We had a photo shoot at the end of September, with some gorgeous results. I just melt for some of these shots.
Lily is just about the sweetest thing one can imagine. But as you might imagine, there are both big ups and downs. She's well progressed past crawling, climbing to her feet, or walking while holding on to things. These days, she stepstepsteps everywhere, sometimes picking up a good head of steam. It's so great to watch (even though I know it'll soon be running and I'll be chasing). Sometimes, though, she's the one giving chase.. the cats are learning to watch out. Or, in some cases, play patty-cake.
What's not so great is watching her pick up her pace.. but not do a great job picking up her feet. The idea of a flat surface and traction is nowhere near our little munchkin's head, so books, toys, anything in the way.. she steps on or trips over. Faceplant from your kiddo is one surefire way to make you cringe and want to rush to make it all better, but we're trying to get her to see she can pick herself up and be ok after a fall (aside from the ugly ones). It's heart-wrenching but we're getting there.
We recently had a pretty big snowstorm hit the NE. It was worse for those between here and Boston, but we still got a good bit of snow. LilyMonster was dressed up for the cold and we took her out to see it. Let's just say she was unimpressed. Cold, wet, sticky fluffy stuff? It's just not her idea of a fun time. We'll see if it grows on her.
As we tried to get some cute pics of her as she sees snow for the first time, Mommy was holding the camera while I sprinkled some fluffy stuff down onto Lily.. only to have her look up and get quite the shock. Oh, the tears from that one!
This really is quite an adventure.. and I'd not trade it for anything. Though I might play tug-o-war for it.
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