☺️
A little morning read with my breakfast
Pla
July 2nd
Summer Break...Day 30...{summer please slooooow down!!}...6:30 AM Rise and Shine!! {I'm still trying to figure out what happened to 8:00, 7:30, or even 7:00 wake-up times!!}...bottle, cartoons and toys is what this baby girl woke up for!...we got ready and headed to Strawberry Hill to meet JoJo, Aunt Kelly and Max for breakfast {a little snooze on the drive there}...Lilly had her oatmeal while we enjoyed pancakes, an omelet, french toast and coffee{"Excuse me, Ms. Kelly but babies don't talk."}...after breakfast we took in the beautiful country scenery and took some pictures ...then headed home {a little nap in the car}...later lunch date at Moe's and a little shopping {nap on the way home}...play time at home {exploring the house and wanting to play with anything that's not a toy...and trying to stand and climb on everything}...she helped daddy fix dinner and they had some fun hanging out and playing while I went shopping...bath, bottle ....and I got home just in time for some good night kisses before bed time at 8:00...sweet dreams princess
July 3rd
Summer Break Day 31...Lilly slept until 7:30 this morning ....bottle and cartoons then a quick trip to Wal-Mart and grabbed breakfast from Chick-Fil-A...Lilly had her oatmeal and then we played for a little bit with daddy but she was a little fussy so we laid down and she had her morning nap...when she woke up it was lunch time {Virgil joined Lilly for lunch and daddy showed her how to feed him and give him something to drink...it was hilarious and Lilly loved it!☺️}...we went to run a few errands then back in time for bottle and afternoon nap...she woke up and we played with daddy {she loves to crawl after Jonah now but he doesn't like it so much}...JoJo stopped by {we tried on a beach hat }...Grana and Brittany came over...Lilly was grabbing and trying to stand up on everything in sight!...Brittany played with Lilly unless she acted like she was about to cry... Lilly had her dinner then we went for a walk ...back for bath, bottle and bed
July 4th...Happy Birthday America!!
Summer Break...Day 32....At 3:15 AM we got Lilly in her car seat for our drive to Kiawah ...we got there at 7 AM and she woke up as soon as we arrived ...we had to wait to get into our house until later that afternoon so we stayed busy for the day...we went to Fresh Fields and had breakfast and Starbucks Lilly had her bottle and oatmeal breakfast ...she also ate some eggs and grits too!..she enjoyed all of the attention she got from everyone and of course we heard over and over that she's such a "happy baby"...after breakfast we drove to the beach and went for a morning walk....she napped the whole time ...when she woke up we left the beach and headed back to Fresh Fields for lunch...she had her meat and veggie combo and her fruit for dessert ...Nick and I had pizza ...we walked around the shops and played in the toy store ...Poppy and JoJo got there and hung out for a bit before we headed to our house...we got settled in...she loved crawling around exploring everything! ...It's definitely not a baby proof house and she's loving trying to pull up and climb on everything in sight! ...She even climbed up one stair by herself! ...She also had fun chasing Chrissy around while we were getting things in and unpacking!...after some play time it was dinner time and then she had her bath...she played some more {crawling on a pool table }...Aunt Kelly and Uncle Ja got there then we got ready and headed out to eat dinner outside at the park and watch the fireworks buuuut it started raining...we got our dinner to go and headed back to the house...I was so excited about Lilly seeing fireworks for the first time but she was ok with with waiting until next year bc she had already fallen asleep in the car ...she stayed asleep when I put her in her travel crib...it was a busy, fun day for our sweet girl☺️
July 6th
Summer Break Day 34...7:30 AM rise and shine...bottle, oatmeal, cartoons {Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Barney please☺️} and playing started our day...morning nap then it was time for lunch and play time with Uncle Jake {those shoes were made for Lilly to play and stick her fingers in the holes}...then we got ready and headed to the pool...she had so much fun! {sliding, floating around, and playing in the water mushroom}...headed in for a bottle and an afternoon nap...out to dinner at Gilligan's {fish tank at our table }...back for bottle and bed after a fun day on vacay!☺️
July 7th
Summer Break Day 35...Lilly woke up right before 6:30...bottle and cartoons then back to sleep until 9:30...awake for oatmeal and playing {being silly with Poppy and giving out high fives }...got packed and ready for the beach and rode our bikes ...Lilly had a little snooze on the way...time for lunch for our Lilla Bug {lookin good in Aunt Kelly's glasses}...a little bit of playing and toes in the water ...then a stroll on the beach for her afternoon nap...we headed in from the beach...bath and bottle...then crawling around and playing with everybody☺️...dinner time with Uncle Jake...then crawling around everywhere {climbed to the 5th stair }...bottle and bed for a sleepy baby
July 8th
Summer Break...Day 36...7:00 AM awake and ready for another day on vacay ...bottle and cartoons then oatmeal and playtime!!☺️...a little snooze on our car ride...Lilly had her first shopping trip to Goodwill {didn't buy her anything but we borrowed a Fancy Nancy book while we shopped}...lunch was served when we got back ...play time then bottle and a 2 1/2 hour afternoon nap...awake at 4 and time to go to the pool{soo much fun swinging and sliding and floating around }...back for a bath and dinner...then play time {YAY! Emily is here! Watch out for Chrissy!} before bottle, prayers and bed for our princess
July 9th
Summer Break...Day 37... Awake at 7:00...bottle...cartoons...play time...oatmeal then packed and ready for some fun in the sun at the pool...nap there in her stroller then awake for lunch and then time to have some fun in the water!...floating around...kid watching...splashing the water...swinging in the water swing...making a new friend named Kate☺️...left the pool to get ready for dinner in Charleston...bath and bottle...nap in the car...walked around downtown Charleston then dinner at A.W. Shucks {YUM!}...a little more sightseeing downtown {Puppets and some other good entertainment }...back to KI for jammies, bottle, and bed
Summer Break...Day 37... Awake at 7:00...bottle...cartoons...play time...oatmeal then packed and ready for some fun in the sun at the pool...nap there in her stroller then awake for lunch and then time to have some fun in the water!...floating around...kid watching...splashing the water...swinging in the water swing...making a new friend named Kate☺️...left the pool to get ready for dinner in Charleston...bath and bottle...nap in the car...walked around downtown Charleston then dinner at A.W. Shucks {YUM!}...a little more sightseeing downtown {Puppets and some other good entertainment }...back to KI for jammies, bottle, and bed
July 10th
Summer Break...Day 38...awake at 8:00...last day on vacation...bottle, oatmeal and ready for the beach...I strolled her when we got there bc it was nap time:)...she napped for about an hour then time for lunch and then playing in the ocean and sand...back to our house for a bottle, change of bathing suit and sandwiches then to the pool...floating and splashing then time for her afternoon nap so I held her in the lounge chair while she slept...back in for bath and dinner then a family bike ride on the beach:)...Lilly fell asleep on the ride...jammies, bottle and bed for a sleepy baby princess
Summer Break...Day 38...awake at 8:00...last day on vacation...bottle, oatmeal and ready for the beach...I strolled her when we got there bc it was nap time:)...she napped for about an hour then time for lunch and then playing in the ocean and sand...back to our house for a bottle, change of bathing suit and sandwiches then to the pool...floating and splashing then time for her afternoon nap so I held her in the lounge chair while she slept...back in for bath and dinner then a family bike ride on the beach:)...Lilly fell asleep on the ride...jammies, bottle and bed for a sleepy baby princess
July 11th
Summer Break...Day 39...we left KI at 3:30 AM...Lilly had a bottle then slept the whole ride...7:00 AM we were back home...she got in the bed with Grana...had her bottle, cartoons, oatmeal then Grana put her in her crib at 9:30...she napped until 11:30...lunch and playing around the house while I cleaned and unpacked...beach in the kitchen:)...a short afternoon nap...JoJo came by for some kisses...play time and swinging outside...dinner time..more playing then bath, bottle, story and bed:)
July 12th
Summer Break...Day 40...awake at 8:00...bottle...cartoons...play time...oatmeal...more playing...nap at 11:00...2 1/2 hours later she woke up!...lunch time...more crawling and playing around the house...Poppy came by to see her and she gave a few high fives...off to Wal-Mart for Banks' birthday gift and a few groceries...we left our house at 5:30...Lilly napped on the way...we had fun at the party...back home at 8 for bath, bottle and bed:)
July 13th
Summer Break...Day 41...awake at 5:45...diaper change then back to bed with mommy and daddy until 8:00...bottle and cartoons...I tried to feed her oatmeal at 9:30 but she didn't seem too hungry and was fussy and reaching for me so I got her paci and blanket and we climbed back into bed:)...she napped until 12:30! Woke up for lunch and played around the house some more...went to Erica's to visit but Emersyn napped the whole time so we just played with her toys and hung out with Erica:)...home at 3:30 for a nap...I rocked her to sleep:)...woke up at 5:30...played with daddy then dinner...Grana came to play and did bath and bottle...we had a really bad thunderstorm so I held Lilly for awhile until it passed...she fell asleep around 9:00...we lost power!! Summer Break Day 42...sleepy head didn't wake up until 9:15!! Bottle and cartoons...then oatmeal and playing! Our power finally came back on around 10:15! We played and then she took a 2 1/2 hour nap! Lunch when she woke up then we went to Ingles...back home but she wouldn't nap at 5...we just watched cartoons and played:) Aunt KK came over and played and Grana came after work! Poppy stopped by too! Dinner at 6:30 then more playing...bath, bottle abs bed with Grana at 8...but I rocked her to sleep:)
Summer Break...Day 41...awake at 5:45...diaper change then back to bed with mommy and daddy until 8:00...bottle and cartoons...I tried to feed her oatmeal at 9:30 but she didn't seem too hungry and was fussy and reaching for me so I got her paci and blanket and we climbed back into bed:)...she napped until 12:30! Woke up for lunch and played around the house some more...went to Erica's to visit but Emersyn napped the whole time so we just played with her toys and hung out with Erica:)...home at 3:30 for a nap...I rocked her to sleep:)...woke up at 5:30...played with daddy then dinner...Grana came to play and did bath and bottle...we had a really bad thunderstorm so I held Lilly for awhile until it passed...she fell asleep around 9:00...we lost power!! Summer Break Day 42...sleepy head didn't wake up until 9:15!! Bottle and cartoons...then oatmeal and playing! Our power finally came back on around 10:15! We played and then she took a 2 1/2 hour nap! Lunch when she woke up then we went to Ingles...back home but she wouldn't nap at 5...we just watched cartoons and played:) Aunt KK came over and played and Grana came after work! Poppy stopped by too! Dinner at 6:30 then more playing...bath, bottle abs bed with Grana at 8...but I rocked her to sleep:)
July 15th
Summer Break Day 42...July 15...Woke up at
5:15...I changed her diaper and gave her a bottle and then she slept
for about 30 more minutes...oatmeal around 7:00 then cartoons and
playing...another little snooze around 8:30 for an hour then up for a
little snack...banana and some of my eggs....more play time...then we
got ready...went to Aunt Jan's with KK...she fell asleep in the car
on the way there...woke up when we got there...ate lunch and the
played...Justin had fun playing with her and Logan came by and she
went right to him..we joked that maybe she thought it was
Nick:)...fell asleep on our drive home...went to the pool for a
little swim...I didn't think she needed sunscreen since it was so
late in the day, but then it was burning up out there...Kelly brought
us some:) Home for dinner...Grana came...they played and then bath
and bottle and bed for a sleepy baby:)
Summer Break Day 43...July 16...Woke up at 8:00 A.M...Bottle and cartoons then we got ready and went to meet Grandma and Grandpa at Strawberry Hill for breakfast at 9:00 A.M (Thanks Aunt KK for making us just a little bit late;))...Lilly had so much fun playing with Grandpa at the table...patting and having a good time!!...Lots of laughs and smiles made for a very special birthday breakfast for Grandpa!!:):)...a snooze on the way home then play time...lunch a little later then we headed to Adri's for play time and shopping:)...Lilly loves playing peek-a-boo with KK!...home for a bottle and a nap...
Summer Break...Day 44...Friday, July 17...play time and a good morning nap, but no afternoon nap...went to Poppy and JoJo's then to eat at The Carolina Cafe...Lilly was soo tired but never got fussy or anything:) Changed her into a onesie and fed her a bottle and she feel asleep in her carseat on the way home then stayed asleep when I moved her into her crib:)
Summer Break...Day 45...Saturday, July 18...woke up and played:) oatmeal for breakfast then Grana came by and played and Poppy came by too...you took a little nap...then play time and lunch time...then a late nap...I had to wake you up to go over to Erica's to have dinner and play with Emersyn:) You had fun over there:) You started making some new sound with your mouth:) It was too sweet! Went home at 8 for bath, bottle, book, prayers, and bed:)
Summer Break...Day 46...Sunday, July 19...played and then went to Poppy and JoJo's...napped there and then went for a boat ride..Aunt Kelly and Uncle Ja were there too! Then Jacob and Emily and their friends came by, too...dinner there then home for bath, bottle, and bed:) You said "dog" for the first time:)
Summer Break...Day 47...Monday, July 20...8:00 A.M. awake and ready for the day! cartoons and play time then breakfast...all day with Mommy because daddy left at 7:00 A.M. to travel for a few days...time for nap at 11:00, but she was not sleepy so we played and then she ate lunch then she napped at 1:00, but just for an hour...we headed out to run some errands...to the bank, this n that, to see Grana at work (I took pictures of her helping Grana...it was too sweet!!)...then by the fruit stand to get some peaches and dollar general to get some dog shampoo:)...then home...Grana came over and played and then Lilly had her dinner...more playing and then it was time for bath, bottle, and bed by Grana:)
Summer Break...Day 48...Tuesday, July 21...7:45 A.M...cartoons and a bottle...plus Aunt KK is here!!...oatmeal and then we got ready for her doctor's appointment at 9:30...9 month well check...everything went great! we spent most of our waiting time talking to the baby on a poster on the back of the door in the room...home for a bottle then I rocked her and held her to sleep...tried to lay her down 3 times but she woke up every time and I just held her and rocked her again...I know I shouldn't be doing this, but it's so hard to just let her cry..she says "mamamamama" :*(...she napped for an hour and then I fed her lunch and she played then we left for Babies R Us...we needed to stock up on some oatmeal and some baby snacks:) We had fun in there playing with some of the toys:)...headed home for a bottle and afternoon snooze...I almost fell asleep holding her in the glider in her nursery...soooo sweet....I love her beyond words!!!!...she napped for an hour and then got up to crawl around and play...got a few videos of her being silly in the mirror and playing with Aunt KK, too...Grana came over and played then fed her dinner and played some more...Poppy stopped by for a few minutes...bottle and bath with Grana and then bed time:)
These next few days only have a few highlights because I didn't type out our day :-/
Summer Break...Day 49...Wednesday, July 22...
*Poppy and JoJo's for dinner:):)
*Late night swim at the pool with JoJo, Papa, Mamie and Mary Ann (Josh and Nugget, too!)
*Late night swim at the pool with JoJo, Papa, Mamie and Mary Ann (Josh and Nugget, too!)
Summer Break...Day 50...Thursday, July 23...
*Played with silly Aunt KK in my fish pool:)
*Ate dinner at Nanny and Gandy's :):) Lilly tried canteloupe for the first time and LOVED it!! And she loved Nanny's potatoes and green beans, too!!
Summer Break...Day 51...Friday, July 24...
*Ate dinner at Wade's with Poppy, JoJo, Mamie, Papa Tobias, and MaryAnn:)
*Ate dinner at Wade's with Poppy, JoJo, Mamie, Papa Tobias, and MaryAnn:)
Summer Break...Day 52...Saturday, July 25...
*Ace's first birthday party:)
*Ace's first birthday party:)
Summer Break...Day 53...Sunday, July 26...
*Hannah's wedding shower at Aunt Kim's:)
*Hannah's wedding shower at Aunt Kim's:)
Summer Break...Day 54...Monday, July 27...
*Lilly spent the day with JoJo while I went to eat lunch and shopping in Greenville with Sauvé and Kayla:)
*Uncle Jake hung out, too...they went to see Aunt Rae and to visit Sabrina:):)
*Uncle Jake hung out, too...they went to see Aunt Rae and to visit Sabrina:):)
Summer Break...Day 55...Tuesday, July 28...
*Pool date with Emersyn and Erica:):)
Summer Break...Day 56...Wednesday, July 29...
*Play date with Haley and Banks:):)
*Play date with Haley and Banks:):)
Summer Break...Day 57...Thursday, July 30...
7:00 A.M..awake and ready to start her day!, bottle, cartoons and play time, then we headed out at 10...I fixed her bottle and gave it to her in the car so she would drink it and fall asleep for her 10:00 nap that way I could wake her up when we were at the library...we went to the downtown library for story time at 11:00... We saw some friends while we were there...LaPorsha and her two boys, Jackson and Rylan:) Erica and Emersyn were there, too! Story time was fun and the songs and dancing were even more fun! They got out some toys for the children to play with afterwards. Lilly was not shy about crawling around and mingling with the other children and adults. I had to go get her several times and for some reason she seemed to forget that her name was Lilly when I would call for her to come back over to me ;-) She crawled over to one little girl and tried to grab the toy from her, but she jerked it back so Lilly couldn't take it. Then the grandma gave Lilly another toy to play with. I walked over to apologize.:) It is so funny how they are at her age. :) Just learning the ways of the world:) After playing we left and picked up JoJo and headed to eat at Honeybaked Ham for lunch. Then we drove by JoJo's...Lilly had her bottle in the car and fell fast asleep. I sat in the driveway for a little bit while she napped. The new car seat doesn't just pop out to carry her inside in it anymore. She woke up and we went in. Aunt KK came over to hang out and stay the night since Nick was out of town. It was a fun afternoon of playing and crawling around. :) Dinner later then bath, bottle, and bed:)
7:00 A.M..awake and ready to start her day!, bottle, cartoons and play time, then we headed out at 10...I fixed her bottle and gave it to her in the car so she would drink it and fall asleep for her 10:00 nap that way I could wake her up when we were at the library...we went to the downtown library for story time at 11:00... We saw some friends while we were there...LaPorsha and her two boys, Jackson and Rylan:) Erica and Emersyn were there, too! Story time was fun and the songs and dancing were even more fun! They got out some toys for the children to play with afterwards. Lilly was not shy about crawling around and mingling with the other children and adults. I had to go get her several times and for some reason she seemed to forget that her name was Lilly when I would call for her to come back over to me ;-) She crawled over to one little girl and tried to grab the toy from her, but she jerked it back so Lilly couldn't take it. Then the grandma gave Lilly another toy to play with. I walked over to apologize.:) It is so funny how they are at her age. :) Just learning the ways of the world:) After playing we left and picked up JoJo and headed to eat at Honeybaked Ham for lunch. Then we drove by JoJo's...Lilly had her bottle in the car and fell fast asleep. I sat in the driveway for a little bit while she napped. The new car seat doesn't just pop out to carry her inside in it anymore. She woke up and we went in. Aunt KK came over to hang out and stay the night since Nick was out of town. It was a fun afternoon of playing and crawling around. :) Dinner later then bath, bottle, and bed:)
Summer Break...Day 58...Friday, July 31
Rise and Shine at 7 A.M....bottle and cartoons and play time, then it was time for breakfast around 8:30, we went for a morning stroll, too :), nap at 10 A.M., then lunch time at 12:00, we took KK to a job interview in Greenville at 2:00...Lilly fell asleep on the way home, but it was a short nap because she woke up when I got her out of her car seat, play time waiting on daddy to get home at 5...she had on a surprise outfit for that said Ï found my prince, I call him daddy!, around 6:30 we went over to Aunt Kelly and Uncle Ja's :), Lilly had fun eating dinner and hanging out over there! She loved pulling the grass up and making a big pile of it on her blanket:) home for bath, bottle and bed at 8:)
Rise and Shine at 7 A.M....bottle and cartoons and play time, then it was time for breakfast around 8:30, we went for a morning stroll, too :), nap at 10 A.M., then lunch time at 12:00, we took KK to a job interview in Greenville at 2:00...Lilly fell asleep on the way home, but it was a short nap because she woke up when I got her out of her car seat, play time waiting on daddy to get home at 5...she had on a surprise outfit for that said Ï found my prince, I call him daddy!, around 6:30 we went over to Aunt Kelly and Uncle Ja's :), Lilly had fun eating dinner and hanging out over there! She loved pulling the grass up and making a big pile of it on her blanket:) home for bath, bottle and bed at 8:)
Summer Break...Day 59...Saturday, August 1
Garage Sale at our house for the first time ever! :) Nick and I got up and going at 6 A.M. and Lilly rose at her normal 7:00 :) I fixed her a bottle and took her outside to sit with us. She seemed to have fun this morning watching all of the people come and go as they stopped by to see what we were selling. I fed her breakfast outside at 8:00. Then, she spent some time in her travel crib playing with her toys and then Nick and I took turns holding her, too. It was nap time for her around 10 A.M. Kimberly was at our house so she fed her a bottle and rocked her then put her in her crib to sleep. She woke up around 11:45. She played for a bit and then I fed her lunch. I cleaned up the garage sale items that were left right before she woke up.:) We got packed and dressed for the pool and went to hang out for a bit there. Brooke, Ace, J.P, Samantha, Travis, and Kensley were out there, too so we had fun swimming, playing, and talking with them.:) At 3 it was time to come in for a bottle and nap time:) A long afternoon nap today and then more fun playing, crawling and exploring! Dinner time at 6:30 then she hung out in the kitchen playing while we cooked dinner. Time for bath at 8:00 and then bottle, bible story, rocking, cuddling. and bed for our baby girl:)
Summer Break Day 60...Sunday, August, 2
Rise and Shine at 7:00 A.M.:) Sweet girl had fun playing peek-a-boo in the bed with her daddy:) Bottle and cartoons then playing with her toys and crawling around. Breakfast at 8:00...oatmeal and yogurt...more playing and crawling:)...bottle, rocked, and nap at 10:00 until 11:40:)...play time with Aunt KK while daddy cut grass and I packed for the lake day, Aunt KK fed her lunch (play time and acting silly happened more than eating;)), Poppy came by to chat and visit, then we headed to his house, Lilly crawled around and went on the swing with Poppy, then it was nap time at 3...daddy fed her a bottle and got her to sleep, awake at 4 and Aunt Kelly and Uncle Ja were there, Aunt Kelly got her sun-screened up and bathing suit on and they came down to the lake, Lilly and Aunt Kelly played in the sand at the edge of the water, but Lilly put some of the sand in her mouth (YUCK!), Lilly got in her float and we all floated around in the water, a little snack bottle at 5 just in time for our boat ride:) Lilly crawled around the boat playing with her toys and helping Poppy drive the boat, we headed to eat at the Fish Camp and then home for bath, bottle, and bed. It was a really fun day!!:):)
She loves...crawling around, pulling up on things, opening the cabinets and drawers, pulling things out, playing with my necklaces and the door stoppers, watching Smart Cat on the ETV commercials, eating watermelon (FROZEN...Thanks Aunt Kelly:)), hugging and giving kisses (hugs her JoJo really tight and likes to bite her mommy's chin (thanks to her teeth coming in), opening and closing doors, watching and talking to herself in the mirror, scrunching her nose, huffing and puffing (Thanks to Sabrina:)), playing peek-a-boo with her lift the flap books, pulling her books off of the shelves in her room, dancing to music (bouncing up and down!), clapping (hits her hands together really hard to make a loud sound), crawling around and chasing after Jonah,
She does NOT love...getting her diaper changed, having her face wiped off after eating, having to sit still for any reason,
Milestones...getting her first tooth on the bottom, letting go when standing and balancing herself, clapping, saying "dog", "door", knowing how to "find' Minnie, baby, dog,
To be continued....
(P.S. It is September 13th and I am just now finishing this post!!:))
