Visit from Aunt Kemi

This is Kemi's second time seeing Lillie and Lillie was a lot more interactive this time so I was able to get some great pictures.

Not the Mama! I'm gonna bite you now

Lillie has started teething and from time to time she will try to bite anything within reach.  I got a couple pictures of Lillie biting her dad during tummy time.

Barbie Dreamhouse

Lillie, Grandma McKliget and I went for a tour of the Barbie Dreamhouse at the Mall of America.  It was really fun to see Lillie interacting with the displays.  She almost made it all the way through before falling asleep.  Then she was pretty much the rest of our time at the mall.

Lillie's moving now

Lately Lillie has been propelling herself forward by either pushing her feet into the ground and taking her upper body along for the ride or hoisting her upper body up and throwing it sideways to make a turn.  Today, however, she started putting both of these together.  She still doesn't have enough strength to fully start moving, but she is making some frightening...I mean exciting progress.

Reading tastes good!

Lillie helping me read a book.

Laughing video

In honor of the slightly warmer weather I thought I would get a video of Lillie laughing.  This should help thaw this arctic state.

Camera note: It's hard to hold a camera steady while blowing raspberries on a baby's tummy.

5 months!

Lillie is 5 months today.  I feel like the 3-6 month period is the calm before the storm.  I can see Lillie moving in the horizon and so now is the time to board up the proverbial windows (bubble wrap our entire house).  It has been a lot of fun watching interact more and more with the world.  I am nervous for when she starts moving around, but I am also crazy excited because every time she encounters something new, she smiles at it.  That's just a good attitude for everyone to have.