Lily turns one!

We're only a month late posting the details from Lily's first birthday! 

 But first she was 11 months!

 We went with an owl theme for her birthday party and the cakes turned out great!  We had some family and friends over for the afternoon the celebrate.  Lily didn't quite know what to make of everywhere there to celebrate her! 

 She was pretty excited to see the princess hat we had for her. Although she wasn't interested in wearing it! 

 Lots of little people there to show Lily how birthday parties are done!

She loved the icing on her cake.  She never even made it to the inside of the cake.  She figured out that she could dip her paci in the icing and suck on it!   Happy Birthday Lily!

Lily: 10 Months

I'm actually posting on time this month!  Lily has 2 teeth now and can crawl anywhere she wants to go! It's quite different with her being mobile.  Noah and Jude are learning to put their toys away if they don't want them eaten.  She naps just twice a day now and likes to be in bed for the night around 6:30.  Her most talked about characteristic, by far, is her hair. It stands straight up, no matter what we do to it.  Everywhere we go people comment on her duck fuzz hair.  She's a great eater and loves to try whatever we are eating.

Lily: 9 Months

 

 
Late once again this time, but I'll try to fill in the gaps. At 9 months, Lily can get into the sitting position on her own now. It's quite different to go get her from the crib and find her sitting up and playing. She's close to crawling and finally is starting to get her 2 bottom teeth. She's still taking 3 naps a day, but getting close to cutting out that catnap before dinner.

Lily: 8 Months

A little late on this one... and with our camera broken, I-phone photos will have to do!

Lily: 7 months

Lily's 7 months old now! She can sit up and rolls all around to get where she wants. She's still a great napper during the day and sometimes wakes once during the night. She doesn't have any teeth yet, but loves to try new foods. She is a very talkative baby- especially when other people are trying to talk!

Lily: 6 months

Lily went in for her six month check up last month and weighed in at 15 pounds, 3 ounces (20%). Our smallest baby, by far! She is 27 inches long though, so she is keeping up in the height department. She is finally sleeping through the night, going to bed around 6:30 and not waking to eat until around 5. She is on a great daytime routine, taking 3 predictable naps a day. She has started to eat some solids and can almost sit up.

Halloween 2012

We celebrated Halloween last night by having a few friends over for dinner, then we headed out to trick-or-treat around the block. I tried to get creative with the food...

Jude and Noah both started out as Ninjas. Jude promptly fell (or was pushed, depending on who you ask)into the pool! He didn't seem to mind having to change into an old Spiderman costume.

Lily was a lady bug for her first Halloween. She stayed up for the party, but didn't make it far trick-or-treating. She was more than ready for bed!

All of the big kids had fun and got plenty of candy!

Lily's Baptism

We had Lily baptized last weekend and we were lucky enough that Aunt Shelley and Uncle Mike could be here with us. Of course, Lily fell asleep just before we went up in front of everyone and was quite startled when she woke up! She cried a little but it wasn't too bad. Grandma bought her a beautiful gown and Aunt Shelley gave her a matching bib to wear for the special occasion. Noah and Jude took the opportunity to dress up too!

After church we came back to the house and had lunch together.

Pumpkin Time!

It still feels like summer here in Jacksonville, but the arrival of the pumpkins tells us that fall is here! Lily wasn't quite sure what to think of all of the pumpkins, so the boys picked out a pumpkin for her.

Lily: 5 months

Lily is now five months old! No doctor visit this month, so we aren't quite sure how much she weighs now- but she is definitely getting longer! Lily has started eating some solid foods- mainly sweet potatoes, bananas and avocados. She likes to eat! We made no progress on "naturally" sleeping through the night, so we had to take matters into our own hands. Tonight marks night 4 of camp cry-it-out. She has done pretty well so far and has gone 7 pm to 6 am without eating each night. The first night was the worst (as it was with Noah and Jude), but last night she only woke a few times and calmed herself back down quickly. Hopefully tonight will be even better. Even though we have done this twice before, that does not make it any easier! But I think we'll all be a little happier with a few more consecutive hours of sleep each night.

She's still an angel during the day, taking regular naps and rolling along with whatever activities her brothers are participating in. October will be a big month for us- starting with Jude's 5th birthday, Lily's baptism, and then of course Halloween!