Lillianna & her Godmother

So, we didn't do the greatest jobs of taking pictures at Lillianna's baptism- we didn't get any photos with her and her sponsors. So, here is a picture with Lillianna and her Godmother, Carolyn, in Lillianna's cool room that Carolyn painted. It was take a couple of months ago- look how small she is here! I guess we will have to wait until we see Tommy next to get their picture together.

Stop and smell the daisies

Lillianna sends you mid-week smiles. This week she is taking to smiling and laughing with her tounge out.

Lillianna and her kittie ( I am not sure the cat was enjoing this encounter as much as Lillianna and daddy were)

Lillianna goes visiting

A big part of my job as pastor is to visit sick and shut in members of the congregation. This winter I have been catching up on my visits to the shut in folks and bringing Lillianna along. OH MY! People LOVE to see her. I am pretty sure at this point her visits are more appreciated than mine. Last week we went to see Lydia who turned 90 the weekend of our wedding and one of the first people I got to know at Our Savior's. Our trip to the nursing home took twice as long because we got stopped in the halls by a number of other people who wanted to see the baby.

Monkey Baby

Lillianna does her best monkey impersonation

This was one of the very first outfits that we were given at our first shower.(Thanks Mary!) I just love the sock monkeys on it and was excited for Lillianna to get big enough to wear it. It won't be long and she will have already outgrown it.

Special Gift

We received a very special gift in the mail today- a personalized bib! Lillianna can drool with the best of them these days so it is a gift that will receive a lot of good use. Thanks so much Sue!

Baptism

Lillianna with her birthday buddy- they share a birthday only 92 years apart!
All tuckered out after the big day
Waking up again. Notice the amazing baptismal gown that Oma made just for Lillianna!

Baptism of Lillianna Elizabeth

So BIG!

Lillianna had her 4 month Dr appointment and she is doing great! She is up to 13.5 pounds and is 25 inches long. She is in the 75- 90 % for height! We're not sure where she gets the height, not from mom that's for sure.

Trip to MN

Oma and Lillianna head out to the dance floor

Our Little snow princess
Cousins Kennedy and Ainsley
Opa dances Lillianna to sleep
Ainsley and Lillianna hanging out
Lillianna really likes the singing Christmas tree, snow man, and penguin thing.

We were back in MN this last weekend for my cousin Sara's Wedding.
Getting Ready for the wedding

My brother's family all cleaned up for the wedding

My dad practicing his part in the wedding- the reader

Sara and Micheal exchange vows. Their wedding was at St Mary's Basillica and was beautiful!

Jump, Jump, Jumparoooo

Lillianna has been jumping like crazy on our legs lately, so we thought it was time to give her jumparoo a shot and see what she thought of it. She likes it!

At first she wasn't sure what to think about it.
Then we had to do some improvising, because while she is strong enough for it, she isn't tall enough yet. Out came the phone books...

"Hey, there is a bird up there!"

She had fun checking all the things out and trying to figure out how it all worked. I think she is really going to enjoy this once she is big enough to reach the ground

Baby It's cold out there

Yesterday was the coldest day of Lillianna's life. With temperatures in the single digits and windchills dipping below zero, we did some bundling up before heading out. (Those of us who survived record cold winters in Fargo Moorhead would say yesterday was balmy...)