Monday, May 18, 2015

Playtime!

Lily and I have found some fun new play time activities lately!

First, I made a busy board. I painted the side of a cardboard box and attached different materials for her to touch and pull on. She loves it! 

 
 
 
 

I also gave her colored craft sticks in a Crystal Light container. She loved the noise! 
 
 

I separated by color and asked her to choose her favorites. She picked these two. Little tiger fan. :)
 
 

Next I put pipe cleaners in a colander and she had a blast pulling them all out.
 
 
 
 

I also gave her little pom poms. She liked how they felt and loved dumping them out. 
 
 
 

We've played with beans and rice, but we also recently played with pasta. Fun, but I think she likes the beans best. 
 
 

A few other activities:
 
Pulling clothes out of a wipes container
 
New Orleans food puzzle
 
Knocking blocks over
 
Reading :)
 
Pulling all the books off the shelf
 
Pulling fabric out of a Kleenex box to find the toy at the bottom 
 
Pulling the blankets out of the basket




















Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Lily is Nine Months Old!

This past Sunday, Lily turned nine months!  On Tuesday, we went to the doctor, and she says Lily looks great!  She's 17 pounds and 26 inches, still very small for her age!  But when you take her height into account, she's in the 75th percentile for weight. So the doctor said she looks great!

She is such a busy little girl!  She is a quick crawler and has really gotten the hang of pulling up. She loves to pull up on the ottoman in the living room and see what treasures she can find. 

She is now eating combo foods cut into small chunks. She loves sweet potato/carrots and apples/pears, both topped with cinnamon. We tried watermelon yesterday and it was a huge hit. 

Here are a few pictures and things she's been loving lately:


Lily loves:
**giving kisses
**emptying baskets
**blowing air
**smacking her lips
 
Rice play!
 
Swinging at City Park with a sky writer above her!
 
 
At a picnic with our community group
 
With Mimi and Grandad
 
Hanging with Granny
 
Playing with beans
 
Waiting to see the doctor
 
Four generations :)