Lilyana Jean

Freddy Hill Farm Fall Fest 10/4/09

2009-10-05T07:32:00.000-07:00

We had a great time at Freddy Hill Farm yesterday! We went to fall fest with Aunt Amy, Uncle Gary, and Mason. Check out everything we did!

I Love to Help Mommy...

2009-09-24T15:55:00.001-07:00

and I really love when I get to climb on the coffee table!!!!!!!!!!

Big Day for ME!

2009-09-21T08:42:00.000-07:00

Sorry, no picture to accompany this post (Mommy says someday I'll be grateful for that)...

Just wanted to let you all know that this morning I went PEE PEE in my new POTTY!!!!!!

Mommy did a lot a yelling, and then she called Daddy, so I guess it was a good thing! I must say, I had fun sitting on the potty playing travel Yahtzee... I think I heard Mommy muttering something that sounded like "just like daddy," but I'm not sure.

Sleeping Angel :)

2009-09-17T10:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to ME!

2009-09-16T17:26:00.000-07:00

Guess what? I'm one year old!!!!!! Here's what Mommy posted on her website yesterday..

Today I don't know if I should cry or laugh, so I think I'll do a little of both. My little girl is one today... and I am just shaking my head in disbelief that 365 days have passed since we caught our first glimpse of each other. Each and every day has been a gift...whether she was reaching another milestone, or we were just cuddling up on the couch as the snow blanketed the ground outside... I am continually humbled by this little miracle. The joy that she has brought into our lives is immeasurable- all of those years of hearing "when you have kids, you'll understand" suddenly make perfect sense.

Lily Bean, you continue to amaze me. Your smile is enough to brighten even my darkest of days. You are my little sidekick, your daddy's little princess. I can only imagine what fun and wonderful things your 2nd year will bring. Happy Birthday! I love you!

Niagara Falls, Day 2

2009-08-23T11:53:00.000-07:00

Well, we are officially on our way home after a great trip! We are about 3 hours from home and I'm thinking about taking a nap!

Yesterday we explored the falls a bit more, went swimming at our hotel, and ate dinner while watching a pretty rainbow over the falls!

What a fun vacation! Oh, and just in case you're keeping track: I am 11 months old and I have now been to 14 states and 1 foreign country. I have ridden in a car and on airplanes and a boat!

Niagara Falls, Day 1

2009-08-22T07:34:00.000-07:00

We made it to Canada! Yesterday I left the United States for the first time! Not bad considering I'm only 11 months old! :) We found our nice hotel very quickly and had time to unpack and eat some lunch.

Mommy and Daddy wanted to take me on a big boat ride (another first!)

You're not going to BELIEVE who we found in Niagara Falls...........

Chris, Becky, Sadie, and Becky's parents!!!!!! We spent the day with them, on the Maid of the Mist and at the Butterfly Conservatory!

I really enjoyed the boat ride... UNTIL the WATER started to POUR down on top of us!!!!!! Daddy had to race me to the middle of the boat where I felt a little safer!

After that, we just enjoyed the pretty view!

After that, it was off to see some butterflies!

Our Latest Trip!

2009-08-21T18:35:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! We are in the middle of yet another fun vacation! Check out the pictures of our first two days...

We had a long drive to New York on Wednesday. We stopped at a rest stop for a few minutes... Daddy threw some old french fries out the car window and look what arrived!

I was so tired when we finally got to the hotel. I took a nap!

Daddy grabbed some cookies and then it was off to explore our room!

The next day we explored the city of Rochester, NY! We went to a lighthouse...

Ate a picnic lunch on the beach of Lake Ontario...

Next it was off to George Eastman's House. He was the man who founded Kodak. His house was HUGE!

Finally it was time to come back to our hotel and take a nap! I napped, then played around the room, and then we went to dinner at TGI Friday's!

Stay tuned for more pictures!!!

11 Months Old!

2009-08-16T19:35:00.000-07:00

Can you believe it?!? I am now 11 months old! I have 4 teeth, am almost walking, am starting to drink big girl milk out of a sippy cup... I LOVE anything that Mommy and Daddy eat for dinner.. spaghetti, meatballs, chicken, yum!

My very very favorite thing to do these days.. is to LAUGH! I laugh at EVERYTHING! I laugh at Mommy, Daddy, Zoe, the tv, other doggies, MYSELF, EVERYTHING! I especially love laughing at the Baskin Robbins "Ice Cream and Cake" commercial. It's so funny!

A Day at the Park

2009-08-02T11:56:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Mommy, Daddy, Zoe, and I all went to the park!

Lily-in-a-Box

2009-07-28T19:37:00.001-07:00

Hey Uncle Brett! I Like Spaghetti, Too!

2009-07-27T10:30:00.000-07:00

Mommy and Daddy gave me some spaghetti the other night for dinner. My goodness it was tasty!

AND! Did you know that when you do this with your plate...

You'll look like THIS!

Saturday Fun

2009-07-26T10:00:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we went to Poppy and Nana's house! I got to swim in the pool...

After some swimming and nap, we headed out to the Hatboro Car Show. My Uncle John had his Jeep in the show!

New Present

2009-07-25T19:13:00.000-07:00

My Aunt Diane came over on Thursday and look what she brought me!!!!! Her husband, Uncle Jim, made it all by himself! I sure love my new horse. Daddy pushes me on it every night!

Oh, and just in case you were wondering, it tastes good too! :)

I'm 10 Months Old Today!

2009-07-15T18:58:00.000-07:00

My Trip to Texas!

2009-07-15T07:46:00.000-07:00

Last Thursday we went on yet another big trip! This time I got to fly on my very first airplane. We had a rough time leaving Philadelphia... we were supposed to leave at 11:35 a.m. and land at 2:15 p.m. in Texas... however the airline tried to let our plane takeoff TWICE with mechanical errors. They finally canceled our flight and we had to rebook on a (much) later one. I held up pretty well, but boy, Mommy was sure cranky!

Since we had almost NINE HOURS between when we should have left and when we did leave, I took a tiny nap (after Daddy took me on a stroll of the ENTIRE terminal- 6 times)...

Then I ate some french fries!

Finally! We were on our way to visit PopPop and Mimi!

We had so much fun in Texas! (It was SO HOT there!) Here are some of the things we did...

Yummy dinner over in Plano...

Lots of swimming in the pretty pool...

On Saturday we went to Fort Worth. It was over 100 degrees out! Very hot, but we found some fun things to do!

I was smiling like this

Because I was seeing these!!!

I took a horse ride...

Posed for some pictures...

Entertained PopPop and Mimi

We visited my Aunt Keri during our trip (who has a super cool piano)

And I took car naps with Daddy and munched on ice to stay cool!

Before we knew it, it was time to go home! I'm happy to report that the flight took off on time. Unfortunately I used up most of my "good plane behavior" during the marathon first day of travel. I was so tired, I just wanted to cry... finally I was able to take a nap on Daddy for a bit!

When I woke up, it was time to enjoy the landing! Thanks for a great trip PopPop and Mimi! Can't wait to see you again!

Happy 4th of July!

2009-07-05T13:57:00.000-07:00

I had a great 4th of July!!!! Mommy has some pictures that are still in her camera, but I thought I would share one of me!!

LJ's Trail of Terror

2009-06-25T16:47:00.001-07:00

Busy day today on the farm! Look what I "discovered" in just 4 minutes while upstairs with Mommy!

After that, Mommy introduced me to something called anti-bacterial soap. She knew she'd better figure out SOMETHING to keep me busy (and out of trouble)... She blew up the new pool that her and Daddy bought at Target and I enjoyed some water play!

When Daddy got home he fed me some yummy dinner. Then I got to try some "big people food." Daddy share some chicken, rice, carrots, and corn from his dinner plate!

I thought it would be funny to smash rice in my hair! I then had to get a bath. Oh well, I love water!

Happy Father's Day!

2009-06-22T05:31:00.001-07:00

9 Month Well Check

2009-06-21T18:46:00.000-07:00

Last Monday I had my 9 month well check at the doctor's. I was so good! Thankfully I only had to get one shot. I cried a tiny bit, but then felt better.

Mommy has been ripping the house apart all week to try to find the paperwork the doctor gave us with my current stats on it, but she hasn't found it yet! She is trying to remember the numbers, and she thinks they were:
20.9 pounds
28 inches long

She says she'll fix it whenever she finds those silly papers!

Here I am waiting for the doctor to come it!

I Like to...

2009-06-17T10:00:00.000-07:00

Wrestle with Zoe...

and grab things off the table!!!

Fun Playdate!

2009-06-16T10:30:00.000-07:00

Last week Aunt Amy, Aunt Janet, and Aunt Caitlin all came over! They brought Ava, Mason, and Emma to play with me! It was so much fun!

I'm 9 Months Old Today!!!

2009-06-15T18:01:00.000-07:00

Everyone keeps saying that they can't believe how big I keep getting! Here I am today!

I CAN WAVE BYE BYE!!!!

2009-06-12T21:48:00.000-07:00

Mommy and Daddy have been trying to teach me this "waving bye bye" nonsense for a couple of weeks now, but I just wasn't into it... But tonight when we were leaving Target, about 4 workers all started waving to me at once.. I was overcome.. I waved back! Then I waved some more in the parking lot which you can see here!

Aunt Tiffany's Graduation!

2009-06-12T08:30:00.000-07:00

Mommy and Daddy went to Aunt Tiffany's graduation on Tuesday night! They said that she looked so pretty, and that they were REALLY proud of her!

2009-06-11T18:43:00.001-07:00

I'm a model girl! :) The lady who sent me my tutu loved the pictures of me so much, that she named the tutu after me!

Here I am on her website modeling the Summer Lily tutu!

My Tutu!

2009-06-11T18:25:00.000-07:00

Look at me in my beautiful tutu!

My First Trip to the Zoo!

2009-06-06T12:47:00.001-07:00

Today Mommy, Daddy, and Aunt Melisa took me to the Elmwood Park Zoo. I had so much fun! There were tons of neat animals there, and they all made me laugh!

Here I am, ready for action!

Daddy helped me to pet some goats!

Here I am with Mommy!

Look at this big buffalo!

Here's what I looked like when I was watching the buffalo!

Here are some other animals we saw...

Look! There's a tiny monkey making faces at me!!!

From Drop Box

Aunt Melisa plays a good game of Peek-A-Boo!

It was a fun day with some of my most favorite people!

I'm the Boss Around Here! (Okay, Maybe Not!)

2009-06-03T12:02:00.000-07:00

Zoe! You are such a silly dog! That is my pillow!

There are so many OTHER things that you could do for fun besides lounging on my pillow!

Look! You can crawl...

You can play with this toy thinger that makes pretty music and lights up...

Uh.. Mommy, a little help here, please?!

Tell Zoe to get off of my pillow!

I don't think it worked.

BBQ Last Night!

2009-05-31T11:30:00.000-07:00

Last night we went to a BBQ at Daddy's boss's house. It seems I ended up charming the 4 year old of the house, Riley. Riley put on quite the courting effort.... inviting me to share his chair...

bonding over silly toys...

And last but not least, offering a break dance performance.

How fun!

Caught in Action!

2009-05-29T19:58:00.000-07:00

Watch this video to see what some of my new skills are! This was me two weeks ago- since then I have totally perfected this "standing" thing! Mommy now regularly finds me standing up in my crib after my naps!

Big Girl!

2009-05-29T19:55:00.000-07:00

Today Mommy and I went grocery shopping. I sat in the cart in the big girl seat! (Not in my baby carseat!)

Lily's 1st Phillies Game

2009-05-27T20:44:00.000-07:00

My 1st Phillies Game: Written by Mommy

Well, we attempted take Lily Bean to her 1st Phillies game last night. LOL. Yes, attempted. Considering her bedtime is around 6-6:30 p.m. and the game didn't even start until 7 p.m., we knew it would be a gamble. Pair a tired baby with ear splitting noise of a baseball game (cheering, music, heckling fans, etc) and it was just not good. Poor thing cried every time the crowd screamed- and if you know Lily, she hardly ever cries (yes, I know, I'm lucky, LOL). We decided to call it a night,, grabbed her "My 1st Phillies Game" certificate from guest services (maybe we should alter it to "My 1st 1/2 Phillies Game")...and we were off. Lily was sound asleep before we made it out of the complex. Here are some pics from the 4 short innings we saw- good thing the tickets were free!!

Puffs!

2009-05-26T20:06:00.000-07:00

I love to eat my Puffs. I especially love the Peach Puffs and the Strawberry/Oatmeal Puffs! They are so yummy!

Sometimes those little Puffs are tricky-they just don't want to go in my mouth!

And sometimes, JUST SOMETIMES... those little Puffs end up in the strangest places. This really happened. For real. Imagine Mommy's surprise when she went to change my diaper and found this Puff- in this exact spot. :)

The Devon Horse Show! 5/23/09

2009-05-23T17:10:00.000-07:00

Today Mommy, Daddy, and Aunt Melisa took me to my very first Devon Horse Show! I had SO MUCH FUN!!!! I saw horses, ponies, and doggies... I enjoyed the day in my big girl stroller, that even had "recline" mode on it so that I could take a couple of naps when I got tired!

P.S. Click on the pictures to see the full size!

The Ancient Language of the Cougher Tribe...

2009-05-20T14:00:00.000-07:00

Mommy posted this on her other website and I told her that she should post it here, too!
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What do you think... are Lily Bean and her Daddy most certainly cut from the same cloth? Here's a riveting conversation they shared last night through their own secret language... if anyone can crack the "Cough" Code, let me know! :) (Subscribers, visit my page to view the video if you can't see it!)

Crawler!

2009-05-15T12:39:00.000-07:00

Here I am on Wednesday (5/12/09) taking my very first crawling steps!

I'm 8 Months Old Today!

2009-05-15T06:34:00.000-07:00

I'm growing up so fast! Today I am 8 months old! I have two teeth, am starting to crawl, and am eating all sorts of foods! Yesterday I tried my first banana cut into small pieces (I usually eat it all mushed up)!

See my TEETH?!?!?! (Click on pictures for a bigger view!!)

Ava and I are Mini Razorbacks!

2009-05-12T14:00:00.000-07:00

Here we are, cheering them on!

Who's Jealous?

2009-05-12T08:00:00.000-07:00

Could it be Zoe?

Tales from My Crib...

2009-05-11T08:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Mother's Day!

2009-05-10T18:12:00.000-07:00

Daddy and I spent the whole day with Mommy today! We even took her out to lunch and took her shopping! (And at lunch, I sat in a big girl high chair for the very first time! AND I nibbled on some yummy bread while Mommy and Daddy ate!!!) I love you, Mommy! Happy Mother's Day!

I'm Stylin'!

2009-05-10T17:00:00.000-07:00

I know, I know... I am quite the fashionista! :)

My Dog, Zoe

2009-05-09T18:52:00.000-07:00

My dog Zoe is so much fun! She likes to watch me while I do EVERYTHING! Here she is guarding me while I play!

I Don't Know Why Mommy Thinks

2009-05-07T19:48:00.000-07:00

that Daddy and I look alike! ;) Okay, maybe I do a little...

Daddy Come Home!

2009-05-07T19:40:00.001-07:00

Mommy and I thought it would be funny to email these to Daddy at work the other day to tell him I was ready to play and he should come home soon!

Caught!

2009-05-02T09:44:00.000-07:00

Mommy caught me trying to escape my CLOTHES after my nap!!

What a Day!

2009-04-26T18:04:00.000-07:00

Wow! What a busy day we had today! You won't believe everything we did!

First, we participated in the MS Walk with Aunt Jamie's family! We even took Zoe!! She had a great time, but got SO TIRED in the middle of the walk! It was really hot today- above 90 degrees! Here are some pictures from the walk...

After that, we ran some errands, and finally ended up back home. I took a very SMALL nap and then look what fun I had!!! Aunt Becky gave me Sadie's tent and pool from last year! I put on a bathing suit and went in! At first, I thought it looked kind of weird, but I ended up having SO MUCH FUN!!

After swimming, I took a longer nap. When I woke up, I found my very own swing hanging up outside! I swung until I was ready for bed! Mommy and Daddy took turns pushing me! Even Zoe came out to watch me. It was a really fun day!

New Toy!

2009-04-25T09:31:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Mommy and Daddy took me to a fun sale. I got several new toys.. BUT! This morning when I came downstairs, LOOK AT WHAT THEY BOUGHT THAT I DIDN'T SEE LAST NIGHT!!

It rolls, it makes sounds, it tastes good, and it lights up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here I am, just checking it out...at first, I didn't realize that I could ROLL places!

Once I discovered that I could roll, I rolled right under the kitchen table and ate part of the newspaper! (Until Mommy found me, that is.)

Woohoo! I've got some mad skillz in this thing! I'm ready to tear it up!

Ah yes, and here I am. This is about 30 seconds before I hung a wicked 180.. and ran over the dog. :)

Talking Girl!

2009-04-23T12:58:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago, I decided to really excite Mommy and Daddy. I said "dada!" They finally got me on video saying it a few days ago. :) Last night, PopPop stopped in during a business trip to meet my cousin Ava. We were just hanging out, and I decided to say "poppop." These people get so excited about the smallest thing!

p.s. Mommy was feeding me some bananas today.. and discovered a tooth!!! One tooth just broke through the surface! Mommy laughed and told me that I was the happiest teething baby she's ever seen.

Here I am saying "dada."

And here I am saying "PopPop." You have to listen VERY CLOSELY, b/c I saying it very quietly!!

My New Book

2009-04-23T12:00:00.000-07:00

The other day, Mommy gave me a new book- it's full of pictures of some of my favorite people! And the best part is... Mommy told me that she doesn't mind if I snack on it! :)

Yummy!

2009-04-16T05:27:00.000-07:00

I love my new teething biscuits! Just watch!

For Ava's Visitors!

2009-04-16T05:07:00.001-07:00

Yesterday after visiting Aunt Caitlin, Uncle JP, and baby Ava, Mommy and I ran around town to gather supplies to make a fun basket! I helped Mommy (okay, helped=screamed) as she made some wrappers, wrapped the chocolate, and put them in a fun basket!

Thanks to Aunt Marnie and Aunt Janelle for dropping this off when they went to meet baby Ava!

p.s. Hi Ava!

I'm 7 Months Old Today!

2009-04-15T17:44:00.000-07:00

Look how big I'm getting!

My Cousin Ava

2009-04-14T13:49:00.000-07:00

Yay! Lily here! I was nice enough to let Mommy use my website to document cousin Ava's arrival...but now I'm taking back over! Today my cousin Ava was born, and guess what? I got to meet her!!!! She looks so fun! I really liked trying to pet her! I love you Aunt Caitlin and Uncle JP- thanks for giving me a great friend!

Ava is very soft!

Look how cute we are!

Uncle JP... can I see her please?

Mommy, can I? Please?

YAY! C'mere Ava!

Mommy & Ava

My family and Ava

Daddy & Ava

Welcome to the World, Ava Paulina!

2009-04-14T10:55:00.000-07:00

Ava Paulina Domanico was born at 12:48 p.m. She is 8 lbs and 1 oz and 20 inches long! She has dark, curly hair and a great set of lungs! I love her already!! Congrats Caitlin and JP! Caitlin is in recovery and doing well. Ava is in the nursery under the heat lamps and getting her testing done. Hopefully they'll get to be together soon!

Love you guys!! Here's the lady of the hour!

And just as I typed this, Mommy met Ava. xoxoxo

Well, Ava is coming in T-minus 1 hour... via C-Section

2009-04-14T08:57:00.001-07:00

You all will not believe this. Baby Ava will NOT come out past Caitlin's pelvic bone. Caitlin did the most incredible job EVER. Final decision by doctor, JP, and Caitlin: c-section within the hour. Baby Ava is almost here. Her heartrate has stayed up and beautiful. Keep thinking good thoughts and wishes their way! I'll update as soon as I can. xoxoxo

Oh my word... Ava is still not here.

2009-04-14T07:43:00.000-07:00

Okay, here's the deal... baby Ava is coming. She is close. She is SO STINKIN' CLOSE. Her head is RIGHT THERE. Caitlin has been pushing and pushing. They called for the doctor who said she was getting so close to having the baby. At one point we even saw little Ava's head!

THEN the doctor had to LEAVE for an emergency c-section on someone else. He should be back anytime and then it's GAME ON.

I'll post as soon as I can... probably once they kick us out of the delivery room for some JP, Caitlin, Ava cuddle time!!!

GO CAITLIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Getting there!

2009-04-14T06:21:00.000-07:00

9:21 AM

Taking a break from pushing! Ava's head needs to come down a little bit! Caitlin's still doing great, but in pain and feeling nauseous. It's getting lower!

Push time!

2009-04-14T05:19:00.001-07:00

8:17 AM

Caitlin has been pushing for 45 minutes... she's doing GREAT!!! Could still be a little while.. C'mon Ava!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We're Getting There!

2009-04-14T03:37:00.000-07:00

6:40 AM

Just a warning, I might have to leave you hanging soon for a bit! Caitlin is 10 CM and Ava's head is low, but not quite low enough. She is starting to feel pain again so they are calling anesthesia for another small dose of the epidural.

She just did a practice push and the nurse said she felt Ava's head move a bit.

Hopefully she'll be pushing within the next hour or so... it should be soon!

Send some good labor dust her way!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!

2009-04-14T02:40:00.001-07:00

5:38 AM

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We have no idea how--- but she's at 10 cm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pushing soonISH!!!!!!!!!! (within the hour!)

Still here... no baby...

2009-04-14T01:37:00.000-07:00

4:37 AM

Well.... we're still going nowhere fast. LOL Caitlin hasn't been check since her epidural was put in around 2 AM..but at that point her doctor said that her cervix was still closed.

There are some contractions showing on the monitor, but nothing fast or furious. Still keeping fingers crossed that things will start to progress without intervention, but hopes are starting to dwindle.

JP is snoozing.. the rest of us are chatting with Caitlin.

p.s. we're all really tired. ;)

Epidural Happiness

2009-04-13T23:53:00.000-07:00

2:49 AM

Check out the monitor...contractions are definitely picking up (black line at the bottom)! Caitlin's still feeling very comfortable. JP was watching poker for a little bit on TV but now he's resting in a chair.

It's real late...

2009-04-13T23:16:00.000-07:00

and still no baby.

2:16 AM

Caitlin just had an epidural put in. She is happy, tired, and comfortable. The bad news--- no progress, no further dilation...zero. BOO!

We're all hunkered down again to rest a little and hopefully things will start to happen!

Anyone Still Awake Out There?

2009-04-13T22:05:00.001-07:00

12:59 AM

Well, if you are, here's an update. Most of the room (which consists of Caitlin, JP, me, Connie, and Aunt Claudia) just took a 20-30 minute catnap.

Caitlin is finally starting to have some painful, strong contractions. Pitocin just got bumped up to 16. Ava's heartbeat is still looking good and strong. JP's being a great coach and is doing whatever he can to make sure Caitlin is comfortable.

Oh, Ava... come ON!

2009-04-13T20:06:00.001-07:00

11:06 PM

Well, for any of you weary followers who are still out there tuning in... there has been little progress. Here's how it stands:
Pitocin was up to 20 at one point, and still no real, organized contractions.
Nurse was going to order more (and it maxes out at 30).
The doctor said instead of raising it, to back it back down to 12 and start going slow to see if it won't trick her body into labor.
She is now sitting in a rocking chair in the hopes of encouraging something to happen.
She says she's feeling a little more pressure, but not a whole lot.

Some minor progress...

2009-04-13T19:11:00.000-07:00

10:12 p.m.

2.5 hours after starting the Pitocin... we are starting to see a FEW very SMALL contractions on the monitor. Caitlin is in no pain and just waiting for things to kick into gear!

Occupying Time...

2009-04-13T18:00:00.001-07:00

8:57 PM

JP's mom just arrived with some Phillies Tastykakes in honor of our beloved Harry Kalas, Phillies sports announcer, who died today. :( Caitlin isn't allowed to eat, so she got a pink bunny instead! :)

Some blips are starting to show on the monitor.. maybe contractions are thinking about starting? Pitocin drip started at 1, and is now at 10. Let's go, Ava!

Well.....

2009-04-13T17:20:00.001-07:00

still nothing after 30 minutes on pitocin... here's a look at the monitor full of nothingness! LOL

8:17 p.m.

It's going to be a long night. :)

Update at 7:49 PM

2009-04-13T16:43:00.000-07:00

7:49 p.m.

Still at 2 cm. Doctor just ordered pitocin which is now going in via IV.

Baby Ava Watch 2009

2009-04-13T14:42:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone!

Aunt Devon reporting for duty!

Caitlin's water broke this morning, and she is now in her hospital bed feeling quite comfortable! No big contractions yet, just some cramps. At last check (a few hours ago) she is dilated 1-2 centimeters.

Here are some pics of the current situation!

Caitlin is happy and comfortable...

JP is taking in some caffeine to prepare for the long night ahead!

JP's mom is on granny watch...

The room is ready!

Here I am!Uh oh, the caffeine is working!

Happy Easter!

2009-04-12T06:45:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter today! We're off to Poppy and Nana's house this afternoon! Here is a video of me on my very first Easter egg hunt AND some pictures of me with my Easter basket!
Love,
Lily

I'm So Amusing

2009-04-11T17:31:00.000-07:00

Mommy and Daddy are so silly. They think that I need all of these big, fancy toys to play with. Little do they know, all I need is a wipes container to keep me quite content!

Watch me in this video! :)

Welcome Baby Mason!

2009-04-08T17:49:00.000-07:00

Aunt Amy and Uncle Gary welcomed Mason Charles into the world yesterday morning! He is 6 pounds and 2 ounces and 20 inches long.

Here are some pictures of Mason with Mommy, Aunt Janet, Aunt Amy & Uncle Gary!

I'm a Big Helper!

2009-04-06T11:20:00.001-07:00

So, since Mommy has become obsessed with coupons lately, I've decided to help her! Look how helpful I am! :)

Some Picture Phone Cuteness :)

2009-04-05T10:05:00.000-07:00

This is what happened the other day while I was eating when Mommy said the name "Daddy." I love him so much!

And on this day, I had already eaten... bananas, cereal, a flashlight, Mommy's cell phone, and several spoons. :)

New Toy!

2009-04-01T07:44:00.001-07:00

I'm finally starting to get big enough to enjoy some of my Christmas toys! This one is lots of fun! I love how it lights up.. and how it tastes. :)

Kentucky, Day 2

2009-03-27T06:40:00.000-07:00

Wow- I can't quite believe how many things we were able to cram into one vacation! Wednesday was our last day of vacation... we started the drive home that afternoon and finally pulled into home sweet home early yesterday afternoon! Mommy told me that she took TONS of pictures so that someday when I'm older I can see everything we did on my first vacation!

We ended our trip with a visit to the Kentucky Horse Park! They have over 2100 acres of land and hundreds upon hundreds of horses of all shapes and sizes!!

Panoramic view of ONE SIDE of the Kentucky Horse Park:

Cute pony!

Inside the museum

Pretty bronze statue.. these were all over the park!

Secretariat's statue

Silly draft horse watching us!

Kentucky, Day 1

2009-03-24T17:43:00.000-07:00

Today we entered the state of Kentucky! If you are keeping tracking, that is the 10th state that we have traveled through (including Pennsylvania)!

1st we had to stop at the Verizon store where the stupid man wasted over an hour trying to troubleshoot when Mommy told him that her wireless card was broken and she needed a new one. Turned out, it was broken and she needed a new one. :p

After that, we took the factory tour at the Louisville Slugger Bat Factory! It was so neat!

They started out by showing us how the very first bats were hand carved!

We went in the factory where there was no photography allowed. At the end, the tour guide gave me my very own bat! It was tasty! :)

Then we toured the museum there... this is one of Babe Ruth's game bats from the season when he hit 60 homeruns.

Here are Mommy and I with a very special exhibit! These are the Phillies World Series players' bats!

Daddy tried the batting cages!

After the Slugger Factory, we drove by the very famous Churchill Downs Racetrack! This is where the Kentucky Derby is held.

That was it for today! We drove through the Kentucky Horse Park, which is where we will be exploring tomorrow!

Nashville!

2009-03-24T15:24:00.001-07:00

Sorry to leave everyone hanging! Yesterday Mommy's wireless internet card broke and she couldn't post anything until finding a Verizon Store today! Here's what we did yesterday in Nashville!

First we took a tour of the Belle Meade Plantation. It was a mansion and farm built in the 1853, before the Civil War. They raised horses there and famous horses like Barbaro, Secretariat, War Admiral, and Smarty Jones can all trace their bloodlines back to that farm!

Here's the front of the house:

Back of the house:

Grave of one of the family's most cherished horses:

This picture does not even begin to do justice to just how big and massive the barn was!

This is just one wing of the barn:

Far away shot of the house

After that it was off to the Country Music Hall of Fame in downtown Nashville!

These are the real "blue suede shoes" from the Carl Perkins' song that Elvis covered!

Outfits worn by Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, and others!

Of course we weren't done for the day! :) After that, Daddy dragged Mommy into a Dukes of Hazzard Museum and Store!

Maybe the busiest day so far!!

2009-03-22T20:11:00.000-07:00

Today we explored the city of Memphis, TN. We started out at Graceland where Elvis Presley used to live!

We saw lots of memorabilia...

Toured Elvis's collection of cars and motorcycles...

I loved it all!

Here is Elvis's mansion...

And here are a couple of the rooms we got to see. We also got to tour the grounds and two of his planes!

Next, it was time for some lunch. Mommy and Daddy ate some BBQ at Blues City Cafe on the very famous Beale Street.

From there we went to an old motel called the Lorraine Motel. This was were a very famous man, Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated.

Then we cruised along the banks of the Mississippi River...

Then we went to a famous hotel called the Peabody Hotel. They have DUCKS in their FOUNTAIN in the lobby! Every day at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. the ducks are marched to (a.m.) and from (p.m.) the fountain!

I loved those silly little ducks!!

Our final stop of the day was Sun Studios. This is the famous recording studio that "discovered" Elvis, Johnny Cash, and tons of others. So many famous musicians have recorded there. U2 recorded their Rattle and Hum album there (Mommy loves u2)! When we arrived, the employee told us that kids under 5 years old were not allowed on the tour! :( But here's what they did b/c they felt bad... they gave Mommy a free ticket for the tour. They offered Daddy any food or snacks he wanted from the cafe while Mommy took the tour. Then, when the tour was over, they let Daddy and I go in the studio to look around at everything!

Mixer that u2 used!

The Studio

This microphone is one of five original microphones from Sun Studio. It was the vocal microphone. It has been used by Elvis, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, and many more music greats!

Wedding Day!

2009-03-21T18:54:00.000-07:00

Happy Wedding Day, Mimi and Pop Pop! I'm sorry that I cried during your ceremony- thanks for not caring! ...I'm glad that the lady holding me knew to take me for a little walk!

Pretty wedding cake!
Coolest Groom's Cake Ever!!

Mommy's beautiful flowers!

Pop Pop and Mimi during their first dance

Uncle Brett and Pop Pop with the Phanatic cake

There I am! I fell in love with all of the beautiful flowers that everyone had. I just wanted to rip them apart!!!!

Fun with Mommy, Daddy, and Uncle Brett

Silly Uncle Brett!!!
More pictures from the reception...

Rehearsal Dinner 3/20/09

2009-03-21T18:38:00.000-07:00

I made lots of new friends at Mimi and Pop Pop's rehearsal dinner, and enjoyed time with old friends as well! :)

Here's Mommy with Mimi

And some wedding practice...

And Mimi and Marilyn!

And more today!

2009-03-20T14:32:00.000-07:00

Here's everything that we did up until now... tonight we're going to wedding rehearsal and rehearsal dinner! First, we stopped at Pea Ridge Civil War Battlefield. I got to sit on a cannon and Mommy bought me a bonnet! She keeps calling me Lily Ingalls Wilder... whatever that means!

After we visited the battlefield, we headed over to Bentonville, AR and saw the Five and Dime store that grew into the Wal-Mart chain! It was in a pretty town square with a big confederate statue!

From there we drove into Oklahoma, just to say we've been there!

We've Been Busy!

2009-03-20T06:05:00.000-07:00

Wow! Take a look at some of the things we've done the last 24 hours!

Daddy caught me playing on his bed yesterday morning!

I got to take a bath in my special tub in the hotel!

Then it was off to Aunt Courtney and Uncle Dave's house for dinner and some playing!

And here I am this morning- all ready to go sight seeing! Daddy had better wake up soon!

We Made It!!!

2009-03-18T22:29:00.000-07:00

We're here! We made it! It's VERY late, and we drove 14 hours today!! We're going to bed now!

Here I am amongst our many items in the hotel lobby!

I was SOOOOOOOOOOOO happy to be out of my car seat and able to stretch!!

Road Trip!!

2009-03-18T04:44:00.000-07:00

Wow!! My first ever road trip! We left home around 5 p.m. yesterday, headed for Fayetteville, AR for Mimi and PopPop's wedding! Thank GOODNESS I was allowed to sleep, because we drove for awhile last night! We left Pennsylvania and crossed through West Virginia into Ohio before finally calling it a day. I snoozed most of the trip, but when we found a hotel (at 12 a.m.), I was AWAKE. I got an extra bottle and Mommy and Daddy tried to convince me that my Pack 'n Play was just as good as my crib. Well, it's not. I decided to cry for about 30 minutes. Finally, at about 1:15 a.m., we all fell asleep until almost 7. Now we're up and getting ready to head out again! We are 14 hours away from Fayetteville, and I heard Mommy and Daddy saying that we might make it there tonight.

Here's a picture of me lounging in my pjs in my very first hotel room! Do you like my morning hair??

2009-03-14T19:15:00.000-07:00

Aunt Caitlin came over earlier this week for my 6 month photo shoot! (I'll be 6 months old TOMORROW!!) Don't I look so snazzy with my new bows??

Dear Mommy and Daddy,

2009-03-12T18:07:00.000-07:00

Happy Anniversary!!! I love you!!

xoxo
Lily

P.S. Pretty flowers from Mimi and PopPop!!!!

I Love My Daddy...

2009-03-10T20:24:00.000-07:00

So very much!!! <3

More Fun with Purrcy!

2009-03-10T20:20:00.001-07:00

Just rolling around with Purrcy today!

Sneaky Sneaky!

2009-03-02T07:44:00.000-08:00

Mommy ran to the kitchen REAL QUICK to get a spoon for my cereal. Here's what she came back to find me doing!

Famous girl!

2009-02-26T17:41:00.000-08:00

Check it out! I am famous! Well, sort of. :) Mommy just recently became a Vlogger (VIDEO BLOGGER) with New Baby. They have the coolest website that is just full of videos on everything baby/pregnancy/etc from product reviews to silly things that babies do. She just submitted her very first VLOG- a totally silly video of me screaming at the top of her lungs! Take a look- I made the webpage. Can you find me?

Give up? Click on the picture to see a bigger version!
Still can't find me? I'm the 2nd picture under the "Moms" column. Watch the video- it's really funny!!

Aunt Caitlin's Baby Shower!

2009-02-26T12:37:00.001-08:00

Wow- Baby Ava must really be arriving soon! On Saturday we threw a big baby shower for Aunt Caitlin! It was lots of fun!!

Who Says...

2009-02-26T12:35:00.001-08:00

I'm too little to help??!! :)

Party Crib!

2009-02-19T11:43:00.000-08:00

This morning Mommy put me down for a nap, again in the top right hand corner of my crib. When she peeked in at me a couple hours later, I had rotated about 90 degrees and was 3-4 feet away from where she put me! Oh yeah, I was also cuddling with my stuffed animals!!

My 1st Real Food!!!!!

2009-02-16T13:49:00.000-08:00

Last night I tried some squash!! Believe it or not, I actually liked it!!!! Here's a video of me snacking away!

And here are some mugshots of the event!!

5 Months Old!

2009-02-15T18:05:00.000-08:00

Mid-Day Snack!

2009-02-12T18:11:00.000-08:00

The other day I got a card in the mail from Marilyn, and my family got a thank you card from Aunt Caitlin. Mommy was nice enough to let me "read" them... Yum!!