Playtime

Well this video doesn't have anything monumental but it shows Lilly having some fun! I got this V-tech gym at a garage sale for $5 and she loves it!! The dogs also love it when she's "playing" with it because that means she's at their level so they can give her lots of kisses.

2 Months Old

Well tomorrow our baby is going to be two months old and on Monday I must venture back to good ole' Walgreens. What a sad next couple of days. Until then I will be stealing a lot of kisses!

Here is her two month old picture....this time I took the advice of Julie and put her next to one of her stuffed animals so her progress can be tracked. I picked curious george because often times she looks like a little monkey :) Unofficially (two month appt is on the 12th) she is 23.25 inches long and 11lbs.

A Little Catchin' Up To Do

I apologize I haven't been very diligent with posting in the last week or two. I've taken lots of pictures and we've done a lot of stuff but I haven't taken the time to sit down and post them. I only have one more week of leave left and I am already getting sad. I am going to miss being home with Lilly and all the kisses I steal, the naps we take and all the smiles and small noises she has been making more and more lately. Every day brings something new with her and everyday I fall in love with her over and over again. Who knew I could love this much...between her, Bill and the dogs my cup runneth over.

Enjoy the pics and I'll work on doing more frequent blogs.

Bad hair day----------------At the Zoo

Workin' in the yard ---------Go Yankees!!

A Fun Day At The Zoo

Since Friday was such a beautiful day; Me, Lilly, Becky and Jack thought we'd go catch some sun at the Milwaukee Zoo. Becky, Mike and Jack got a season pass so we packed up the little ones and went and enjoyed the animals. Obviously, Lilly and Jack didn't have a clue what was going on but it was a great time for Becky and Me! We can't wait until we can take her and she'll understand and appreciate all of the animals, it's such an awesome zoo. The funny thing about Jack and Lilly that day (even though you can't see their outfits very good) is that they were "dressed" as animals...Lilly was a panda bear and Jack was a Lion. Too cute!

One Month Checkup

Lilly had her one month check up today and it went well. She weighed in at 10lbs (up from 8 lbs 5 ozs @ 2 wk appt) which is the 75th percentile and 22.5 inches long (she grew 1.5 inches in 2 weeks! WOW!) coming in at the 90th percentile.

In addition to her pediatrician appointment she started her first prescription today. When she had bloodwork done in the hospital after delivery they found her thyroid levels to be abnormal. After three IV blood draws, and not enough progress, they decided it'd be best to start her on a prescription to stabilize the levels as it can affect brain development. Her endocronologist seems positive that it'll only be a two year prescrition not something she'll have to take her entire life, we'll wait and see. The hard thing about this prescription is that it only comes in pill form so we have to crush the pill and successfully feed it to her on a spoon with water....talk about tough.

Other than that, not much is going on here. Weather permitting, we are taking our first trip to the zoo tomorrow with Becky and Jack (3 months old). I know the kids don't have any clue what is going on but it's something fun for me and Becky to do!

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mom's out there, I am so excited to be part of that group now.

Our first blog....

Well since we have so many friends and family that are out of state we thought we'd copy Matt and Julie's idea and create a blog. We hope to keep everyone updated with things we're doing as well as Lilly's growth and progress. This first one is just a trial to try and figure out what we're doing. Stay tuned for our next update......