Photo Session!

This afternoon hanging out with Mark :)

On the go...

We've had a busy couple of weeks, as always! I started a new job about two weeks ago and things are going really well. Lily is spending her days with a mom who lives just two blocks from us and her little boy, Pierce, who turns one next week. Everyone has been adjusting well, and my new office is so close that I get to come home for lunch and hang out with Lily, Pierce and Maria. Work has been busy for Mark too, and he leaves this Friday for a two-week trip literally around the world!

Just after my last post, Lily started crawling consistently and she gets better and better every day. For the first week or two crawling was a way for her to get to toys out of reach. This week, she figured out that she can use it as a mode of transportation and she is everywhere! She also started pulling up on furniture, toys, people and anything else she can get to. I have a feeling she's going to start walking/running before long :) Here is a video from this afternoon.

Snow!

It snowed in NC this week! Apparently this happens about once a decade here, so it was pretty neat to see. The schools were all closed for about 2 days, and the closings were scheduled about 12 hours before one flake of snow even hit the ground! We only got about a 1/2 inch, but it did stick to the ground for a day or two so our dog Honey was super excited to play outside for hours on end. She is part Husky, so she couldn't have been happier about the snow and cold weather. Our friend Joelle had excellent timing and sent the cutest hats that she knitted (by hand!) for us. Lily can be seen wearing hers below and has committed to being Joelle's model on Etsy :)

back yard

view from the front door (and my car)

6 Month Appointment!

I'm still in denial that she's this old already! We went for Lily's 6 month appointment this afternoon, and she is doing great :) She weighs 15.8 lbs and is 26 inches long, which puts her in the 70th percentile for height and 50th for weight. Our pediatrician was very impressed with her growth and motor skill development and said that her second tooth is not far behind the first one that just popped through. He also made a note on her chart that said "drools!" which she does pretty much all the time... She had her 6 month immunizations as well, which are never fun :( She recovered quickly and seems to be doing ok since we've been home this afternoon. Hopefully that will continue!

Lily is SO close to crawling and can get from one point to another by a combination of scooting around on all fours and launching herself at whatever it is she's trying to get. She wakes herself up and practices in her crib and has also figured out how to go from all fours back to sitting. It seems like she's doing/learning something new every day! I'll try to get some new pictures and video posted this weekend!!

First Tooth:)

We've had a big week at our house! Lily cut her first tooth last night :) She's been working on it forever and it finally broke through. I'll post some pictures once you can actually see it on camera (I tried taking a few shots, but you can't tell what's going on in there...)

She also learned to splash in the bathtub - see video below :)

all dry after the bath