Thursday, May 24, 2012
Hello out there. It has been a long time since I have been back to this space. I know I say this all the time but I have been so busy. In the last few months Lily has kept me on my toes, I quit my old job and started a new one, Andy ran a marathon, we went to a wedding, a graduation, we tried to get Lily to start sleeping through the night and then she caught her first cold. Gosh all in 2 months!!! Let's just start with the first part and I will post more on the other stuff that we have been doing. So here we go. Lily....
This little girl is getting so big. She just turned 6 months old this past Monday. I cannot believe that it has been 6 months!!! She is super happy and smiles most of the time. She is usually only fussy if she is tired or hungry. She has a laugh that will make anyone around her laugh. She is a tiny little girl. She is still in size 2 diapers but I think we are going to move her up to size 3 this weekend. She just started rolling over completely on her own. She has done it a few times in the past couple of months but now if you put her on her back she will almost always flip on over. She also found her feet. If she is on her back and is not rolling over than she usually is hold on to her toes. She also recently started putting them in her mouth. She is quite flexible. We got her exersaucer out of storage and she loves it. She will play in it for quite a while and that is quite helpful when I need to get some things done around the house. She started to really notice the puppies and loves them. She laughs at them when they run around the backyard and when they come up to see what she is going she will reach out for them. It is so cute.
She loves to take a bath and play with her Daddy. They love to watch Braves games together as well. He is so sweet with her and I love it when I am holding her and he comes into the room s
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
4 Months
It is hard to believe that this beautiful little girl is 4 months old! I can't believe that I have been a mom for that long. It seems like she has always been here but then again the time seems to pass so quickly.
She is getting so strong. She doesn't really mind tummy time that much. She is working hard at doing her baby push ups when she is on her tummy. My mom said she rolled over the other day but I haven't seen it yet. She smiles ALL THE TIME and at just about anyone. She will laugh if you kiss her neck or turn her upside down. She loves her Daddy and gets excited when he comes into the room.
She is in size 2 diapers and 3 month clothing. She can still fit into some of her 0-3month pajamas so I think that she is a little shorty. Her eyes are so blue. My mom says that they are navy and I think that is a good description of them. I think that she still looks just like Andy but she does have my hair so at least when I hold her in public people think she belongs to me.
She loves to sit in her blue chair and "help" me wash her bottles or cook dinner. She loves to talk or scream is probably a better description. She is not mad she just likes to yell and "talk" loudly.
She is not sleeping through the night yet but we know it will come. Even though we still have sleepless nights, she is totally worth every one.
I love this girl more than I thought possible. She is such a joy and has made Andy and I love in ways that we never thought we could. Honestly, I think my favorite thing to watch is Andy interact with her and give her kisses. She loves it and it is just so sweet.
Happy 4 Month Birthday Lily. Your Mom and Dad love you so, so much.
This picture is one that my mom took. She is wearing (my grandmother) her great-grandmother's outfit from when she was a baby. I am not sure I wore it but it is so cute and brings out her blue eyes. The head tilt she is giving just melts me.
love always,
She is getting so strong. She doesn't really mind tummy time that much. She is working hard at doing her baby push ups when she is on her tummy. My mom said she rolled over the other day but I haven't seen it yet. She smiles ALL THE TIME and at just about anyone. She will laugh if you kiss her neck or turn her upside down. She loves her Daddy and gets excited when he comes into the room.
She is in size 2 diapers and 3 month clothing. She can still fit into some of her 0-3month pajamas so I think that she is a little shorty. Her eyes are so blue. My mom says that they are navy and I think that is a good description of them. I think that she still looks just like Andy but she does have my hair so at least when I hold her in public people think she belongs to me.
She loves to sit in her blue chair and "help" me wash her bottles or cook dinner. She loves to talk or scream is probably a better description. She is not mad she just likes to yell and "talk" loudly.
She is not sleeping through the night yet but we know it will come. Even though we still have sleepless nights, she is totally worth every one.
I love this girl more than I thought possible. She is such a joy and has made Andy and I love in ways that we never thought we could. Honestly, I think my favorite thing to watch is Andy interact with her and give her kisses. She loves it and it is just so sweet.
Happy 4 Month Birthday Lily. Your Mom and Dad love you so, so much.
This picture is one that my mom took. She is wearing (my grandmother) her great-grandmother's outfit from when she was a baby. I am not sure I wore it but it is so cute and brings out her blue eyes. The head tilt she is giving just melts me.
love always,
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Storms
I am sure most of you, or at least those of you that live in Knoxville, remember the storms from April of 2011. These storms were the ones that did this to Andy's truck...
Well, it seems at though the East TN are can't catch a break. Last Friday we had a ton of tornado warnings. I sat in my office listening to my weather radio and texting Andy to make sure that he and Lily were safe. There was no real threat during the day to our area so I was able to make it home safely.
I have always heard that once you have a child that your life changes. That you see things differently, that you feel emotions differently and you have greater fears. I found this all to be true last Friday.
Once I got home from work I played with Lily and Andy and I started dinner. I kept the TV on the news channel so that I could keep one eye on the storm. Lily was sleeping away in her swing that is in our living room under our windows. I wanted to make sure that we were safe and if I needed to move her I could. The storms looked really strong but from what I could see they were all going to miss Knoxville and go just north and just south of us.
When we finished dinner I got Lily up, fed her and she fell asleep in my arms.
The news we still reporting on the storms and there was one storm cell that looked like it was going to pass over us. As I sat in my house with the lights on, my tv telling me where the storm was, and my phone nearby I didn't really have any fears. I am not usually scared by storms. I was born in Oklahoma and am used to getting into your "safe place" for tornadoes. I did text all of our nearby family members to make sure that they were home and safe. Like I said, I wasn't scared or really very nervous. That all changed in a minute.
I am not sure what time it was, maybe 8-9ish. Andy left the room for a minute and all the lights went off in our house. I sat on the couch for a minute in complete darkness. The only noise that I could hear was the wind whipping by our house. It was so loud and I panicked. I realized that we were in danger and I was not only responsible for myself but this tiny little girl that was so innocently sleeping in my arms. I realized that she was trusting me to keep her safe from harm. I immediately got up and walked down the hall. Andy was coming the other direction with a flashlight and I told him that I was going into the hall bathroom. My heart was racing. Andy stayed so calm (not a real shocker that he is the calm one an I am not) and brought me a pillow to rest Lily on, and a candle so we were not in complete darkness. When he came by to check on us, I asked him to bring me my baby sling. He asked why and I told him that you hear all of those stories of mom's having their baby's ripped from their arms and I was not going to have that happen to Lily. I wanted her strapped to me so that I could not loose her if the storm damaged our home. He calmly brought me the wrap and didn't say a word.
I sat in the bathroom for what seemed like hours. I am sure it wasn't that long. I texted me family a few streets over who didn't loose their power and they told me that the storm had passed and we were safe.
When we came out of the bathroom the wind had calmed down and I was not so scared. I put Lily to bed in her swing and slept on the couch to make sure that she was close to me. It was only later that I read about this woman .
I can't even image her fear, but she is so strong. She saved her children. Amazing.
Now that I sit here writing this story I realize that becoming a mother has changed me in all of the ways that I mentioned before. I would do anything to protect this little girl. I love her so much!
I did ask Andy later if he thought I was nuts for asking for the sling. He said he knew the worst of the storm was passed us but he also knew that I was so scared and he didn't want to upset me, but yes, he thought I was a little nuts. Haha! I love him so much!!!
Well, it seems at though the East TN are can't catch a break. Last Friday we had a ton of tornado warnings. I sat in my office listening to my weather radio and texting Andy to make sure that he and Lily were safe. There was no real threat during the day to our area so I was able to make it home safely.I have always heard that once you have a child that your life changes. That you see things differently, that you feel emotions differently and you have greater fears. I found this all to be true last Friday.
Once I got home from work I played with Lily and Andy and I started dinner. I kept the TV on the news channel so that I could keep one eye on the storm. Lily was sleeping away in her swing that is in our living room under our windows. I wanted to make sure that we were safe and if I needed to move her I could. The storms looked really strong but from what I could see they were all going to miss Knoxville and go just north and just south of us.
When we finished dinner I got Lily up, fed her and she fell asleep in my arms.
she is just the cutest thing!
The news we still reporting on the storms and there was one storm cell that looked like it was going to pass over us. As I sat in my house with the lights on, my tv telling me where the storm was, and my phone nearby I didn't really have any fears. I am not usually scared by storms. I was born in Oklahoma and am used to getting into your "safe place" for tornadoes. I did text all of our nearby family members to make sure that they were home and safe. Like I said, I wasn't scared or really very nervous. That all changed in a minute.
I am not sure what time it was, maybe 8-9ish. Andy left the room for a minute and all the lights went off in our house. I sat on the couch for a minute in complete darkness. The only noise that I could hear was the wind whipping by our house. It was so loud and I panicked. I realized that we were in danger and I was not only responsible for myself but this tiny little girl that was so innocently sleeping in my arms. I realized that she was trusting me to keep her safe from harm. I immediately got up and walked down the hall. Andy was coming the other direction with a flashlight and I told him that I was going into the hall bathroom. My heart was racing. Andy stayed so calm (not a real shocker that he is the calm one an I am not) and brought me a pillow to rest Lily on, and a candle so we were not in complete darkness. When he came by to check on us, I asked him to bring me my baby sling. He asked why and I told him that you hear all of those stories of mom's having their baby's ripped from their arms and I was not going to have that happen to Lily. I wanted her strapped to me so that I could not loose her if the storm damaged our home. He calmly brought me the wrap and didn't say a word.
I sat in the bathroom for what seemed like hours. I am sure it wasn't that long. I texted me family a few streets over who didn't loose their power and they told me that the storm had passed and we were safe.
When we came out of the bathroom the wind had calmed down and I was not so scared. I put Lily to bed in her swing and slept on the couch to make sure that she was close to me. It was only later that I read about this woman .
I can't even image her fear, but she is so strong. She saved her children. Amazing.
Now that I sit here writing this story I realize that becoming a mother has changed me in all of the ways that I mentioned before. I would do anything to protect this little girl. I love her so much!
I did ask Andy later if he thought I was nuts for asking for the sling. He said he knew the worst of the storm was passed us but he also knew that I was so scared and he didn't want to upset me, but yes, he thought I was a little nuts. Haha! I love him so much!!! love always,
Thursday, February 23, 2012
sunny day
A few weeks ago we had a really sunny day. It was cold but sunny so I propped Lily up on our dining room table for a little photo shoot. I was there the whole time and she didn't move from where I put her so it was not dangerous. I love this first picture. Not sure why and I wish my hand was not in the picture but I just love it so much.
This one is to prove that we have a little red head on our hands. Please take note of her little rat tail. Gosh I love this girl.
That is all I have today. I hope that everyone is having a great day!
love always,
This one is to prove that we have a little red head on our hands. Please take note of her little rat tail. Gosh I love this girl.
That is all I have today. I hope that everyone is having a great day!love always,
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
3 months
Sorry for taking my little blogging break. I didn't know how busy I would be taking care of my little one and enjoying my maternity leave. I am however back at work and missing my little girl everyday. I thought that I would update you on Miss Lily. Here she is at 6 weeks old. My little newborn. Looking back I can't believe she was that tiny.
Here she is on her 8 week birthday. I made her that little skirt that Andy said was too short. Ha!
Here is my sweet baby girl at 12 weeks! I can't believe that I had this little angel 3 months ago. In some ways it seems like just yesterday and then in other ways I don't really remember her not being in our lives.
Lily is doing wonderful. She is growing so much and is finally looking more like a baby and less like a newborn. She is getting chunky and adding some rolls. She smiles all the time except when you put a camera in her face. She is not sleeping though the night yet and still has some rough nights which is particularly hard on Mom and Dad. She loves her swing and still sleeps there most of the time. She just started reaching and grabbing on to things and now loves to cuddle her lovey that Gigi and Granddaddy gave to her. She is almost out of her 0-3 months clothes but she is kind of short so she can still get away with wearing a few of them. She is getting more alert and loves to have someone sing to her. Usually I just make up songs with her name in them and she smiles when you sing her name. She loves to hang out and play with her dad. She loves to talk and will chat up a storm if you ask her questions.
Lily has been such a blessing to our family. We love her so much and just think that she is the cutest baby in the world.
Here she is on her 8 week birthday. I made her that little skirt that Andy said was too short. Ha!
Here is my sweet baby girl at 12 weeks! I can't believe that I had this little angel 3 months ago. In some ways it seems like just yesterday and then in other ways I don't really remember her not being in our lives.
Lily is doing wonderful. She is growing so much and is finally looking more like a baby and less like a newborn. She is getting chunky and adding some rolls. She smiles all the time except when you put a camera in her face. She is not sleeping though the night yet and still has some rough nights which is particularly hard on Mom and Dad. She loves her swing and still sleeps there most of the time. She just started reaching and grabbing on to things and now loves to cuddle her lovey that Gigi and Granddaddy gave to her. She is almost out of her 0-3 months clothes but she is kind of short so she can still get away with wearing a few of them. She is getting more alert and loves to have someone sing to her. Usually I just make up songs with her name in them and she smiles when you sing her name. She loves to hang out and play with her dad. She loves to talk and will chat up a storm if you ask her questions.
Lily has been such a blessing to our family. We love her so much and just think that she is the cutest baby in the world.
love always,
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