Walking Already

Can you believe it?  She is a walker!  I guess I should change the name of the blog from Baby Lily to Toddler Lily.

In May Dominic and I went on our yearly trip to the Garlands and Lily stayed with his parents.  It was hard and we missed her but we managed to enjoy ourselves and I know the grandparents enjoyed themselves. 

We had to say good bye to Ed after 17 years together.  I will miss him greatly.

As crazy as it is time is flying by.  We recently went to Harper & Merritt's 1 year birthday parties and Lily's is soon to follow.

Heather had her baby so we missed her for a month and during that time Dominic's parents, Joan and my mom and sister watched her.  As expected she was spoiled rotten but is now back to her old schedule (Heather's house two times a week and my moms house two times a week).

Staying home on Fridays has taken some getting used to but a big part of that is that I worked about 4 of the first 6 off.  We are now in full swing of mommy and Lily Fridays and we are getting into a groove. 

Now that it is summer we get to go swimming lots and Lily loves it and it really tires her so she takes great naps after swimming.  

Stephanie has been in town two times in the past two months and we love seeing her, Katie and Brighton.  Lily warmed right up to them and it was fun to watch.

We just had the pool remodeled and it was a mess but it is all done now (except for the deck) and looks wonderful!

Not much else going on and here are a few photos to enjoy.

It's been a while...

So, it has been a while.  Sorry about that but raising a little girl is way more time consuming than I ever imagined.  I really thought we would have our life with a little baby added.  It has not turned out that way.    We now have Lily's life with tidbits of our own squeezed in and it is wonderful.

So much has happened lately and she is growing like a weed.  Lily can now crawl and pull herself up on things and I dare say that I anticipate her walking soon.  She smiles for us all the time but is still a "thinker" and it takes her a while to warm up to others.  

For about 3 months she has been sleeping in her own room in the crib that Stephanie lent us.  She still gets up at least one time per night and sometimes two but it is not so bad.

My mom watches her three days a week and Heather does two until this week when starting Friday, I will have Fridays off to spend with her and I am very much looking forward to it.  Dominic's parents also watch her on occasion.  Heather is having a baby in June so Joan will watch her on Tuesdays while Heather is on maternity leave.

Dad is out walking Lily so I best get to my chores while I can.  Have a great day and I hope to see you again soon!