New Baby Coming Soon!

But not soon enough! ;) Yep! We're having another baby. I'm really glad that Lilian won't be an only child. Do we want a boy or a girl? It doesn't matter, a healthy baby will be just great! A boy would be fun, and I've already got a boy name in mind. But a sister for Lilian would just be fabulous. I love my own sister so dearly, I can't imagine life without her. And a special thanks to Stacy for going with me to the Dr., corralling my girl, and splurging on Red Lobster with me. I LOVED spending time with you.

It's been a fun time telling our great news to all our family and friends. We've been on silent mode for at least a month now. Jeff could tell you, I've been bursting at the seems. I just like to talk! I bought Lilian a shirt yesterday that reads, "I'm the BIG sister!". We put it on her and invited our moms over. They were joyful to say the least, as Lilian greeted them and said, "See my new shirt". She loves to show off new things. Then we hit the phones calling our grandparents and close friends. Of course my facebook has been flooded with congrats, which makes us feel good too! Breaking the news at work has been fun as well. Jeff and I both have been hounded by questions of, "Isn't it about time for another one?". To which we just shrugged them off. Now we are all laughing about it. :)

So far so good, I've not been sick feeling. I am a little pudgier, and I don't think that's all baby, I've just been eating like crazy, even before baby. Oh well. I'm so proud of my family and look forward to meeting the new person. As always, we stand in awe of our most Awesome Creator in the miracle of Life. As if I needed another reason to believe in a Creator God...I had the thought recently, that if evolution were true, mothers would have at least 3 arms by now! Just sayin'...

ok, i'll get a picture up soon!

Day at the Lake

We had an idea while Jeff was taking some days off...to rent a pontoon boat on Rend Lake. The day we wanted to go, there weren't any boats available. We decided to go for a half day (morning) on Tuesday. It was going to be a really hot day, so I was glad we went in the morning. Some good friends went with us and we spend a good bit of time just floating in the water. Lilian had a good time, although it was somewhat challenging when she wanted to "swim" back and forth between us. She had a blast though! She even got to drive! :)

Big Girl Bed

We got my niece's old daybed, since she got a bigger bed too, for Lilian's first Big Girl Bed. She has done really well. She has only tried to climb out twice when she should stay in. As a quick side note-update on potty training-Lilian is diaper free! Our big hurdle of sleeping overnight has been conquered! She stayed dry for at least 2 weeks before I tried her out, but it's been dry ever since. I'm sure accidents will happen...but I'm knocking on wood here...She's done really awesome! The big girl bed is definitely a hit! She's still trying to show people her new bed! People like Paw Paw and Nana who've seen it lots of times now! Jeff and I were just wondering the other day...where did our baby go? She's a big girl and we are so proud of her! I'm excited to see how God will use her. Even as a young child, she brightens everyone's face at church...for example...she will occasionally start clapping and cheering, "YEAH!", at the end of a song. Don't you wish our churches were full of that kind of worshipper?? Another example...we were watching a video series on Sun. nights and at the end of the DVD the man prays. When he says Amen...she responds with her own hearty, Amen! pretty great I think!

Just Chillin'

This is what "cheese" looks like.

Better late than never, right?

I've got several posts I need to make, but we'll try to update a little at a time. First off, Lilian turned 2 on July 3rd. We were glad to have lots of family around and a good time was had by all.
We did have to blow out the candles on the cake 3 times to get a good video. First, she blew them out before I was ready. Jeff relit the candles so I could try again and when he blew out the match, he accidentally blew out the candles too! 3rd time's a charm, I got a video of it. Lilian got some seriously cute dresses, some desperately needed hair ribbons, a Curious George video, a wagon, a stick pony, and a swing set! You don't suppose this child needs more things?!

Here's some pics!

Cute Comments

Lilian has just been busting with outgoing personality here lately. We spent a week at church camp and came back with a handfull of great Lilian quotes. Here's a sampling:

when supposed to be going to sleep, she figured out how to unzip the canvas windows in the camper. With her face pressed against the mesh screen yelling, "Corn! Corn!!". We have a friend she calls uncle corn.

After Jeff made her lay back down, she unzipped the other side and started yelling, "Help me! Help me!". TOO FUNNY!

While a friend of ours was holding a crying baby, lilian was very concerned and commented, "She's dripping".

Another one of her latest cutenesses is that she will grab our faces, turn it toward hers, and say, "Look at me!". I guess she wants our full attention like we want hers.

As usual, I'm amazed at how much I love this little girl. She's amazing!

Lilian has just been busting with outgoing personality here lately. We spent a week at church camp and came back with a handfull of great Lilian quotes. Here's a sampling:

when supposed to be going to sleep, she figured out how to unzip the canvas windows in the camper. With her face pressed against the mesh screen yelling, "Corn! Corn!!". We have a friend she calls uncle corn. After Jeff made her lay back down, she unzipped the other side and started yelling, "Help me! Help me!". TOO FUNNY!

While a friend of ours was holding a crying baby, lilian was very concerned and commented, "She's dripping".

Another one of her latest cutenesses is that she will grab our faces, turn it toward hers, and say, "Look at me!". I guess she wants our full attention like we want hers.

As usual, I'm amazed at how much I love this little girl. She's amazing!

Potty Training update

We've had some ups and some downs. As long as we stay on top of her, she will go accident free for quite some time. But I've tried to let her go until she tells me she needs to go potty, and the results are not as spectacular. Yesterday she went #2 twice and made it to the potty both times! However, she peed her pants 3 times!! AHH! So far today, we are doing better. I'm going on the assumption that this is all perfectly normal. We were playing with an alphabet toy that matches letters with an animal that starts with that letter...she correctly placed ALL the animals. I think she was matching animal pictures, but hey, letters will come soon enough. So while she was standing there recieving praise for being SOOO Smart...she peed in the floor. yup...work in progess...

Potty Training: Almost there...i hope

I think we are about 75% there. The marshmallows are a HUGE success...to a fault. Now Lilian will sit on the potty forever, it seems, and says, "I go pee pee again mommy". Which, of course, nothing happens. But she is telling us when she needs to go. 1 accident yesterday, but it was in a pull up. So far today, we're good. I am not going to post every day because I think we are mostly there.

**quick aside** As I am writing this, Lilian was on the couch getting ready to nap. So I left her alone without distraction. I just heard her come down the hall and she's now struggling to get into her bed. She made it. I only assume she is going to sleep. We'll see. **

ok, so much for that. I guess she'll need some mommy snuggles....I don't mind at all. :)