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Happy New Year everybody!

In the spirit of fresh starts, here’s what how Lillie’s days look now that she’s almost 11 months old. Hard to believe, huh?

She wakes up when Jason leaves for work, so usually around 7 am. And then she has breakfast, which mostly consists of yogurt & cheerios. She’s decided breastfeeding isn’t efficient enough, so she drinks a bottle with every meal & breastfeeds at night.

And then we play:

She loves all things made from wood pulp.

And then if it is nice we maybe go outside:

And then she usually has a nap around 10:30 am.  She’s pretty good about sleeping for an hour or so, and lets us know in no uncertain terms when she wants up.

Then we usually have an adventure. Sometimes we go play with friends:

And then have lunch around 1 pm:

After lunch we play some more:

Jason usually comes home around 4, and then some days I go to work, and Lillie usually has another short nap until dinner at 5 pm. After dinner she is often quite cranky and sleepy, so we go for a walk:

And have a bath, which is a highlight of both our days:

Jason is in charge of bedtime, which she is amazingly good about (takes after her mama), so after the bath, around 7:30 pm, he reads her stories, usually Time for Bed or Goodnight, Gorilla! and then she gets put down with her blanket.  Most days she sleeps till midnight or so, and I get up to feed her, and then we all sleep till morning.

All in all it is a very good life. Lillie is an incredibly alert and aware child – always observing & always involved. She loves people and loves to talk. Right now she is also starting to test us, which is challenging. She moves like the wind and is very close to walking, but prefers to crawl as she is faster that way.

Hope everyone is doing well – HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hope everyone had a lovely holiday season and a most Happy New Year!

It is official – this week I am 6 full months pregnant.

Jason is so pleased he was even laughing while cleaning out the gutters.

According to the many pregnancy websites,  the baby is now about 1.25 pounds and 8-10 inches long.  She is bumpin’ around like a wild thing, and I was particularly amused this morning by a case of what I think were hiccups visibly vibrating the skin on my stomach.  It feels a lot like internal tickling, except when she really gets going, and then it’s like internal soccer.  It is pretty awesome to have such a clear sense of her, though less fun at 3 am when everyone else is asleep.

It is a little weird that my belly button is starting to distend, but at least it is starting to be more obvious that I’m pregnant.  Today as I walked to the library in town a mom strolling with her infant stopped and asked where I was giving birth, so we’ll see how I do on the T tomorrow!