One Year!

Here's what's going on in Lilly's world these days:

•Lilly weighs 22.5 lbs. and is 29 inches long.  She is in the 75th% for weight and the 50th% for height.  We're used to the weight percentile, but this average height percentile is really throwing us off! :)
  

•Lilly is talking all the time.  She still babbles a lot, but she definitely has some distinct words: "Da Da", "Uh-Oh", "Hi", and "Thank You" which comes out more like "dank oo".  She will repeat "Ma Ma", "Papa", and "Nana", but hasn't started calling anyone by their name except for her Daddy (jerk!)

•Lilly is still sleeping well.  She now sleeps with a blanket and her taggie blanket her Nana made her.  She goes to bed at 7:30 and wakes up sometime around 7 the next morning.  She is down to one bottle before bed, and to be honest, I'm not sure when we will ever get rid of it!

•Lilly is eating everything we eat...and a lot of it (hence the 22 pounds!).  She really likes avacado, peas, and ham. 

•Lilly is wearing 12-18 month clothing and a size 4 shoe. 

We cannot believe it's been a year!  Lilly is still the sweetest, cuddliest, most fun-loving girl around.  She always has a smile on her face, and she LOVES playing with her big sister.  We can't get enough of our Little Boo!

My friend Sarah took some pictures of our girl for her birthday.  You can check them out here!

Five Months!

May 3rd already??  Well baby girl is five months old, and she is getting more and more fun every day!  We've had a rough month in the Tosic house.  Lilly had her first ear infection, and quite frankly, we've not gotten a ton of sleep this month.  As my mom pointed out, we've been extrememly spoiled with her, so by me saying we've not gotten a lot of sleep, it's still more than most!  She seems to be better now and is back to wanting to eat again.  I'm pretty sure she's now making up for lost time, ha!
•Lilly weighs around 14 pounds.  She lost some weight in the last month since she rarely ate.  She's such a sweet little peanut!  We're not sure how long she is...we'll save that for her 6 month check up!
•Lilly is laughing all the time.  The best part about it is she laughs without being tickled--she just laughs because she thinks something is funny.  Her sister is still her best entertainment.
•Good news...Lilly has moved to her crib!  It just happened last week, but hey-we've had a rough month, remember?!  She's doing okay in her crib.  Most of the nights she has made it the whole night.  On the couple of nights when she's woken up aroun 3 or 4, we cheat and bring her to our bed.  We are definitely from the school of "whatever works" until the summer! 
•Lilly goes to bed around 8:30 and sleeps until 6:30, wherever that may be!

•Lilly is up to 7-8 oz. bottles.  We tried cereal, but she is not feeling it AT ALL!  I'm being a bad mom and sneaking some in her bedtime bottle...it's seemed to work.  She is still on breastmilk, and I have cut my pumping down to only twice a day.  I tried to quit once last week and after almost throwing up from the pain at 3 in the morning, I decided I'd go a little longer.  I forgot how awful it is to quit!
•Lilly is still wearing size 2 diapers. She's wearing 3-6 month clothes, more leaning toward the 6 month side!

•Lilly REALLY wants to move!  You can tell she has the desire, she just can't quite get it figured out yet.  She pushes herself all the way up, but then she cannot figure out how to get those knees underneath her.  It's only a (short) matter of time before she's mobile!  We also think teeth are in the near future.  She constantly has her hands in her mouth!

How we got another blonde haired, blue-eyed baby is beyond us, but boy am I counting down the days until I get to spend lots of time with this sweet girl soon!!!

Four Months!

Cannot believe I am writing Lilly's 4 month post!  Time is flying by.  We're trying to enjoy every minute of it, and as much as I don't want time to go faster, I am looking forward to seven weeks from now when I get to hang out with my girls all the time for summer break! 

Here's Lilly's as current as can be info.  I'll update her actual weight and height after we go to her check-up next week. 

•We're guessing Lilly weighs somewhere around 14 pounds.  Still a healthy one!
•Lilly has started giggling.  She is very ticklish, and we love getting her to laugh.  She also laughs at her sister.  Lainey plays peekaboo with her, and she just laughs and laughs.  It is about the sweetest thing I've ever seen!

•So I thought that Lilly would be in her own room by now, but she's not...
  I don't know what is wrong with me, but I just can't put her in her own room yet.  I know it's completely     ridiculous, but I'm not making any apologies for it!  It's something about knowing she's the last one that makes me not able to let go of my baby.  I did feel a little better this week when I went to my yearly check-up with my doctor (whose daughter is a week younger than Lilly) and she told me her daughter is still in her room too :)

•Lilly goes to bed around 8:30 and sleeps until 6:30.
•Lilly still drinks about 5-6oz. bottles a day. She's still on my milk, and I'm still pushing to make my 6 month goal!
•Lilly is wearing size 2 diapers.  She's wearing 3-6 month clothes, more leaning toward the 6 month side!  She's a little chunk!

•Shortly after she started rolling on her tummy at the beginning of last month, she also was able to roll back over.  You cannot put her on her back without her rolling right over.  This has presented a slight issue while she is sleeping, and that too may be contributing to why we're not putting her in her crib yet. 

• Lilly took her first road trip this month.  We drove to Memphis on a last minute trip, so she has now been to 4 states.  She was an amazing traveler and I was constantly reminded of what a blessing she is!

And just for comparison's sake...Lainey at 4 months:

 



Three Months!

Three months!  Are you kidding me?!?!  We are officially not parents of a newborn anymore.  We've had such a fun time with Lilly this last month, and we know it only gets better from here!    

• We're guessing Lilly weighs somewhere around 13 pounds.  She's a healthy one just like her sister! 
• She is "talking" all the time!  It cracks us up.  She is such a sweet girl with such a laid back personality.  We love when she wakes up in the morning because we know it will just be solid smiles. 
• She is now sleeping in her pack and play in our room.  Yes...she is still in our room, and I really don't foresee her moving out for awhile.  I know it sounds crazy, but we aren't losing any sleep with her in there, she's not losing sleep, and it makes me feel better knowing she's right there.  She's been ready to go back to her crib for awhile, but I'm just not quite there yet!  Maybe next month...
• Lilly goes to bed around 8:30 and sleeps until 6:30.  She would definitely sleep longer, but this is the schedule the poor girl has been thrown into!  We started swaddling her again this month, and that has really made a huge difference in her sleeping style. 
• Lilly drinks about 5-6oz. bottles a day.  She's still drinking my milk, but I'm not sure how much longer that will last!
• Lilly is wearing size 2 diapers, mainly because that's what we had in the house when we ran out of 1's.  She still has 1's at school, but I think we will just buy 2's next time we have to buy them.  She's wearing 0-3 and 3-6 month clothes. 
• The biggest thing that has happened this month is she has started to roll over in this last week.  If we put her on her tummy, she just goes right to her back.  Bless her heart--we keep putting her on her tummy over and over to watch her roll. :)

We can't wait to spend another month watching you grow and turn into a little toddler!

Two Months!

Our sweet Lilly Boo is 2 months old today!  We seriously cannot believe it was already time to take her for her shots today.  Here's the sweet girl with her typical Lilly face looking at us like we are straight up crazy!  I put her in this sweet outfit she was given by a friend of mine today, despite the fact that it's a little large for her...my colleagues said I needed to feed her more and then she'd be able to fill it out.  Clearly I think she's getting enough to eat! :)

Here's the sweet girl a couple weeks ago showimg that sweet smile!

 The girls this morning before Lainey went to school.  I love Lilly's face in this one.  She's so used to being kissed by her big sis, it's just no big thing anymore!

• Lilly weighs 11 lbs. 10 oz. and is 22 3/4 inches long.  She's in the 70th percentile for weight, and the 70th percentile for height.  Her head is in the 70th percentile too.  And just for kicks and giggles, here are Lainey's stats at this age (keep in mind she was only 7lbs. at birth as opposed to Lilly's 8):  weight-11 lbs. 7 oz. (75%); height-23 1/4 (90%).
• She's a sweet, smiley girl and has started to "talk" to us.  You forget how adorable the cooing is! 
• She is awake and alert quite often during the day.  I feel bad for her because there's not really much she can do right now but lay flat on her playmat or hang out in her swing or bouncy seat.
• She is still sleeping in her bouncy seat with the occasional time spent in our bed.  I know! I know!  We are being bad parents, but it just makes life so much easier, and with two you kind of do what you need to to get by!  I think everyone's definition of "sleeping through the night" is different, so I'll say that Lilly sleeps from 9:30-10:00 to 4:30-5.  She then gets in the bed with us until the alarm goes off at 5:30 :(  Before that she would sleep longer, but we're starting to prepare for my return back to work so we've been up and at 'em everyday last week.
• Lilly wears a size 1 diaper and 0-3 month clothes.  She can still fit in some newborn things, but they're getting a little snug around her belly! :)

And on a completely random note, here is the big sister in her new "pupper theater".  Of course I saw a project on Pinterest and thought it to be easy enough for my limited sewing skills/patience to complete.  You use tension rods to put it in the doorway so it's really simple to put up and down.  Next I have to buy a toilet paper roll holder and a roll of tickets for admission to her "shows" :)

One Month!

Lilly is technically 4 weeks old today, and I guess we would consider her "one month birthday" to be on the 3rd, but I figured I would go ahead and post while I have a moment!  I cannot believe how quickly the time has already flown!  We have enjoyed getting to know our new girl, and we can't wait to see all the changes to come.  Here's a few highlights:

• Lilly weighs 8 lbs. 15 oz. and is 21 inches long.  She is growing FAST!
• She eats every 3-4 hours and eats A LOT!  Being the neurotic mom I am, I think we are overfeeding her, but who doesn't love a chunky baby, right?! :)
• She sleeps well at night, usually going for about four hours inbetween feedings with the occasional five or six hour stint! 
• Lilly spends her days eating, sleeping, and hanging out.  She is usually a content little baby, and she loves being held.  Due to her being born a few weeks before Christmas, she has seen family often...and therefore been held often! 
• We have recently put her on reflux medicine due to some gagging/choking spells she has on a very regular basis.  We are trying the reflux medicine first to see if it helps before we have to possibly see an ear, nose, and throat specialist. 
• We thought we were being so grown up this time by having her sleep in her crib from day one.  Well that lasted about 2 weeks until she got a little sick and also really started this choking mess.  Since then, she has spent her nights elevated in her bouncy seat right next to my side of the bed.  Her doctor says she should stay there until she is 3 or 4 months old, so I guess we will follow doctor's orders! 
• Lainey loves her little sister and tells her how cute she is every day.  She is such a good helper with a great attitude towards her sister, and I really can't wait to see these two grow into what I hope will be wonderful friends!

Jovan and I are sleep-deprived, but loving every minute.  It is so different this go round.  You know that this too shall pass, and I am trying to soak in every minute of my last baby.  She's already grown and changed so much, and I already tear up at the thought of having to leave this girl to return to a job I am not too fond of these days!  Oh well!  We're just going to live in the minute and love on our sweet one month old baby girl!

And just for fun...here's Lilly and Lainey at one month in the same onesie.  I have been AWFUL at taking pictures of Lilly, and that is definitely a resolution of mine for 2012!

Lilly at one month

Lainey at one month

It's funny, because I don't think these pictures do them justice as to how much they favor each other.  There are times when we think Lilly looks exactly like her big sis!  Obviously Lilly is a better eater than her sister, ha!  Love these girls!!!