Splish, Splash...

Lily's taking a bath! Lily loves her bath. She enjoys the water. Every evening Anson or I (we take turns) give her a bath. It helps calm her down before bed. She gets a lotion massage before her jammies. She's one spoiled turkey!

ooohhhh....

All shampooed up!

Wrapped up in a warm towel.

Ready for a lotion massage.

Burrrr...mom....it's chilly!

Sitting up like a big girl!

Elvis smile!

It looks like she has teeth in this picture!

Lily with her new Rae Rae Rabbit that she got after her 4 month check-up and those awful shots.And of course, our other baby, Sampson. He's such a cutie too. Anson put up a baby gate so that he can be outside on the porch during the day. We used to keep him in the yard but he ate too much dirt and tried to dig a hole to China. Only problem now is he's been chewing on the wooden spindles. We can't win!
Sampson with his cow hoof!

Anson's 31st and Lily's 4 month birthdays

On Sept. 17, my babe turned 31. The Saturday before his birthday, we had a bonfire with some of our closest friends. It was a great time. Probably one of the best times we've all had together in awhile. Heavy drinking was involved which aided in the humor for the evening. (Of course, I wasn't drinking since I'm still nursing) I didn't take any photos from the evening. I was too busy having fun. Chris brought Anson his birthday gift...a 50" HD TV. It's nice, but it's just a TV to me. He likes it though.

Today Anson bought the second part of his birthday gift...Halo 3. I'm afraid I won't be seeing my honey much this week!!

I also bought him some cologne and my parents took us out to the Hartville Kitchen. I'd say Anson had another great birthday!

Quick update on Sampson. Sadly, he lost his manhood a few weeks ago. But not to worry, it hasn't slowed him down any! He's still a crazy and hyper pup.

Now onto Lily. Lily turned 4 months on the 19th. She's getting so big! Today we went to the doctor's for her well baby check-up and immunizations. Poor baby screamed the entire time the doctor examined her and then of course during the shots. She survived though.

Here are her stats:
Weight: 14.6 lBs. 75% percentile
Height: 24 1/2" 50% percentile
Head: 16 3/4" 80% percentile

The doctor was amazed at how alert she is and said she's really healthy =)

We are so blessed. She is amazing and I love her a little more every day. Enjoy the pics!

Lily's first 4 month picture. I was in NY for work so Daddy took this picture. But, he forgot the sign, so I decided to retake the photo with the sign, but it was the next day.Lily's 4 month picture

Lily sitting up! A little crooked but all by herself. I kept laying her back and she kept sitting up and forward. All ready to go shopping with Mommy & Daddy

Lily playing with her new sock rattles!Mommy & Daddy bought me a wonderful activity jumper! I'm so spoiled!
Peeve defending himself against the beast!

Lily's Newest Developments

Lily is getting so big! She is almost 4 months old, and she has really started doing a lot more these days. She can...

Hold things now in her hands.

Eat big girl rice cereal with a spoon! (although it's easier just to put it in her bottle)

Hold her toes!

Roll over on her side...or almost.
Hold her head up really well. (and flick off the camera - haha)

And, of course, she always looks adorable!

Lily & Zachary

My mom has been watching both of them for a few weeks now. She watches them together on Tuesdays and sometimes Fridays. They are so cute together. You can actually tell that they see each other and like looking at each other. Look below at how Zack reaches out to Lily when they are laying on the floor together.

The travel swing that Zack is in below is the swing that Anson's mom bought Lily when we went down to visit. It comes in handy when my Mom watches both of them.

Visiting Grandma and Grandpa in South Carolina

Finally, I am updating our blog. We still don't have our computer back from Best Buy but I decided to try to download our pics to my work computer and it worked =) Here are the pics from our Labor Day trip to see Anson's parents. Despite delayed flights, lost luggage and rainy weather, we still had a really nice time.

At the airport waiting for our flight (before we knew it was delayed)

On the airplane. Lily's first plane ride!

Grandma playing with Lily in the swing she borrowed from a friend. It's a good thing we had it for someplace to put her when we were all busy. It was an old crank style so she couldn't sleep in it. But, Grandma had bought her another swing from a second hand store and that works very well. She slept well in it.

Little peanut sitting in Grandpa's big chair!

Lily's first visit to the ocean. It looks cold, but it wasn't that bad.

Lily's first swim in a pool. She loved it! I think I might look into a Mommy & Me swim class for her and I. (Sorry, I forgot to rotate the pic. You'll have to turn your head because I'm too lazy to fix it)


Lily's first boat ride. She was surprising happy for having to wear that life jacket. I think the noise and motion put her to sleep for most of the boat ride.




Ripley's Aquarium at Broadway at the Beach!

Grandpa's little pumpkin!

Me picking up a gross crab thing!
Dun...na...Dun...na (Jaws theme)
Lilliers looking at the fishys!

Daddy getting Lily's nose.

Truman
Grandma and her two babies.