Dirty Knees

As I think I've mentioned, Lily is crawling. By this point, she is unstoppable; she's crawling everywhere and getting into everything. As a result of all of this crawling, the knees on her pants end up absolutely filthy. I put a load of Lily-laundry in to wash this evening, and I had to Spray-and-Wash every pair of her little pants. Perhaps I should buy stock in the Spray-and-Wash company (along with the diaper and formula companies)....

Spring Break in Dallas

It was Spring Break this past week, and we celebrated with a little family trip down to Dallas. We stayed with Aunt Janet and Uncle Tio (who were eager babysitters) and spent quite a bit of time just visiting. We also spent some time shopping and browsing; we went to a big mall, a really cool shopping center, and the most amazing grocery store I've ever seen. Jimmy and I had an evening out and went to see a movie. (This was my first trip to the movie theatre since Lily was born. We saw Knowing. It wasn't nearly as good as I had hoped. There were aliens. I wasn't expecting aliens. The previews didn't mention aliens....) Nonetheless, it was still nice to have an evening out sans Lily. Lily seemed to enjoy the trip. She got to hang out with Aunt Janet, had her first taste of chocolate cake, and talked to Prozac, Uncle Tio's parrot. She also acquired a very special friend on this trip -- a teddy bear named Rose that was made just for her....

John Deer Green on St. Patrick's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day!! Jimmy forgot that he was supposed to wear green today, and he told me that people at work pinched him. I wore one of the shirts that I bought in Ireland; it wasn't a green shirt, but it had "Ireland" embroidered on it in green letters. Lily wore the only real green shirt that she owns: her John Deer shirt. (She has some baby/mint green onesies, but those aren't really "green.") I thought she looked so cute in her slightly over-sized t-shirt and little denim skirt....

A Master of the Sippy Cup

Lily has mastered the art of the sippy cup. She does pretty well handling it by herself, though sometimes it still ends up on the floor. I haven't given her juice yet; I'm trying to hold off on that just a little while longer. So far she's only gotten water in her cup, and she seems to like that just fine....

400!!

This is post number 400! I don't really have anything exciting to write about, but 400 posts means I've written a lot of words on this site....

Return of the Mosquitoes....

We've had beautiful spring weather here the past few days. The grass and trees are beginning to green, and I even have a pretty yellow dafodil in my back yard. The weather's wonderful, but with the warmer weather came spring's unwelcome guests: the mosquitoes. I had hoped to enjoy a few days outside before they arrived, but the little bloodsuckers have managed to find me and turn me into lunch already. (As far as I can tell, they haven't bothered Lily.) We're going to get some citronella torches and candles to put in the backyard to keep the peksy little critters away....

Experimenting with Gravity

Lily's learning how to pull herself up and how to stand. Consequently, she's also learning how to fall down. Though she usually manages to land on her diapered behind, she's had a few face-plants that resulted in screaming followed by bruising and sometimes a few drops of blood if she managed to puncture the skin. We've done a fair amount of baby-proofing, but there just isn't any way to protect her from everything. (Regardless of what we do, there are still hardwood floors and wooden doorframes.) She's beginning to avoid doing things that hurt....

Mozart Update

Lily has now figured out that she can play piano without the assistance of Mommy or Daddy. She can use the piano bench to pull herself up to standing, and then she can reach up and press the piano keys. Talk about determination....