Rolling Over

We finally captured her rolling over on video! It's so cute, just look!


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Giggles and Thumb sucking

Lilly has officially started to giggle. So far Logan can provoke the most giggles and it's usually when he's giving her a bath. I've heard her giggle twice. The first time was in the mall when Logan was playing a game with her. The second time was when all I had to do was roll over and look at her after waking up in the morning! Logan can get her to giggle when he washes behind her ears and kisses her neck. It's so cute and we keep trying to get her to do it more and show other people but so far no one has heard it yet. She is also sucking her thumb. Sometimes she wants her pacifier and sometimes her thumb. If we give her the pacifier and she doesn't want it, she scrunches her face all up and spits it out and then sticks her thumb in her mouth. She looks at me like "DUH mom, I want my thumb not that stupid plastic thing you keep shoving in my mouth, don't you know any better?" So now when she sleeps we her slurp slurp slurp. We put her to bed one night and we kept hearing this sound and we were wondering what it was. Finally it dawned on us that it was her sucking noise coming across the baby monitor!

Lilly has totally been grumpy these past few days so in any of my free time I've been holding her as much as possible. Tara came to visit so this whole past week has been shopping and sight seeing. Plus Matt was here the week before. So, needless to say Lilly has spent a lot of time in her carseat. We do have some fun play times though. Even with the grumpiness she is still a happy baby with lots of grins and gurgles. She's started to try a say "k" and "d" sounds now. Logan was changing her one night and came in all proud and told us that she said the word "Ikea" and so for the next half hour we're all staring at Lilly trying to get her to say it again. :) Most of the time I can't make out what she's saying because of all the slobber, but it's stil so darn cute!

Pic: Doesn't she look cute in her dress Aunt Tara and Uncle Chris got her? She's finally able to wear some new clothes!

"The Manny"

Last week Matt Ewart came to visit Lilly and of course us too. I really think it was just to come see a different part of the U.S. which he didn't really take to. The desert was too brown and dull for him. :) We had a lot of fun and took in a lot of things in just 3 short days. Matt really took to Lilly and was an AWESOME babysitter. He dubbed himself "the Manny" off of Ice Age. And boy was he like that too. He toted her around and even wore he front carrier with her in it, which we now call a papoose because of him. He got her in and out of the car and held her at home all the time. He kept saying that he wasn't ready for kids but he sure fooled me! He made my job very easy and I quite enjoyed feeling spoiled. Lilly got to hike up a little mountain at Gate's Pass and enjoy a bottle while she was at it. Mommy was tired after that endeavor! After that we visited the Botanical Garden but Lilly got really hot so we took a break in the only cool place we could find- the bathroom. And yes, you may think this is gross but Lilly was really hot and I felt really bad for her so I laid her down on the tile in the bathroom to let her cool down. She seemed to enjoy it though. :) It was a lot cooler and made a much happier baby. We had a lot of fun with "the Manny" and I know we miss him!

Tea with cream, hold the tea

On Saturday there was a lady's tea at church and the young lady's of the church were invited too. Lilly got all dressed up and looking extra special for the tea. She looked just like a doll. She was bit cranky because it was very hot in the church and I was cranky too because I had a dress on in a very hot church! We all sat around talking about how cute she was and how much she's changed in the past month. As I sipped my tea, Lilly slurped on her bottle. One of the ladies made a comment about her having tea with cream, hold the tea. She ended up getting really fussy so by the end of the tea she was stripped down to just a onesie, her frilly booties, and a headband. I will have to say she still looked awfully cute! After the tea I had to help set up for the next event so Lilly was held the entire afternoon by our pastor's daughter, who ended up being a very good babysitter!

Dearest Lilly at three months

Wow what a month this has been. You've gone from this big pile of gooeyness to this alert wide eyed sponge that soaks up everything. You have started to watch tv with me and read out for toys and you've even rolled over. I had more butterflies in my stomach watching you roll over than I did on my wedding day. You have started to study my face and mimic my expressions. Daddy has taught you how to raise your eyebrows. I'm not sure what expressions you've gotten from me but the day you roll your eyes will be a happy day for me. I will then know that yes you do have some of me in you. Everyone keeps saying how much you look like Daddy but I just want you to look a little like me too. Is that too much to ask you for? You do have Daddy's laid back attitude and personality and for that I am VERY thankful. You are so happy all the time. God has really blessed us with a happy, cheerful baby. I know that most people oh and ah over babies but I personally think you are special; unique. You catch people's eyes all over the place, when we're shopping, eating, or even at the crowded airport. You make eye contact with other people and give them a great big smile no matter who they are. I have had so many interesting conversations with people because of you. Lilly, you are a true joy to me. I thank God daily for such a happy healthy baby. I never knew how much my heart could love until you came along. Thank you Lilly for being the baby you are. I love you. Happy 3 months old!

Love,
Mommy