Happy Early Valentine's Day

We went back to Surrey's this morning. Lilly lasted about 20 minutes in her car seat carrier before wanting to get out. She's got two Valentine's Day outfits and we put her in one today and the other tomorrow. She looks (I know I am biased) quite cute in the red tutu!

On another front, tonight after her bath, she really really enjoyed looking in the mirror. She really saw her reflection, and tried to touch the 'person' in the mirror. She held out her hand to the mirror to touch the hand that she saw. She also got the biggest smile when reaching out to touch her new 'friend'. It was really cute! She really does enjoy looking at herself in the mirror!

Sunday Breakfast Routine

For the past two Sundays we've gone to Surrey's, which is a breakfast/lunch establishment. They recently opened a store Uptown, and it's not too far from our house, so we've taken to it ( we love the one farther down on Magazine, but convenience rules!) We're going to try and make it our Sunday thing. It's a small place, so usually best to get there right when it opens, which is 8AM. There's only one highchair and limited space, so with the amount of stuff, blankets, blankie, toys, diaper bag, car seat carrier, we bring in, it's best to arrive on the earlier side.

Last Sunday we got there and had the highchair. We attempted to put in the highchair cover, but neither of us figured out the straps and thus she and the cover proceeded to slid out toward the bottom. Luckily neither actually fell on the floor. I guess we'll try it again tomorrow, assuming we get the highchair. If not, she'll be in our arms, going for the food, namely the eggs, I guess she's intrigued by the yellow food!

Friday Outing

Yesterday we met Mark for a late lunch and then a trip to his office. We went to the Store, which is one block from his office, they serve breakfast and lunch, and are known for their spicy Asian Turkey salad. They also have good burgers and other sandwiches ( I got the pulled pork sandwich and a side of sweet potato fries - delicious.) Mark got the turkey salad, and when our food came out, Lilly's out got SO big. She wanted to eat, or at least explore the food. So we gave her the plastic keys instead. I first gave her a paper napkin but she proceeded to bite it and get it piece stuck in her mouth. I was nervous that she would swallow it. Mark said it was ok, it's just paper. Needless to say, we took it out of her mouth and gave her the keys. She was placated. But she did eye the food.

After we finished eating we went up to Mark's office, where we had to ride in two elevators, one from the entry to the landing floor, which happens to floor 14. And then we had to transfer into his elevator bank, floors 35-52. I was nervous and after the first elevator, Lilly wasn't happy. I think the pressure/movement was impacting her ears (it was to mine) and she wasn't happy, especially when we got in the second elevator! That was much faster than the first. She really let us know she was not happy. There was another man in the elevator, he was getting off on floor 46, so I hope we didn't ruin his riding experience.

But we saw Mark's boss, Lisa, she was very excited to meet Lilly. And then we saw some other friends and I met Mark's secretary, Sarah. To go between the different Jones Walker floors we opted (wisely) for the stairs! I made Mark ride down the elevators with me when we left! So Lilly got to see (for the second time) where her dad works and meet some of her colleagues. It was a fun Friday outing! I thought she would fall asleep in the car on the ride home, as we were out during her nap time. But nope. She was just silent. And when I tried to put her down after we got home she let me know that it was certainly not sleeping time, it was time to eat.

New Sleeper Outfit

Our last post of the day! Here's Lilly from Tuesday night, she's getting ready for bed, and is in a new sleeper that I bought on sale from a great store called Janie and Jack. There's one in Northpark Mall in Dallas, and we took advantage of the after holidays sale. It's a little big on her, but no doubt she will grow into it! Have a good night everybody! Stay warm!

Lilly, a future Apple consumer

Lilly enjoys playing on my MacBook Pro. She also enjoys two of the Apps on her dad's iPad (he's got a toddler jukebox, think Row, Row Row Your Boat, Miss Mary Mack, and ABC, among others, and a picture scratch off). So I feel like she's going to be an Apple user and not a PC user. She loves skyping with her grandparents as well as friends Jamey, Michele, and Emma in California. She loves to lay on her belly, as seen in the picture, and play with the keys, scratch the computer, and touch the touchpad. She does things on the touchpad that I don't even do or know how to do! She can pull up all the applications running. She can mute the conversation (and she normally does this every other day). And she loves just touching (lightly banging) on the keys.

Turning a Corner

We've turned a corner with JCC babysitting. Lilly is beginning to take to it, and doesn't cry for that long, less than 15 minutes definitely!, when I drop her off there. She's recognizing Cory, the JCC babysitter, as well as the room. I think she's definitely learning the routine, or at least what to do when she gets there. Not a whole lot of interest in the other children at babysitting, it seems she only has eyes for Cory or what's playing on the TV (usually Nick JR or PBS kids). Yesterday, she didn't fuss when I dropped her off. And she played and played before Cory said she got tired and a little cranky. Cory went to place her in the car seat carrier, so she could sleep, but Lilly couldn't get comfortable. So Cory picked her up and held her and Lilly immediately fell asleep on her. It was such a sweet sight to see when I came in from working out. It's great to see that Lilly has taken to Cory and vice versa. Definitely a relief, and I don't have to be on the lookout for the front desk people while on the treadmill or the Elliptical. Definitely can relax some of the nerves. Let's hope she keeps it that way!

Out More

Here's a picture from Monday. We'd been out and about and Lilly fell asleep in her car seat. It's great. I feed her, and then we head out the door. Whether its to visit friends, which is what we did today, shop, which is also what we did today, or parenting class, or just walk, the outings tire her out, and by the time we head back, either in car or foot, she's either on the verge of dreamland or already going there. She's adapting to the car seat and finds it ok to sleep in. Monday afternoon she took a two hour snooze, all snug as a bug in a rug (well car seat). And now she's into the beginning of hour 2 of her afternoon nap. I'm so glad she's finally taken to (or at least learned to) sleep in her seat!