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Monday, March 21, 2011
Hot Dogs!
This weekend Brendan cooked some hot dogs on the grill. I peeled the outside off and broke some into little pieces for Lilly. I guess she really liked them because this morning I asked her what she wanted for breakfast... Oatmeal or Strawberries... She thought about it for a minute and I asked her again. She then said "hot dog!" I didn't know that she knew the word, but she apparently liked them enough to learn what they were. So... this morning she had hot dog and strawberries for breakfast! She is too funny sometimes!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Packing...
I am long overdue for a post, but I have just been so busy with getting ready to move and keeping up with Lilly. First, I will start with a Lilly update...
Lilly now says just about anything you say and it only takes her a couple of times to learn what the meaning is. She is very active. Her favorite game is paying chase she likes to run and have you chase her while she screems in delight. She really likes to do this when we go to My Gym. She can climb in/onto this platform that is surrouded by bars and thinks it's funny watching me run from side to side to make sure she doesn't climb out. She loves to slide. She loves animals and isn't afraid of anything! We took her fishing at the pond and Brendan helped her catch a small fish. She immediately grabbed a hold of it and didn't want to put it back. She gave the fish a kiss and got really upset when Brendan let the fish go. She makes a funny "turtle face" everytime we ask her about a turtle. When we ask her if she likes Clemson she shakes her head and says "NOOO!" usually followed by a "Go Cocks!" She likes to say this phrase alot! :) She had her 15 month check up March 7th (she won't by 15 months until the 28th.) I'm not sure why they scheduled so early. She weighed 19lbs, 14 ozs (16%) and 31.25 in. tall (57%). I asked about her weight, but the Dr. assured me it was great. It is probably on the lower end because she has been walking/running around for a while and that causes a dip in weight. She also said that Lilly is talking on the level that they expect out of a 2 year old. Which also explains her temper tantrums. She gets very mad when she doesn't get something she wants or when you take something away from her that she shouldn't have. Now, in the grocery store when she wants out of the cart she says "Out!" and says it over an over until she comes out. Thankfully she usually doesn't do this until we are in the checkout line and I can just try to leave her in until we are done. She is still nursing and is reluctant to give it up. Her Dr. says to wait until we move and try to do it cold turkey because she may be distracted by her new surroundings. I'm not convinced this will work, but I am willing to give it a try.
Our closing date is set for next Thursday, March 24th. We did our pre-walk though Monday to point out anything we want fixed/redone. It was mostly just painting so they should definately be done it time. I just hope the bank has everything together. Bank of America seems really slack and we heard from a neighbor that they held up their closing because they didn't have everything ready. I have tried to stay on top of them so this doesn't happen, but all we can do is wait and see. I have been boxing things up lately, but I have a long ways to go still. Today I am going to see how much I can get done with Lilly's help and our goal is to have everything done this weekend except for things that we have to wait on. I just hope everything goes smoothly and we can get everything moved in by the end of next weekend so I can get things organized soon. I will try not to wait so long before my next post.
I will upload pictures later.
Lilly now says just about anything you say and it only takes her a couple of times to learn what the meaning is. She is very active. Her favorite game is paying chase she likes to run and have you chase her while she screems in delight. She really likes to do this when we go to My Gym. She can climb in/onto this platform that is surrouded by bars and thinks it's funny watching me run from side to side to make sure she doesn't climb out. She loves to slide. She loves animals and isn't afraid of anything! We took her fishing at the pond and Brendan helped her catch a small fish. She immediately grabbed a hold of it and didn't want to put it back. She gave the fish a kiss and got really upset when Brendan let the fish go. She makes a funny "turtle face" everytime we ask her about a turtle. When we ask her if she likes Clemson she shakes her head and says "NOOO!" usually followed by a "Go Cocks!" She likes to say this phrase alot! :) She had her 15 month check up March 7th (she won't by 15 months until the 28th.) I'm not sure why they scheduled so early. She weighed 19lbs, 14 ozs (16%) and 31.25 in. tall (57%). I asked about her weight, but the Dr. assured me it was great. It is probably on the lower end because she has been walking/running around for a while and that causes a dip in weight. She also said that Lilly is talking on the level that they expect out of a 2 year old. Which also explains her temper tantrums. She gets very mad when she doesn't get something she wants or when you take something away from her that she shouldn't have. Now, in the grocery store when she wants out of the cart she says "Out!" and says it over an over until she comes out. Thankfully she usually doesn't do this until we are in the checkout line and I can just try to leave her in until we are done. She is still nursing and is reluctant to give it up. Her Dr. says to wait until we move and try to do it cold turkey because she may be distracted by her new surroundings. I'm not convinced this will work, but I am willing to give it a try.
Our closing date is set for next Thursday, March 24th. We did our pre-walk though Monday to point out anything we want fixed/redone. It was mostly just painting so they should definately be done it time. I just hope the bank has everything together. Bank of America seems really slack and we heard from a neighbor that they held up their closing because they didn't have everything ready. I have tried to stay on top of them so this doesn't happen, but all we can do is wait and see. I have been boxing things up lately, but I have a long ways to go still. Today I am going to see how much I can get done with Lilly's help and our goal is to have everything done this weekend except for things that we have to wait on. I just hope everything goes smoothly and we can get everything moved in by the end of next weekend so I can get things organized soon. I will try not to wait so long before my next post.
I will upload pictures later.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Hello February!
It's been a while since I've had time to update the blog. We have been so busy! The house we are having built is coming along very quickly and should be ready by the end of March. Our current house hasn't sold yet, but we are still hoping it will before the new house is ready. If not we will hopefully get it sold soon after or maybe eventually rent it out. We are very excited about moving!
Lilly is growing up more and more every day. She says all kinds of new words. She loves "cheeeese!" and always goes to the refrigerator and asks for it. She is doing a little better with drinking her milk, but still demands to nurse at times. I have tried to tell her "all gone" because that is a phrase she knows and says a lot. She will say it back in a question and gets confused because she knows it isn't. If anyone has any tips or suggestions they would be much appreciated! She hasn't drank out of a bottle in a few weeks now! I have actually packed them all up except for one in case of and emergency. She loves her "cup". Especially ones with a straw. Lilly loves to go potty on the potty. It's nice because we don't have to use as many diapers everyday. If I take her she immediately goes if she needs to. Sometimes she will go to the bathroom and say potty now. She doesn't always have to go when she does this, but most of the time she goes "pee pee". I'm sure she is a long way from being potty trained, but I'm glad she has taken an interest in it on her own. Her hair has also been growing like crazy in the past month. Maybe we will be able to actually get a pony tail soon! Lilly now makes running errands very difficult. She won't sit in the buggy for more than about 3 minutes. She won't let me hold her in my arms or hold her hand if I take her out. I certainly can't let her run free because she will run everywhere and get into everything. I was supposed to go grocery shopping today, but I decided that I would have to wait until Brendan can watch Lilly or we can go together. I hope this is just a phase and she will get better again while in stores.
Tomorrow, Lilly is going to be a flower girl! She loves flowers and tries to sniff them (real or fake). My sister is getting married tomorrow in a very small ceremony at the Jasmine House in Irmo. I will update on how she does and post some pictures.
Here are some pictures of the new house and of Lilly:
Lilly is growing up more and more every day. She says all kinds of new words. She loves "cheeeese!" and always goes to the refrigerator and asks for it. She is doing a little better with drinking her milk, but still demands to nurse at times. I have tried to tell her "all gone" because that is a phrase she knows and says a lot. She will say it back in a question and gets confused because she knows it isn't. If anyone has any tips or suggestions they would be much appreciated! She hasn't drank out of a bottle in a few weeks now! I have actually packed them all up except for one in case of and emergency. She loves her "cup". Especially ones with a straw. Lilly loves to go potty on the potty. It's nice because we don't have to use as many diapers everyday. If I take her she immediately goes if she needs to. Sometimes she will go to the bathroom and say potty now. She doesn't always have to go when she does this, but most of the time she goes "pee pee". I'm sure she is a long way from being potty trained, but I'm glad she has taken an interest in it on her own. Her hair has also been growing like crazy in the past month. Maybe we will be able to actually get a pony tail soon! Lilly now makes running errands very difficult. She won't sit in the buggy for more than about 3 minutes. She won't let me hold her in my arms or hold her hand if I take her out. I certainly can't let her run free because she will run everywhere and get into everything. I was supposed to go grocery shopping today, but I decided that I would have to wait until Brendan can watch Lilly or we can go together. I hope this is just a phase and she will get better again while in stores.
Tomorrow, Lilly is going to be a flower girl! She loves flowers and tries to sniff them (real or fake). My sister is getting married tomorrow in a very small ceremony at the Jasmine House in Irmo. I will update on how she does and post some pictures.
Here are some pictures of the new house and of Lilly:
Saturday, January 15, 2011
More snow!
It snowed again this past Monday here. I took Lilly out to see it for a little bit, but I worried that she would get too cold since she really can't tell me if she is cold yet. it wasn't so fun for me because it meant we were trapped in the house for 2 days! Here is Lilly walking in the snow:
In other news... Lilly will now tell me "NO!" when she doesn't want to do something and refuse to do it. We were trying to give her a bath and she told us No and clinged to me. We tried a couple more times then just decided to wait until morning to try again. So, the next morning she told us no again. My Mom told me that we should put her in anyways so she won't think she can always get her way. Well, that didn't work out so well either. She immediately stood up stiffened her body and screamed until we picked her up. I ended up having to get in with her just to get ther to take a bath. The next day she decided she didn't want to get back in the carseat after we'd run a few errands. I had to end up giving her some puffs so I could buckle her. She is becoming Miss Independant most of the time, but others she clings to me and wants her "Mama". Since her 1 year Dr. appointment we have been trying to wean her from nursing to whole milk. She will drink the milk and doesn't mind the taste, but she just sips at it and still thinks she is supposed to nurse. I think we have made a little progress as she doesn't nurse quite as often during the day, but she got worse at night. She wouldn't let me put her to bed in her crib this week with out clinging to me and screaming crying. Brendan had to get up early for work so every night she ended up in the bed with us at some point. So last night we knew we had to reimpliment the CIO method. I hate it, but she has to get used to going to sleep again without nursing! It is really awful because she will call out Mama sometimes. She cried for about an hour last night, but once she got to sleep she slept until 6am. Which is much better than when she was in bed with us. Tonight she cried for about 30 min. and hopefully she will sleep well the rest of the night.
I have also been making Lilly some outfits. I figured out how easy it was to make pants for her and decided to figure out how to make her some bows instead of buying them. Here are some of the things I've made her:
Lilly actually made this Palmetto tree painting with her footprints and hand prints:
Minnie Mouse outfit I made:
Pants I made:
Zebra Print pants with Initial shirt I made (This is my fav. so far):
In other news... Lilly will now tell me "NO!" when she doesn't want to do something and refuse to do it. We were trying to give her a bath and she told us No and clinged to me. We tried a couple more times then just decided to wait until morning to try again. So, the next morning she told us no again. My Mom told me that we should put her in anyways so she won't think she can always get her way. Well, that didn't work out so well either. She immediately stood up stiffened her body and screamed until we picked her up. I ended up having to get in with her just to get ther to take a bath. The next day she decided she didn't want to get back in the carseat after we'd run a few errands. I had to end up giving her some puffs so I could buckle her. She is becoming Miss Independant most of the time, but others she clings to me and wants her "Mama". Since her 1 year Dr. appointment we have been trying to wean her from nursing to whole milk. She will drink the milk and doesn't mind the taste, but she just sips at it and still thinks she is supposed to nurse. I think we have made a little progress as she doesn't nurse quite as often during the day, but she got worse at night. She wouldn't let me put her to bed in her crib this week with out clinging to me and screaming crying. Brendan had to get up early for work so every night she ended up in the bed with us at some point. So last night we knew we had to reimpliment the CIO method. I hate it, but she has to get used to going to sleep again without nursing! It is really awful because she will call out Mama sometimes. She cried for about an hour last night, but once she got to sleep she slept until 6am. Which is much better than when she was in bed with us. Tonight she cried for about 30 min. and hopefully she will sleep well the rest of the night.
I have also been making Lilly some outfits. I figured out how easy it was to make pants for her and decided to figure out how to make her some bows instead of buying them. Here are some of the things I've made her:
Lilly actually made this Palmetto tree painting with her footprints and hand prints:
Minnie Mouse outfit I made:
Pants I made:
Zebra Print pants with Initial shirt I made (This is my fav. so far):
Lilly's 1st Birthday Party
Lilly's first Birthday party was Saturday, January 1st at 1:30pm. We got the food and all the supplies in advance, but decided to get the baloons the day of to make sure they looked good. Early that morning Lilly and I went out to get them while Brendan did a little more cleaning around the house. We went to Party City on our side of town first. Well.... they were CLOSED! They taped over the New Years day hours and wrote closed. So, I figured the other one must be opened. WRONG! So here I am the day of the party with no Minnie Mouse balloon. I had already picked it out in Party city. So we went to Piggly Wiggly, Kroger, Bi-Lo, Publix, and the Dollar Tree. Still no Minnie Mouse balloon. I just got some regular balloons in pink, yellow, and white to match the plates, napkins, and cups. We got the cake from Publix and they threw in a "smash" cake. I was going to make her a doll cake with the dress in a pink polka dot like Minnie's, but decided that I would just use the one Publix gave us to save me a lot of time. We had a good turn out and Lilly enjoyed herself. She slept in the car for about 30-40 min. that morning, but she never took another nap because she was so excited! She Got some sleepers and PJs, some crochet hats from her Great Mama (Great Grandmother), a mega blocks barn, clothes, and Minnie Mouse lap table with matching Minnie cup, and Minnie Mouse doll. She learned the word cake by the end of the day and when we were eating cake she would walk over and say cake expecting a bite. Here are some pictures from her big day:
Lilly's Cake:
Food Table:
Lilly's big cake:
Shirts off and she's ready for some cake:
Opening some presents:
Playing with her new baby with her Great Granny and Great Mama
Lilly's Cake:
Food Table:
Lilly's big cake:
Shirts off and she's ready for some cake:
Opening some presents:
Playing with her new baby with her Great Granny and Great Mama
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Happy 1st Birthday, Lilly!
I can't believe our little baby is already 1! I guess she really isn't a baby anymore, but a sweet little girl. Brendan took off work so we could spend the day with her. We took her to Edventure Children's museum that morning and let her explore everything with a year pass we got her for Christmas. She really enjoyed herself and we really enjoyed watching her play and explore. We could tell she was getting tired so we left and got her a small cake to have with us. By the time we got home she was awake and not going back to sleep anytime soon, so we let her dig in to her cake. She touched it right away, but didn't eat it until I showed her it was okay to eat. Then she ate a little more. Brendan and I of course helped her eat it. Next, we took her to Toys R Us to use a gift card she got from her great Grandmother (Brendan's Nano). After debating between the talking purse set and a baby doll, we decided on the talking purse since she already has several babies. She really likes it. Not as much a my purse, but I guess that's just because she isn't supposed to play in it. We then went to my parents house and she got to see her Grandmama for a little while. For dinner we took her to Moe's Southwest grill and let her get her own kids burrito. She loved it and even got to try a piece of her cookie. I thought she would like it because she loves animal crackers and asks for a "kooki" when she sees them. Later that night she got into some of her presents so she got to open a few since it was actually her Birthday. She got a nice set of Dr. Seuss books from her Grandma and Grandpa, a rain jacket, a dinnerware set, and a puzzle from Brendan and I. She had to wait until her Birthday party to open her disney princess pajamas and baby doll that looks real. I will post about her party that was earlier today later.
Then next day, Lilly had her 1 year check up. She weighed in at 18 lbs., 6 ozs. (11%), is 29 in. long (49%), and her head was 45 cm (50%). I guess her growth rate has slowed because she only gained 4 ozs and grew 1/2 in. since her 9 month check up. Everything checked out fine and my poor baby had to get 3 shots and a toe prick. She sat very still and quiet for the toe prick and the 5 minutes it took to sqeeze out enough blood. She didn't like the shots at all and cried for a long time.
Here are a few pictures from her Birthday:
Then next day, Lilly had her 1 year check up. She weighed in at 18 lbs., 6 ozs. (11%), is 29 in. long (49%), and her head was 45 cm (50%). I guess her growth rate has slowed because she only gained 4 ozs and grew 1/2 in. since her 9 month check up. Everything checked out fine and my poor baby had to get 3 shots and a toe prick. She sat very still and quiet for the toe prick and the 5 minutes it took to sqeeze out enough blood. She didn't like the shots at all and cried for a long time.
Here are a few pictures from her Birthday:
Santa Came!
Whew! Where to begin! We have now celebrated Christmas, Lilly's Birthday, and had Lilly's birthday party. Lilly must have been a good girl this past year because Santa came to visit Christmas Eve and brought her lots of nice things. She received a 3 in 1 smart trike that she can use now and grow into. She really likes it because she thinks she is a big girl riding it. She also got a corn popper, a "my pal Violet", precious moments prayer doll, of course her favorite puffs in her stocking, and many other nice things. We put her in the hall and let her walk into the living room while we waited with a camera and video camera to catch her reaction. Poor thing got upset that we left her there and it took her a little while to make it down the hall. Then, she just stopped. We had to talk her into coming into the room, but once she did she got excited to see her toys. Brendan made his Mom's special breakfast casserole and then his parents came to watch Lilly open gifts. They got here a Little Tikes baby grand piano, a musical clock, a cell phone, and a vtec musical farm. She loves all the noise makers and likes to play with them at the same time. They also got her a Trike very similar to the one Santa brought, so it was returned to the store and she will now have extra money to put into her savings account since she already got so many toys for Christmas.
Next, we went to my parents house. My parents, Grandparents (Mom's side), and my sister and her now fiance were all there. Yes, my sister got engaged for Christmas. She got a beautiful ring from a great future brother-in-law. We had a finger foods lunch complete with my Grandmama's chocolate delight and spiced tea. mmm mmmm! Then, we exchanged gifts. My parents gave Lilly a little disney princess rocking horse that is just her size, an activity table, elmo cell phone, other little things, and lots and lots of socks. Apparently my Mom thinks she needs tons of socks. She got some beautiful crocheted hats from my Grandmother and more money for her savings account. My sister gave her a cute daily block calendar and some cute outfits. She got a nice doug and melissa puzzle from her Uncle Luke and Aunt Alexa. Plus a genrous gift for her saving account. I think she will really enjoy having extra money put away for her future when she is older. After presents we said our good byes and headed home to let the dogs out before heading to Brendan's brother's house. Lilly really enjoyed spending time with her cousin Cason. He plays so well with her. They gave her a cute talking tea set that she already loves playing with, a talking camera, 2 books, and a baby that has a light up heart when you touch it. She loves babies!
We visited my Granny the Wednesday before Christmas to spend time with her and exchange gifts. She gave Lilly a cute book and stuffed animal and some money. Lilly had such a wonderful Christmas and has so many people that love her so much.
My Christmas was really nice, too! Brendan got me a new Citizen watch, my first pair of Costa sunglasses, a hat for running in the cold, a pair of shoes, and some clothes (that I helped pick out). The picking out the clothes was like a present, too! I don't get to do as much clothes shopping now and it is one of my favorite things to do.
Granny reading Lilly her new book:
Enjoying a ride from her cousing Cason
Coloring with Grandpa:
Checking out Santa's cookies:
Lilly all snug in her bed while visions of "puffs" danced in her head:
Coming out Christmas morning:
Playing in the snow the day after Christmas:
Next, we went to my parents house. My parents, Grandparents (Mom's side), and my sister and her now fiance were all there. Yes, my sister got engaged for Christmas. She got a beautiful ring from a great future brother-in-law. We had a finger foods lunch complete with my Grandmama's chocolate delight and spiced tea. mmm mmmm! Then, we exchanged gifts. My parents gave Lilly a little disney princess rocking horse that is just her size, an activity table, elmo cell phone, other little things, and lots and lots of socks. Apparently my Mom thinks she needs tons of socks. She got some beautiful crocheted hats from my Grandmother and more money for her savings account. My sister gave her a cute daily block calendar and some cute outfits. She got a nice doug and melissa puzzle from her Uncle Luke and Aunt Alexa. Plus a genrous gift for her saving account. I think she will really enjoy having extra money put away for her future when she is older. After presents we said our good byes and headed home to let the dogs out before heading to Brendan's brother's house. Lilly really enjoyed spending time with her cousin Cason. He plays so well with her. They gave her a cute talking tea set that she already loves playing with, a talking camera, 2 books, and a baby that has a light up heart when you touch it. She loves babies!
We visited my Granny the Wednesday before Christmas to spend time with her and exchange gifts. She gave Lilly a cute book and stuffed animal and some money. Lilly had such a wonderful Christmas and has so many people that love her so much.
My Christmas was really nice, too! Brendan got me a new Citizen watch, my first pair of Costa sunglasses, a hat for running in the cold, a pair of shoes, and some clothes (that I helped pick out). The picking out the clothes was like a present, too! I don't get to do as much clothes shopping now and it is one of my favorite things to do.
Granny reading Lilly her new book:
Enjoying a ride from her cousing Cason
Coloring with Grandpa:
Checking out Santa's cookies:
Lilly all snug in her bed while visions of "puffs" danced in her head:
Coming out Christmas morning:
Playing in the snow the day after Christmas:
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