Captured for future embarrassment!

What we think is adorable now will be the bane of her existence in 20 years.

Look at that little baby bottom!


We took this to specifically embarrass her as an adult. Think it will work?!

I realized yesterday that we simply don't have enough naked baby pictures of Lily. As her parents, it's our job to ensure at least some form of embarrassment takes place in her teenage/young adult years. So how in the world are we going to embarrass her if we don't have a ton of naked baby pictures?! In honor of her future embarrassment as a young adult, here are a few pics of a naked baby Lily.

Raspberries

Jessi blows raspberries at Lily all the time. On her cheeks, on her belly, just to make noise. Lily loves it! As of yesterday, she has started blowing raspberries on her own. It is the cutest thing ever!

Lunch Date

"You got something right there. No, wait, I got it for you."


Cousin Leighton with Nana Staci


Silent Communication...wonder what they're saying.


Hey Mom, check out this other baby!


I go to lunch with a handful of women once a month. Lily, of course, comes along and gets to spend time with Nana Staci and G-ma Nita. This month Leighton came along too! It was so cute to watch Leighton and Lily interact with one another. They even "talked" to one another...lol.

A lot happened on the 19th!

She started out on her back...so instead of sleeping, she rolls over onto her belly.


After dinner (carrots and cereal)...her first time in the high chair.


Before dinner, playing with the plug. She finally learned how to put it back into her mouth!

Apparently turning 5 months old means it's time to learn new things. Lily officially learned to roll over from back to belly (finally!) and now, instead of going to sleep, she's rolling over in her crib. She also discovered how to put her plug (or paci, or binky-whichever you prefer) back in to her mouth after pulling it out. And finally, she ate her first meal in her high chair in the kitchen with Mommy and Daddy at dinnertime! She's had a very busy 5 month birthday!

Can you believe it's been 5 months?!

I've started crossing my legs when I'm laying down...just like a little lady! lol!


Enthralled with my baby einstein book!


Look at those blue eyes!


Playing with my toys!


Look at my tooth Mommy!


Silly Lily!


Such a great smile!


Mommy & Me!

It's almost unbelievable that Lily is going to be 5 months old on Monday! Time is going by so quickly. Before we know it we'll be celebrating her first birthday. Wow, that's a crazy thought. She's really starting to become so expressive. She's so active...I'm sure it's only a matter of time before she's crawling all over the place.

No one makes her laugh like Brandon. She loves her Daddy! Although, she's starting to giggle and laugh more and more.

She's growing like a weed and we are loving every minute of it!

Already?

Apparently the reason behind Lily's sleep deprivation is not a sleep strike but instead a tooth. Lily has officially cut her first tooth! She wasn't fussy about it she just didn't want to sleep...which explains my exhaustion of the last 2 nights. I'm not going to complain anymore, that's for sure! Lily is growing up so fast...It doesn't seem possible that she's cutting teeth already.

Sleep Strike?

I don't know what it is about sleep, but Lily does not enjoy it. I can count on one hand the number of times she has slept through the night. She usually only sleeps for around 7 hours a night, but for no longer than 1 1/2 to 2 hours at a time. She then wakes up and takes a handful of 25-30 minutes naps throughout the day, with the exception of her 2-3 hour power nap in the late afternoon.

I don't like naps and I hate sleeping during the day, so I know she gets this lack of desire to sleep from her mommy. But come on, getting 4-5 hours of sleep each night isn't working for me either. Especially not when we're up every other hour.

I hope this isn't a sign of her sleep habits in the future. Heaven forbid!

Books are fun

Lily loves to look at Jessi's books. There almost always one sitting on the arm of the chair in our living room and she can't wait to get her little hands on it. So, we got out one of her large Baby Einstein board books and sat her up in the Papa San with it. She had such a good time looking at the bright pictures! She talked to the book and of course tried to put it in her mouth. Hopefully this is a great sign of the future, and she'll continue to love books as she grows. One can only hope!

Bathtime Toys

Lily has several bath time toys. A frog, a turtle, a mini rubber ducky (and two large rubber ducky's) as well as a hippo that gauges the temperature of her bath water. Generally, we put the turtle, frog and mini duck into the tub with her. However, when Brandon was doing bath time the other night he discovered that she would much rather play with the big blue cup that we use to rinse her off. She is so easily amused...she definitely gets that from me. :)

The Changing Table

Lily has become such a wiggle worm that we had to move her mobile from her crib to her changing table. It has worked wonders! Now she lays back and looks at/talks to her mobile while Brandon or I change her diaper. It's also come in handy for those late night/early morning diaper changes when she's hungry and screaming her head off. As soon as we lay her down, she looks up and smiles. It was a genius idea!

Tootsies

It is impossible for Lily to lay down without throwing her legs in the air and grabbing her toes. I have yet to catch a picture of her putting said toes in her mouth, but she loves to grab her toes and just lay there. It makes diaper changes pretty difficult!