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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Bubbles and ducky
Lily still doesn’t love taking baths so I’m always trying to find ways to make it better. I think I figured something out the other day. At first she wasn’t too thrilled but then she relaxed and had some fun.
9 months old
Dear Lily,
You are 9 months old. You have now spent more time outside in my arms then you did kicking me from the inside. Its kind of strange, when I was pregnant I had trouble imagining having a 1 month old or a 3 month old now I have a 9 month old!
You are getting so big and changing so much that I had to start this weeks ago so I didn’t forget any of the fun things you are learning and doing.
You are talking up a storm and its not just the sweet breathy sighs that we’ve gotten used to, you are telling us whole stories and using lots of m’s and b’s and d’s. H is still your favorite and you added F recently. Its great. Just like all your other milestones you talked all day long on labor day and then didn’t use any of your new “words” for days after. I thought I had maybe dreamed the whole thing up. But now it is a all day every day thing and I love it.
You even tell us what’s going on when you cry. Its hilarious, most of the time now you don’t just cry you babble and scream. I’m sure one day I’ll understand what your saying but for now its all just cute little noises.
You have started that very scary practice of pulling yourself up. It started with your crib. The only time you’re in it is when I’m hanging up laundry and one day you just stood up like you have been doing it for years. Now you pull yourself up on your bouncer and Daddy’s desk, really anything you can get your hands on. You haven’t pulled up on the couch yet but I think that’s because its really squishy and you don’t feel secure there.
By the way its scary for me not for you. I’m scared you are going to hurt yourself.
You love taking steps. If I hold your hands you will take a few very odd unproductive steps and you just think its great. You also will take one or two steps around furniture but luckily for me its just been one or two.
You are still perfecting your crawl. Its still a flop type thing but you do it so well and get around all over the living room.
Its so funny you will start to crawl away from me and then look back at me and smile from ear to ear. Its like you are making sure I’m still there and I promise Baby Girl I will ALWAYS be there.
You are growing up before my eyes and its wonderful, amazing, sad, bittersweet and fantastic all at the same time. Keep it up.
Love,
Mama
I will always be there
39 weeks old
Swinging the day away
It was a joyous day last week when I was driving to the pet store and saw a park with a baby swing. I had been looking all over the place for a baby swing because I wanted Lily to have the fun of swinging without being attached to me. When I parked the car I texted Waldo that I found a baby swing, this is how excited I was about it.
On Sunday afternoon Waldo and I packed Lily up and drove the 10 minutes to the park. The poor girl really dislikes the car and was crying within minutes of taking off. I kept telling her the torture was going to be worth it when she was flying freely on the swing and that we would be there in just a minute.
We pull up to the park and I’m surprised by how few trees there are, I guess I didn’t really notice the other day because I was driving and trying not to crash.
As we get out Waldo asks me if I’m going to put a blanket or something on the swing, even though he knows the answer. I tell him of course I am, I don’t want her touching the dirty swing or especially trying to eat it. He says don’t you think people will think you’re weird when they see pictures of her with the blanket. I reply that I don’t really care I’m just keeping Lily safe. Even I have to admit it sometimes that I’m a little crazy about washing my hands before I touch Lily or putting a blanket down for her, not OCD crazy but a little crazy. But you know what? I don’t care.
So I grabbed the blanket and her hat and he grabbed Lily and away we went. I tucked the blanket in and we put Lil in and I excitedly pushed. She couldn’t have cared less. She wasn’t upset but she wasn’t excited either.
We would have let her swing till she got tired of it but we didn’t have any sun block (I don’t even know if she can use sun block now or what kind to get if she can use it) and the sun was directly on us. It was HOT so we only stayed out for about 7 minutes. Then we had to put her back in the car and you guessed it, more crying on the way home. It was like a big tease. Poor kid.
I have been so inspired by Maia‘s love of the swings that I plan on trying a couple more times before winter, hopefully Lily will start to enjoy them.
