Spending time with the Grandparents

My parents bought a luxurious RV this year and we were lucky enough to spend some time with them on their maiden voyage. We had a wonderful and very relaxing time together. Here are a few pictures from that day.

Lily playing

Lily loves her bouncer. Such a happy baby.

My Cutie Pie

A little mommy lovings.

This sums up Lily's 1st Christmas

After such an amazing day with family, our Lilybug fell asleep on the floor in front of the Christmas tree. Sweet dreams babygirl, sweet dreams. We love you very much.

My Dad's 60th Birthday

My dad turned 60 this year. I can't believe it. All year long I have been trying to figure out what to get him for his 60th birthday, but I couldn't come up with anything. I wanted it to be meaningful, but I was stumped.... and then I figured it out.

Have grandbaby, dress her up! Perfect! Puff Paint to the rescue.



We surprised him with a special photo cake. When the cake came out he totally thought it was for me, since my birthday was coming up next. It was funny. Such a good surprise.



Happy 60th Birthday Dad, aka grampy :-)

Lily's 1st Christmas

Today's the big day...Santa came and went and none of us even woke up. We had a quiet morning just the three of us. We couldn't have been happier.

This is Lily and I coming down the stairs to see what Santa put under the tree. Don't mind my hair..Its naturally curly, I can't help it.

Ed's Christmas Eve Gift (from Lily)

Eddie gives Lily her bath every night and lately Ed's been telling me that Lily really wants to sit up in her tub and that its getting difficult getting her to lay back. I decided to see what Lily wanted. She told me she wanted a bigger tub, so I took her to the store to pick one out to give to Eddie for Christmas. I'm actually not sure who was happier.

Christmas Eve Gifts

As a tradition for our family we open one gift each on Christmas Eve. My parents happened to send Lily a few gifts that they wanted opened on Christmas Eve. The pictures tell you exactly how she reacted to opening a gift for the first time. Priceless...









Thanks Grams and Grampy!

Lily's Christmas Stocking

Its been a family tradition for Ed and I that I make the christmas stockings. When we were newly married I made us matching stockings to have over the years. I added some personal touches to it, like some left over ribbon used in our wedding. So it was now time to make Lily her Christmas stocking.

I decided I wanted Lily's to be kinda modern and colorful so maybe when she got older she'd still like it... I guess we'll see in time. I also decided to add some personal touches to it as well. The ribbon used to hang her stocking has images of cute little turtles all over it. As most of our friends know, we called Lily "turtle" before we knew she was a girl. It was her nickname. I also hand stitched some daisy buttons on it because its my favorite flower and I had them used as decorations at her baby shower.







I got to show her the stocking today and I think she really likes it.

Merry Christmas!

From our home to yours, we want to wish everyone a Happy Holiday!

Fun Times with Mom and Dad

Sitting on dad.



Knocking down blocks with mom.



Making a funny face for the camera. Priceless.

My Saving Grace or should I say... Mary

I wanted to take a moment to thank a person who helps me take care of Lily. Her name is Mary, she is a family friend and has been my saving grace. She has been such a help that I feel like a stronger mom for my daughter. I am truly thankful to have Mary.

And as you can see below, Lily likes her "Mrs. Mary" as well. :-)

Cranialsacral Therapy

After months of colic and acid reflux, we were willing to try one more thing to help our daughter feel better. Our holistic pediatrician recommended cranialsacral therapy for Lily from the first time we saw her but we were unsure it would actually work. After much research we decided to give it a try. It was going to consist of 3 sessions with the therapist.

The first session lasted an hour. It wasn't fun for any of us. It wasn't painful for Lily it was just upsetting for her because you could tell she didn't know what was going on. The easiest way to describe it is that its like when you have tension in your shoulders and someone pushes on those pressure points, its painful at first but as an adult you know once the tension is released you feel ten times better and have no more tension. Try explaining that to an infant. They don't know what this stranger is doing to them and they don't know that the minor amount of pressure that is being applied to them will bring them such relief later on.

We didn't see major results immediately but we did see a change after the second and third session. We can happily say our daughter no longer has colic or acid reflux. And to make things even better just a few days ago, Lily decided to drink from a bottle. We are so very thankful we decided to have cranialsacral therapy. It has made such a wonderful difference.

If you'd like to read more on the procedure please click on the following link. http://www.intentionalwellnesstherapy.com/