Lilly's Big News

As I realized it is getting more and more obvious in pictures, we realized it was time to share our news...Lilly is going to be a big sister!!
I am 12 weeks along today and have really "popped" this week. The baby is due March 27th which will make Lilly 2 years and one month old. This baby has really thrown us for a loop as I have been EXTREMELY sick. Things are starting to get better now and I am very thankful for that. Lilly doesn't understand anything is different yet, and I'm not sure that she will until the time finally comes:) Right now it is fun to give her toys and things to the "baby" basket as we are trying to sort through some things in her closet.

Our Little Chef

Lilly has become quite the little helper in the kitchen. Lately she is VERY impatient while food is cooking so to keep her occupied we give her little "tasks" to help out. Usually it is just stirring something together, but last night she got to help mommy make some graham cracker cookies!

Once she realized that she could dip and spread she was really excited as you can see from this face!
Thankfully she wanted to try her cookie before there was much frosting on it..she didn't realize at all that she could lick the spreader either!

I guess the sign of a good cookie is a chocolatey smile:) They taste even better when you help make them!

Labor Day Weekend

Lilly had such an amazing weekend of firsts for Labor Day. On Sunday she had her first boat ride ever. We rode the ferry from Mackinaw City to the Island. She LOVED the boat, especially since water has been one of her words that she likes to say over and over again these past few weeks.

Once we got to the Island we decided to take the 8 mile bike ride around the outside of the island. We rode on Tandem bikes and had a cart behind ours for Lilly. The guy at the bike shop assured us that she would be asleep when we brought her back. Here she is SUPER excited before we started.

And yes..he was right. About a mile and a half into the ride she was asleep. She only slept for about 3 miles of it because we made some stops along the way that woke her up.

On Monday Lilly participated in the bridge walk. She didn't walk much of it, but did walk some. She was super slow when she was walking as she had to look around of course, so we ended up helping her most of the way. Of course she rode in the stroller NONE of the walk as she thought it was better to be carried!

Busy Weeks

Lillian has had a busy few weeks. She has been to Meijer Gardens and the zoo all in one week!!

Her favorite thing about Meijer Gardens is the "kids" entrance to the children's garden. They have a really cool gate that is just Lilly's size. She must've went in and out of this gate 20 times (and of course you have to close the door each time)

Lilly's favorite exhibit this time to the zoo was the new Meerkat exhibit. They run right up to the glass and Lilly loved watching them run around.

We got to get really close to the giraffes because the feeding section was closed that day. We had a blast at the zoo with mommy's friend Angie and her children! We hope to get together again soon!

Dressing Myself

One of Lilly's favorite games right now is to play dress up. She is able to get her head into shirts, but the arms still frustrate her. She can get her shorts on, but is unable to yet figure out how to pull them up.
For some reason lately whenever I get the camera out she closes her eyes so you have to deal with squinty pictures for a bit!

First Haircut

Lillian got her first "professional" haircut this weekend. I have cut her bangs twice, but the back of her hair was crazy and she would NOT keep pony tails in for more than 2 seconds. Lilly did a GREAT job and loved the Elmo video that they played while cutting her hair.

Reunion

We had a family reunion this weekend, and Lilly had a blast playing with her cousins...their toys were a blast! Her cousin Abby had a baby and a stroller and Lilly confiscated it for most of the day!

Makes a great seat for toddlers too apparently.

*On a side note..Lilly has successfully went "#2" in the potty twice now, and told me numerous times this weekend when she had to go potty. Unfortunately when we are away from home and don't have Lilly's potty. I'm not sure I'm ready to try out the big potty yet. Today though she told me when she had to go "Poo" and used the potty!!!