From July 28, to September 28... two whole months!

It is an unofficial birthday today! My little Lils is 2 months old! And to celebrate, she got to go to the doctor and get shots.

This is her before the shots...
Pretty happy...



After Shots!!!.....


But we did have happy things happen after the shots. The doctor said that Lillian is 11 pounds, 8 oz and she is 22 inches long! She is really growing. Dr. Rasmussin, who is awesome by the way, said that she thought Lilly was doing great! Now to get her to sleep more and not keep mommy and daddy up every two hours at night! We are working on that now too.

After the doctor, we got to meet our friends Annie and Jayden for some lunch and some fun. Well, I got to have the fun. Lils slept most of the time. But she woke up just in time for Annie to snuggle with her and get her picture taken with Lils finally.
Here are some cute ones of Annie, Lilly, and Jayden.

Sitting up

It takes a lot of work to sit up. And it takes even more work to be this cute!

Lil and Mommy

More visits from Nana and Grandpa

So my parents are headed home now. They came for a quick visit to see The Lils and to visit her parents, of course. (But I know who gets top billing these days!)
She had such a good time with both her Nana and Grandpa. They really NEED to move closer to us!

She entertained them by standing on her legs and smiling and playing. Nana and Grandpa got to change diapers, deal with fussy baby, and feed her. Mom and I went to the store and left my dad in charge of a sleeping baby. I guess while we were gone, Lils got fussy. Dad picked her up and tried to figure out what the problem was. He changed her wet diaper and then decided that she needed to change pants. (nothing was wrong with the ones she had on, he just wanted her to have some fashion shows or something!) When we got back, she was in some green pants that didn't match her outfit at all. Oh Grandpas!

She was soo excited to see them, she had trouble getting to sleep for her naps yesterday! We thought she would just be exhausted last night, but instead, she wiggled herself all over the crib the whole night. So she is really snoozing now! Have to catch up on the sleep.

Luckily, we don't have anything planned this afternoon, so mommy and Lils can take some much needed naps and relax.

Better enjoy our time off now! It is quickly coming to an end.

Here are pictures of Nana and Grandpa, and of course, our little superstar!





Grandpa is a great hugger!


Look at those strong legs!!!

Oh Nana, you are so comfy!



Grumpy that Nana and Grandpa are gone!

I'm a Big Girl Now!

Ginger let us borrow her Bumbo, this foamy thing that helps the baby sit up. It is very handy, we hear. It takes a little bit of "maturity" to sit in it. Babies have to be able to hold their head and upper body up pretty well before they can really do well in it. She hadn't quite had the strength yet to sit in it successfully (I mean without slumping over and getting mad)
I tried it with her today and she did great! Such a big girl!
We also need a picture of her trying to stand up. She has such strong legs, that she likes to try to stand up (with lots of help, of course).

Update

Wow! Has it been since Saturday that we posted anything? I guess things have been pretty busy around here!


Saturday, Billy started making a batch of wine in the kitchen. (better than doing that in the bathtub right?). The next few days, I was wondering why our entire house smelled like dirty diaper. I mean, I can understand the baby room smelling like that, but the entire house? I was lighting candles and spraying air freshener and looking for any stray missing dirty diapers. Come to find out, wine that is "brewing" smells exactly like dirty diaper. Yep. Gross.
Doesn't make me want to drink it later.

Monday, we had a great visit from Docia. She actually took us out to lunch and we got to visit and talk. She taught me a new way to burp the Lils since she is so hard to burp! We had a nice time.




My friend Allison, who has a darling little girl named Hailey, who is just over a month older than Lils, took a trip with her daughter to Oklahoma to visit the family. I told her she was either brave or crazy, or both to do that! But then, I got to thinking. I really need/wanted some new school clothes, so I decided to try out a trip. Granted, it isn't a three hour trip to OKC, but it is still a trip that required some planning.
We drove yesterday to Allen to the Outlet mall there. Lils was soo good. She was such a trooper since she had to sit in that hot car seat for so long. She really was great. I was really proud of her and of myself for being able to handle things so far away from home. That is a big step for me! So I got to do some shopping, and Lils got to do some people watching and by the end of the day, she was worn out! So was I for that matter!

Tuesday evening, we decided to go to small group at church for the first time in a long time. It was so nice to get to see my friends and to talk about church stuff going on. I love that little group so much and have really missed them. They all loved on Lil and played with her and talked to her. It just amazes me to know how many people love this little girl. I hope she feels that love for the rest of her life!

Today is Wednesday. My maternity leave is flying by! We are hanging out this morning, relaxing and awaiting the arrival of Lilly's Nana and Grandpa. They should be here to love her and spoil her later this afternoon. Till then, we nap and wait.

Overalls

The Lils has her overalls on and is ready to do some work!






Or nap, whatever comes first!