We have a crawler !

This month has been filled with so many firsts for Lily. We had so much fun bringing her to the Twins Game last Saturday. Our friends Paul and Marjorie Kocian were in town and arranged for us to get a suite at the game.
Playing with Tallula at the game. So tired Sunday we spent Easter with my family up north. Lily was very interested in the plastic eggs. Lily is starting to pull herself up on things. I have been organizing the living room and Lily-proofing all things she can get into.

Lily started crawling one week ago. She went backwards for one day, and the next she started going forward.



Lily has two bottom teeth and is getting a third on the top.

Cheesy Smile



Lily and Tallula

Many milestones are being reached !!!

I'm happy to share that Lily is finally sleeping through the night. We met with a pediatric sleep doctor several weeks ago to discuss Lily's lack of sleep. She was continuing to wake 3-5 times a night to nurse. We developed a plan to try and break Lily of the habit, but after a week and a half, things weren't getting much better. Last Sunday I reached a point where I knew we had to try something else. We both hadn't slept for 8.5 months and it was really starting to catch up with me. Levi drove Lily and I to Brainerd Monday morning as I needed my mom's help. For three nights we had to let Lily cry and boy was this painful. By far the hardest thing I have had to do so far in motherhood. On the fourth night, she slept through the night, and the fifth night, and the sixth night. We came back home last night and I was nervous how she would do in her own crib, but she slept all night.

We had such a great week up north with my family. Lily had a blast driving her car in Grandpa's garage.




Lily had her first tooth poke through two weeks ago. We had no idea it was even close as she wasn't at all fussy. One week later another bottom tooth came in. Fingers are crossed that teething will continue to be this joyful.


Although Lily was all dressed up for the Twins Opening Game, she stayed home with Grandma and watched it on tv. We will be bringing her this weekend to her first game of the season.



Lily started crawling backwards yesterday. She gets around pretty good, and I'm sure it won't be long before she is crawling forward.

If you're happy and you know it ...

Clap your hands !! Lily has learned how to clap and is loving it.



She also enjoys working on her car !


Reading books is so much fun.

8 Months Old and Las Vegas Trip

Happy 8 Months Today to Lily !!! She is trying so very hard to crawl. She gets up on all fours, but then falls to the side. It won't be long... Bella left us last week to stay up north with my parents. The house seems a little empty with her gone (she does take up some space), but she has so much fun running around up there. With her gone, I have been able to get some hard core dog hair cleaning in. Today I scrubbed all the floors, and got up all the random paint drops that were on there in anticipation for Lily to be crawling shortly. We got home Thursday night from Las Vegas where we had an AWESOME TIME!! Lily was such a great age for a trip like that. She loved being in her stroller looking at all the lights and getting lots of fresh air. Swimming in the pool was another highlight for her; she is quite the little water bug. She kicks around of her tummy and then dips her face in too. Levi's first morning of meetings. Can you tell we were up until 3 a.m. (because of the time change)? The convention center was attached to the hotel, so we were able to walk with him to his meetings. We were so lucky to have grandma come along with us. Levi was busy all day and many nights, so it was nice to have her with to keep Lily and I company and to babysit when Levi and I went out to dinner. Thanks again Mom ! Monday was pretty chilly (upper 50's) so we went to a really nice outlet mall. Lily had a great time people watching! Lily and Grandma sharing a Monster Burger. Tuesday we walked the strip and did some shopping at Fashion Show Mall. This picture is in front of the Bellagio. Getting ready for our first dip in the water.
Lily loves to swim
Big girl in her own sun chair with Sophie the Giraffe.

Taking a break from swimming.


Hi Guys !

Viva Las Vegas

We have had a busy week of packing and getting ready to leave for Las Vegas! Levi is going there for a work conference, so Lily, my mom and I are going too :) We leave this evening and will be gone for the week. We are looking forward to some warmer weather. Last night we put together this new toy for Lily. She really likes to ride on it. When she starts standing, it can convert for her to push. Speaking of toys, Lily would rather play with the movies and pull them off the shelf.
We still have no visible sign of any teeth, but Lily continues to chew on everything. She loves to chew on frozen fruit in her mesh feeder.


Lily looks so big in this picture. This was a day last week that we were out running errands.

March 2011

Lily has completed her second week of Swimming Lessons at the YMCA. The first time she was a little nervous as the water was colder than what she's used to in the bath tub. By her second lesson, she was a lot more comfortable in the water. She does a great job of kicking her feet and doesn't mind getting her face wet. Here are a few pictures from Saturday. I will get some action shots next week and post them.

7 Months Old !

Lily is 7 months old today!! It's amazing how active and busy she has become. She rolls like crazy and is getting ready to start crawling...not ready for that yet!

Today Lily sat in the seat of the shopping cart for the first time and absolutely loved it. She was smiling and lauging and having such a fun time.



She rolled over to the DVD's and started pulling them off the shelf.



"It wasn't me, Mom!"

So Sleepy

This morning Lily was in her jumper while I was getting ready. I kept listening to her jumping and making noise. All of a sudden she got really quite. I came out to the living room to see what was going on, and I found her fast asleep!! She took a little snooze for about 30 minutes in her jumper.

Rolling, Rolling, Rolling

Yes, we have a non-stop roller on our hands! The best is that she rolls around while holding toys, a multi-tasker.



Yesterday, it was almost 40 degrees outside so we went for a family walk. Lily enjoyed watching Bella walk in front of her and play in the snow with Levi. The fresh air finally got to Lily as she fell asleep in the driveway on the way home.

So Big

Lily LOVES to grab her feet. Whether she is playing on the floor, nursing, swinging, or even sleeping, she is always grabbing at them. If any of you have seen Levi when he sleeps, he does some pretty crazy things too. Like Father, Like Daughter. Daddy and Lily Pretty Girl

6 months old

Where has the time gone??? Lily had her 6 month doctors visit this morning. She weighs 15 pounds 8 ounces which is in the 50th percentile and is 26 inches long(50-75 percentile). She had 4 shots this morning, and is currently still snoozing. The doctor is thrilled with how active Lily is, and how she is developing!

Her latest discovery is putting her feet in her mouth.


Lily also loves chewing and trying to drink out of her sippy cup.

Our trip to Aspen !

We just returned from a great trip to Aspen, Colorado. We went to watch my brother Dan compete in the X Games where he took 5th place in the Snocross. I was nervous before we left about how Lily would do on the airplane, and she was perfect!! Leaving Denver yesterday, we had to wait in the airplane for over an hour before we could even take off. She slept for most of it, and was easily entertained for the duration. I'm so proud of her, I think it's time to plan another trip!!!

Lily had to have a fur coat for Aspen (thanks Regan)so she could look like the locals. When we were shopping downtown Aspen, every person we past would comment on it. So Cute:)


Lily was giving Uncle Dan a pep talk before his first race.


This was after Dan qualified for the final.


We watched most of the race from up above on Dan's trailer.





All tired out from the fresh air. The weather was beautiful, sunny and 40 everyday.

New Videos and Pictures

I finally figured out how to get my videos rotated (thank you Levi), so now I can post them for your viewing pleasure!! Lily in her exersaucer at Grandma and Grandpa's House. She seems to have some pretty stong legs as she jumps.
Lily attempting to drink her milk. This usually turns into Lily chewing on the rim of the glass, but she still loves to try.
Sitting up in her Boppy. Sleeping with her tongue out. We just got Lily a mesh feeder and we put a frozen banana in there for her first try. She absolutely loved sucking on it, although it was quite a mess. This will have to be something that her and dad do together.

Lily in her johnny jump-up. This is by far her favorite toy. She jumps in this for hours at a time.