4 Month Visit {18 weeks}

What. A. Day.

Today we headed out to see Dr. Baker and check in on our little girl. Lilly Rose was given an A+ for terrific growth and a award for "the cutest shoes of the day" from Dr. Baker. I'm not sure which score was more worthy of a proud mommy moment??  :) My little Bird is now 11lb. 9 oz. and 24" long - two whole feet! (I guess my 13lb guess the other day was including her clothes and diaper...) She is in the 10% bracket for weight and 25% for height.

We were given the green light for food, so happy! Tonight she has been a little fussy due to the shots and all so I think we'll introduce Rice Cereal to her tomorrow morning. When the nurse administered the shots we went through the entire episode all over again that we experienced at 2 months (fire engine red, hurling screams and hard to calm down). It just isn't pleasant. However, there was a really neat moment before it all went downhill, Lilly was grabbing her toes as I was discussing her latest with Dr. Baker. I looked over and she was going to town! We were hoping to see that a night or two ago when she was trying but I guess she decided to save the fun stuff for her doctor. :)

Just before the shots

After the shots it was mad dash to just get the heck outta there. I couldn't calm her and then when changing her diaper she pee peed everywhere. Everywhere. We left with no bow, 'award winning shoes' in the diaper bag & no socks on her feet. After checking out she calmed down and by the time she was in the car she was sound asleep. Whew!!

Once we were home, all was well again.

 This was taken the other night... test driving the highchair

And this is whats waiting for miss rose in the morning.

On a side note, it was a really sweet day for me. A year ago today I took my first pregnancy test and saw a faint positive for the very first time.  I can still remember the moment and days that followed confirming our dream was reality. So thankful to be at a 4 month well visit with that sweet blessing!! Even if we leave that appointment exhausted (mommy), crying (Lilly) and no socks or shoes on her feet...she's here and healthy! What a difference a year can make. Praise Jesus. :)

Monthly Update {4 months}

Lilly rose turned 4 months old this week. We spent the day together shopping, lunching with yaya (where a major melt down occurred, I think she was just DONE with our outing) and enjoying time with daddy playing. Here's a little of what we have been up to the past month.

 --- Lilly has started to smile back when you smile at her. It's funny to see her pout and when I smile she turns that frown upside down. We get a lot of smiles when we compliment her. Hmmm ;)

--- She is now following us with her eyes. Lilly likes to watch Oliver roam around and gives him a big drooly smile.

--- Talking! She has some stories to tell lately and I love it! There's nothing sweeter than baby babble (well, baby sugar is sweet too!). Lilly likes to tell me a lot when I'm changing her diaper. I hope she always wants to share her secrets with momma. ;)

--- We have a morning baby! Lilly wakes up with a smile and is most pleasant in the mornings, unlike both her parents. Seeing her big smile changes my mood instantly though; no matter the time (luckily she doesn't wake until around 7:30).

--- She is enjoying 'standing' as much as possible. Lilly loves to lock up her legs and stand up tall. She smiles so big, I think she's very proud of herself...we are too, Lilly Rose! :)

--- Starting to hold her rattle for first time. Lilly especially likes to hold onto her Sophie giraffe. Oliver thinks it's his toy, I know it's pure torture for him to watch her play with that squeaky giraffe!

Hey, Mom! Tell Oliver to back off my toy, please...

--- Blowing bubbles. Constantly! Lilly's face has to be wipes numerous times a day due to her bubble blowing.

--- Lilly still loves her hands. She plays with them, holds her hands, puts them in her mouth, likes a 'manicure' (trimming her nails), looks at them...my girl just likes her hands.

--- Family walks, Lilly loves a good stroll (Oliver boy does, too!). :)

Stats from the past month:
Sz 1 diaper
24 inches, 11.5 lbs (today she weighed 13lbs so looks like she's put on a bit in the past month)
NB (dresses) & 0-3 clothes

Monday we will go see Dr. Baker and get her 4 month check up. I can't wait to find out her stats and hopefully get an okay to give her some rice cereal or sweet potato. Lilly is still nursing and likes to eat! It's been a little hard on me with her feeding every two hours (and supplementing when needed with formula) so I'm SO looking forward to the next step and filling her tummy with yummy things.

Wordless Wednesday {16 weeks}

Love this baby girl!!!

First Church Visit {16 weeks}

What a beautiful Sunday it was yesterday. Billy and I had decided it was time to take Lilly Rose to church for her first time. Since she was born in the winter season and was such a tiny newborn I haven't felt too comfortable getting her out in public places too much in the past months. Well our now 16 week old is more than ready to get out and about.

Getting yourself and a baby ready (and fed, changed, etc etc) was no easy feat. Thankfully, daddy helped a lot and all three of us were able to get out and to the church almost on time. We'll try to do better next week. :) It was nice seeing friends and being able to sit in the service worry free knowing Lilly was well taken care of. Too bad we didn't get a family picture, the one that we did get didn't turn out, the file somehow says corrupt and we only have a couple of me getting Lilly dressed for church. She did get a good report from the nursery workers and already made a few new friends. ;)

Easter Weekend {15 weeks}

I know this post is a good week or so late but better late than never. Easter weekend Lilly Rose and I packed up our things and headed to Folkston to stay with Papa and Yaya. It was Lilly's first over nighter! On Saturday Mom had the Kriner family over for Easter lunch. She did such a beautiful job with her decor, as usual, and everything was yummy. We missed those who were not there but enjoyed everyone who was able to come. Lilly did well for her first family party, my cousin Sharon was able to rock her to sleep twice!

Easter Sunday Billy was working (unfortunately!) so we kept it low key in Folkston. Lilly Rose slept 8 hours in her crib at Yaya's house (yay!), I'm glad she was able to sleep well since we were not at home. She woke up happy but quickly became fussy and continued to be so fussy throughout the afternoon, we just had to leave earlier than planned. I think it was just too much on her. As soon as we got home and I put her in her swing she went to smiling again and back to herself.  We were happy to welcome Billy home and enjoy a dinner together even though we weren't able to enjoy the day as a family.

Lilly was happy to see her daddy home from work

Not our typical Easter but it was nice anyway. We are just so thankful and blessed to be serving a RISEN savior. We are doing our best to teach Lilly even now all about Jesus and what He has done for us.

A great day {15 weeks}

I'm not sure why but the past week or so has just been busier than normal around here. Yesterday we took a day to just stop and enjoy family time.  We spent the day in Folkston watching a good baseball game on TV (season started yesterday so according to Billy life just got even better), devoured momma's cooking, visited our favorite children's store, had friends stop by and enjoyed the hot tub! Well, mom rocked Lilly Rose to sleep while we enjoyed the hot tub. It was a good day!

It's love, she just adores her daddy

Sophie is checking Lilly out

We are looking forward to Easter this weekend and all the fun things going on. Happy Easter weekend to you and yours. :)

Matt 28:5-6
And the angel answered and said unto the women,
Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.

Matt 28:6
He is not here: for he is risen, as he said.
Come, see the place where the Lord lay.