Lily has started to get dance fever lately. Whenever music is on, I catch her doing a little dance. Sometimes I even catch her dancing when there is no music on. I ask her if she's dancing to the music in her head...
Here's a little snippet of her. I'll try to get more on video, but like most kids, she stops doing her thing once the camera comes out.
First, I decided to show Dixon and Leo some blog love in this post. I thought they looked so cute sitting here, waiting for Santa Claus. They have both gotten much more used to Lily and even allow her to pet them (or in the cat's case, grab him by his tail and pull out hunks of hair).
Now on to Christmas! We were home for Christmas this year, so Santa knew right where to find Lily. We started on Christmas Eve with a trip to church. Lily was on her best behavior and nearly made it through the whole service. Then we came home for lots of Christmas Eve snacks and present opening. Lily got a Mr. Potatohead that she really loves. Though the eyes may end up in the ear holes, she enjoys putting the pieces together.
Big news! Lily took her first steps this weekend! She has been walking a little here and there, but it's mostly been a controlled 2-3 foot stumble between parents. On Saturday, she took her first real, balanced steps. She managed to walk a good 10 feet all on her own! I imagine we're going to be chasing after her full-time pretty soon!
We tried to take photos of Lily in her Christmas dress for our Christmas card, but like most other photo shoots with her, she refused to smile. And getting her to sit still? Yeah, right. But we did manage to get a few cute ones of her, despite her best efforts. There are more pictures in her December photo folder.
Lily kept hitting herself in the head with a stack of paper plates (who knows why?) and every time I would say, "Thunk," she giggles.
Lily has discovered the light switch in our dining room. It's almost at her level and she has fun turning it on and off.
Lily being giggly with a puppet.
This is a couple of videos put together of a nice day outside putting up Christmas decorations and walking on the sidewalk.
Lily has been a very healthy baby, with only one ear infection and a couple of minor colds under her belt...until this weekend. Poor thing caught a nasty bug and was feverish, pukey and generally unhappy all weekend. I thought she was on the road to recovery on Saturday afternoon, but her fever spiked Saturday night. We spent the better part of the early morning hours rocking her and holding her. She was a sad, sad sight.
On Sunday, she stayed in her pajamas all day, was extra cuddly and just wanted to sit in mom or dad's lap and snooze. As you can see in the photo, she and Ethan also spent some quality time watching Sesame Street.
I am happy to report that she got a great night's sleep last night and woke up this morning with no fever. She is home with Ethan today so she can rest but I think she's on the mend, just in time for Thanksgiving.
This photo was taken December 8, 2008.
