October:
Lillian got to celebrate her 1st Halloween. It was exciting, but during that time she was fighting a cold. We didn't get to do a whole lot of trick or treating. We just went to John's parents.
November 6:
John celebrated his 29th birthday! We both had to work that day, but we went out with friends that weekend. It was a lot of fun. Next year, I have to plan a huge party. My hubby will be the big 3-0!!!
November 10: Lillian was very very sick. She ended up developing gastritis. She wasn't eating, having a lot of diarrhea, and a temp of 103. It was very scary to see a child that young so sick. We went to the doctor and they just told us to watch her for 7 days....you got to be kidding me...7 days of that!! However, Lily started to turn around in a day. It probably took a whole week to fully recover, but she was fever free for 6 of those days. Lillian 6 month status: weight 18 lbs 7 oz 26 1/4 inches long.
November 12, my good friend Vanessa had her baby, Avery Lorine Dedrick. She is such a blessing, especially for Vanessa and Brad. They went through In-vitro 3 times. This was the final time they were going to try. She was born happy and healthy! She is so beautiful!
I found out that my oldest sister Carrie is expecting her second child July 16th. She will be a schedule c-section so we think she will have the baby much earlier than that. Dillon, my nephew, wasn't too excited to be a big brother....he is 3 and used to being the only child. However, I think he is doing better with it now.
November 22: Lillian was baptized at St. Paul Lutheran Church at Haysville. We decided to have Aaron and Jennifer Andrews as her Godparents. Aaron and John have been best friends since 16 and Jen is one of my good friends as well. So, we thought they would be a wonderful godparents. They absolutely love Lillian like she was their own!
Lillian got to see Santa for the first time at the mall. I was so scared, I didn't know how she would react to him. She basically just sat there and stared at him for awhile. No crying involved.
December 5:
John, Lillian, and myself went to Christmas with our children at Memorial Hospital. They were throwing a Christmas celebration for the employees children. It was absolutely wonderful. I didn't know what to expect, but it was really great. Lillian had a good time and got lots of goodies.
December 8:
My good friend Kelly had her baby boy, Eli Dale Collins. Kelly works with me and Derek, her husband, works with John. So, we were both excited for his arrival.
December 9:
I said bye bye to one of my loves, my Toyota Camry. I can't even explain how much I loved that car. However, it was not practical for a growing family. It had absolutely no truck space. I could only fit Lily's stroller in the truck and that was it! Plus, every time I got Lily in and out, I would hit my head. Needless to say, I got a new car. Buick Rainier is what I got. It is fully loaded. I actually lucked into this car. One day after my kids are grown, I will get a new camry!!!
Dec. 10:
Lillian got her 6 month pictures taken. However, it was actually 7 months. I was running a bit behind. Oh well. Chelsa Knepp made Lillian the cutest tutu. John and I absolutely LOVE it. Those pictures of her in the tutu were my favorite!!
Let's not forget that this was Lillian's first Christmas. This little girl is so spoiled!! I think she owns every toy at Toys R Us...seriously! John's quote, "Geez, we need a bigger house just to hold all her toys." That is no joke. I still have toys in boxes because we don't have anywhere to put them. I really think Lily had a very good Christmas. I was very thankful to have Christmas off this year and get to spend Christmas morning with my family. I couldn't have asked for a better day!
Usually, John and I have a New Years Eve party. However, with Lily and the fact I had to work New Years Day, we didn't have it this year. Bummer!! John and I went to Hammerheads with Chris and Meghan Olds to eat. It was a good time. We got home about 10:00 and I was in bed by 10:30....we were rebels, let me tell ya. John and I were talking, we didn't even think we could stay up until midnight even if we wanted to. Man! We are getting old!
I guess I'll give you an update on the things Lillian is doing. Right now, she is eating seconds in baby food. She eats fruits in the morning and veggies in the evening. She takes 7 oz of formula every 4 hrs. She gets a biter bisquit on bath days. She has started using a sippy cup with apple juice. She holds her sippy cup and bottle for grandma and grandpa, but refuses to do it for us. She has started crawling backwards....not going forward yet. However, she is working on it. Lily has no teeth whatsoever. She likes to play on the floor sitting. She does excellent sitting. She loves bath time. She plays with her rubber ducky. Lily is saying, "dada, mom-mom, nana, hi." She has also said, "next year, duck, ladybug, bye." This little girl is a talker!!! Lily is starting to pull up. I caught her pulling up in her pack n play and on the floor using her toy box. Lily still likes her jumperoo. She fights sleep like nobody I have ever seen. She usually sleeps through the night, getting anywhere between 7-12 hrs of sleep. Oh! The best news of all....she grew out of her acid reflux...she doesn't have to take Zantac anymore....yeah!!!
Well, I just wanted to add one thing. I know everyone has seen Lillian's birthmark. I was the very first one that noticed it when she was born. The doctor didn't even see it. The birthmark is on her right upper arm. It's called Hemangioma. It's a bright red and patchy. It occurs more commonly is white girls. I am very aware of what is going on and so is the doctor. She gets it check out every 2 months. The doctor said that it should go away by the time she goes to kindergarten. If not, we could do corrective surgery to remove it. The only reason I am bringing this up is that I have had numerous people ask me if my daughter is alright. She is absolutely fine. I have had strangers come up to me and say, "oh she is so adorable. She has the biggest blue eyes." Then, their eyes goes down...the person steps back and says, "WHAT IS THAT?" Pointing to her arm. People can be so mean and so rude sometimes. Do you honestly think I would take my kid out in public if she was contagious? I really hate it for Lily. All I have to say is that Lily is happy and healthy. I thank God everyday for bringing her in my life. Things could be worse, it could be right on her sweet little face. Just recently, I had a girl I went to high school with email me and asked me if my daughter was alright. She had seen a picture of Lily on Facebook and wanted to make sure she was alright and didn't have cancer! Yeah, seriously, she asked me this. Until this email, I had completely forgot about her birthmark. That birthmark is not who Lillian is. It's just something that is on her, like a freckle. So, please, don't ask me about it and don't even bring it up. In my book, that is old news. Lillian is fine...she doesn't have cancer!!
Well, I hope I caught everyone up on what has been going on for the past 2 months. Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!!
Here are some more recent pics of our family!
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