Summer Fun!

We have been able to do a lot of fun stuff already this summer and it has been so great! We visited my grandparents in St. George. I left my camera there on accident, so I dont have any pictures, but we had a lot of fun. Lily loved having more people around to give her attention. She also loved looking at and listening to grandpa T talk.

A few weeks ago Luke had to go to Idaho for work and Lily and I went with so we could see some friends. It was so fun to see everyone!

We hung out a lot at our friends, the Walters, and Lily loved playing with Sam. he also taught her how to army crawl:)

We just got back from my parents house in Chicago. Lily is so much more interactive than the last time we went, so it was a blast for her to play with my sisters kids. We spent the 4th of July at my grandparents cabin in Wisconsin. Lily LOVED all the attention she got from my family.

Lily with Aunt Jess. This picture is blurry, but I love it because this is how Lily was almost our whole trip. So happy and smiley towards anyone who acknowledged her.

Swimming in the Pool

Reading books

Playing with Evrett

Swimming in the lake all by herself:)

Luke wakeboarding

We still have a pretty busy summer ahead of us and we cant wait!

6 months

This crazy girl is 6 months old now and boy are we in trouble! Her personality seems to be getting stronger and stronger everyday. She is so fun and so exhausting at the same time.



Lilian's 6 month stats:

Length: 27.5 in 95%
Weight: 16 lbs 15 oz 75%
Head: 44.9 cm 95%

Rolls all over the place.

She scoots backwards really well, getting up on her knees and then pushing with her arms. She frequently gets stuck under furniture and toys now.

Loves to sit up. Sat in the cart at the grocery store for the first time and was so excited.

Still doesn't have any teeth...or hair.

Is addicted to Baby Einstein.

WAS sleeping 9-10 hours for a couple weeks, but her new found motility is causing her to wake up a lot more and get stuck in some really weird positions.

Takes baths in the big bathtub and loves to kick and splash on her tummy.

We introduced a sippy cup about a week ago, thinking she would only be interested in playing with it right now and not sucking it, but she loves it. Most of the water she sucks ends up on her clothes and the floor though.

This silly girl HATED pacifiers the first 5 months of her life. Even if she was happy before we put one in her mouth, she would get so mad afterwards. At church a couple weeks ago I decided to give it a try again and she loved it...WHAT? Now it's her new favorite thing:)


We have been loving the nice weather and going to the pool a lot. Lily is still pretty hesitant in the pool, but its still fun to take her!




Lily scooting backwards across the room. She discovered the entertainment center today and all the cool cords inside of it through the glass (behind her to the right). She spent forever trying to figure out how to get them. Luckily she wasn't successful...yet:)


Lily and her pretty blue eyes:) She looks so much like Luke to me in this picture!


Playing with her favorite toy. I can't get enough of this pretty smile!

5 Months

Lily turned 5 months a week ago. This month has flown by! Lily learned a lot about a week after her four month birthday. She learned how to roll from her back to her tummy, and she grabs at everything. When I say everything, I literally mean EVERYTHING! It has become close to impossible for me to do anything while I am holding her because she wants it all. My hair is now permanently in a ponytail, because when it's not she is ripping it out of my head. I can't wear any earrings that dangle at all because she tries to grab them and pull them out of my ear. It's like her hands can never stay still. Even when she is nursing or drinking a bottle, she attacks our faces and grabs our lips and pulls. Such a funny little girl:)

She gets up super high when she does tummy time now, getting her entire tummy off of the floor. A couple days ago she started scooting a little. She will pivot herself around depending on what toys she wants, and if one is out of her reach she will slowly be able to make her way to it by pushing herself with her legs. I wonder how long until she actually crawls?!

She has one spastic leg right now. She constantly raises it up and drops it, over and over again. When she gets really excited she does it really fast and its pretty funny.

She doesn't quite sit up on her own, only lasting a couple seconds without flopping over. She's getting close though!

We took her swimming for the first time. It took her about ten minutes to warm up to it and then she loved it. It made her super crazy and hyper the rest of the night.

She does not like clothes...especially pants and headbands. She has learned how to pull her headbands off so they never last very long and I think the pants restrict her movement or something. In the morning I get her dressed with a headband on and give her a toy to play with. By the end of the day, she has lost her headband, usually has no pants on, and is smothered in toys. This is what she usually looks like by the time Luke gets home from work....

We started her on solids this month. She was always really watchful of me when I ate and freaks out if we drink something while holding her because she wants it. We will let her have little sips of water here and there and she LOVES it. Her favorite foods so far are carrots, peaches, apples, pears, and sweet potatoes. She doesn't really care for bananas and HATES green beans. She kept making herself gag after she ate them.

She will randomly sleep for really long stretches at night. I'm hoping it will become a regular thing soon. Last night she slept for 10 hours, from 8:15 to 6:15! Such a sweet little girl to give her mommy such a good mothers day present:) We skipped her third nap that day, and I thinks that is why she slept so well. She was so tired the whole evening without the third nap though that I'm not sure how to consistently do it unless I am able to give her constant attention to keep her from melting down.

We went to Park City for our anniversary. Lily loves being outside so she had a lot of fun riding up the ski lift and walking around.

Lily is such a fun age right now and has become such a good baby. As fun as it is when she starts to learn new things, I wish I could freeze time for a little bit so she stops growing up so fast!

Our little 4 month old

Lily's 4 month birthday is today! She is getting so big and fun to play with. She did really well at the doctor this time and only cried when she got her shots (this is a big change from the past, as she would cry/scream almost the whole time we were there).

Some things about Lily at 4 months:

She loves to laugh.
Drools uncontrollably.
Tries to eat everything...her hand and fingers are her favorite.
Is getting more bald every day.
Loves to talk.
Does not like to cuddle or relax.
Is getting better at taking naps, but will NOT sleep if she is being held.
Loves to stand up and sit up.
Sleeps 5-7 hours straight at night. The longest shes gone is 7.5.
Really likes going outside and going on walks.
Does not like driving in the car.
Likes when we sing to her.
Loves it when Luke gets home from work...it gives her a second boost of energy. (not good for putting her to sleep)

Weight: 13 lbs 9 oz (50%)
Length: 26.25 in (95%)
Head: 42.4 cm (75%)

Eating her hand. This is what shes doing 90% of the time she is awake.


Ready to go on a walk!





Smiles:)



Her new favorite toy


Lily doesn't roll over yet, despite Luke's efforts to get her to. He even rolls around on the floor to show her how to do it:) She just stares at us like this, probably thinking we are crazy.

Our Trip to Chicago

Lily has been quite the traveler lately. Luke has had to travel a ton for work, so instead of sitting at home by ourselves we took the opportunity to go to my parents house in Chicago...twice:) It was so fun to hang out with my parents and little sister Jess, as well as Jordan and her family! It is an understatement to say that Lily is very bored now that she is stuck at home with only me all day.

Lily did really good on most of the flights. She had a fussy time on one flight but other than that she was a little angel:) We definitely have learned that Lily is a total people person. In the airport she just loved to watch everyone and didn't know what to do with all of the fun, new things to look at. On one of our flights we were sitting in the back of the plane and had to walk to the front of the plane to go to the bathroom with the changing table. As I walked down the aisle with Lily on my shoulder, I heard a bunch of little giggles and awes. When I got back to my seat the guy next to me said that Lily was smiling so big the whole way to the bathroom and that everyone was loving it.

When we flew home from Chicago, we almost missed our flight, even though we were at the airport 1.5 hours early and didn't have to wait long to check our bags! Midway airport security is horrible. When we finally got through security they were calling my name over the intercom saying our flight was going to take off. I was literally running through the airport with Lily in her carseat with a poopy blowout diaper that didn't get changed until after we took off. At least we made the flight though:)

I am not very good at taking pictures and I forgot my camera on the first trip, so I stole some pictures from my sister:)

Our first visit to see Jordan and the boys!





We got to watch Jess at two track meets and it was so fun.



Aunt Jess being silly...


Hanging out with Grandma


Having fun with Aunt Jordan







Lily, Colin, Brannon, and Evrett with great Grandma and Grandpa Hartmann


Its nice to be home and getting settled back into a routine, but we sure do miss everyone and had so much fun!

2 months

I can't believe my little girl is already two months old! She is getting so big already. We had a bit of a rough first 6 weeks but Lily is doing a lot better now. After multiple doctors visits, a lot of crying, and hardly any sleep for all of us, we learned that Lily has acid reflux:( After eliminating pretty much anything and everything from my diet that could be bothering her, we also realized that she has a dairy sensitivity/allergy. So we now have to give her medicine every morning, and I can't eat any dairy, but she is such a happy little girl now and is sleeping better too!

Lilian at 2 months:

10 lbs 5 oz. 30%
22.75 in. 75%
39.5 head circumference. 75%

Is still highly sensitive and is easily frustrated.
Is very stubborn.
Is really alert and doesn't miss anything that goes on around here.
Is starting to like her swing more (hated it until about a week ago).
Typically sleeps 2-3 hour intervals at night (will randomly sleep longer, but not often).
Enjoys bath time but gets really upset when she gets out.
Likes to be talked to ALL DAY LONG.
Smiles a lot.
Still has blue eyes.
Loves the bathroom fan.
Loves to kick her legs and push against things with them.
Has really long toes and can grip stuff with them.
Loves to stretch, especially after shes been swaddled while sleeping.
HATES going to the doctor.
Prefers country music on in the car.

Lily has grown a TON this past month. This is her at 1 month (wearing newborn size pajamas that don't fit her anymore)....

Lily at two months...



With her cousin Kohen who is 4 weeks younger than her


Lily stretching right after getting her blanket unwrapped. This makes us laugh every time. As soon as she gets unwrapped she throws both arms up in the air and extends her legs and stretches forever. Its even better when she has slept for a long time because then she is so happy when shes doing it:)





How can you not love this little face?

Lilys Room

This summer Luke had to travel a lot for work. He was in DC for two months so I found some projects to do around the house. I spent a lot of my free time working on Lily's room. It was really fun and I think it turned out pretty cute. There are still a few things I want to do to it but for the most part it is done.






I looked for crib bedding that I liked for a long time and couldn't find anything that great that wouldn't cost hundreds of dollars. One day I was at hobby lobby and saw some fabric on sale and figured I might as well try making it because it would be way cheaper and cuter than a lot of the stuff I could get at a decent price. I don't love the fabric but it was cheap and I didn't want to spend tons of money on fabric when I didn't know if it would even turn out, but it turned out pretty good! If there is a next time I will be more confident in my sewing and maybe go for some cuter, more expensive stuff:)

My sister Jordan made the adorable quilt on the chair. I (and Lily) seriously got so spoiled. Pretty much everything cute Lily has was made by someone for us. We especially owe my sister...she made her multiple quilts/blankets, hair bows, clothes, a car seat cover, and a nursing cover (and probably more that I'm not remembering right now)! Best sister ever and so much cuter than anything I would ever make:) We also got lots of things from grandmas, great grandmas, and aunts and we are so grateful for our wonderful family!