Already?!

In the last week Lily has started crawling, getting into everything and throwing fits when she doesn't get what she wants. It's entertaining, and very tiring, getting to know this little person who looks so much like her Daddy. She has a fantastic personality, full of drama and spunk. I love waking up every morning, being greeted by the biggest smile in the world.

Tonight, while I was on the phone with Brandon and in the middle of Lily throwing another fit because she couldn't have the phone, Lily used my legs to pull herself up so that she was standing! Can you believe it?! She's only just started crawling and now she's working on standing up?! It really doesn't seem possible that she is growing up so quickly.

All I can say is...Oh my goodness!

It's been just a few days since Lily started crawling (well, her version of crawling anyway) and man, can she move! All it takes is turning your head for a few seconds and she's no where near where she was. Today alone she had me shaking my head sooo many times. All I could say was "oh my goodness! Lily Anne!".

To start off the day, we had breakfast and I set her up with a bunch of her toys so I could clean up in the kitchen. Every time I came in to check on her, she was across the room reaching for Brandon's headphones or my camera that was charging. I moved her so many times!

After keeping me on my toes all morning, I set her down with a bottle and she was content. I left her for a few minutes to fix myself a snack and when I return to the living room, she's no where to be found. At first I thought "maybe she was fussy and Brandon picked her up". Before I could go see if he had Lily, I hear a little grunt from somewhere in the living room. I quickly mute 'Dora the Explorer' and listen for another grunt. Before long, I hear one and it's coming from between the chair and the love seat. She had crawled her way in between the two and was reaching as far as she could for the wireless surround sound box on the floor next to the wall. Once again, I moved her out of reach and set her up with her bottle.

Finally, after keeping me on my toes all afternoon, the big finale. You would think I'd learn, but apparently not. Lily was on the floor looking at one of her books, so I left the room for no more than 45 seconds, in order to throw something away and rinse off my hands. When I return, Lily had discovered of my books (which apparently fell off the couch after I put it on the cushion) and proceeded to eat the back cover and a couple of pages.

All I can say is oh my goodness! It's going to take a lot to get used to this new, mobile Lily Anne. She's getting into everything!

Toys and Bunny Ears

My first mess!


Chewing on one of the outfits Nana brought me.


I was not happy when Mommy took the dress away.

Lily has now perfected the art of scooting across the floor by pulling herself with her arms. It's not exactly an army crawl but close. She's very quick and is getting into absolutely everything! She especially loves to find wires and cords that hook up to all our electronics, which means baby proofing time is here!

Nana and Papa visited yesterday and brought Lily some new spring clothes, a teddy bear (who is her new best friend) and some bunny ears. I have to say, she makes an adorable bunny!

In other news, Lily has discovered her bucket of toys in the living room. We were playing on the floor this morning and the next thing I know, she's "crawled" her way over to the bucket and pulled it down on top of her. It was her first ouchie that didn't come as a result of tipping over and bumping her head on the floor or couch. She cried for a bit, but once I set her down in the middle of her first Lily-made mess she quickly got over it.

Trip to the Zoo

Watching the seals.


Bald Eagle


Looking at Mommy instead of poisonous frogs.


What's up?


Oh that sun is so bright!

Lily went to the zoo for the first time yesterday. She didn't really care to much for the animals but she loved being outside and seeing all the other children. She would get so excited every time we passed another family...it was the cutest thing! We had a lot of fun taking her to the zoo and can't wait until she's actually big enough to enjoy all the exhibits too!

Growing so fast!

Reaching for Daddy.


Chillaxin' in my sunglasses.


Giving Daddy a kiss...such a sweet girl.


Up on all fours.

Lily will be 7 months old on Thursday (March 19th) and I can't believe how fast she's growing! She's learning so many new things and talking all the time! Recently, she has started pushing herself up on her hands and feet, reaching out for things while on her hands and knees and trying to pull herself up on the couch and in the bathtub! We're going to have to baby proof very soon-she's soo mobile and she's not even crawling yet! She's definitely starting to keep me on my toes, that's for sure!

Lily & Daddy!

Aww, Daddy and Lily.



Smile for the camera!



Playing on the floor with Daddy!



I tend to find interesting new positions to drink my bottle.