First day at the pool!!

Jacob got off work early today so we decided to take Lily Ann down to Stephanie and Brians for a fun day at the pool! We all had a blast..especially Lily Ann. She LOVED it!! She was kicking around like no other..She has such fair skin that I was worried that she would fry! I piled on the sunscreen and put her hat and sunglasses on. Which by the way she kept on the entire time. I was shocked! We only kept her in the water for about 20 minutes.. But that 20 minutes was all she needed. She had completely worn herself out! We were smart and packed the packnplay which we put in the shade and she took a short nap then hung out and played in it for a while! You would have thought we had packed for a weekend vacation..LOL!! I think we have a little swimmer on our hands!!

Checking to see if the sunglasses fit!! Check!

Now lets see about that hat! Check!!

Swimsuit, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and my Daddy! Check!

"Hey Daddy what's that in your mouth!!"

These are the days when I thank God the most for blessing me with my precious baby girl and my wonderful husband!!

Someone fell asleep while eating dinner!!

So Lily Ann opted for 2 short naps of 45 minutes each today! So when it was time for her to eat her green beans for dinner she had had enough!! She fought it for the longest time and when her belly started to get full she was out like a light!!

Sleepy baby with a dirty face!!

I was folding laundry today and Lily Ann kept scooting her way over to the basket so we decided to put her in it!! LOL!!

What a way to start off Friday the 13th!!

This will be a very quick blog seeing that I only have a few minutes before my lil stinker wakes from her nap! So everything started out great this morning. LA actually slept in til almost 9 am which was great! I got up changed her, called my mom, made her bottle, feed her, and put her down to play. (This is our normal routine in the mornings!) I was on the phone with one of my girlfriends catching up while LA was playing in her piano bouncer thing! I noticed that she was starting to get fussy and it was just about nap time so I quickly hung up the phone picked her up and immediately smelled a poopy diaper, which isn't uncommon this time of day, only it was a lot stronger than usual! Still didn't think any differently but when I picked her up it was wet on my arm! I'm thinking " it must have come out of your diaper a little bit no big deal." "No big deal!" So I lay her on her changing table, pull her feet out of her pjs and push it under her. I open the diaper and it looked normal to me and I didn't see anything on her legs where I thought she may have leaked out! Not until I lifted her chunky legs up and pull the diaper out from under her did I see the explosion!! "No big deal!?!" "OMG!!!" completely up the back, all over the changing table. I was in shock! I quickly started pulling out wipes left and right.. Trying not to vomit all over my child! Cleaning her as quickly as I could put another diaper on her (in case there were more to come!) put her in her crib, started the bath so I could scrub her down! Called my mom because I didn't know what to do with the Pj's...hahaha!! Needless to say she got scrubbed down put in fresh clean clothes, sheets on the bed, because she was only cleaned off with wipes when I put her in there and hadn't had her bath yet! She went right down for a nap and I disinfected anything she had come in contact with.. Took the toys off the crib, scrubbed her bath seat, changing table, bouncer seat, and bleached out the sink where I washed her pjs out!! I must say I knew the day would come and I figured it would have already came but hey what can I say!! One explosive diaper in 5 months isn't bad!! Next time I will know exactly how to execute my plan..LOL!!

Guess who's 5 months old today?!?

WOW!! Does time fly!! I can't believe that Lily Ann is already 5 months old! It seems like yesterday that we brought her home from the hospital. She is growing like a weed. I was going through her closet yesterday cleaning it out to make room for the new clothes that I bought and I can remember thinking that it would be a long time til we make it to the point in the closet where her clothes are now. It made me sad because I don't even really remember her being that little and she was tiny tiny! She is doing so much now!! We finally put her in her crib last Saturday night, it was Jacob's idea (I couldn't believe it!). I am so thankful that we spent the extra money and got a video monitor because I can see what she's doing all night.(Which is sleeping! LOL!) I hate the fact that she is on the other side of the house as us but am glad that I can actually keep an eye on her! Her new favorite way to fall asleep is to pull her blanket over her head which freaks me out so as soon as she goes for that blanket I'm in the room..HAHAHA!! I was talking to Erika last night when I heard Jacob yell "Erin hurry she fell asleep with the blanket over her head!" It wasn't really over her head it was the angle of the camera but I moved the blanket back down anyway. Here's a list of things that she is/started doing:

*Rolls, rolls, rolls! I'm not talking about those thighs either! LOL!! As soon as we put her down she starts to roll either from back to belly or belly to back.

*Scoots.. if she's not rolling she's scooting on her back.. She gets those big ol legs a going and will scoot. The other day I had her down on her mat playing and got a call from her Uncle Luke who is in Iraq I stepped out of the room for a couple of minutes and she had scooted her way to almost the kitchen. I couldn't believe it!

* Eating baby food. We have lucked out she has liked everything that she has tried so far: carrots, squash,sweet potatoes, green peas, and green beans. We will be starting fruits in a few days!

* Sleeps from around 7:15pm til 8:30 am. With 2 naps during the day. 10am-11am and 2:30-4!

* Loves to read books, play in her bouncer, and on the floor.

* We are working on sitting up by ourselves.

*Taking baths in the bath tub. Which she absolutely loves. I bought her a seat so she can sit and play in the water. Don't worry I'm always right there!

* Starting to laugh, we have only heard her deep belly laugh one time and that was at PawPaw's viewing at the funeral home. (Ooopppsss!!)

* She has discovered her voice and I have a feeling that she is going to be like her Aunt Erika and not stop talking once she starts.

* Loves to stand on those legs!

*Tries to put everything in her mouth and gets upset when it won't go in! LOL!! She has her Daddy's temper.(I'm working on that with her!LOL!)

* Loves to have staring contests with Amber (our Dog)!

* Loves to ride in the car and go for walks!!

I'm sure there is more but I can't think right now! LOL!! She is starting to realize when I'm not around which is not a good thing. If one of the girls is holding her and I'm there she's fine but if I walk out of the room she starts to cry. This has only happened a few times and not on a regular basis. I hate it because I don't want her to cry but I also don't want her to solely depend on Jacob and I, so I let her cry for a few minutes usually they distract her with a toy then she is fine. We are so lucky to have such a happy baby. There is no better feeling than walking into her room in the morning and those big blue eyes meet yours and then a big big smile. It melts my heart every time! I never knew that I could love something so much! Mommy and Daddy love you so much Lily Ann!! We are so thankful to have you in our lives. You are truly the best thing that has ever happened to us!! You were well worth the wait!!