Homestyle Grand Slam Breakfast

I was feeling a bit guilty for the breakfasts Lilly has eaten the last couple of days (oatmeal and fruit) so I decided to give her a Mommy Grand Slam Baby Breakfast today. Lilly was presented with a plate of a scrambled egg, a piece of soy sausage, grapes, banana and bread. Much to my surprise she ate just about the whole thing - without any of it being thrown on the floor. Too bad the same can't be said for lunch!

Hungry, Hungry Lilly!

Queen of the laundry

This week I discovered that Lilly can open the laundry room doors and she has enough strength to open the washing machine door. Lilly likes to "help" with laundry - she is great at pulling the clothes out of the washer and handing them to me to put in the dryer but does not like the clothes to go in the washer or dryer. It is a battle to get the clothes in before she has a chance to pull them back out.

Toothbrush fun!

Lilly's third tooth is STILL trying to come in and now her fourth tooth is on its way. Lilly has decided that her battery-operated toothbrush is now a bath toy rather than a tooth cleaner. Here Daddy and Lilly are enjoying some toothbrush fun in the tub (yes, we still bathe her in the sink - she still fits and it's easy on our backs!)

Nice to the kitty

Mommy had a playdate over the weekend and Lilly got to tag along. Miss Irma has a new kitty, Rascal, and Lilly enjoyed playing with him. Lilly is not used to a cat that actually will come up to her and hold still while Lilly attempts to be nice to the kitty. Rascal even gave Lilly kisses on her forehead. Thanks Rascal!

Easter Pics

Last year at Easter:

I'm still hungry!

Lilly tends to finish her dinner before mommy and daddy. And
by finish I mean throwing all her food on the floor. To keep her from
bucking out of her booster chair, we give her some teething biscuits to
occupy herself. Apparently the biscuits were not enough to satisfy
Lilly last night; she used her hunting and gathering skills to find an
acceptable snack:

She is very pleased with herself!

Deperate times call for desperate measures

What a Monday! Lilly is suffering with a bottom tooth (her third tooth) that is ready to pop through. She ran a fever Sunday night and had been oh-so cranky today because of it. And to top it off, Mommy had the nerve to put her in a dress so every time she crawls, her knees land on the skirt and she can't move forward. Finally the dress came off.

At lunch I discovered that Lilly's toenails were need of a trim. I thought since she was strapped into her booster seat it would be easy to cut the nails. Lilly had other ideas. I finally dragged her chair (with Lilly still in it) into the living room and parked her in front of the TV. Yes I know TV is bad for babies but I discovered the trick for trimming her fingernails. Juts turn on a cartoon and she will let you trim her nails. I turned on PBS but Sesame Street was on and that does not grab Lilly's attention. I end up putting in the DVD of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (the first cartoon DVD I came across) and popped that in. And it worked. I'm not proud but Lilly's toenails are nice and short now!