You're One Today!

Mimmies!
You are ONE today!
I just don't know where the time has gone.  I love you more at this moment than ever...and I imagine tomorrow I will love you even more.  I love it when you make your "scrunchy face."  It gives me uncontrollable happiness.  You are starting to balance standing up and have managed the step-and-fall without hurting yourself (thank goodness for diaper-padding).
I'm so excited to celebrate you, your irreplaceable addition to this family and your sweet, spunky self.
I love you.

You're a MESS

Oh Lily Kate, you are such a mess!  Your smile takes up your entire face and your giggle is contagious.  I could listen to you laugh endlessly.  Last night, you thought I was funny and I repeated myself until we couldn't possibly laugh any more. This morning, for your nap, you wanted to play peek-a-boo and your laugh could have kept me there for hours if you weren't too sleepy to keep giggling. 

I love how you have starting dancing, or bouncing. You wave one arm like crazy and dip low to the ground only to pop back up as fast as you can and swing that arm up with you.  It's like you're doing crazy squats or something.

Looking into your eyes, I am just so curious about who you will be.  You are independent and hysterical, with your own little sense of humor and a million faces to go with it.  You love your brother but have moments when you are DONE with him.  You just beat your own drum and make up your own march too.  You are fascinating!

Ugh PeePee

Uuuuuugh Lily Kate. 
This morning, as soon as I opened the door to your room, I guessed you had been busy in your diaper.  Pee Pee everywhere...with a side of poop.  Through your clothes even.  I would never have guessed by the smile you gave me that you were even the slightest bit uncomfortable.  Now everything smells like your diaper.  It's a good thing you are adorable because, this morning, you are a super stinker!

Smiley Face

Sweet Lily,
You put such a smile on my face.  Just shy of your 11 month birthday and you've finally said "Mama."  Well...kind of.  You only cry it and only when you are really mad.  But I'll take it! 

Putting you down for your nap this afternoon, you were all smiles. You just wanted to look up at my face, smile and jabber.  I love your little voice and your two bottom teeth that make your smile that much better. 

I'm glad that you are smiley.  You were so serious when you were born but now you are being a little more free with your smiles and that's making Mommy very happy.

"GodLilla" (not Godzilla)

Last night, Ace and Mommy deemed you "God-Lilla".  Every time we'd build something with blocks you delighted in knocking it down.  When we put together train tracks you had the best time destroying them.  You ripped apart trains and emptied every basket of toys in the play room.  In short, you drove a path of destruction last night that beat anything I've seen....and had a GREAT time doing it.

From Smuggler to Snuggler

I just wanted to record your incredibly snuggly moments.  I love how, when I put a blanket over my chest, you snuggle right into it.  I imagine you are snuggling me but you grab so tightly to that blanket that I know it just isn't true.  You are especially loving your princess pillow and laying belly-flat onto it.

I hope you keep being snuggly...otherwise, Mommy will just have to teach you how or give you incentives.

Smuggler

One time and I would just laugh and forget it BUT today marks probably the 5th time I've caught you smuggling!  First it was food under your chin, then it was a cheerio or two in your diaper.  The other day, I unbuttoned your pants and found an ARMY MAN.  Today, I checked your diaper for poop and found food stuck in the back of your diaper.  You are quite the food and toy smuggler.

But I'm on to you girl.  Mommy's on the case.
You make me laugh.