seven months of lillia

Dear Lillia,

This was quite the month for you! All this time we've had a little baby in the house and suddenly we have a mobile, active family member. Look out, world!

After a few weeks of taking one crawl step and stopping to cry for help, you finally figured out crawling... Except...you could only go backwards. Poor little Lia, you got stuck in every place imaginable throughout the house (and you let us know you weren't too pleased about it).

It was quite an exciting moment when I left you on your tummy and came back into the room to find you sitting upright. Triumph! Little by little you're getting the skills to keep up with Bella and move those chubby legs of yours. Oh that chub. How I love it.

I would wager to say that this has been your most vociferous month yet. The little bit of freedom you gained with your mobility was a bit of an overload, I think. You can barely stand to have me put you down, let alone of of your site. Don't even think about letting someone else hold you for more than three seconds. The screeching has reached a new level.







But your cuddles are all the sweeter. You reach out to me while nursing (when you aren't twiddling and pinching the rest of me) which is something new. You've never really been one for holding on, so it's a pleasant change for the moment.

There's quite a difference between being clingy and cuddly, and despite the endless hours of Lia Lia Lia, I'll take all the cuddles I can get. I always will.

Love, mama