About a Munchkin

I finally have a few minutes of downtime to post updates on the lovely Miss Liliana.

As you can probably tell from the pictures, she had a fantastic time her birthday weekend. And thank you to all of you who sent us cards, gifts, and well wishes. It really means so much to us. We went to dinner Friday night at Shogun and she loved the fire and ate a ton of veggies and shrimp.

The birthday party went really well. We had lots of friends drop by and Liliana had a great time toddling around and greeting everyone. She was quite the little hostess. She got tons of great gifts and enjoyed smashing up her panda bear cake. If only we could have gotten her to wear her birthday hat without resorting to force. Oh well...

Sunday we went to church and Liliana and I both received birthday blessings. Staylee and my mom also bought the flowers for the alter in honor of our birthdays. That evening we took Liliana for her first wagon ride and I think the pictures show how much she loved it.

Two weeks ago she went to her one year check up. She weighs 20 pounds and is 31 inches tall. So tall and thin. We're supposed to get her off of bottles, which is going pretty well. We're also supposed to get her away from the pacifier, but that's not going as well. Our next appointment is in 6 months, so I have some time. She got a ton of shots and cried really hard, but she got over it.

Last week she came down with the flu, which made for a tough couple of days for all of us. She felt better by this weekend and she and big sister Charleigh won second prize in a costume contest as best duo. Liliana was Cinderella and Charleigh was a pumpkin. I'll post pictures later this week. I want to wait until after Halloween when we go to the church party.

At one year old, here are some of her favorite things...

Foods-Oatmeal, banana baby cookies, baby ravioli, bananas, chicken nuggets

Clothes-She loves wearing jeans and Robeez. She does okay with dresses as long as they're short. And she likes wearing two piece, big girl PJs.

Books-She really doesn't have the patience to be read to, but she does like Disney first reader board books like Daisy's Picture. She also loves V-tech books. She could look at her Winnie the Pooh book for hours.

Toys-Leap Frog table, wagon, spoons and dog bowls, Baby Jack, Winnie the Pooh, Emma (the last three are her comfort toys), Peek-a-blocks and balls, Whooz-it, Pooh Bear push train, pretty much anything she can carry around and bang on or with

Activities-Chase the baby, walking, going for rides in her wagon or stroller, baths, swimming, helping Mommy (ex. Mommy puts away dishes, Lili bangs on the dishwasher with a ladle), anything noisy

Television/Movies-Cinderella (we really try to rotate her movies, but she always wants this one), Lady and the Tramp, Classical Baby, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Little Einsteins, 101 Dalmatians, Aristocats, Top Chef (yeah, that's totally my fault)

And a few dislikes...

Foods-Green beans

Clothes-Anything with feet, long dresses, tights, hats, hoods, bows (anything that goes on her head), any shoes that aren't Robeez (or similar)

Books-Anything that doesn't allow her to tear the pages out.

Toys-Nothing comes to mind

Activities-Getting her diaper changed, going to bed, taking a nap, pretty much anything where she has to be still

Television/Movies-Dora the Explorer, Backyardigans, Baby Einstein videos, anything scary or with scary music


That's all for now. Check back for Halloween pictures later in the week and in the meantime I will keep adding China pictures.