6 months old!

                    Well Lilly ate solid food for the first time on her 6 month birthday.  For weeks she had been eyeing our food as we eat our meals and watching very closely as we put food in our mouth.  Lilly has also been grabbing for our cups and even brings it to her mouth! Maybe she knows where a cup goes or maybe she just puts everything to her mouth.  Either way, we think she is brilliant. 

As always the event was well documented with photos and videos.  Just as I had expected she LOVED eating real food.  She was a little unsure about the spoon but once the yummy rice cereal hit her tongue she could not get enough.  She wanted seconds! After she conquered soupy cereal we made another batch that was a bit thicker. I think if we let her she would eat all day long!  

I have heard stories about myself as a baby, food could not be shoveled in fast enough! I think Lilly is taking after her Mama, she was whining for more in between every bite.  We will continue on with cereal and hopefully she will be filled up enough to sleep through the night! 

     

"Give me more Daddy!"

Happy Easter!

We had a great Easter with our Vancouver community.  We are so blessed to have found such amazing friends that feel like a second family. Holidays have been so great spending time together as we are all away from home.  Lilly LOVED her first Easter.  I think her favorite part was charming everyone with her smiles.  We had a great time with Sarah who came up from Seattle and are so thankful that she gets to spend lots of holidays with us! 
Lilly was a bit curious about her Easter basket but mostly interested in how it tasted! 

This is a video of Lilly playing Peek-a-boo before bedtime! She is so playful and sweet we just can't even handle it!  What a precious and smart 6 month old! 

1st Day at the Beach!

It was a gorgeous day so we took a short stroll to the beach. Lilly has been on lots of walks to the beach but this is the first time we hung out and played on a blanket.  Kits beach was a popular place this afternoon. Jugglers, T'ai Chi-ers, and other little ones enjoying the nice weather.  We love our place by beach we'll miss it when we move to family housing on campus. 
The first time her little toes have felt grass. She really liked it. Lilly has never been a fan of socks so bare feet in the grass was right up her alley. We will have lots more adventures this summer barefoot at the park! 
I love this grin.  Lilly is a cutie.  She is learning more everyday and Kyle is convinced that she says "yeah" She loves watching us talk, usually with her mouth wide open or moving as our mouths make words. She sometimes copies our sounds too. It is amazing to watch her soak in information.  Her personality is so sweet and playful.  Lilly has started to play peek a boo on her own. She will hide her face in my shirt or hand and then look up and smile. I'll say "Peek a boo!" and she smiles bigger. She'll do this 10 times over before getting bored.  So Sweet. 
Here is a picture of our little Irish girl getting a kiss from Daddy.  Auntie Kristi gave Lilly this bib to wear for St. Patty's day. 
Lilly is still loving her sunglasses. She was all smiles one day when I was putting her in the car so I snapped a couple pictures. Lilly loves to go on outings, stroller, car seat, baby bijorn, no matter to her as long as she is moving! 

5 Months old today!

Lilly is five months old today! She is getting cuter everyday. She loves playing with her toys and her coordination is getting better, she can really get those toys in her mouth now!
This is one of her new favorite toys, Sofie the giraffe. She is very determined to get it in her mouth!


Lilly is a boogie boogie baby. She loves to dance, especially with Daddy.  Her favorite song to dance to is All she wants to do is Dance Dance Dance by the Eagles. A close second is Head, shoulders, knees and toes! 

Lilly loves wearing her sunglasses! I was so surprised when I put them on her face, she didn't try to grab at them.  She gladly wears them, maybe Lilly knows she is uber stylish. 

Vote for Cutest Baby

We entered the Cutest Baby contest with the Star Tribune. Please Vote for Lilly. She is the 199 in the the first round and first heat. Here is her Picture!

Four months old!

Lilly is now four months old. she can sit up by herself for a few seconds and she is LOVING her toys. It is so incredible to watch her interact with toys.  She is a very curious girl and usually sticks her tongue out when she is really focusing on a toy or book. Too cute. Lilly is making lots of new noises, I love that she interacts with us and mimics our noises. 

She weighed in at 13lbs and 9oz at her 4 month check up and got another installment of immunization shots.  Since she is such a big girl not she has graduated from sleeping in her car seat. I won't lie,  it's been a rough road but it will get better, I hope!  

I was able to see my college roommate Sonja and her new son Hakan when I was in Minnesota. We joked that Lilly had her first playdate with her future husband.   Hakan is very handsome although Lilly looked like a giant baby next to him.  It put some perspective on how much growing happens in 4 short months! 

Minnesota Visit!

Lilly had her very first trip to Minnesota! She was such a great traveler and she had a great time meeting lots of new friends. We stayed at my parents place and I think Lilly had more toys there than she does at home in Vancouver. Grandpa and Grandma had a great time with Lilly and it was so sweet to see her face light up each day when they got home from work.  

Lilly met her favorite uncle, Bryan for the first time. He was a natural with her. So sweet!  

We had a very special first trip to the bookstore with Grandma Sachs. Lilly is loving books lately, she looks at all the pictures with lots of interest.  I am sure she is brilliant!  She has lots of new books now, her current favorite is The I Love You Book by Todd Parr.