Until then, here is Lil saying hi to her little brother:
Saturday, December 08, 2007
Happy Jack
Jack is here and doing great. Marcy is feeling pretty good today and everyone is hanging out at the hospital Hopefully we will all be home Monday for the regular posting.
Until then, here is Lil saying hi to her little brother:
Until then, here is Lil saying hi to her little brother:
Monday, December 03, 2007
Final Countdown
"Do you think this is really silly?" or a variation "That was really silly, wasn't it?" "This is delicious!." "I made a dreidel today for Haungida!" [translation Hanukah]. "That was a turdler [turtle] Mommy, that was so silly." Just a few of the phrases heard from our character of a kid these days.
Also these days she is slow as molasses when it comes to finishing her dinner so we have been promising her a "special treat" if she finishes her entire dinner - the special treat remains unnamed until the plate is clean. Now some of you may think that making such a promise each night could prove disastorous, especially prior to bedtime, because a child may request ice cream, candy, cookies, etc. but no in our case, when she has many options before her, she chooses a banana. So, thus far, the system seems to be working fine, albeit with a few requests for twizzlers here and there. While Mom and Dad go straight for the bad stuff, Lily prefers fruit - we wonder if we will be so lucky with the next one??
On to the weekly activities...Baby Boy K has not made an appearance, and is still scheduled to arrive in four days! Lily has kept busy at school, working away at Haunakah and Christmas projects. On Friday, she had another fun day at gymnastics, and then Mom and Lily ran some errands and ended the day hanging around the house. On Saturday, Lily braved the chill and had fun helping Dad rake the leaves, playing in her house and on her swingset, and playing with Gypsy. Hayley and Cole came for an evening visit which included some pizza and some play time in the basement. On Sunday, Lily enjoyed some time indoors playing with her toys, but also braved the cold and went out for some romping with Gypsy.
Lily wants to send out Happy Haunakah wishes to everyone and can't wait to light the menorah tomorrow night for the first night of Haunakah!
This is actually our last post prior to the arrival of Baby Boy K, and I think Dad has something up his sleeve as to how he will accomodate BBK on Lily's pad. Make sure to check the blog this weekend for a possible post re BBK deets - Lily can't wait to introduce everyone to her baby brother!!
Collecting stuff in bags in her gymnastics leotard - which she wears all day!
>
Getting ready for her baby brother.
Caught in the act.
Some quality time with Mom before she has to share.
Also these days she is slow as molasses when it comes to finishing her dinner so we have been promising her a "special treat" if she finishes her entire dinner - the special treat remains unnamed until the plate is clean. Now some of you may think that making such a promise each night could prove disastorous, especially prior to bedtime, because a child may request ice cream, candy, cookies, etc. but no in our case, when she has many options before her, she chooses a banana. So, thus far, the system seems to be working fine, albeit with a few requests for twizzlers here and there. While Mom and Dad go straight for the bad stuff, Lily prefers fruit - we wonder if we will be so lucky with the next one??
On to the weekly activities...Baby Boy K has not made an appearance, and is still scheduled to arrive in four days! Lily has kept busy at school, working away at Haunakah and Christmas projects. On Friday, she had another fun day at gymnastics, and then Mom and Lily ran some errands and ended the day hanging around the house. On Saturday, Lily braved the chill and had fun helping Dad rake the leaves, playing in her house and on her swingset, and playing with Gypsy. Hayley and Cole came for an evening visit which included some pizza and some play time in the basement. On Sunday, Lily enjoyed some time indoors playing with her toys, but also braved the cold and went out for some romping with Gypsy.
Lily wants to send out Happy Haunakah wishes to everyone and can't wait to light the menorah tomorrow night for the first night of Haunakah!
This is actually our last post prior to the arrival of Baby Boy K, and I think Dad has something up his sleeve as to how he will accomodate BBK on Lily's pad. Make sure to check the blog this weekend for a possible post re BBK deets - Lily can't wait to introduce everyone to her baby brother!!
Collecting stuff in bags in her gymnastics leotard - which she wears all day!
>Getting ready for her baby brother.
Caught in the act.
Some quality time with Mom before she has to share.
Monday, November 26, 2007
Shadows and Tall Trees
Gobble, Gobble, Gobble...Turkey Day was a success and Hanukah and Christmas are right around the corner...
Before getting to Thanksgiving, we'll give you a brief update re Baby Boy K. We had an ultrasound on Wednesday and everything looks good and he is actually head down (unlike his sister) and things are still on schedule for a week from Friday.
On Wednesday, cousins Emilie and Stephanie came into town for a Thanksgiving visit, and Lily enjoyed waking them up Thursday morning at 7am to get the day started! Both Emilie and Stephanie were very helpful with preparing the feast for a total of 15 guests, and Lily enjoyed showing them her toys, swingset and playhouse. Our Thanksgiving guests included Great Grandma Katie (a.k.a. YG), Grandma Gail, Grandpa Tom, Grandpa Maurice, Grandma Phyllis, Aunt Jenny, Uncle Carlton, and cousins Alex, Valerie and Bill - overall everyone had a great time although we may have to make some minor adjustments to the menu and seating arrangements next year to accomodate everyone in the new house! Post-turkey, Mom, Dad and Lily were showered with suprirse gifts in anticipation of Baby Boy K - thanks to everyone for the wonderful gifts, we are sure Baby Boy K is glad to finally have some toys and books of his own.
On Friday, Lily enjoyed spending some more time with Emilie and Stephanie before they headed out of town. Lily, Mom and Dad then headed over to visit with Wyatt and his parents Kristen and Chris - Wyatt is another one of Lily's blogger friends, you can catch him at www.wyattsroundup.blogspot.com On Sunday, we headed over to Grandma Gail and Grandpa Tom's house to decorate the Christmas tree with Aunt Tracy and Uncle Stan - Lily really enjoyed looking at and hanging all of the tree decorations. She is getting very excited for Hanukah, the arrival of her baby brother, and Christmas - we have a lot coming up in the next few weeks and we'll be sure to keep you in the loop!
Opening gifts from the surprise shower.
Checking out some presents for Lily! A cool cash register from Cousin Em.
Lots of loot.
Handing out desert plates with Cousin Em "The Spiller" in the background.
Playing around in her baby brother's hamper.
Helping to trim Grandma Gail and Grandpa Tom's tree.
The finishing touch.
Before getting to Thanksgiving, we'll give you a brief update re Baby Boy K. We had an ultrasound on Wednesday and everything looks good and he is actually head down (unlike his sister) and things are still on schedule for a week from Friday.
On Wednesday, cousins Emilie and Stephanie came into town for a Thanksgiving visit, and Lily enjoyed waking them up Thursday morning at 7am to get the day started! Both Emilie and Stephanie were very helpful with preparing the feast for a total of 15 guests, and Lily enjoyed showing them her toys, swingset and playhouse. Our Thanksgiving guests included Great Grandma Katie (a.k.a. YG), Grandma Gail, Grandpa Tom, Grandpa Maurice, Grandma Phyllis, Aunt Jenny, Uncle Carlton, and cousins Alex, Valerie and Bill - overall everyone had a great time although we may have to make some minor adjustments to the menu and seating arrangements next year to accomodate everyone in the new house! Post-turkey, Mom, Dad and Lily were showered with suprirse gifts in anticipation of Baby Boy K - thanks to everyone for the wonderful gifts, we are sure Baby Boy K is glad to finally have some toys and books of his own.
On Friday, Lily enjoyed spending some more time with Emilie and Stephanie before they headed out of town. Lily, Mom and Dad then headed over to visit with Wyatt and his parents Kristen and Chris - Wyatt is another one of Lily's blogger friends, you can catch him at www.wyattsroundup.blogspot.com On Sunday, we headed over to Grandma Gail and Grandpa Tom's house to decorate the Christmas tree with Aunt Tracy and Uncle Stan - Lily really enjoyed looking at and hanging all of the tree decorations. She is getting very excited for Hanukah, the arrival of her baby brother, and Christmas - we have a lot coming up in the next few weeks and we'll be sure to keep you in the loop!
Opening gifts from the surprise shower.
Checking out some presents for Lily! A cool cash register from Cousin Em.
Lots of loot.
Handing out desert plates with Cousin Em "The Spiller" in the background.
Playing around in her baby brother's hamper.
Helping to trim Grandma Gail and Grandpa Tom's tree.
The finishing touch.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Here we go again
Earlier in the week, Lily and her classmates put on a fabulous Thanksgiving show where they sang lots of songs - next show we will try to remember the camera. On Friday, Lily had a blast at gymnastics, and then Mom and Lily hung out at home so Mom could do some baby/turkey day prep and Lily could play with all of her toys.
On Saturday, Mom, Dad, and Lily headed over to Naomi's house to interview some potential nannies for her baby brother - Lily had fun playing with Naomi and all of Naomi's toys. After interviewing three nannies, we all loved nanny #3, and fortunately she liked us too because she has agreed to care for Jonah and Lily's baby brother (who will remain nameless for now :)). He will begin hanging out with Jonah in late March and will be cared for by Joan, I'm sure there will more details to come on that front, but we are just relieved that child care is in place! On Saturday night, we enjoyed a 3 hour dinner at Clyde's with friends Paul, Cindy, Alexandra (age 6), Matthew (age 4), and Juliet (3 months) - fortunately Alex and Matt entertained Lily with books, coloring and stickers, so Mom and Dad were able to enjoy a leisurely dinner!
On Sunday, we hung around the house and Lily must have played with every single toys she owns in the basement and read multiple books, and we ended the day with a visit from Grandma Phyllis and Grandpa Maurice.
Sorry for the limited pics, we will try to do a little better this week with our Turkey Day visitors!
Happy Thanksgiving!! See you next week!
Playing around in a piece of the tent.
Ball pit fun.
Finding new ways to play in the ball pit.
On Saturday, Mom, Dad, and Lily headed over to Naomi's house to interview some potential nannies for her baby brother - Lily had fun playing with Naomi and all of Naomi's toys. After interviewing three nannies, we all loved nanny #3, and fortunately she liked us too because she has agreed to care for Jonah and Lily's baby brother (who will remain nameless for now :)). He will begin hanging out with Jonah in late March and will be cared for by Joan, I'm sure there will more details to come on that front, but we are just relieved that child care is in place! On Saturday night, we enjoyed a 3 hour dinner at Clyde's with friends Paul, Cindy, Alexandra (age 6), Matthew (age 4), and Juliet (3 months) - fortunately Alex and Matt entertained Lily with books, coloring and stickers, so Mom and Dad were able to enjoy a leisurely dinner!
On Sunday, we hung around the house and Lily must have played with every single toys she owns in the basement and read multiple books, and we ended the day with a visit from Grandma Phyllis and Grandpa Maurice.
Sorry for the limited pics, we will try to do a little better this week with our Turkey Day visitors!
Happy Thanksgiving!! See you next week!
Playing around in a piece of the tent.
Ball pit fun.
Finding new ways to play in the ball pit.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Lifetime Piling Up
The highlight of Lily's week was most definitely pajama day on Thursday. Lily's teacher, Ms. Linda, said that earlier in the week Lily could not stop talking about how excited she was for PJ day! Thursday morning finally came around and she speedily changed into her going to school pjs - Dad would love it if it was PJ day everyday! She was also supposed to bring one of her books from home, and after going through many different selections over the course of many days, she finally decided Thursday morning to bring 'Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse.'
Not only did Lily go to school in her PJs but she also visited the pediatrician in her PJs for her 3 year check-up. Some of you may wonder why Lily was going to her 3 year check-up two months after her 3rd birthday - well due to our move, responsible Mom scheduled her appt with a new pediatrician many months in advance, however, when it came to the actual date in September, irresponsible Mom forgot to take Lily to her appt, and ended up having to make a new appt)...anyways, compared with Lily's 2 year appt (feel free to review the September 2006 entry), this appt was a rousing success! Lily stood on the scale for her height and weight, and even took an eye and hearing test, and passed with flying colors. She weighed 34 pounds and was 37 1/4 inches tall - around 50th percentile for both. The only upsetting part was the flu shot but she quickly recovered to get a sticker and a lollipop.
On Friday, Lily's friend Brooke and new brother Anderson came over for a visit, and Lily and Brooke had tons of fun playing with lots of toys and bouncing all over the ball pit and bed - Anderson observed from afar and is looking forward to enjoying his own fun with Lily's baby brother in the coming months!
On Sunday, Lily and Mom headed over to GG & GT's to celebrate Great Yellow Grandma's 87th birthday - Happy Birthday YG!
Enjoy the pics!
At the doctor.
Playing with Brooke.
Celebrating a birthday with Great Yellow Grandma.
Enjoying a cookie.
Not only did Lily go to school in her PJs but she also visited the pediatrician in her PJs for her 3 year check-up. Some of you may wonder why Lily was going to her 3 year check-up two months after her 3rd birthday - well due to our move, responsible Mom scheduled her appt with a new pediatrician many months in advance, however, when it came to the actual date in September, irresponsible Mom forgot to take Lily to her appt, and ended up having to make a new appt)...anyways, compared with Lily's 2 year appt (feel free to review the September 2006 entry), this appt was a rousing success! Lily stood on the scale for her height and weight, and even took an eye and hearing test, and passed with flying colors. She weighed 34 pounds and was 37 1/4 inches tall - around 50th percentile for both. The only upsetting part was the flu shot but she quickly recovered to get a sticker and a lollipop.
On Friday, Lily's friend Brooke and new brother Anderson came over for a visit, and Lily and Brooke had tons of fun playing with lots of toys and bouncing all over the ball pit and bed - Anderson observed from afar and is looking forward to enjoying his own fun with Lily's baby brother in the coming months!
On Sunday, Lily and Mom headed over to GG & GT's to celebrate Great Yellow Grandma's 87th birthday - Happy Birthday YG!
Enjoy the pics!
At the doctor.
Playing with Brooke.
Celebrating a birthday with Great Yellow Grandma.
Enjoying a cookie.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)