Almost every day Pret and I say to each other, "How did we get something so cute?" Lilly really is almost perfect (not that I'm biased or anything). She is an awesome sleeper, eater, and entertainer. She is patient when we ignore her (and make her play with things like a hanger or a comb), sleeps on long car rides, and makes us laugh all the time.
She goes in for her check-up on her UTI and 6-month shots tomorrow. I am not excited to see her cry again, but know that it will be for her own good. I am excited to see how much she weighs and how much she's grown. I know she sure loves her solids (lots of fruits and veggies) and know that she is nursing more now than she ever has before. If she is still a little smaller than average, it is probably because I am not drinking enough to keep her going (a constant downfall of mine). But I have made it 6 months with nursing (which was my goal), with no thoughts or signs of slowing down any time soon.
Anyway, I think I mentioned in a previous post that I was going to try to do monthly pictures of Lilly. I have been a few days late on a few of the months, but for the most part I have gotten them done. Some are definitely better than others, but it is still really fun. I really don't notice the difference when I advance one month at a time, but when I look at pictures from two months apart (like 1 and then 3, or 2 and then 4) I can really see the growth.
So here are the first 6 months in pictures. In the 6-month, I figured I would change the pose up a little and show-off that she is able to sit up on her own, for the most part. I know it kind of skews the comparison aspect, but she was so cute with it, that I wanted to keep it that way. ENJOY!
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| 1 Month The bear was half of her body length! |
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| 1 Month-May 2011 |
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| 2 Months--June 2011 |
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| 2 Months You can see her advancing to noticing things around her! |
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| 3 Months--July 2011 |
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| 3 Months Starting to kick her legs and being able to grab at things. |
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| 4 Months--August 2011 I set the bear a little too high on this one, but hopefully you still get a good comparison. |
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| 4 Months Trying to show how she could kind of sit up. And when she was really starting to smile and giggle! |
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| 5 Months--September 2011 I know her foot kind of throws off the perspective, but I wanted to include this picture to show when she had really started to discover her toes. I had been waiting and waiting for this. It helped when I painted her toenails. |
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| 5 Months |
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| 6 Months--October 2011 Our HAPPY girl! |
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| 6 Months She wouldn't leave the bear next to her--she had to have it! And she was sitting up mostly on her own, even though it looks like she was propped up on the couch. |
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| 6 Months I finally had to get the camera all ready and have Pret sneak the bear in next to her. It drew her attention to the bear instead of at the camera. :-( |
