7 Months

Lily Babe

You did such a great job at growing this month! You have very skillfully crafted your crawling, walking and teeth growing skills in preparation for those momentous events. You can get up on your hands and knees (no crawling action yet, though) and can push yourself up from your back to sitting on your cute little bum. You can walk as long as we hold you up and you have been drooling/chewing up a storm in preparation for those little teeth. 

Here you are with Grandpa practicing your walking skills.

This month was exceptionally wonderful because for a few weeks we had a taste of spring/summer and boy did you love that! 

Your favorite outdoor activity is riding around in your little car
the wonderful neighbors gave us. Whether it's around the cul-de-sac or
around the block you always really enjoy it.


Here you are with Grandma riding in your car.


You enjoy being outside with all of your Grandparents. 

And with Mom

You also went "swimming" for the first time on a beautiful 80 degree
day in March! It was more of a bath, but you were in your
swimsuit and you were outside so we count that as swimming.
Just to prove how much fun it was, here's a video.

You also swung for the first time at the park across from

Mamaw Cindy's house. We really made the most 

of the nice weather!

Here are some other fun things you did this month:

We got out all your stuffed animals and you were really
excited to have so many friends!

Trying some carrots made by Mom. Those didn't turn out so well
but you did enjoy the apples and bananas!

You had another playdate with Mom's High School friend's babies. You love to be around other babies, and even tried to hold Ontae's hand. Quite darling!

This one is cute because I can just see you thinking
"I'm not listening!"

Our beautiful ballerina baby. 

Life wasn't always as perfect as these pictures made it seem, but at the end of every single day your Daddy and I thanked God for our perfect, amazing and beautiful baby Lily.

The half year mark

Lily E--

Hello my sweet baby girl. You have grown more this month than any other month, I think. The first day of your 6th month of life you decided you were ready to roll from your back to your tummy. I can't even describe how proud we felt; it was a very exciting moment! You also learned how to roll from tummy to back (that come second because you're not very fond of tummy time), you have really perfected your ability to pick up and maneuver objects with your hands (and mouth!), and you learned some pretty cool new sounds. The video below shows your current favorite sound: the cluck.

Tried for another 4 Gen photo. We're not a very photogenic group.

You had everyone entranced in Sesame Street
(except Great Grandma of course.)

You chew on anything and everything you can get your hands on,
no exaggeration! This is you knowing that you shouldn't
be chewing on a gift bag, but you are anyway because
it's just too hard to say no to that face.

Hanging out with Uncle Luke.

Cuddling with Uncle Shawn.

You and Sophie are warming up to each other quickly. The picture on the right shows Sophie sharing her ball. It didn't last long, but it's the thought that counts! Below you can see she even decided to cuddle for a moment. You took the opportunity to eat her ear.

Perfecting your tummy time skills.
Also a very cute picture.

First taste of "real" food: peas. You weren't entirely impressed,
but we have yet to see you turn away food.

Play Date

You had a play date with Julian and Aria, which you were very excited about. I had never seen you so content for such a long period of time. 

Watching Jazzmon do something interesting while you eat in
your twin Bumbo's.

You weren't incredibly excited about the fact that Julian
was chewing on your arm...

All the babies lined up in a row. 4, 5, and 6 months.

6 Month Stats:

17.5 lbs (75th-95th percentile)

27 1/2 inches (over 95th percentile)

Sleep update: You finally are taking all your naps in your crib, but we're still working on getting you to sleep through the night.

The 5th Month of Life

Dear Lily,

This month has been a very eventful one, indeed. You are getting very good at rolling on your side and are coming so close to getting all the way over. You hate tummy time so we don't get a chance to practice rolling from tummy to back very much. You love to chew on anything and everything, but mostly things that aren't your toys, i.e. remotes, phones, magazines, etc. You've also become a pro at holding and manipulating your toys so as to get as much as you possibly can into your mouth. You haven't learned any new sounds yet, but you love practicing the ones you do know. I think telling your stories is your favorite part of being a baby so far. The most exciting thing has been starting "solid" foods. We have only tried rice cereal thus far but you seem to like it.

First bite... not so sure

Then you were so excited about it, you wanted to do it
yourself! We needed a bath after this first attempt.

After that you were a pro, opening wide and loving
every moment.


I think the Grandparents had more fun than you, you are quite entertaining!

This video is very dark, but it is very cute. 

Sophie and Mom were playing tug-of-war

and you started laughing so hard. 

I had never heard you laugh so much, 

you didn't even care that you were being filmed.

You sure do love your Sophie.

Mom and Dad Time

Really, Mom? More pictures?

Taking your pictures this month was a little more difficult
as you are much more mobile and I lost your stickers.
At least I got this one, the rest were not as successful...

So I had to hold it up and take the picture

You found the paper...

Which did not work...

You also found the camera string to be quite tasty.

This entry is in memory of your Great Papa Wyatt who passed away this month.
He was an amazing man who loved you so much.
I hope you know how much light you bring to the world.

The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear

Miss Lily,

What a fun and busy month this has been for you! Your growth and development continues to amaze us, we have such a wonderful time learning new things with you. 

Your favorite toy is your hands; you grab anything within reach and promptly put it in your mouth. You are even starting to try to hold your bottle. You're getting better at rolling on your side, but haven't been able to get all the way over yet. You are still chatting up a storm every day, and have learned how to "yell" (or talk very loudly), which you enjoy doing very much. 

Our favorite new trick you can do is giggle. Nothing has ever made me happier in this whole world than listening to you laugh, especially because it's in response to something silly I'm doing. Finally, someone who gets my jokes! It has been incredibly difficult to get this amazing event on film, however, because as soon as you see the camera you get very distracted. This is the best video we have so far, hopefully there will be more to come!

Here you are talking to your toys, you like to tell them stories.

Watching Elmo with Daddy. As you can see, you are quite
mesmerized by electronic appliances. Anything to
make you happy!!

Auntie Em and Uncle Kyle feeding you. How cute!

          

               You had fun making Christmas cookies with your Grandmas, and I know they had fun, too!

Even Great Grandma got in on the cookie fun.
You cared more about her light up necklace than you did
about the cookies, though.

Christmas time at Grandma Sharon's was a blast! She spoiled you with lots of gifts and you also enjoyed cuddling with everyone, including Uncle John, Sebastian and Xander.

Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa Schroeder's was a success.
Here you are with Mommy playing on your new piano. You
can never start learning these things too early!

Opening presents at Mamaw's. You were excited for your
new CD of silly songs from Uncle Chiz.

Family Christmas photo

Four generation photo, and yes this was the best one in the bunch.
You can't imagine how difficult it was to get us all to cooperate for this. 

Overall, Christmas was a success. It took us about a week
to recover, but you managed to score some great loot
and looked super cute while doing it!

You are such a beautiful growing girl and we are so proud of you. 

Things we are working on this month: getting you to sleep without rocking you and getting you to stay asleep at night.

 Four month stats: 

15 lbs 8 oz

90th percentile

26 3/4 inches

Over 95th percentile.