The Lee Family: July 2009

Friday, July 31, 2009

Nana's Visit

Here are a few pictures from Nana's visit this week. She and Jim just returned from a two week cruise along the Baltic, so she came to town to take Brandon and LM to dinner for their birthdays!

Nana layed out all the new clothes she brought for LM...Lauren Margaret approves and so does her Mommy :) Between Nana and Grandmommy, this little girl stays looking pretty cute! Thank you!

On July 27th, our friends Lauri and Casey Griffith welcomed Olivia Ann into the world. I got to go see them at the hospital and hold the little cutie. She's beautiful and looks like her Mama!

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Dear Mr. Sandman,

Please sprinkle some of your magic dust on my little angel. She's having such a hard time going to bed these days. We used to just lay her down and she was out in a minute or less. Then, she started crawling and standing up and...well...now we are not so lucky. Please whisper in her ear and tell her that we love her and will be right there when she wakes up in the morning. If this doesn't work soon, she may be doing more sleeping like this...(on the floor after she passes out from playing). Thank you!

Sincerely,
LML's Mom and Dad

Saturday, July 25, 2009

And, She's Off!

Well, it looks like Might Mouse is officially on the move! She has been rocking and scooting on her tummy for the last few weeks, but this week she figured out how to put it all together. That being said, she has acquired several bumps/bruises over the last few days. She's just so quick and seems to bump into everything. She even managed to crawl up the bumpers in her crib to a standing position. Then, she quickly fell and got a pretty good shiner on her forehead...just in time for her 6 month pictures next week...hopefully the photographyer has PhotoShop...I think we'll need it! Who does that at 6 months? Mighty Mouse, that's who! Needless to say, the bumpers are gone! I guess we got 6 months of good use out them. I put them in the living room to make a little soft fence around her when she's playing. She quickly figured out that it was more fun outside the play area and began crawling over the bumpers. If she could talk she'd definitely be saying, "Mommy, don't fence me in." I think I'm just trying to find a way to use them since they are so darn cute. Here's an action video of her first moves! Maybe she'll be a stunt woman one day!

Sunday, July 19, 2009

6 Months

Today is LM's 6 month birthday...I can't even believe it! In a way it seems like time has flown by and in other ways it seems like she's just been with us forever. Either way you look at it, we are just so in love with this little girl. She continues to bring us such joy each and every day. Here she is on her "big" day. We celebrated with a family dinner and some birthday cake. Lauren Margaret can't wait to dive into a cake of her own...6 more months to go! Slow down, Mr. Clock...I'm not ready for my baby to grow up!

LM (in her birthday suit) with the 6 arrangements her Nana and Daddy Jim sent her and her little 6 month birthday cake.

Stats:
16 pounds, 11 ounces
25 3/4 inches

Here are some things she enjoys doing these days:
-Playing on the quilt down on the floor with all of her toys
-Sitting up and playing with her toys.
-Grabbing for things - she can get to anything...she's twists and turns and scoops it right up!
-Chewing on Sophie
-Holding her little blanket and babydoll (she puts the babydoll to her mouth...I think she's trying to give her a kiss)
-Jumping in her Jumperroo
-Playing in the Exersaucer
-Riding in the car
-Boat rides
-Watching Lucy and Gi Gi walk by her (she follows their every move when they are around)
-Scooting (she's a quick little thing). She is seconds away from crawling...any moment now...yikes!
-Talking (has so much to say especially when she wakes up - I wonder what she dreams about).
-Eating rice cereal (she eats once a day around 5:00)
-Eating sweet potatoes, bananas, peas, apples (her favorites are the peas - she just can't get enough of them). We will start carrots next (trying to alternate between veggies and fruits every three days)
-Swimming
-Taking baths in her pink ducky bathtub
-Reading books (likes to touch the books and look at the pages...really likes the ones with other children's faces)
-Patty cake, patty cake
-Peek-a-boo games
-Silly voices...we can really get the giggles going with these
-Playing with her Daddy - she just lights up when she sees him
-Looking at faces (in the mirror and in person)...gets the biggest smile everytime she sees someone
- Grabbing noses, touching faces, pulling hair (ouch)
- Making raspberry sounds with her mouth...quite loud actually...can be a bit embarrassing depending on where we are :) It's really funny, and she does it with such intensity...what a little lady - ha!
-Snuggling. Even though she getting bigger, she still likes our mommy and me time when I'm feeding her. I wouldn't trade these moments for anything in the world! This is the time where it feels just like the first few times I ever held her. Oh, how I hope this will last!

Summer Updates

It's been a few weeks since I've posted anything. We've had a lot going on this summer, so I'll try to catch up...here goes :)

Brandon celebrated his 30th birthday on July 13th. I had a party for him at The Londoner Uptown. My mom and dad were here in Dallas and babysat for us and The Underwoods. Avery and Lauren Margaret had fun playing with them at our house! Here are some pictures from Brandon's birthday and my parent's visit:

Marcela and Dan Devlin

Todd, Missy, Jeff, and Amy

Tara, Jen, and Jody

Allison, Geoffry, and Carolina

Todd, Amanda, and Robyn

Grandmommy and LM

Breakfast with the family at John's Cafe

Taking a bath in her new ducky tub!

Playing on the floor...almost crawling to Grandmommy's camera!

Dinner celebrating Daddy Smilie's birthday. (my mom was the photographer so she missed being in the pic)

Wednesday, I rode back to Houston with my mom with Lauren Margaret in tow. We had a fun drive back together and enjoyed a LONG weekend in Houston. Lauren Margaret and I flew back Sunday. It was her first flight...it was a quick one, and she did great! Here are some pictures from our summer Houston visit:

Pit stop on our "girls only" road trip to Houston. I think LM likes Buc-ee!

KK's birthday fiesta!

We went to see see my good childhood friend Christi Conway. Kathy Patten (another longtime friend) was visiting Christi with her three girls (Elizabeth, Kayla, and Alexis). LM got to drive the car in nothing but a swim diaper...didn't plan on swimming, but it just looked like so much fun...so we let her jump right in with the big girls!

Swimming in my new pool at Grandmommy and Granddaddy's house. Cousin Will was a great sport and got in the pool with Lauren Margaret. They had fun splashin around! LM and I enjoyed a nice lunch with "BB" (Becky), Martha, and Grandmommy at the Tea Room before going swimming.

Will, BB, Martha, and LM

Hangin with my Granddaddy

Saturday we had girls get together at Isle Pedi with all our little ones. We all had manis and pedis and then went to Skeeter's for lunch! What a fun day catching up with "my girls" from Baylor. Picture above are Sarah Davis, LM and I, Courtney Crowell, Kim Winkler and Sloan (top row), Maddux Claire, Emily Cameron, and Carlton (bottom row).

Future Kappas! The "big" girls were so cute with the "little" girls.

"Brownie" and LM at Aunt Sissy and UT's house after our day of beauty with the girls.

Dinner with Sissy, UT, Granddaddy, and Grandmommy. LM was a trooper Saturday...out all day with the girls then met up with more family for dinner.

Lexi (our Houston neighbor who I remember being LM's age) holding the little cutie before we headed to the airport! Her mom is our master monogrammer...I took her a stack of clothes, swimsuits, bibs, and bloomers, and she fancied them all right up!