We have been spending the weekend in Sylvania visiting with family and friends. Lillian has begun crawling in her own special way, clapping, and cutting her second tooth! As you can see, we are nice and cozy up here but I am a bit sad to be missing yet another snow storm in Cincinnati.
Lillian turned nine months old last week and today we visited the doctor for her check up. She is good. Average. Average is good. Her statistics:
Length: 27.5 inches
Weight: 19.5 pounds
We discussed her short naps during the day (30 minutes max in her crib) and since she’s sleeping so well at night, we just deal with the not-so-great naps. Doc said to move forward with more table food in tiny tiny pieces, kinda makes me nervous but I know she can’t eat pureed food for the rest of her life. Finally, I had him diagnose what an urgent care doctor called eczema over the holidays and Dr. Manfroy agreed. His treatment plan calls for daily baths (only two per week with soap, and the soap has to be Dove), twice daily lotion rub downs with Aquaphor or Eucerin, and a heavier cream (Cortaid) if it flares up. Even though Lillian loves her baths, I see them as an extra hassle (probably because I have issues with water) so I’m not too thrilled about the daily bathing, but I’ll have to get over it.
These days, our little nine month old is on the verge of crawling, she gets up on all fours and inches forward without moving her knees. Any day now! She is self feeding using her thumb and index finger (apparently using those fingers are a big deal). Still only has one bottom front tooth, but we see the white of the one next to it about to poke through. Waves at EVERYTHING! If you are lucky, you get the double handed wave that looks more like jazz hands. Says baba, wawa, mama and still loves to scream! She continues to be a source of joy in our lives and we can’t wait to see what she is up to next!
It has been awhile since we have discussed one of our favorite topics here at macdonaldbaby…POOP EXPLOSIONS! Yahoo! I think Lillian has more of these explosions now than when she had the loud scary sounding poos of a newborn. We really have to keep an eye on her lately. Especially when she is jumping in her bouncer – oh man, that can get messy. Just ask Grandma McAtee, she got to experience it first hand quite a few times during our Christmas visit!
In anticipation of ’significant snowfall’ here in Cincinnati, I think that it is appropriate to show you Lillian’s first outing in the snow. This occurred up in Sylvania during our Christmas vacation and lasted for all of about five minutes. So short, that we were headed back inside by the time Uncle Brandon got suited up to join us. Sorry Uncle Brandon, it was cold out! And, as you can see, Lillian wasn’t too amused by the snow…maybe next winter.
One of Lillian’s favorite things to do is take a bath. She splashes in the water, hits the side of the tub, chews on her bath toys, and screams at the top of her lungs in delight! She could stay in the tub for hours, I think! My favorite part about bath time is wrapping her up in cute hooded towels after her bath has ended.
Big changes this weekend at the MacDonald household! Grandma and Grandpa MacDonald delivered the rest of Lillian’s toys from Christmas that wouldn’t fit in the car and we were overflowing with baby stuff. We decided to finally put away stuff that she just didn’t use anymore or was too big for…and yes, this process included some tears! We stored away tiny bottles, pumping stuff, the bumbo seat, play mats, Bobby pillows, and her swing. So many memories from these items! We are a few shirts away from filling a giant bin of clothes that no longer fit our tiny little girl. *sigh* The only way that I was able to overcome the sadness of my baby growing up is that it provided a little more organizational efficiency in our family room. I found a giant basket to hold all of her smaller toys. 
I found it at TJ Maxx today, and on the other end it reads ‘My Stuff’ with dog paws all around it. Seriously, who needs a basket this large for dog toys? (Aunt Kristin, you get a free pass on that question!)
Other changes include a new car seat for Lillian. I still think that the whole needing multiple car seat thing is a scam, but whatev. We decided on the Britax Roundabout 50
Lillian was not digging my extra excitement on Christmas morning – she just wanted her oatmeal and fruit, and she wanted it NOW! While I am usually the reigning champion for most gifts on Christmas morning – Lillian stole the show this year! I suppose she will be getting the trophy for years to come!
Again, she really wanted to eat the paper, but ended up paying a little more attention to the gifts this time! The toys are pretty advanced, and she loves turning the light on and off on her Fisher Price Laugh & Learn Learning Farm
Later on that day, we traveled over to celebrate with Grandpa Mark’s side of the family. And yes, I put her in a tutu. It was the cutest thing I have ever seen!
After receiving lots of love from all of her family members, it was time to head home to bed. She fell asleep immediately once the car started moving and slept peacefully through the night. Merry Christmas Miss Lillian!
Lillian spent Christmas Eve celebrating with Grandma and Grandpa MacDonald. But, really, she celebrated Christmas Eve Day since she goes to bed around 6pm. Anyway, she opened her first present on this night. Move over Christmas ham, all she wanted to do was eat the wrapping paper. And, as you can see from this picture, she doesn’t know yet that there are treats inside of stockings! She received lots of fun toys like the Fisher Price Stack ‘n Surprise Sillytown
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