He's here!

Okay, so he's been here....for a month and some change and he's so absolutely precious.  I woke up about 5 am on that Sunday morning and didn't even think that those odd cramps could mean anything.  I'm still not sure what I was thinking then.  I even tried to send John to church because I was too scared to be that wife that cried "labor" only to still be pregnant at the end of the day.  Thankfully, we have some wonderful friends at church who came by around 10 to take Lillie with them.  John and I arrived at the Birth Cottage at 10:30 am and he was born soon thereafter.  It was just that easy!   Psssh.

John Duncan
7/17/2011
11:45 am
7 lbs 6 ozs, 19 3/4 inches









Now that he's already 1 month old, I'll try not to be a month late in posting some 1 month pictures.

You can never nap alone around here...

Daily delivery

Each day when John heads out to get the mail he has a little shadow following him to the mailbox.  He pulls out the mail and hands it to Lillie and then becomes her follower so that he can catch what she drops on the way back.  Even if she only ends up with one piece left at the end of the trip she's still super excited to deliver it to me when she gets back.  Her sweet smile sure makes getting a hand full of bills much more pleasant!

Daddy's very own barista

John usually drinks a lot of coffee during the week.  So when we hear him coming down the stairs from his office, Lillie gets in coffee mode and gets ready to help.    Sometimes she gets to turn the coffee maker on but Daddy always needs her to cool his coffee.  What would he do without her?

Summer is a comin'

The truth is that summer is already here for us.  It has been blazing hot for a few weeks now and we look for any chance to play in the water.  Even "Baby" needed to cool off on this day!

Rock-a-bye baby

It's so special to see Lillie caring for her baby dolls, but very hard to catch on camera!  Here's a short clip where she's singing the nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye baby" to put her doll to sleep.  It tends to come out "rocky....treetops!" and is just absolutely so sweet.  She also loves to play "Ring around the roses" at church with all of the other girls.  They make it look so fun that you can often find a boy or two (and even adults) joining in.  And, of course, everyone has to fall down at the end.

Dis and Dat

I still haven't come to grips with the fact that I will never be a routine blogger. So I consider you a very good friend (or more likely an obsessed grandmother) if you are still reading this blog. I'm not going to give up on it just yet. I take too many pictures to just let them sit on my hard drive.

In family news, I'm almost 32 weeks pregnant with a boy (due July 21st)! All of us, including Lillie, are super excited about a little brother coming along. We haven't completely decided on a name either. Things are just much more laid back with this baby.

Lillie is at the point where her language is developing every day. Her hilarious vocabulary inspired this post. Actions and objects these days are described as being either "dis" or "dat" and "me do" everything. She loves to sing along to nursery rhymes by starting out with one syllable and simply holding it until the next phrase of the song. It's so off key, but absolutely the sweetest thing! She also adores babies (which makes it hard to tell her, "Lillie, I know you love the baby, but it can't breathe") and even my belly. Many people ask if she understands that I'm pregnant and I don't really know to what extent she understands, but I have observed how much she adores my belly, calling it baby, and I look forward to seeing the bond that she develops with her little brother.

We have had a lot of fun with friends lately too. Since I only have pictures of her on the potty (which hasn't been very successful yet) and pictures with her friends, I decided on showing you the latter. I'll save the others for when potty time is a little more encouraging.

Tea party time with the Fetterly girls, who will sadly be moving away this summer. Jeneva is only 6 weeks younger than Lillie.


First baseball game with Jack...she didn't watch a bit of it, but made sure to cheer when everyone else did. That's my girl!