Lily's Transformation

I'm not sure how it happened, but Lily has transformed into a little girl. She is definitely no longer a baby. Sadly, I think having Dillon made her grow up a little faster in our eyes. When I look back, I wonder how the time has went by so quickly and how she has grown into a little girl right before our eyes...

Her Birth Day

About 2 months old...
About 6 months old...
About 10 months old...
About 18 months old...
About 21 months old...

Lily's vocabulary has exploded. She can and will repeat anything you say. So, we really need to be careful what we say. She can say the alphabet and count to ten in English, Spanish and German (my mom taught her). She's learning her states and knows where California, Florida, Texas, Hawaii and Ohio are. She can follow directions like "Bring me the diaper bag. No, not that one, but the one next to it." (If that makes sense.) She can throw things away for us and put dirty dishes in the sink. She notices when things are different. For example, I changed the photos in our collages on the wall and as soon as she saw them she pointed and said "Oh, woah." She's a great big sister. She still calls Dillon "Ding Dong" which still cracks us up. He was in his bouncy seat the other day and was crying. She went over and tried to pick him up. Luckily, Anson caught her. She's already a nurturer. She loves playing with her babies.

But, her latest greatest accomplishment is going to the potty!!

Yesterday she pooped in the potty at Nana's and today she's went pee in the potty twice already. She's really picking it up and making us proud.

I just can't believe she's going to be 2 next month!!

Dillon's Update:
I took Dillon to the doctor this morning for his One Month Check-up. All is well and he is very healthy. Here are his stats:

Weight = 10 lbs 13 oz / 85th percentile (He gained over 2 pounds in a month! His discharge weight was 8 lbs 5 oz)

Height = 22 in / 75th percentile (grew 2 inches)

Head = 15 in / 50th percentile

We are so thankful to have two beautiful, healthy children!

Dillon is One Month Old Today

We can't believe it's been a whole month already! And we aren't going to lie, it's been a tough month. Adjusting to two kids isn't easy. But, we have a strong partnership and we are figuring it out together =)

We had a great weekend! Friday, I took the kids to Anson's work to show them off and then we had lunch at Chick fil a. Then, Friday night we went to visit Great Grandma GiGi.

On Saturday we dropped the kids off at my parents' around 2:30 so we could have a date night. We went shopping, saw "I love you, man" and ate dinner at the Macaroni Grill. It was a perfect evening. I got to sleep 12+ hours straight!! And we left the kids there all day on Sunday so we could clean, go to the park with Sampson and do more shopping. It was very relaxing and rejuvenating.

Lily and Dillon (below) on Friday before we went to see Daddy at work.

The Thinker pose
The other day Lily put her beads on Sampson. Poor dog. I have a feeling he will be dressed up in princess clothes and girly things alot in his lifetime!

Another photo of Dill all dressed up and looking cute.

Third Week

I can't believe 3 weeks have went by already! It's going too fast. Here are some highlights of the past week.

Saturday - we went to Brent's surprise 30th birthday party at Stonehedge Bowling Alley. Lily loved the balloons. Later that day we got Dillon's newborn pictures taken at the house. And his belly button stub fell off an hour after his photos!!

It's hard to tell but she's wearing a "Big Sister" shirt we found at Babies R Us.

The birthday boy! Tim, Babe and Lily and David

Brent and Megan. Megan is due in late April.

Video of Lily playing with her balloons.

Babe bowling...look at that form...way to go, Babe!

The 4 of us and Brent & Megan.

Dillon's first tub bath!

All clean and in cute puppy jammies from GiGi.

Monday - we went to Cheeseburger in Paradise to celebrate Jill's 29th Birthday. Below is Josh, David and Babe. After dinner we went to see their new house. It is a really cute house, and they've really made it look nice. They are moving in this weekend.The birthday girl and her fiance, Josh

Wednesday - Lily decided to TP our bathroom/kitchen!

We started Potty Training this week. So far we've let Lily explore her potty and she sits on it with her clothes on. She also flushes the potty and puts the seat down. Today she actually told me that she pooped right after she did it. So, we are taking it slow and I'm sure it won't be long until she goes in it.

Thursday - Jen and Zack came for a visit. It was really good to see them and catch up. The kids played great together and shared toys very well!

Friday - I got my wound vac off today! I am so relieved. It was such a pain to carry that thing around, especially at 3 in the morning. Also, today Dillon is 3 weeks old.

Lily coloring in her highchair.

He was naked from me feeding him, so I left him that way for the photo.

More of the professional pics

These are our favorites that we wanted to share with everyone. Here is the link to all of the pictures if you are interested in seeing them.

http://melissareynoldsphotography.com/clients/Dillon/#

Click on the 'Enter Full Screen' link. The slideshow will automaticallybegin. You can click on Proofing to enter the proofing gallery. The password for the proofing gallery is Dillon.

We hope you enjoy them. We sure have.

Dillon's Professional Pictures

As you all might remember when Lily was 4 weeks old, we had a photographer come to our house and take pictures of her. Well we contacted her again earlier this past week and we had her come out yesterday and take pictures of Dillon. Once all of the pictures are available, I will post the link so you can see them all, but for tonight there are only 3 that the photographer puts on her blog. Without further adieu, here they are:

She told us that the pictures will be done within a week so we will let you know when they are ready. Have a good week!

Random pics from this week

Katy & Kai came to visit on Tuesday. Here are a few pics from their visit. We are so excited that Kai and Dillon are so close in age. Can't wait to watch them grow up together!

Isn't he a cutie?

Sleeping angel

Lily loves bath time. She can say "bath" and "tub" now and will grab Anson's hand to take her up for her bath.

I must admit this is a boring video. It's of Dill in his bouncer with the hiccups. Newborns just don't do much!

Dillon is two weeks old today! He wasn't a happy boy when I took these. He was still hungry.

Lily turned 22 months yesterday. Her vocabulary is exploding. She repeats everything we say. We've been teaching her the alphabet and she repeats it pretty well. I tried to get her on video saying it, but I didn't have luck. I'll try again this weekend.

Dillon is getting his pictures taken tomorrow. The same woman who photographed Lily when she was 4 weeks is coming back to our house tomorrow to photograph Dillon.

I got some good news today. I went in to the Wound Center to get my vac changed, and it is already healing very well. The nurse was amazed that I had only had it since Tuesday. She predicted that it would heal enough over the weekend that they won't put it back on when I go back on Monday morning. I hope so! It's a pain to carry around.