8 months:1st tooth and now crawling

Lilly cut her 1st tooth at 8 months and now she is crawling!
She is every where. She loves to go and we are not prepared for that. The house isn't even child proof yet. Where in the world did the time go? She will be 9 months 12/24!! WOW!
She crawls for a bit then does the army crawl. It's so funny to see her get serious and go. Daddy will be child proofing the house this weekend for sure!

We visit Santa Sunday. I hope she isn't afraid of him and we can get one good picture with her on Santa's lap. We've looked forward to this for years and now is the time. Is this for us ?? Haa.. yes, right now it is. When she gets older, then it will be for her :)

Will post pics soon..
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6 month pics

I know I've been so behind updating my blog. We've been so busy with our active one. Here are a few 6 mth pics
Our lil Minnie Mouse

Go Dawgs

Look how sweet

Is this good Mom?

Hi Everyone

Almost 6 Months old!

It's been awhile since my last blog! Lilly's been trying all kinds of food and so far so good...She loves it! Rice cereal first, she was such a ham and decided to blow bubbles while she was eating and it goes everywhere. I laugh, not good so she keeps doing it. Haa!! She got the hang of it and does great! Sweet Potatoes, Apple Sauce, Green Beans and Banana's. She's not too sure on the banana's, but we will keep trying later. She is growing so fast, wants to drink out of a cup.

Lilly also rolls over. She did the stomach to back at 17 wks and the back to stomach at 22 wks. Now she is our little 'Roly Poly' She rolls everywhere. You put her down in one spot, turn your back and she is all the way across the room. haa! She gets around and heads towards Annie and Lucy. Wants to pull their tail and gets so excited that she can get them. They are patient with her and Love her! Makes Mommy happy :)

She will be 6 mths Friday and well I'm not going to be a good Mommy that day. We have a Dr appt to get shots :( I wasn't thinking when I made the appt. We spread the shots out, so I know it won't be that bad, but still. I need to do better :)

Here are some pictures of Lilly trying out food for the first time.. enjoy

Here we go

I like it!

I'm so sleepy, such hard work.

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No longer a Newborn

Today I realized that my baby girl is getting so big. When you pick her up, she no longer bends her legs up to her chest :( So sad. I loved when she did that! Now she is all legs and wants to stand up, roll over and tries to sit up by herself. She weighs 14 pounds and is in stage 2 diapers! Time is really flying by fast! We are enjoying her so much and she makes us laugh. She is so silly and is just truly a happy baby! We are so blessed and Thank God for her every day!
She's been sleeping through the night since 4 wks! Mommy and Daddy love that, as we love to sleep too. haa! Last night was 12 hrs!! Yup.. 12!
The Dr gave us the go ahead to start giving her cereal, vegs and fruit! This should be fun and oh so messy! Haa.. will post pics when we decide to take that exciting plunge ;)

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3 Month Photo Shoot

Lilly had her 3 month pictures done and can you say... So stinkin cute!! It's so hard to choose!

The photographer "Tate" did an amazing job! She saved us! The photographer we used for her 1 month pics stood us up and never called! So a friend of mine directed me to Lasseter pics and they were able to meet with us the next day! We were so excited. Here are a few pictures of Lilly. Enjoy!

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1 Year Ago Today

Can we say "WOW" Our God is a mighty God! It's been 1 Year today... we were headed to the Czech Republic Praying for a miracle. Now we have this amazing 3 month old baby girl in our lives. It's been a true roller coaster ride getting to this point. Looking back I thought we would never get here. But we are.. enjoying every minute of our Lilly. She makes us laugh all the time. She is such a true blessing and our little miracle!

We've also helped so many couples who have gone through what we have and it feels great to spread that little bit of hope. It's a passion and I really do think God took us down this road to experience these hard times. We have realized that He has always been in control!

So.. what now? We will take in one day at a time and watch Lilly grow every day. Discovering new things, learning each other, having fun and taking in the moment.

God is so good!

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Lilly is 3 months old!

I can't believe that Lilly is already 3 months old! Time sure does fly by. She is so independant and wants to stand up and she holds her head up on her own. She is getting so big!She is such an easy going baby, it made it easy when I started back work. She goes to her Nana's Monday and Friday and then to Ms Martha's Wednesday - Thursday. She gets spoiled during the day. She smiles so big and crinkles her little nose. I've tried several times to take a picture of her when she smiles but I never can get it quick enough! She is getting her 3 month pics soon and I know we can catch her smiling then :)

Russ had a great Father's Day! I went on snapfish and created a Father's Day card with Lilly's pictures and Annie and Lucy. Also made him a desk calendar with all their pics on there. He really liked his gift.

Lilly's been sucking on her fist, she loves doing that. Her little thumb is so small its hard to find so she sucks on her thumb and finger. Goes to town making all kinds of noises, its really funny.

We had our 2nd date night since Lilly's been here. I treasure these times that I use to take for granted. We decided to do date night at least once a month. It's very important and I don't want to lose sight of our marriage and how special Russ is to me. We don't mind taking Lilly with us, she is good and just goes along with whatever we want. Hopefully it will stay that way :)

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