Yesterday Lili was in rare form. It was like she was high on Speed. She would not stop. She was running all over the house, eating everything in sight, climbing on, over, or through anything, and sending Daddy over the edge when the family was visiting.
She was incredibly over stimulated. We had some work done on the bathroom (see other blog for details). She had a stranger in her house all day and it really through off the routine. When Matt put her to bed she was practically falling asleep in the changing table. She didn't make a sound when she hit the mattress. Nor did she play for her usual 30 minutes before falling asleep.
I went to check on her around 9:30 and she was dead asleep. She only partially woke up when I got in the linen closet to get a towel (who puts a linen closet in a bedroom anyway). She sat up, looked at me, smiled, and fell over and went back to sleep before I was out of the room.
The Handy Man is back today, but hopefully he will be done early and she can relax. And Matt, too.
But you know what, I have a beautiful bathroom. I mean really. So it was all worth it.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
When Beautiful Bathrooms Make Babies Crazy
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Helpful Lili
Lili is becoming helpful. Slowly, but it is happening. She doesn't just remove neatly folded clothes from the laundry basket, she now throws them wadded up back into the basket. Hey, it is a start.
She is learning to put her toys back. Well, she FLINGS them back. Again, it is a start.
She was helping Daddy clean yesterday. I guess she is finally not afraid of the Dust Buster since she is holding it.
"SO BIG" is her new thing. If you say it in a sing song way, up goes the arms and she stretches for the sky. She's a love bug.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
For Uncle Blake
Blake was bummed that I took down these photos and the entries that went with them. Since he doesn't mind being part of the blog, I'm putting the pictures back up.
He's probably the proudest Uncle I've ever seen. He loves that little girl so much!! He was the first person from Matt's side of the family at the hospital. Now THAT'S a picture I need to post here. I've got a great one from the recovery room at St. Joe's with Uncle Blake holding a less than day old Lili with the happiest smile.
She's an easy kid to love, even on her worst day. Her worst days are some kids best days.
Blake & Lili at Family Night
Uncle Blake in his turnouts with a very happy (and cookie covered) Lili
All smiles
Proud big brother & the new Fire Fighter
Teaching Lili to be naughty at an early age.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
I am sorry
To anyone that I have upset with any blog entries I have made, I sincerely apologize. I never meant to upset or anger anyone with the things I have written. That was never my intent, and I feel horrible that anyone was hurt or upset because of what I wrote.
I will no longer write about anyone other than Matt, Lili and I, and I will no longer write about anything that does not directly affect our daily life.
I will spend the next few days editing old blog entries. I will take out anything that references anyone other than the 3 of us (including pictures), in the hopes that no one will again be upset by anything I write, past, present or future.
Again, I am sorry.
Mya
So Blessed
I had her all to myself for a few hours yesterday, which is a rare occurrence. Usually it is just on Matt's softball nights and she usually is asleep for most our time together. But I got to spend a lot of mommy/baby time with her. She is magnificent! Her intelligence is staggering. She can figure out a way to undo or get through anything. Her fine motor skills are amazing. I don't even mind that she won't hold her bottle. It gives me a a little more time to think of her as a baby when she is cuddled up next to me.
She is the most precious gift I have ever been given. Sometimes I forget (a little) what a blessing she truly is. She was born healthy, strong, and perfect. She was the biggest baby in the nursery at birth, by several pounds. All the other babies were these tiny, frail creatures who looked like they would shatter if you touched them (although that didn't keep the nurses from beating the burps right out of them, it seemed like). I would cry because she was under the UV lights, but looking back, she was probably the healthiest baby in there, and I really had nothing to cry about.
How many of those tiny little bundles never went home to be loved by their mommy? How many of those tiny angels are forever disabled because they were born too soon or too sick? And how many of them ended up as strong and healthy as Lili?
I never want to forget how blessed I am. She is my angel on earth. She is here to remind me of all the good in the Universe. She is God's Love personified.
Every smile, every belly laugh, every splash in the tub, every cheerio that goes flying across the room, every squeal, every messy kiss she gives me, every time she lays her head on my shoulder, every raspberry I give her that makes her giggle, even every tear she sheds will remind me how much I love her and how blessed I am to have her in my life.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
My Girl
My little Puddles was just adorable this morning. She was happy and very awake when I was getting ready. She gave me the biggest smile ever when I walked in the room to get her. Her eyes disappear when she smiles big. It is so cute.
She let me kiss her and she hugged me back. She's becoming more and more affectionate lately and I love it.
I came home last night and she was playing. I could hear her talking before I even got to the door. She was telling Daddy all about what she was doing. I walked in the house and she was using her little Disney Princesses suitcase as a step stool to look over the exercise bike. Daddy was right there just in case she lost her balance. I walked in and she looked at me, gave me that gorgeous grin and started talking to me.
She is the most amazing child. I am truly blessed to be her Mom.
