Stowaway

Dear Lily,
We had such a great weekend and I'm sad that I have to go back to
Washington DC for one more week.

I think you're sad too because I found you trying to stowaway in my
suitcase as I was packing it tonight.

You make me laugh. I'm going to miss you. See you Friday.

Tyler Arboretum

On Friday we visited the Tyler Arboretum with three of your friends from our Lankenau group.

They had a treehouse exhibit. Here is a picture of one of the super cool treehouses that we saw:

Since you hadn't napped the whole day, you spent the first half of the visit like this:

You woke up in plenty of time to play with your three boyfriends:

At one point things got a little silly. Here you are making googley eyes at Javier:

He responded to your googley eyes by holding your hand then stuffing the whole thing in his mouth.

You two started something because the next thing I knew Aiden had Gavin's hand in his mouth!

You are four silly babies! It was a wonderful outing! We can't wait to do it again!

Love,

Mom

At the Pool

Your first day at the pool was a success. The water was a little chilly but you didn't seem to mind at all. Someone let us borrow a little boat and you rode around in it like a little sea captain. You were adorable!

Update: 4 months

Dear Lily,

I can't believe you are already 4 months old! You are doing so much more these days. Your biggest accomplishment this month is that you learned how to roll over. You can roll over to your stomach when laying on your back. At this point, I'm not sure you are doing it on purpose. We have seen you get yourself in a sticky situation one or two times. Your new rolling over skill is somewhat disrupting your sleep. You are still a champ at putting yourself to sleep, although lately you are not staying asleep for very long. I hope this new pattern isn't permanent. You have also become much more adept at grasping objects and bringing them to your mouth. You seem to enjoy having a toy in your hand. You can now stand up when held and you are very very proud of yourself when you are standing up. You are working really hard at sitting up but don't quite have that skill down yet. You are giggling more these days. You have taken a liking to Scout. You seem very fascinated by her and sometimes you giggle when she surprises you. The other big news for this month is that you continue to grow. A lot. Last time we checked you were almost 17 pounds! You wear clothes sized for 6 to 9 month old babies. Sometimes I worry that you are growing too big too fast but everyone reassures me you are fine.

You are so much fun to be around. You hardly fuss at all these days. I can't wait to see what next month brings!

Love,

Mom