Happy Half-Birthday Lillianna!!

Can you believe it? Lillianna is 6 months old today. WOW. Where have the past 6 months gone? It seems it was just yesterday that our tiny 4-pound baby girl entered this world. Now she's 6 months old and has grown SO much. Every day brings a new expression, a new sound and new abilities. We felt a tribute to her first 6 months was in order...

The last pregnancy picture, taken just before leaving for the hospital to be induced...

48 hours later, at 6:25 pm on Sunday, October 28, 2007, our baby girl arrives, weighing a whopping 4 pounds, 12 ounces.

All bundled up, headed for her new home. Miss Lily came home Tuesday, October 30th.

One Month Old - Thanksgiving 2007


Lily meets Santa at the Mall of America - December 2007

Two Months Old - Christmas 2007

Three Months Old

Four Months Old

Five Months Old (including Easter 2008)

Six Months Old (well, almost - taken a few days ago)

Our baby girl is growing too fast! The past 6 months have been the happiest months of our lives. So....HAPPY HALF-BIRTHDAY LILLIANNA! We love you so much and look forward to all of your birthdays to come.

Jumperoo Time!

We love new toys at the Archibald house! This time it's a new toy for Lillianna. We noticed how much she was trying to bounce in her Excersaucer, so we felt it necessary to step things up a notch by getting a Jumperoo. Lily absolutely loves Rockin' to "Rockin' Robin" as this video proves.

Treasure this one now because this is the only time you'll ever see Lillianna having playtime with Michael Jackson.

A Day in the Life of Lillianna

Life is becoming more exciting every day with new sights, new sounds, new abilities and now new tastes! I thought I would share some of my daily activities with you - I'm such a busy girl now.

I have a new toy! I can now sit and play in my exersaucer. It is so much fun because all the toys are so colorful and they make noise and spin. Doesn't this look like fun?

Whew! I worked up an appetite. Now I think it's time for lunch - and how exciting, I get to eat rice cereal! I really like my new cereal. Mom says I will get to try some vegetables soon - she says I'll really like "sweet potatoes", whatever those are. Sounds good to me!

Mmmmm..yummy! That was good! I think I'm ready to go lay on my pillow for a while. I really like my pillow because I can reach my feet easier. I love to play with my feet and toes now. It's like I never knew they were there before! As you can see, I still like to blow "raspberries", too.

All this playing is hard work! After playing on my "worm" for a while (and completely destroying it by kicking down all the toys), I am exhausted! Zzzzzzzzz....

Now that I'm done with my nap, I think I'll help Mommy with some laundry. She says she managed to get some done while I was sleeping. That laundry basket looks awful comfy ... and those clothes smell so good fresh from the dryer! I'm a good helper, don't you think? Mom says I am.

Wow, that was a very full day. I'm tired. I think it's time for bed. My favorite place to fall asleep - Mommy's arms. Goodnight everyone...I'll write more soon. Zzzzzzzzzz.....

First Day with the New Mouth?

This morning was an exciting time in the Archibald household as Lily had her first taste of solid food. At least as "solid" as runny rice cereal can be. Lily actually did really really well. At first she shreaked with excitment, seemingly anticipating each next bite. She couldn't chew (or just swallow) fast enough.

It didn't take long before she became frustrated at not being able to take it in as fast as she was accustomed to with her bottle. Still, we are proud, excited and can't wait to try it again. Next week, we will advance to real flavors. MMMM...sweet potatoes!! Cant' wait!

It wasn't more than 15 minutes after the "Big Feeding" before she settled in for a "3 HOUR" nap. That about 2 hours and 45 minutes longer than usual.

'Nuff Said...

But, I'll add a few words anyway. Tom has finally figured out his lighting kit that we bought over a year ago. Here are the "basement studio" results....