Milestones

Happy 7 months, Lilly! This has been a huge week for her. Saturday she sat up unassisted for the first time! Monday she started crawling on her hands and knees! Then Tuesday she pulled up to stand! Crazy! She's growing up too fast! Baby proofing is going to start this week with locks on cabinets and lowering her crib mattress.

We had a short trip to Tulsa this weekend to see Meema. She's doing well and Lilly really had a good time visiting. She played well with my cousins's baby, Carsyn, too.

It was our first time to go to the Oklahoma Aquarium and it was really neat! My favorite part were the jelly fish and the otter. Unfortunately I was walking around with Lilly and missed Matt's favorite part when the otter caught a fish and bit its bloody head off. Gotta love nature!

"Whoa, Dad, did you see that one?!"

The coolest things were not the fish, but these sea anemones! Aren't they beautiful!?

Pictures

Happy Father's Day, Matt! We love you so much and appreciate everything you do for us!

It was a hot weekend so we spent some time inside at the library.

Big girl sitting up in her tub!

I love that she sleeps with her little tush in the air! So cute!

She's officially outgrown the "poopy chair".

Trying on some shades at Walmart.

New shades in action.

On a walk to the neighborhood pond.
Lilly loves sweet potatoes, bananas, and oatmeal! Making baby food is so easy and she actually prefers it to the stuff in a jar! Crazy!

Having fun at Barnes and Noble.

Our first date. Well, since we had a baby! It was much overdue and very fun!

6 months

Our little girl is 6 months old! What an amazing journey this has been. I'm so proud to be her mommy. She is starting to make razzing noises with her mouth. She also huffs and puffs when she get's excited. We love to sing "Twist and Shout" and dance around.

It's hard to believe how much she's changed. I remember the first three months were pretty much crazy. She cried at night for hours and was not on a schedule. Now she is so happy, takes naps, and has a predictable bedtime! Amazing! We love eating dinner now because she happily sits in her highchair and eats with us. She likes to "talk" into her cup because it echos. A few months ago we couldn't even eat without holding her because she would just scream! We've come a long way, baby!

"I'll let Lilly write Matt an email!"

Bad idea...

This face cracks me up!

We had a fun trip to the library this week. Lil thought the "Finding Nemo" fish in the fish tank were pretty funny. She enjoyed walking around looking at the books and playing on the toys.

Baby pool! We checked out the local Family Dollar and got this awesome baby pool!

The garden is going well! Despite the weeds that have covered every square inch of dirt I think it's going to be fine! I picked a squash today. We've never grown them and I don't think we've ever cooked one so I wasn't sure exactly when I was supposed to pick it. Looks good to me! I also picked a tiny strawberry. The sugar snap peas are growing, too!

Baby dedication was last Sunday. It was a special time for us to say before our family and friends that we're putting Lilly in God's hands and asking for Him to help us parent the way He desires.

We bought some organic honey roasted peanuts at Whole Foods. This week Lil and I hung out with our friend Stephanie and she turned those peanuts into peanut butter with her super duper blender! It was so cool! She also added a little vanilla for fun. I never thought I'd be able to eat homemade peanut butter!

Lil's first time hearing a guitar up close and personal. Uncle Will is a professional and gave her a little lesson. She strummed and plucked and really loved the whole thing!

6 month doctor visit. It's so great that Matt has been able to come to all of her appointments!

The shots didn't seem to bother her this time. She was her usual self afterwards!