TEXAS and new adventures for Lily!

Well, we've been here three weeks now, and it's not so bad. Actually, I really like the area we're in; it's a beautiful place, and we aren't in the middle of a huge city like I expected. We're north of Fort Worth, and it's funny, our apartment complex is surrounded by pastures. We're basically on a ranch. But our complex is pretty nice; I personally love it. :)

 

We've had some adventures since we've been here: We got a new "Lily-size" stroller, because we didn't have room to pack the big one. But I love this one! It's not an umbrella stroller, but it's pretty close, and it's super cute!

 

Lily went in the pool for the first time (in the cutest baby bikini ever!). 

She rode in the seat on a shopping cart for the first time (she was SUPER excited!), of course it was one of the smaller carts at Hobby Lobby, but she didn't even fall over once! She held on and sat there like a big girl!

She ate her first entire jar of baby food (green beans!). And she loved them! She was a huge mess by the time she finished eating them!

She took her first trip to the ZOO!It was the Fort Worth Zoo, and our complex had free tickets for every resident, so we didn't have to pay at all to go! It was great! It was pretty hot, but other than being sweaty and worn out by the time we left, it was a great experience! Lily loved the fish, amphibians and reptiles, because she could get really close to the glass and see the animals inside their aquariums!

AND, she's learned to shake a rattle! There's not really a good way to get a picture of that, though. It's so cute! So anyway, Texas isn't so bad. One of the best things is that even though I'm working Monday-Friday, Lily gets to come to the office with me every day. :) She's my little co-worker, cheerleader, assistant, and personal entertainment (she's started "singing" which Buddy the Elf says, is "just like talking, except longer and louder, and you move your voice up and down". And that's exactly what Lily does!) Speaking of "firsts" for Lily, I guess you could say this is her "first job," but what more would you expect from a child who's already attended TWO semesters (summer & fall) at the University of Georgia?! :)

This is Lily and me at the office: 

One more thing:  Lily will be 5 months old tomorrow! She's growing so fast! :)

burp cloths!, rolling over!, and shots today "/

so first of all, Lily (who turned 4 months old on monday!) has to get shots today.. and we're not excited :( because as soon as she's done we're loading up to head to stapleton! i'll be glad to see the family, but i'm not expecting to have a pleasant car ride. needless to say  i'll be bringing the baby tylenol!

but.. LILY ROLLED OVER YESTERDAY! on the floor, tummy to back, all by herself! I am so proud of her! She's rolled over once before, on our bed, but i'm not giving her full credit for it because, well it was on our bed and that makes it easier. 

and, i made some burp cloths for one of my cousins this week, and i'm totally jealous now because i don't have any like these for lily! they're so stinkin' cute!

hmm, maybe next week before we leave for texas i'll do some girly ones for lily.. IF i have time. and i probably won't because i'll need to be packing for the big move. Matt's super excited to head out, but I'm NOT. i won't be able to bring all of my sewing and craft stuff :(. Plus i'll have to actually work. oh well, i'm sure it will still be a great summer, and if nothing else we'll be able to tell Lily she lived in Texas for a while as a baby. Maybe i'll still have time to craft a little, and maybe even get a tan! :)

pillowcase dresses!

here's a new picture of my gorgeous little lily :)

and i've finished two pillowcase dresses for lily and they turned out so cute!

here are some recent pictures of lilybug :)

she still hates tummy time.. but instead of just throwing a temper tantrum every time i lay her down, she actually does the "mini-pushup" now.. and miss independent always wants to hold her bottle and feed herself. she's just so stinkin' cute. :)

and here's our latest project.. these will be made into little dresses for miss bitty to wear on those hot summer days while we're in Texas. i can't wait to have my sewing machine tomorrow so i can get to work on these.. along with the other projects i've got going on!

So I made a blog.

Lily was born 107 days ago, on December 26, 2009 (my daddy's birthday). She may have only weighed 5lbs 9oz, but she's the biggest, most important thing that's ever happened to me. Even on the days that she does nothing but whine, grumble, spit up and poop, I love her so much. I'm so thankful to have such a blessing to wake up to every day.

I'll be adding updates on Lily, me & Matt, new photos, along with crafts that are for Lily or that she "helps" me do. Ok, that's all for today :)