Saturday, November 6, 2010

A week away from 1 year

The party planning has begun and we are a week away from 1 year. Lily is celebrating her first birthday next Saturday. I am so excited and have planned every detail. I decided to get creative and made all of her party stuff. I have researched lots of blog sites which was super fun. It's tons of work but well worth every minute. Her theme for her party is "Our Little Cupcake is turning 1". So of course cupcakes galore. John and I have already bought her gifts. Which is so much fun to go into a Toy's R Us and look at all the cool toys they have out now that I didn't have as a kid!
Planning Lily's party has been so much fun and it allows me to be creative in other ways. I discovered a whole new world of blogs and stores. I will share all the fun sites and stores after the party. I think I want to add it to my design company to do creative party planning or invitations. I would like to eventually have my own line of invitations and note cards.
I can not believe it has been a year. To all you moms out there it goes by so fast. She has grown up so much in a year and has discovered so many new things. Here's a quick rundown of what Lily is up to:
She just took her first steps this week. What a moment! She couldn't believe she was walking! It was so cute. She eats pretty much everything we eat (well we are working on that because she only wants pasta, cheese, and yogurt...the tricking as begun!). She is probably weighing in around 17lbs now. Her favorite shows are Sesame Street and The Fresh Beat Band. Basically she loves watching anything that has music in it so she can dance! She loves our iPhone and all the fun apps I put on it for her but trying to get it back causes a another issue of meltdowns! She still has bright red hair although not much as grown in and she still has her baby blues. She is such a joy and we love her so much. She has brought a new meaning to life!
Below is her Halloween pictures. She wasn't to sure about Halloween and what we were doing.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Wow..it's been too long

It has been a long while since I have posted anything. And we are getting close to a year. I find myself writing and posting more to facebook than to our family blog but I am going to try harder to keep this up. Lily is now 10 months. I can not believe it. She is crawling like crazy, standing at every moment (with help) and eating better. She started the last couple of weeks getting upset when you tell her she can not have something. The red headed temper is starting to show. She has brought such joy to our lives. Her smile lights John and I up! She has such personality. I am starting to think about her first birthday and I am getting excited to celebrate. I can not believe that we are reaching the one year mark. Seems like yesterday we just brought her home. It took a good 4-6 months for me to really feel like myself again and get back into a good routine. I had a couple of medical hiccups but everything is great now. I am starting to realize that with your first child it takes time and patience to adjust and then before you know it their turning 1.
Lily is a whopping 15lbs 2oz at her last checkup a couple weeks ago. She is very petite. The doctor says she has a high metabolism (I was wondering where mine went??). She enjoys baby yogurt and jello.
We are feeding her 3 solid meals (she eats pretty much what we eat, that is if she will have anything to do with it), 3 bottles, 2 naps and sleeps great at night; 7:30pm down for the night and 8-8:30am she is up for the day.
She does not have any teeth as of yet but I think we are really close. She loves music and anything that makes noise. Her favorite thing is to be outside or in her bathtub. She loves water!
Lily is the best little girl and super cute and I can't believe the miracle she is. I thank God everyday for giving me such a precious gift. I love her with everything that I am. It is great to be called Mama!

Here are some pictures and I promise to keep updating my blog! These are from 6mth to present.
Some of these photos were taken by: Bella Mi Photography Kristin is an amazing photography and person!


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Lily floating in the water



Enjoying some food



Getting Sleepy - At Lily's Great-Grandmother's 90th Birthday Celebration



Hiking with Daddy and Mama