Life With Lily

Today is the 7 month anniversary of us being united with our sweet Lily and what a great 7 months it has been!

Lily is happy and healthy and really what more could we ask for? Absolutely Nothing! Tony and I are constantly amazed by the joy loving Lily has brought us. Each day is better than the day before and we are so humbled and thankful to be Lily's parents.

It is incredible to watch as Lily grows and changes every day. Lily now 'gets' that stacking cups...stack...and that the shape sorter...sorts shapes. We have so much fun watching Lily play with the same toys she's had for months but now plays with in a new way. When Lily fits one of the shapes through the sorter or stacks the cups on top of each other you should see the look of pride on her face!

Lily loves to pretend...or as our social worker, Rick, called it "imaginative play". Rick was surprised that at Lily's age she was already taking sips out of her stacking cups and then bringing them over for Tony and I to have a sip, too. I think Rick was probably more surprised by Lily's loud lip-smacking and "Ahhh!" after each sip. Lily's Dad Dad taught her how to do that!

At this point I think Lily will grow up to be a film director. Our little miss is quite bossy and likes to direct her Daddy and I when we play with her. Lily likes to tell us where to sit...or in her words...seat. If you move from your appointed place she will catch you and put you back in position. She really is quite funny!

Each day Lily and I take a walk together. Recently, Lily is not at all interested in being in her stroller. There's just too much for her to see and do! Some days our 'walk' might not be any farther than to a big pile of leaves or to a mound of acorns. I love to watch Lily go through the leaves and acorns to find the ones she wants and then watch her try to decide what to do when she wants to pick up more then her little hands can hold. Honestly, it's almost like you can see her thinking, "Should I put some of these down? Nah. I'll hold a few between my chin and chest, some in both my hands, maybe Mom can carry some...there's always my pockets....well, maybe this one isn't so special after all...I'll put that one down...but wait...look at that one...." Life really does look different when you see it through the eyes of an almost 17 month old.

I sneaked in tonight and took a picture of Princess Tubby. I think you'll agree it's a far cry from how Lily looked 7 months ago...when you probably could of heard her crying from afar.

Cheese!

As much as I wanted to find a fast-forward button for my life while we were waiting to bring Lily home...I wish I could find a pause or at least a slow-down-a-little button for our life right now! I just don't want to miss a thing!