Bobby Juechter (aka Lilly's dad and my hubby)

  I am very thankful for many things in my life, but I think that I am most thankful for having married a wonderful, caring, amazing man.  Now don't get me wrong, there are times I want to rip his head off and throw it out the window, but every since Lilly has been born I have watched this man, my husband, develop into a FATHER!  Of course it didn't happen all at once and we both still have things to work on as parents, but I think we are going to be o.k. 

  Bobby was so funny the day Lilly was born!  If you know Bobby at all you know how weirded out he is with hospitals and needles so I think that he was more nervous about labor and delivery than I was, but after all was said and done he never wavered.  Well, he did have to leave the room for the IV and epidural, but he was definitely my rock through the whole process and he was an amazing partner!  That moment that Lilly was born was a priceless treasure and the proud look on hes face is something I will never forget!!

There were many times in my first few weeks of motherhood that I thought I was loosing my mind, that I thought "I can't do this," that I just needed a break and he was there to take her off my hands so that I could take a walk or run out for ice cream.  He hates changing dirty diapers, but he does it with much nagging on my part.  He can always get a smile out of her.  He introduced her to cartoons on Saturday morning.  He also introduced her to "peek-a-boo" and she can't get enough!  

  When I started back to work we had a bit of an issue wondering what our mornings were going to be like.  I didn't want to get up at 4:00 a.m. to get myself ready, her ready, make lunches, pack bags, and so forth so I knew Bobby was going to have to get up to help me.  I like to think of it as "Lilly and Daddy time!"  Every morning at 5:00 a.m. I go to Lilly's room and wake her up.  I get her dressed (while she screams) and bring her to her daddy(still screaming.)  They lay in bed and she eats.  Then she coos and spits until he gets her back to sleep!  They are so cute laying there asleep every morning and I almost hate to wake her to go to school when it's time to leave!!  

Bobby and I have been married for 4 1/2 years and I consider myself extremely lucky to have found the love of my life who is shaping up to be a pretty awesome daddy!  I can't wait to see what the next few years have in store for us as a married couple and as parents. 

I love you Bobby and I promise to give you and Lilly my best:)! 

 

Fall Adventures Part 2

Well it has been a very hectic two weeks for Lilly and our little family!  Congratulations to Kate and Pete for buying their first home.  We really loved spending time with them while they stayed in our guest room.  We will always remember and cherish the time we had spent together:)  On the other hand it feels really strange to come home and it just be the three of us.  We have only had two weeks of "just the three of us since" Lilly was born so we will see how we do!

We finally got around to carving those pumpkins we bought at the pumpkin patch (and it only took us until the day BEFORE Halloween!)  I chose an easy design of a ghost since this was the first time I ever carved a pumpkin, but Bobby chose a more detailed design and his turned out amazing!  For Lilly's mini pumpkin I decided to paint hers and make it into a bat and I thought it turned out really cute!

 

We also tried to dress Lilly up in her "Red Hot Lilly Pepper" outfit the night of Halloween, but she was just not having it, but that day she did let me get a few shots of her in the outfit her Nana gave her and I love the onsie.  It says "I Love My Mummy!"  (Gotta love those spit bubbles!)  The cute "My First Halloween" bib was given to her at school and I am ashamed to say I didn't even think about getting her one so I am glad they took care of that for me...ha!!  

Bobby and I went to Stacey and Sean's house on Saturday night for their annual Halloween Boozefest and it was a great time...as usual...but I had to get a picture with Lilly while I was dressed up as "I Love Lucy."  Surprisingly when seemed to recognize me and wasn't scared when I held her.  She even cracked a smiled when I changed her diaper.  I was more worried that Bobby would scare her because he was dressed as "Beetlejuice" and I don't think I would have recognized him if I didn't know it was him, but our Lilly didn't miss a beat!  She KNEW it was HER DADDY and smiled at him with his crazy hair:)

Lilly's Grandpa (Ray) Came for the weekend to help Kate and Pete move into their new house and of course he came with gifts from him and Gran (Chris.)  The monkey feety pajamas are adorable and Lilly loves them.  I have to say that I do as well because they are zip up and I LOVE the zips instead of the snap buttons...Lilly has NO PATIENCE for silly snap buttons.  

Finally after her bath, one night this weekend, we decided to take a picture of her in her hoodie towel because that is my absolute FAVORITE time of day and she just looks so sweet when she is nice and clean.  Really it just makes me want to snuggle with her all night...but anyway, we decided to get a picture and I think it is one of the cutest photos we have taken so far!

Lilly was officially 4 months old on Tuesday November 2nd and I CANNOT BELIEVE how fast she is growing!!  She weighs 15.4 lbs and she is 24 2/3 inches long.  The doctor said she is perfect and is progressing very well.  We have moved her up to 6 oz and are hoping that she will soon start eating every 4 hours instead of 3, but I won't hold my breath.  Dr. Mishu says we can introduce her to cereal when we feel ready and I am hoping that when we do she will sleep a bit more soundly.  Don't get me wrong, I am very happy that she sleeps as well as she does, but I am hoping that if we can get her belly a little fuller before bedtime she will sleep a bit more soundly without stirring throughout the night.  Lilly can roll over from front to back (which I will post a video of very soon,) she is becoming way more vocal, and I love to hear her giggle!  

She is just the most amazing thing and I can't wait to see what happens next!

Until next time...