High chair and jumper

Lillie has been developing like crazy lately.  She's gotten so big and is holding her head up so well we have been able to start using her high chair and jumper.  The high chair allows Lillie to sit with us at the table.  She really likes this.  The jumper gives her a lot of things to look at, but she needs to grow a little more before she can get both feet on the ground.

Starting solids foods

Lillie is at the age where we can start to introduce solid food.  We had gotten bananas this week, so I thought I would have her try them out.  As you can see her first impression is one of indifference, but after a couple of days she has warmed up to them.  Lately she has even been snatching up the globs of banana that fall onto her bib, so I will say that bananas have been a success!  I am really excited to see what tastes she ends up having.  She could either like very little (like her mother) or like everything that has been deemed edible (like her father).

The sounds of Lillie

I have been able to capture the awesome sounds that Lillie has been making as of late.  She has become very talkative and is always adding new sounds to her repertoire.  She has also graced us with a laugh every once a while, which is the best thing ever.

Lillie's Laugh

Lillie talking

Four Months and bringing joy!

Lillie had her four month appointment today.  It was at 8:00, so Lillie would be setting the tone for the rest of her doctor's day.  Well our doctor was in luck because Lillie is such a happy baby!  She was smiling the whole time...well until the assistant with the shots started doing her job.  I hope those assistants are heavily compensated because the crying they must encounter.  Lillie was again pretty good.  She turned tomato red as the shots were being given, but once I was able to pick her up again she calmed right down.  By the end of the car ride she was snoring.  All in all she had a great check up and is developing wonderfully.  As an added bonus she even gave the doctor an excited squeal.  When we got home, I took her comparison pictures and it's amazing to see a reference point.  I remark everyday how much she's grown, but seeing her next to get cabbage patch always blows my mind!

Sitting development

Lillie's head control has gotten so good, that we started working on getting her to sit.  I started by laying her on her back and then lifting her up into a sitting position using her arms.  Now if you are holding her in your lap and are holding her hands, she will lift her body up into more of a sitting position all by herself.  The next phase was to get a floor seat that will support her body, but allow her to get used to sitting on her own.  She's just started using it and already spends a few minutes just looking around before she starts lunging forward while trying to eat her hand.

Visit to Great Grandma Lewis

Lillie was finally able to meet her Great Grandmother on Eric's side of the family.  Lillie really enjoyed her visit!

Time for new clothes

I recently swapped out Lillie's 3 months clothes with her 6 months clothes.  The final straw was when I put on her Halloween onesie and it barely fit her.  It was a 3 months onesie.  I did get a couple of pictures of her in it to compare to the first time she wore it when she was only 4 days old.

3.5 month Lillie

4 Day old Lillie