Baby Lily's Blessing

Lily Rae was blessed on Sunday October 25. The blessing was absolutely amazing! My brother Josh performed the blessing and he did such a beautiful job. We are so glad that he accepted the task :) Lily was such a good girl and quite the trooper. She looked so pretty in the dress Grandma K bought her. Thanks to all who came and supported our little family, it means so much to us. Also thanks to my parents for hosting...I know it was a lot of work and everything looked so beautiful!!

8 weeks...kind of!

Little Lily bug is actually 9 weeks old as of yesterday. I waited to post so that I could put her stats up. Lily is growing and changing like crazy!! I swear she hit 8 weeks and all of these sudden changes started occuring. She smiles at her mommy and daddy when she sees them, she is cooing like crazy, she loves to lay on her blanket and play with her toys ( well look at her toys), she loves to suck on her fingers, she sticks out her tongue ALL the time, she can stare at the ceiling fan for a very long time ( thats how I get ready in the mornings), she has become a little splashing machine in the tub it is so much fun to watch! I still feed her once in the middle of the night, but she is getting better and better. We love our sweet girl soooo much and I dont know what we ever did without her! She is our everything. Lily also has a little bit of an attitude....when she is hungry, she is HUNGRY and she doesnt want to wait! She doesnt like to stop in the middle to burp either. My mom calls her "little spunky" and she is RIGHT ON. What can I say though, we love her little spunky personality!!

at nine weeks Lily weighs: 10 lbs 2 oz ( 50th percentile)
height: 23 inches long ( 90th percentile)

Yep! pretty sure she is going to be tall like her daddy!!

some pictures for your enjoyment

4 weeks old!

Lily is one month old today! I can barely believe how fast time has flown. She is constantly changing and growing from day to day. Lily is the sweetest baby, and we are so thankful that she is ours.

Some things Lily is up to:

*She loves listening to music
*Her favorite time of the day is bath time
*She is such a chatterbox, she loves to talk and coo
*She goes five hours in between feedings at night! Hopefully soon we can make it six :)

first stroller ride!

Lily had her two week doctor appointment on Wednesday! She is doing absolutely wonderful, her weight is up to 7 pounds already and she has grown and inch in length putting her at 19 inches long. The doctor let me know that I need to wait until she is four weeks old to take her out in public places around other people. He did however, tell me it was ok to take her on walks! This was so exciting for me because it would give us a chance to get out and get a little fresh air. We couldnt go too far since I am still recovering, but we had a great 30 min walk around the neighborhood. She absolutely loved it! She was wide eyed the whole time :) I am hoping to make it a daily thing atleast until the weather gets too cool.

One week old!

Thats right, our little ray of sunshine is one week old today! Wow what a week it has been, things still seem so surreal. Every time I look at Lily I still cannot believe that I am her mommy. I feel so lucky, to have her. I know that being a mother to her is and will always be my greatest accomplishment. Is it crazy that I look forward to waking up 3 times in the middle of the night? Just so I can hold her? We love our little squirt and can't wait to make many more memories :)

Some accomplishments we have made:

*Lily wakes up on her own every three hours to eat! She is so good!
*She had her first doctors appointment yesterday, and the doctor said she is doing perfect!
*current weight is 6lbs 2 oz (we are working on fattening her up)
*The past 3 nights she has slept in her bassinet

Introducing Lily Rae!

Born August 4th at 3:16 am
6lbs 9oz
18 inches