This month has been so full of adventures. Lily has grown so much, and her fine motor skills are really developing. She started solid food, we dedicated her, she stopped having to do everything in a car seat, and she celebrated her first Saint Patrick's Day.
Lily's Dedication was more about us making a promise than about her having to do anything. It was really a special evening, and when the pastor said that some people aren't able to have children and we should feel blessed, it brought a tear to my eye. I know that feeling all too well, and I feel blessed every single moment that I have her. I hope Clay and I never forget to thank God for her.
Having family and friends there, and praying over her was an amazing expereince.
We were so proud of her when she started solids- she has done so well with it and is having so much fun trying everything. It has been a game for me to find things in the store that I have never heard of so that she never runs out of things to try.
In just the last 2 weeks she has had: steak, chicken, zuchini, yellow squash, butternut squash, carrot, sweet potato, apple, pear, plum, mango, avacado, cucumber, broccoli, rice cake, bread, oranges, oatmeal, banana, and I'm sure there's something I'm forgetting!!!
We took a special trip to Alabama to see her cousins, who she adores.
She helped her Daddy celebrate his birthday this month.
And we had all kinds of other fun!!!
We have fun playing in the car while waiting for Daddy to get off work each day.
She woke up early one morning, so she just hung out in our bed and watched us as we got ready.
Nothing warms my heart like when she snuggles with her daddy.
If I send her with her Daddy for a diaper change it almost always takes 3 times longer because they spend so much time playing!!!
I'm sure every modern mom does a lot of internet searching after having her first baby, and believe me, I have done more than my fair share. While researching different topics, I found the website of a pediatrician whose advice I found to be very helpful. She had advice on nearly everything I could think of, and in case anyone is interested in her site, this is it: http://www.drjen4kids.com/
I friended her on facebook, and when Lily was around 4 months old, she posted a link to the following book:
Clay and I both read this book, and we decided that we really wanted to try this method of introducing Lily to solid foods. At first I mourned the idea of not doing purees. I had so many plans, even before she was born, of all the homemade baby food I was going to make. It has been hard to wait to start until she was older, because this is a relatively new idea in the world of baby food, and there isn't a lot of support for it. But, now I could not be happier with our choice to do this. I ransacked the Publix produce section tonight- I never knew what an adventure fruits and vegetables could be! We are so excited for her to try everything!
Lily's 1st BLW meal:
sauteed chicken and asparagus, with mango and avacado
Yummm... chicken!!!
I will crush this avacado before I eat it...
All the cool kids love asparagus!
More food fun:
As you can see, she loved every minute of trying solid food for the first time- and we could not be more proud of her!!!
A special shout-out to Nana - thanks for the bibs you made! As you can see, she will be putting them to some good use!!!
