Lily in a giant paper hat we made. Why do I think of Downton Abbey?
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Friday, February 10, 2012
The Rhino Hat!
We'll put up more pictures later, but had to go ahead and share Lily's new Rhino Hat! She loved, loved, loved it! We bought it on a website called Etsy from Marianne of BluePomGirl. (See her page HERE) Lily also got a new stuffed Rhino and a Rhino game. Who's ever heard of a Rhino themed birthday?
Lily's big birthday party will be tomorrow with ALL of the kids in her Pre-K class. She is so excited! We'll post more pictures this weekend after the big shin-dig! Thanks again to Marianne--this hat is so awesome!
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Lily Turns 5!
Our little baby is FIVE YEARS OLD!!! How did that happen?
Some days, it seems like a blip--other days it seems like decades have passed. It’s hard to remember what life was like before she arrived.
Things are really good with her right now. The only residual effects we’re dealing with are Physical Therapy to strengthen her upper body and we think that she will need more time with the eye doctor and perhaps a behavioral optometrist. She’s noticing her scar now and how no hair grows there but she’s fine with that--she has her own little version of a “combover” and you can’t really see anything.
She is an energetic and precocious kid. She’s creative and always wants to know WHY, not just WHAT. She’s nice to other people and has a keen sense of fairness and genuinely cares about everybody around her. Her favorite games are “Mommy and Baby,” “Playing Princesses,” Memory Games, Crafts, Tinker Toys and Lincoln Logs, Taking things apart and putting them back together, building stuff, telling ghost stories under a blanket with a flashlight, telling stories period with lots of details and usually with a cave and a princess involved, and she loves collecting stuff and playing Candyland. She’s a fierce little slice of awesome.
She gives us reasons to love her more every single day and we are so proud of the kid she’s growing into. She has her moments--but they are few and far between and she really is a happy little girl.
Liz and I thought it would be fun to revisit some of her milestones from the blog as we celebrate her upcoming BEST. YEAR. YET! Thanks for sticking with us all this time--there’s a lot more awesome coming...
Thank you all for your love and support. Our Lily is a marvel and we understand completely the gift we’ve been given. Birthday’s are momentous occasions--especially in our house. Lily is a wonder and we are so blessed to have her here, and to have the support of so many. Bless you all as we celebrate Lily’s 5th birthday!
Some days, it seems like a blip--other days it seems like decades have passed. It’s hard to remember what life was like before she arrived.
Things are really good with her right now. The only residual effects we’re dealing with are Physical Therapy to strengthen her upper body and we think that she will need more time with the eye doctor and perhaps a behavioral optometrist. She’s noticing her scar now and how no hair grows there but she’s fine with that--she has her own little version of a “combover” and you can’t really see anything.
She is an energetic and precocious kid. She’s creative and always wants to know WHY, not just WHAT. She’s nice to other people and has a keen sense of fairness and genuinely cares about everybody around her. Her favorite games are “Mommy and Baby,” “Playing Princesses,” Memory Games, Crafts, Tinker Toys and Lincoln Logs, Taking things apart and putting them back together, building stuff, telling ghost stories under a blanket with a flashlight, telling stories period with lots of details and usually with a cave and a princess involved, and she loves collecting stuff and playing Candyland. She’s a fierce little slice of awesome.
She gives us reasons to love her more every single day and we are so proud of the kid she’s growing into. She has her moments--but they are few and far between and she really is a happy little girl.
Liz and I thought it would be fun to revisit some of her milestones from the blog as we celebrate her upcoming BEST. YEAR. YET! Thanks for sticking with us all this time--there’s a lot more awesome coming...
- Lily Comes Home in a Snowstorm!
- Lily’s First Big Trip--to Cape Cod!
- First Christmas
- First Birthday
- Dolly’s Birthday and Pics of the Hambone
- A Visit with Paula and Grace
- Lily’s New Language
- First trip to the MOVIES!
- Third Birthday!
- Princess Party at the Mall!
- Lily 2.0
- Grandma, Grandpa, Mary, and Gaynor
- Nana TT and Paw visit for Thanksgiving
- Lily Pets a Penguin
- VOGUE!
- The One Year Surgiversary...
- Dancing Machine
- Starting School
Thank you all for your love and support. Our Lily is a marvel and we understand completely the gift we’ve been given. Birthday’s are momentous occasions--especially in our house. Lily is a wonder and we are so blessed to have her here, and to have the support of so many. Bless you all as we celebrate Lily’s 5th birthday!
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