Catch-Up

Wow, it's been a very long time since I've had time to update everyone on Lily! Well she is a happy healthy 9 month old in the 25th percentile for height and weight and has no teeth. She still has not crawled, she prefers to roll to her destinations or sit and yell at everyone! Although, she does like to walk holding your fingers. She is a 2-trick pony, "how big is Lily . . . so BIG!" and she has a bad cough, which she showed the doctor at her 9 month appt. She is able to say a few words that her parents can make out, mama, dada, tahoe and hi!

We have taken numerous trips over the past few months. First in February, Lily and I spent a week in Florida with my mom, sister and her twins (10 days younger than Lily). We had a great time, all the kids loved the pool! The boys had learned to crawl while we were there, although it was not enough motivation for Lily to start on her own. Keegan would crawl on top of Lily and pin her, so instead of trying to move herself, she actually kicked Keegan in the throat to get him off of her, TWICE!

A few days later, Ryan left with friends to Vegas for the annual basketball tournament! Lily and I kicked back at home to recouped from FL.

Lily and I then ventured to Wisconsin in March to see my family, she met grandpa, great-grandpa and lots of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. She is the best little traveler, she loves to "talk" with the people in the seats next to us! We stayed with my Aunt Joanie and attended the premier of her newest quilt. Lily put on quite a show for everyone! She pinched a guy (stranger) in the butt, tried to steal the waitress's money at dinner and her cousin Brady taught her how to kiss!

Tomorrow, the entire family is leaving for San Diego. Ryan has a conference to attend, Lily and I will be playing while we are there! Maybe head to the zoo or Sea World. We are going to get together with some friends while we are there, can't wait to see everyone!

Then this summer is filled with a few more trips WY, WI, NC, AZ and maybe FL again! Lily has logged a lot of mile. I think we have been on about 7 trips together, things will change when she is no longer able to fly for free!

Oh, I almost forgot . . . we bought a house here in Denver! I finally found a ranch, it is a new build and we are waiting on permits right now! Once the permits are received it's about a 5-6 month build time. We will be living in the same development as our friends Justin & Jill and Kyle.

Lily is waking up .. . I'll post about Easter soon!

The Joys of Motherhood

Let's begin by saying if you have a weak stomach you may not want to read this! It all started while we were in Phoenix, I rarely give Lily a bath (my bad shoulder) so Ryan has always done this and never has this happened to him. Lily had a blow-out in the tub! YUCK! Thank goodness Grandma was there to help out!

Tonight, was the mother of all YUCKS! Lily was in her jumper when the prunes she ate for dinner hit. She was having a wonderful time jumping! I thought I smelled something while I was on the phone with Ryan, he's in Tucson right now. After hanging up with him, I decided I better tackle the diaper because since I'm by myself nobody else was going to change it! Let's just say the poopie made it out of her diaper and up to her shoulders. I was trying to figure out how in the world am I going to get this onesie off of her??? Should I call my friend Jill? No wait, she doesn't do well with poopies. I ended up remembering a story Joy Tomochek told me about having to cut off of her daughter's clothes. Yep, that's what I ended up doing. Of course then I run out of wipes, I'm trying to keep her from laying down and reaching for a new package of wipes. I ended up getting her cleaned up, Lily enjoyed her nice warm bubble bath! I think I need a nice warm bath now! So the next time you are having a bad day think of me cleaning up "Jumper Prune Poopie"!

Holiday Update

Well let me begin by saying we had a wonderful holiday season! Lori (Fullerton) and her husband Bill were in town for the holidays, after many attempts to get together (due to the blizzard) we finally did and had a great time catching up with the two of them. The highlight of the visit was when Bill said "Let Lori feed Lily ... just give her the bottle" after replying "that might be difficult for her" he continued to request Lori to help, finally I said "Well Lori you can try". Finally it dawned on Bill that I am nursing, the look on his face was priceless.

We spent Christmas with our friend Kyle and his family. We had a great time and I found out how little I know about recent history, we played Trivial Pursuit (I think Pop Culture).

We were planning on driving down to Phoenix but another snow storm came through and we ended up flying out the day before. Ryan spent a few days in Phoenix before heading back to Denver to work, he even worked a shift at Target (we are good for 10% off purchases for another 6 months).

My sister Nicole, she had twin boys 11 days after Lily was born decided to move back to Phoenix. While she went back to Alabama to pack up and drive to Phoenix, she left the boys with my mom and myself. I can't imagine having triplets! All the kids had a great time with each other. Lily was the "bully" of the group, she would kick one of the boys and then steal his toy. Eventually, she ended up with all the toys and the boys crying. I guess I need to work on sharing. She continues to sit very well on her own but now no longer wants to be on her tummy. I'm sure the boys will be crawling before her and then really put her in her place.