mischief

Lillian is such a mischievous girl! She's not crawling quite yet, but she is mobile to some extent! A couple of days ago she started to roll around like crazy! She's been able to roll for a long time, she just never did in the past--now i can't keep her still long

enough to change a diaper! It's really fun to watch her make her way around the living room, and i love seeing her big smile when she reaches her initial goal {which is usually the dvd or video game case}.

She also scoots around on her bum while sitting. We can't keep this girl still! I'm scared of what crawling might bring, but i'm also very excited for her to finally put it all together and take off!

She still likes to dance and will now start dancing {whenever

} she hears music--even if she's crying!

{daddy forgot that pants go on the outside}

sick girl :(

Lilli is sick...and she is not happy!

she slept about six hours last night, the poor little girl just couldn't breathe. i tried to lay her in bed with us, but she wasn't feelin' that so she actually just sat in bed with us! after about an hour of that, i put her in her crib with some toys, but she just wanted to be close to mommy and daddy--it was a long night! this morning she was coughing, sneezing, and spewing boogers all over--yuck! i felt bad leaving for work, but cason did a good job at taking care of her, and keeping his cool while she cried most of the day. After a late nap she was running a fever (her first) and i was freaking out! luckily some baby tylenol and a cool bath took care of it!

does it ever get easier? i get so scared when my little munchkin gets sick! (even if it is just a cold!)

{eight}

Today:

Lillian has thrown many a temper tantrum, wiggled all over, torn up all the mail (luckily it was just coupons) gotten stuck underneath her crib, pulled out a bunch of cason's video games, pulled on a tablecloth in our living room causing a wooden figurine to fall, and almost a glass picture frame. And at this very minute she's eyeing the computer and trying to get close enough to grab it!

{Hooray for being eight months old!}

The weird thing is that when we're at other people's houses she doesn't even try to get into stuff. She just sits there politely. - where did she get such good manners?

Lillian sometimes cries and laughs at the same time.

(she just got the computer!)

She'll think something is hilarious one second and then just smile politly the next. As if to say, 'i'm bored of that game. but thank you, i had a rather nice time'

She still dances to music, but only if she thinks no one is looking (usually)

If she's sucking on a binki and sees food, she will dramatically let the binki fall from her mouth.

Cason plays a game with her where he'll sit her on his chest and say 'uh-oh'. She used to try not to fall, and would then giggle when she evetually fell and Cason caught her. She will now sometimes get a big smile on her face, fling out her arms, and intentionally fall backwards when he says 'uh-oh' it's so funny!

(she just got into the video games again)

She's gotten hungrier in the past couple of days.

she trills her lips

she doesn't sleep well unless she's in her own bed (or swing). we've been out of town the past 2 weekends and she would wake up about every hour. She spent most of her time in bed with Cason and i.

She clicks her tounge

She's noisy...but again, just at home.

She weighs about 20 pounds

She doesn't like bottles as much as she used to, she prefers baby food and yogurt

She still loves binki's, and will start making the sucking motion on nothing to tell us that she wants one.

She's cool with being on her belly now that she's realized that it helps her get around.

She just started eating those little puff things and loves them. She also likes 'baby mum-mums' i think she mostly likes them because they're crunchy, and because they're fun to play with.

She still drools a lot, but has started to spit up less.

Still no teeth

Still not crawling, but i think she will be within a week or two!

Spring.

So happy that it finally feels like spring! Lillian seems to like it too!

Porter Park.

We went to Ashton this weekend to see Cason's family and to pick up our jeep from Rexburg. We had some free time on Saturday, so we stopped at good ol' Porter Park. I don't miss Rexburg, but i do miss the park. it's where Cason and i fell in love, and i was really looking forward to taking Lilli there over the summer--at least we got this one opportunity to do just that! She was pretty tired, but she LOVED the swings! She'd laugh so hard, and then cry as soon as it stopped. She was not a happy girl when it was time to leave!

The trip was uneventful, but good. My only complaint was the 5 hour drive back! it was hard without Cason to keep me company and with lilli bawling in the backseat. but, we made it...and with only one stop!

i just like the strings.

Lillian got this little piano for christmas from grandma kelli. it used to be in her crib, and she'd sometimes kick at it to play music. i just took it out so she could play with it more, but it turns out that she just likes the strings on it! she'll sit and play with them for hours! She also just discovered the little birds that sometimes light up - she thinks they're really fun! and likes to touch them.

Here comes trouble

Lillian is beginning to be a handful! She isn't crawling yet, but she will be {soon} and i'm almost dreading it! how are we going to handle this curious little girl? She also hasn't been sleeping well the past few days. i thought i finally got her down for the night around 11 yesterday and decided to take a bath. She started screaming and crying and after Cason tried a few things, decided to let her play for a while. While on his watch, she someho

w got his easter candy and dumped it all over the place! He found her playing with the little egg container and swirling the m&m's around with her finger--i'm just grateful she didn't put any in her mouth!

Also, (while Cason was watching her) she wiggled on her back to the coffee table, pulled out a little basket that we have under there and started lifting it up and down...Cason found her with it resting on her face! Despite not being able to crawl, she is {really} good at finding a way to get what she wants!

Here is a cute video. She got really cranky, so she and daddy played

{rocket girl}.