Mary put this collage of pictures together of Lily, and how could I resist not sharing it! The funniest part about these pictures is the range of emotions this kid went through all in the space of about 90 seconds!
I can't believe how fast she's growing up. She is learning so many new things - and talking like crazy! She LOVES seeing kitty cats ("keh keh") and dogs ("wfff wfff") and definitely knows how to ask for a banana ("na na na na na na na na"). Just the other day she has started saying "tiko tiko" and will tickle any toes she can find!
Lately she has been cracking us up with her personality. Only a little while ago, she changed her hello/goodbye wave from the cute backwards opening & closing her hand to a full-on Miss America wave. She loves telling anyone and everyone "Hiiiiii" and "Byyyyeeeee"
A little while ago she was playing with her toys and came up to us with her snap beads. She had about 3 or 4 of them connected, and while trying to bend them, groaned, strained her face and acted like she was flexing all of her muscles. It was the funniest thing I have ever seen! Now she'll show us her muscles trying to bend just about anything.
She loves walking around with blankets on her head. She doesn't mind that she runs into everything, in fact, I think that's why she does it! (Sometimes she's a little crazy...)
I cannot tell you how much this kid loves reading stories. Every night that's all she wants to do - look at book after book after book. I MUST expand our library! I'll read her the story, then she'll read it back to me. She's even pretty good with the pages - only one page ripping casualty so far! Not too bad!
Lately I have really noticed how much she pays attention to what Wow and I do. Sometimes when I go to pick her up, she'll grunt or groan - like she's the one that's straining! I didn't clue in on this until I heard myself doing it (picking up a 27 pound kid with a ginormous bowling ball in front of you is not easy!) I knew it was bad when I saw her bend over to pick up some toy off the floor and did the same thing!
Lily has been super attached to me lately. I think she senses the changes coming. She knows what babies are, and whenever we see one she says "ba ba", but when I point to my tummy and say "baby" she looks at me like I don't know what I'm talking about. I can just hear her little mind saying "um, I'm sorry Mom, but that is NOT a baby - don't you know what a baby is???"
I just love this kid so much. I look at her and can't believe that she's mine! I love you baby girl!
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
My Lily
Posted by Rachael at 10:39 AM
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She's SUCH a sweetheart! I'm proud to be her (favorite) Auntie! :-)
CUTE!
That is so funny about the bending over to pick something up and groaning. It's when your child imitates you that you sometimes realize how you need to quit a certain habit. I've heard mine start sighing when they're frustrated--exactly the way I do!! And now I know I need to be more aware of that and suppress it. But they're funny, aren't they?
Oh Rach...she is just such a doll. I can't help but giggle whenever I see pictures of her and hear the stories...because it just makes me happy!
She is adorable! Just wait until your new baby comes and she starts copying your "mommy" behaviors. One day when Graeme was a baby (Chloe was 3), he started crying to be nursed so Chloe sat down on the floor, grabbed the nursing pillow, pulled up her shirt and said "bring me the baby". I laughed so hard I thought I was going to cry!
Love ya!
OHHH she is seriously so cute!! I need Wyoming Aunt time...SOON!
With any luck and a lot of blessings Lily will turn out just like you. When you were little you had "sore hands" because all of your friends were over 60. You were great at imitation too. Keep your eyes open. She is just a doll!
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