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!!

Finally We Got It!!

So yesterday when Jacob got home from work(around 1pm) I was finishing up giving Lily Ann her bottle and fixing to put her down for a nap. Jacob took her in and put her to bed while I made us lunch! Yes some good old Mac and Cheese and chicken nuggets!! LOL! After eating I was tired so he says go get in bed and take a nap I'll get her when she wakes up.. I didn't even think twice about it. I jumped into bed and fell asleep right away.. Next thing I know I hear Jacob calling from the living room, while he's playing with Lily Ann, Erin did you just hear what she did.. She was oooing and awwwing and giggling and just carrying on! (I hear this all day everyday but he doesn't!) He was so excited. So I fall back into my light sleep still hearing everything that is going on! All of a sudden I hear this "Erin! Erin! She did it! I think I got it on video this time! I'm going to try it again to make sure!" So I jumped out of bed and ran down the hallway to the living room to see Lily Ann roll over. Jacob says to me "put her back on her stomach and I'll video from here!" (knowing that as soon as he started to video she wouldn't roll!) He was soooo excited! So I put her back down and sure enough she rolled over!! YES!!! We finally got it on video!! After all the excitement I happened to look at the clock and it was 5:15pm..WHAT? I slept for 3 hours!! God love my husband! I thought it was only an hour or so!! I haven't had a nap like that in forever or actually a nap really at all!! Thanks babe your the best! He also let me sleep in this morning til 10:30am! It was great! So finally here's the video of Lily Ann rolling over!!

This is a Baby Juicy track suit that her Godmother and Godfather got her! This is what she wore on the plane ride to and from Arkansas this past week!! Isn't it the cutest!! Lily Ann is very lucky to have Godparents that are willing to buy her nice and expensive things!! LOL!!

Lily Ann video!

Jacob and I made this video last night! We got news this morning that my Grandfather passed away. So we are headed to Arkansas probably tomorrow. I was so excited and hoping that he would be able to see this video! We are so blessed to have had him in our lives and are very thankful that he got to meet his Great-Granddaughter! He just loved her so much and she put the sparkle back in his eyes! He is much better off now. No more pain and is peaceful. Please keep our family in your thoughts and prayers as we go through traveling again with Lily Ann and the next few days!! We love you PawPaw!!

Oh those silly carrots!!

So Lily Ann has been eating carrots for the last 5 days! The first day was iffy we didn't think she liked them too much by the faces she was making the first couple of times she ate them! But non the less our chubster has pulled through and loves her carrots! I learned very quickly(as you will see) that the best way to feed them to her is to strip her of any clothing! I have found carrots in places I would have never thought!! So, do you know how hard it is to clean carrots out of ears, nostrils, and the oh so lovely double chin! LOL!! We call her our little chipmunk because she will pack the food in her cheeks and when we think she's done she'll still be eating!! HAHAHA!! I've also learned to duck when she has a mouth full and goes to sneeze or cough! That bugger got me once but I'm much quicker now! The carrots were a victory and we will see how the squash will go over the next few days!!

Here's a video of the first time that we tried carrots! Note that she is wearing clothing!! Big Mistake!! LOL!!

She loves her carrots so much that she must speak to them each time before she eats them!!

I got smart and put her just in her diaper and bib to eat!! We ruined some clothing not thinking about stains but we have learned!! You would think by now I would have better control and could make it in her mouth more often than not! But who cares we have too much fun!!