Grandma J is in town!

Grandma J is in from Florida for a month visit. Lily gets to spend time with her every day! I'll have a lot more pictures to post soon.

Busy Weekend!

Bags!

mmm! cupcakes!what do you mean I can't have more?

Birthday Boy!!

Saturday - We had our block party on Saturday, it was a great time as usual. There was plenty of food and drink, the kids had a great time playing in the bouncy castle, got to meet a lot of new "neighbors" and yummy s'mores by the firepit! I brought the camera, but never took it out! We missed Gavin's 2nd Birthday party today, sorry Gavin! Happy 2nd Birthday!

Sunday - Happy 1st Birthday Ryder! We went to Ryder's 1st Birthday party at Aunt Judy & Uncle Bill's. It was great to see Cyndi, Ramsey and Ryder (as well as the rest of the family). :) Lily had a fun time playing with the kids, bags and another bouncy house. I took a few pictures, but not many.

VH Pool and Lazy River

Lazy River

Fun!

Emma being a good big cousin!

hand dada!

We took Lily to the Vernon Hills pool and Lazy River. She was a little apprehensive at first, but got better after a while. Just like the Spray park in Mundelein, she preferred the little fountains. She didn't mind the lazy river, but wasn't a fan either.

Summer fun!

We got together today for a "Count your blessings" day with Michael's family. Grandpa set up 2 slides for 3 pools and the kids were having a great time until...Lily got stung by a bee...twice! The good thing is now we know she's not allergic. I think we all felt worse than Lily did. She cried for a minute, and seemed to get over it pretty quickly. We were also lucky that the stinger wasn't stuck, as I couldn't imagine having to torture her to get it out.

Happy 4th Anniversary!

August 11th - Happy 4th Anniversary to Michael and I!

What's in a name?

August 9th - When we were pregnant with Lily we referred to her as Finly because we knew early if it was a girl her name would be Lillian (Lily) and if it were a boy, his name would be Finn. This time, we're not having as much luck, so we refer to the baby as Baby J. We set on a boy's name, but not on a girl's name. We also go back and forth about wanting to find out the gender this time. I'm still in the camp about not finding out, but Michael really wants to know this time. I think both of our families would also kill us if they had to wait until the end again. :) We have a few more weeks to make that decision, so stay tuned.

I'm starting to feel better, but still struggle when in the car for any length of time. I still dry heave or gag several times a day, but it is getting better. The nausea is pretty much gone at this point. YAY! I do agree when people say that each pregnancy is different. I did start on the Zofran for about another week, but had to stop again.

Lily's 18 month check up

August 7th - Lily 18 month Update - Lily is doing great! She's getting so big and talking so much. We went to see Dr. Lippman today for her 18 month check up. Lily is still in the 95th percentile for height, weight and head. She weighed in at 29lbs 11.3oz and is 34" tall. Dr. Lippman was impressed with her verbal skills and felt that she was advanced in that area. What did you expect, I'm always talking. :) There were no shots today, so we were very happy about that. Lily now has 16 teeth, the only ones we're expecting are her 2 year molars. We go back to see Dr. Lippman in February for her 2 year check up. She's becoming very adventurous and is really starting to develop such a personality.