33 weeks

This week Lily started a few fun new things. She is starting to bear crawl every once in awhile but still prefers to army crawl to get around quickly. She is "dancing" when she hears a song she likes which involves shaking back and forth.

This week I was reading an article about being a parent and this quote really resonated with me:

"Motherhood right-sized everything for me. I’m happier, and I was pretty happy before."

I was happy before I became a mom, I loved my life and I really wasn't even sure I wanted anything to change.  I was so scared throughout my pregnancy about sleep deprivation, lack of time for myself, a change in my marriage.  These things have all happened, but somehow even with some things being slightly harder day to day I am still happier.  I can't imagine my life without Lily.  It feels like my heart is so full of love that it may pop out of my chest.  

32 weeks

This week we got back to normal getting home to Denver and back to our routine. Lily was so happy to see Addie again!  Addie was less thrilled since she had bigger kids to actually entertain her while we were gone. Lily is really working on her crawling and is getting closer. She is going from laying to standing more. We had to lower her crib mattress this week as she was pulling herself up in it. This morning Lily slept until 8:30 am and didn't make a peep so I went to check on her and she was sitting in her crib happy as can be playing with her pacifier. I got her out and went to change her diaper only to find she was covered in poop!  She didn't seem to mind at all, such a gross little girl. 

31 weeks

Lily had an unexpected trip to Wisconsin this week to visit family as her great grandpa passed away on Monday. We are happy to be back and spending time with family but still wish it had been under different circumstances. This week Lily is really getting the hang of squirming her way around in the floor from one place to another. She started by dragging herself with her arms and is now starting to push a little with her legs. She is also starting a not so fun stage of not wanting to be held by people who are not mommy and daddy. This is not good timing for a visit with family. 

Family

Today we celebrate the life of Lily's great grandpa. He was taken too soon, but it was clear he lived life to its fullest. I hope to share with Lily his passion for life, his love for his family, and the generosity he shared with everyone. She was so fortunate to have met him.