Flying is FUN!

Lily loves having her own seat on the airplane, and Mommy loves not having to pay extra for it! We were very fortunate on our flights to and from Atlanta that we were placed next to an empty seat so that Lily could sit like a big girl all by herself (with lots of toys to keep her company). She was a champ, even when we got seriously delayed on the way back home. She made friends with her neighbors and hammed it up for the flight attendants, I think she forgot I was even there until she got hungry!

Joyeux demi-anniversaire à toi! 3/22/2010

Since Lily had her half-birthday while she was at the grandparents' house, her wonderful Gram was a big goober and made her a pink cake. Mommy was a stickler and didn't let her eat any, but she got to play in the frosting a little bit and we helped her blow out the candles! :)

Dog sandwich

In the absence of her usual companion Duke, Lily spent some quality time with the other Thompson family dogs on my parents' living room floor. Keesa the Rottweiler, despite her fearsome appearance, was as sweet as she could be, laying her head in Lily's lap (which I could never quite get a picture of but it was really cute) and enjoying the attention. Saucisse the wiener dog, however, was another story. She was intrigued by Lily at first, and Lily loved her, but as soon as Saucisse found out that Gram paid more attention to the baby than to her, she turned diva and got very jealous.

Newsflash...we have a TOOTH!

I interrupt this series of pictures from our GA trip to inform our avid readers that Lily has officially cut her first tooth. When we left the house this evening to have dinner with some friends at La Creperie, she did not have any teeth, but sometime during our meal, her bottom left one decided to pop out and say hello. Jake was letting her have a drink of his water when he heard it clinking against the glass...eeek! I guess our time with that adorable toothless grin is coming to an end. Congratulations Lily!

Mmmmm technology...

Well, she hasn't tried any other fruits yet but we already know she likes Blackberries!

Down in the Boondocks

We just got back from spending a week with my parents in South Georgia, where Lily got reacquainted with her grans, her aunties, and many other people who love her. On Friday night, Dad took us to Benton Lee's steakhouse on the banks of the Altamaha River, in the middle of NOWHERE (I mean nowhere). It was quite remote but the steaks were great and very very large. As I gleefully tackled my "small" sirloin, which easily covered my whole plate, Lily learned to drink water from a straw with the help of Gram and Auntie Tara. We also enjoyed the beautiful weather outside!

6 Month Checkup

It's hard to believe that Lily is already 6 months old...her first year is halfway over! She is growing up so fast, I just want to stop time so that she can be my sweet baby for just a little bit longer (sigh). But the bigger she gets, the more fun she gets, so hopefully that will continue. We went to visit the pediatrician yesterday and Lily has continued her crazy exponential growth. She was 20 pounds, 11 ounces (geez!) and 27 inches long--a VERY healthy, robust baby girl!!