I like

Lillian just said to me:

I like spending the day with you Mommy.

She said that as she was licking a spatula with cake batter on it so I am pretty sure she meant she likes cake.

Gotta Go

Lillian still sleeps in a crib; a crib that has a locking door that she figured out how to kick open. When we talk about a big girl bed, she says that she likes her crib. She sleeps well in it (most of the time) so we are moving very slowly on the issue. Mommy and daddy still like the idea that she is contained in her bed and not able to roam the house during the night.

Over the weekend, we had a babysitter, Miss Cindy, so we could go out to the movies. When we got home the Miss Cindy asked us if Lillian is allowed/knows how to get of the crib. We said yes, she kicks at the lock to open it (which she has not done in a couple of months). Miss Cindy said around 8:30 pm she could hear Lillian calling for her but was trying to ignore it and see if she would go back to sleep. When she got up to see about Lillian, she found the bedroom door and the crib door opened and no Lillian. Miss Cindy called for Lillian and Lillian was found in the bathroom (with the lights still off) sitting on the potty. Lillian said she had to go poop and Miss Cindy would not come.

This is the first time she has woken up/gotten up after being tucked in to use the bathroom. We have lots of "I have to go potty" stops as she is being tucked in but not once she is down. Miss Cindy said she would tell us what a big girl she was and we would be so happy.

Cuteness

I know that all kids are cute and every parent thinks that their child is beautiful, but I REALLY do think Lillian is absolutely gorgeous. And smart. And funny. And sassy. And crafty. And silly. And sweet. And sour. And demanding. And AND SO CUTE it hurts. I can really see how much she looks like Joe - the shape of her face is all Joe. Has been that way since we first really got to see her on the ultrasound.

I wish I had taken pictures of our playgroup meeting this week. It was only Lillian and one other little friend, Lily, at a new bounce around place. I dare say the Lily might be Lillian's best friend. They have known each other since they were about 6 weeks old and I hope they are able to grow up with each other. Both girls wore pink and purple and they were so cute together. They held hands walking from bounce house to bounce house, wrestled around with each other on the floor and just had a good time. Until it was time to leave but that story would spoil the cuteness factor going on right now.

After nap, that is IF Lillian wakes up in a good mood, there is usually at 15 minute or so window where she will pose for the camera. This is today's session.

Braids

We all scream for snow cream!

After Lillian's nap we headed out to make a snowman. We had a much easier time getting her dressed to go out this time. And Lillian made sure she put cocoa butter on all of our faces so we would not get chapped apples (I was telling her where to put the cocoa butter on her face and showed her where the apples of her cheeks are.)

But the snow just was not good snowman making snow. So we ran around in the snow and threw snow and snowballs at each other. After a bit Lillian said she wanted to go inside for more snow cream. She had fun in the snow - for a very short time. But I think she really liked the snow because she could make and eat snow cream, take her clothes off several times a day (without anyone telling her to keep them on) and that Daddy stayed home and played with us. If she ever goes skiing, she will be the one sitting in the lodge drinking hot chocolate sitting by the fire while everyone else is outside trying not to break their legs.

Let it Snow Let it Snow Let it Snow!

As was predicted, it snowed today. It started snowing sometime between 2:00 - 5:30 am and as of 10:45 am, it is still coming down. So far it appears to be around 4 -5 inches. Lillian thought the snow was silly because it was on the cars and bushes. She said she wanted to go out in but she did not care for the preparation to go out. I had left her boots on the back porch so they were covered in snow so to keep her feet dry, we put plastic storage bags over her socks. This did not please Lillian. But once we were all bundled up we headed outside.

Lillian ran right into the snow and made snow angels, shoveled snow and even went on her play set. She started to get cold and then just sat in the snow and said that she was cold and was not going to have any fun. She just wanted to go inside and eat snow cream. So we trudged back in the house (after only 20 minutes in the snow). I don't think she will be moving up north when she is an adult. She was fussing about being cold so we put her in a warm bath. After her bath she got to put on some warm clothes straight from the dryer so they were nice and warm. Daddy was already making the snow cream and Lillian jumped in to help. Needless to say I think the snow cream was her favorite part of the snow! We are going to try and take her back out in the afternoon.

Last Comic Bathing

Joe is in training at the local Improv theatre and he likes to practice at home. Lillian has heard the 185 joke many times and now she comes up with her own.