Lily's New Do

This week has been extremely hectic. Our sitter is really, really sick. So, Aunt Ruella has taken care of Lily since school started back. Of course, we have had some separation anxiety issues since I had been home so long. So, we have had night terrors to deal with. But, this week, Lily is used to the schedule, and she adores her Aunt "Rella". So, things have been better. Please pray for our sitter, though. I am afraid something is majorly wrong, and we are worried about having to find someone else to care for Lily. You know how stressful that was last time for Lily. But, God is in charge....

So, onto the cute news- Lily went to get a real haircut today. She had gone twice before for little trims, but today was the big haircut day. Her layers are growing out, and her bangs were so thick. So, our hairdresser suggested that we get rid of most of them. I read another fellow blogger's blog the other day about how her daughter's bangs grew from the back of her neck. It is so true. Lily's hair was all bangs!

But, now, we are off to some sort of a hairstyle for my princess. We are still longingly waiting for the day when he can cut it into a bob-style. (It is almost there!) But, for now, we are going to let all of the old bangs grow out and meet up with the rest of her hair.

She really likes her new cut! So, does Mama and Baba. She is really going to get tired of me telling her daily that I wish Mama's hair could look just like hers. It is so shiny, thick, and beautiful. Not at all what I was given. But, I am thankful for the hairs I have at this point, especially since so many of them are turning a terrible color all of a sudden!

Our Little Sponge

Lily is talking up a storm. Every day brings some new words and new dance moves. She is soaking up everything like she is a little sponge. We just say a word, and she immediately tries to repeat it.

I think I mentioned earlier that she loves saying "cheese" for please. We were teaching her to say cheese for pictures, and somehow, she must have gotten confused. So, I guess when we are taking her picture, she is saying, "Please take my picture!"

This last video is to show off her newest words:

We just love hearing her say "pineappey"!

Tagged...

My wonderful new friend, Susan, tagged me. The way this one works is I have to open the 4th picture folder on my computer and post the 4th picture in the folder and describe what is pictured.

Okay, Susan, is this not a little funny! If you check out Susan's blog here http://wwwchinaladybug.blogspot.com/ - you will see that her 4th picture is a picture of her with her daughter, Sophia. When I checked my folders, this was our fourth picture!

This was the third day that we had Lily. We were up early in the morning, and we were ready to see an actual Chinese village. This was the first day that Lily woke up without crying for her Nanny. She was so happy! We felt like a real family for the first time on this day. Lily was showing her happy, smiling personality to us. This day was such a present to us, and it is so wonderful to remember the emotions of this day. I can't believe that in 13 more days, we will have had Lily for 10 whole months. The time has truly flown by!

Thank you Susan for tagging me! What a wonderful memory to share again!!!

Here are my four friends- you are officially tagged!!!

Jen- http://lillimakes3.blogspot.com/

Renee- http://mamas-china-doll.blogspot.com/

Amy- http://kenliskorner.blogspot.com/

Lita- http://lifethruthelenz.blogspot.com/

Hopping Like a Bunny

Lily has just discovered that she can move around like animals. She has some more moves, but these are two that I actually caught on tape the other day.

I had to go back to work today. The past month, even with the surgery, was wonderful. What a blessing to have another month at home with my princess! She got to stay with her Rella a.k.a. Aunt Ruella. She was so happy to see her this morning, she did not even care that I was leaving. Nice, huh. I am just happy that she is happy!

Lily's Latest Obsession: Hi-5

Lily discovered Hi-5 since I have been home with her. Now, she loves it! She was saying "again, again" and demanding that we turn it on as soon as she saw the tv every day. Finally, we have gotten her to say "cheeeese" (a.k.a. please) with a big smile. So, here she is doing her dancing moves with the Hi-5 kids. We enjoy her dancing performances every day!

Potty Training Update: We have gone 3 days with no tinkles in Lily's Dora panties until nighttime, of course, when she wears a diaper. She is doing so good!

Potty Training...

Lily is very proud of herself since we are starting to learn how to only wear her "Dora panties" a.k.a. Dora Easy Ups. She has been making her stinkies on the potty since we got her in China at 10 months old. But, lately, she has been going for hours at a time without making a tinkle in her diaper. So, we thought it might be time to give this complete potty training thing a try. We will let you know how it goes.... On another exciting note, Lily is finally finished with bottles. Our doctor said that we could keep her on a bottle just for bonding purposes. She has been using a sippy cup for awhile now, but still taking a bottle at night. Over our vacation, we just left all of them at home. Of course, Lily hasn't even missed them. What are we supposed to do with her- she just keeps growing up!

More pictures of Sophia and Lily!

Sophia's Mama and Baba sent us more pictures of our day together. So, we just had to share them. Here, we are headed to the neatest little outdoor restaurant- The Happy Tomato. They had delicious BBQ. Lily was ready to go eat. She remembered eating there the day before.

How cute is Sophia leaning in for a kiss!

Here are more pictures of the girls loving on one another.

Lily was showing off her dancing moves for the people sitting near us.Here is a picture with Riz and Susan. They are such a great couple, and Riz is quite hilarious!

The girls are playing around together in Fernandina Beach area.

They both found the fish outside of one of the little shops. They were both very interested.

Here is a close-up shot of their last big hug. Lily almost knocked Sophia down on this one. She just leaned right on her and hugged her really big. Look at that smile on Lily's face.

We cannot wait to see them again this summer!!!