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Today was wonderful.

Woke up to snow. Lily and I wore comfy clothes all day. No make-up.

Put in a load of laundry.

Fed Lily and just snuggled with her. Lily is a good baby. Everyone who meets her comments on how good she is. She smiles. She is generally happy just to be noticed. She had some shots today and cried for about 10 seconds, and after I picked her up she stopped, and then smiled at the nurse who poked her. One of my favorite things about her good nature is that she just takes the hugs and kisses. She just takes it. Sometimes her dad will kiss her over and over and over and I'm wondering how she is not getting annoyed by his scratchy whiskers, but she just smiles and coos. So when I snuggle with her, especially in the morning, she snuggles right back. I lay on my side, with her in the crook of my body, and she just looks around. Doesn't move at all. Sometimes she looks at me and smiles. Every once in a while she'll say something. I love her.

Went to lunch with Mom at Tea Rose Cafe. Delicious tomato and avocado melt. Good company.

Put laundry in dryer.

Went grocery shopping while Lily stayed home with Grandma. Strangely relaxing trip. I usually hate grocery shopping.

Made banana bread and cheddar chowder. Perfect for a snowy day. My mom and dad joined us for dinner because their carpets were being cleaned and the house was a disaster. Nice to have company in our new place.

Did dishes with Matt. Talked about how all of his co-workers are jealous of his lunches, which are leftovers of the the dinners I make. Then we read scriptures. I love him.

Watched "Bones". I really like that show.

Husband and child are in bed. Just thinking about my day. Nothing spectacular.

Hope tomorrow is just as good.

Issues

So, my husband has been doing things to our computer. Which is fine, because he's kind of a computer genius, and things are generally organized well, but now my pictures won't load. It seems like every time I try to post a blog, he's changed something (ie. pictures are in a new location, or in a new program, or on a completely different computer) and I have to do it a different way. Poo. Maybe our computer is just having issues, but I have a suspicion that it is his doing.

Since I can't post pictures, here is an update. We moved! Most of you probably didn't know that we have actually been living at my parents house for the last six months. We moved in right before Lily was born (actually the night before Lily was born) in anticipation of both of us being unemployed. I quit work for the baby and Matt graduated and then it was job searching. With the economy being what it is, it took a little while, so we were very grateful for my parents generosity in letting us stay with them for a while. Matt is now working in the IT department at Goldman Sachs and is enjoying the work. We are back on our feet and moved to a new place a few weeks ago. Hooray for independence! We are living in a basement apartment in Matt's Grandpa's house. So, we are still sort of living with relatives, but it's a separate apartment, and it was a deal we couldn't pass up. It will allow us to save for a house much quicker than we anticipated, and we are excited about the change.

Lily is 6 1/2 months old and is ADORABLE. I love being her mother. At her six month appointment, she was 14 1/2 pounds, so she's probably more like 15 or so now. She's petite, but very healthy. Here are some things that Lily does:

• Sits up. She can sit up by herself, but its still a little precarious. Sometimes she does great, other times, she just doesn't seem to want to put forth the effort.
• Eats real food. Currently on the menu is: rice cereal, squash, peas, green beans. She is a good eater.
• She LOVES to jump in her jumper. I think she might skip crawling and go straight to walking. She has never really like tummy time. She can roll over, but only if the circumstances are just so. Frequently when she is on her tummy, she just puts her face on the floor and moans or tries to eat the blanket. But she loves to stand and her legs are very strong.
• She loves to play with her feet. She bends herself pretty much in half and eats her toes. She's like a little baby ball when she does it. So cute.
• She loves to play with Dad.
• She likes to stroke people's faces. She's very gentle about it most of the time and I think it is adorable.
• She likes to babble.
• She is a snuggler.

Hopefully there will be pictures soon.

Isn't she pretty?

I've been bad. But here are some pictures of Lily's life so far. They are kind of out of order, so sorry. Enjoy!

Pretty Girl, 5 months:



Cousins:

Like Father, Like Daughter:

Sunday Best:

Mother and Daughter

Smiles:

Sleepy Girl. 3 months.

I don't know why I like this picture, but I do. 4 months.

4 months:

2 months old:

Baby Blessing, 2 months old. This is the dress I was blessed in. My mother made the beautiful baby afghan.

All bundled up! 3 months old:

Child of the 80's?

2 minutes old (Don't judge, she just came out of a very cramped space. And don't worry, her head isn't that shape any more)

45 minutes later. Much better.

2 weeks old:

3 weeks old: