Reaghan's Big Day {Tiny Tot Choir + Dance Recital}

Remember when I wrote that Reaghan was starting dance class this fall? Her Winter Showcase was last weekend and it was a-dorable.

This entire fall I've had so much fun taking Reaghan to dance class every Thursday evening. She gets so excited when she wakes up from her nap and I tell her its time to get ready for dance. I was worried about how she would do in the class without me there watching since she is not very outgoing but from day 1 she hasn't hesitated. I love watching her walk in to class confidently taking her bag to her little cubby and sitting on her blue dot on the floor and then emerging 45 minutes later so proud of herself and eager to tell me all that she did! It's been fun as a mom watching her enjoy something that's building her confidence and her independence. 

Along with dance class we've also being doing a Tiny Tot choir at church on Sunday evenings practicing two Christmas songs to share with the congregation during the Christmas Season. My sister-in-law Ann and I have been leading the class and wouldn't you know that the day to sing fell on the same day as the girls first dance recital!?! Thankfully the girls show time was in the evening so the times didn't conflict but it made for a fun, busy day! I made sure we got some pictures that morning of the girls in their Christmas dresses. (That I snagged at the consignment shop right up the road from me. I don't always shop second hand, but when it comes to holiday outfits, its the best way to go because they're always in great condition!)

This was another area I wasn't too sure that Reaghan would do well in. She does great in class singing her songs and doing the hand motions when I'm in there leading it but I worried that when she got on stage to sing in front of the whole church she wouldn't want to go through with it. She totally surprised me and wasn't phased a bit! I can't believe how much she's matured this past year. 

After church we made sure we came home and got a nap before her second "performance" of the day. She doesn't always need a nap any more, but I know being center of attention takes a lot out of my introverted toddler so recharging with a nap was definitely a priority. I didn't want any melt downs at the little recital.

Cousins waiting together backstage!

I almost grabbed our nicer camera but then decided I didn't want to lug it around... ugh, I should've brought it because the iphone just couldn't capture great pictures in the darkened room. 

When they first came out I was a little worried because Reaghan (second.. well really 3rd... in line) had her head down and finger in her mouth. Her classic nervous habits that we've been working on overcoming. I thought oh no, this isn't going to go well.

But once they were all lined up and the music started playing she perked right up!

They did a little dance to "Let it Snow" and it was precious with their twirls, plies and passe's. 

I thought I might die of cuteness. (I literally almost did die of cuteness when another 3-4 year old class came out dressed as reindeer and did a tap dance routine! I don't know how I made it through that one.)

You can't have a dance recital without the daddy bringing the little ballerina some flowers!

She also got a little ballerina doll and a rose from her Grammie and Pop Pop.

Her aunts and uncles came to see her dance and Mark's parents were there too of course for both of their grand-girls. They brought the girls a little ballerina ornament for the tree. 

Mark and I talk a lot about what we want our kids participation in things like dance and sports to look like as they grow older. We love the opportunity for character growth and personal development that comes along with these types of activities but we want there to be a realistic balance between their activity of choice and our family life. Of course, that's looking quite a few years in to the future! We're just now getting our feet wet in this world of extra curricular activities with our 3 year old and right now we are completely enjoying this new season watching our Reaghan become a big girl!

See Lilly Grow! {10 months}

I am 2 weeks late in posting this... her ten month "birthday" was 14 days ago. This Christmas season has been so busy so far even with all of attempts to keep things slow. I guess its just the nature of the season with kids! We've been having fun, but hopping on this blog here with updates has been low on the totem pole of priorities! I have a lot of updates to try and squeeze in before Christmas, but we'll see if it happens!

Size

She is wearing mostly 12 month outfits, I bought her a 12 month Christmas dress at a consignment shop the other day and it was almost too small for her! I couldn't believe it. She even wears some 12-18 month shirts, and size 3 diapers.

Health

At 9 1/2 months she got her second bottom tooth! She also had a horrible cold that lasted 12 days. She was so stuffed up and congested and even spiked a fever to 102 the first day. We had to raise one end of her mattress up to help her sleep, suck her snot out before every sleep which she hated! I basically had to put her on the floor and "sit" on her to keep her still to do it effectively. I even took her in to the doctors on like day 10 because she started wheezing. Dr said it was just congestion so.... I'm never taking this girl in to the drs again because every time I do its really nothing. *rolls eyes* but I guess I'd rather be safe than sorry.

Feeding

Last month I was really worried about my supply and being able to nurse until 12 months but I did buy the Fenugreek tea and it totally helped! Oatmeal for breakfast and the tea boosted it right back! It's still less overall but that's normal because she is nursing less. She usually nurses around 4 times a day, Morning, Pre-afternoon nap, post nap and bed time. She basically eats everything. She loves deli meat, and any type of chicken that I'll share with her. Still loves her graham crackers. Likes to gnaw on pizza crust and soft pretzels. Reaghan loves to share her oatmeal with her in the morning. She can hold her own pouch to eat out of it. She loves to drink water from a sippy cup or straw.  

Sleeping

Thankfully still sleeping through the night 90% of the time. The couple of weeks that she was sick through her off a bit but of course I fed and snuggled her when she woke up since she wasn't feeling good. We took an overnight trip to Williamsburg and she did not sleep well in her pack n play so slept in the bed with us and she spent the night with Grammie recently and ended up in her bed too. Sooo.. apparently she needs her own crib to sleep all night. She still takes morning cat naps and great long, afternoon naps though so I will not complain! She will not fall asleep in a stroller or in your arms. Falls asleep on her own in her crib.

Likes

She basically loves to get into everything! She is an explorer and oh so curious. She likes to find remotes and the key to the gas fireplace *facepalm*.  She loves to try and crawl into the bathroom... I have to make sure I keep the door shut so she doesn't try to get to the toilet! Always trying to get into the dog dish, Always trying to pull sissy's window stickers off the window. She goes right for the pantry if I leave the door open... especially loves to pull out to the plastic cups and canned goods. Goes right for the dishwasher when I'm trying to put dishes away. She loves when I let her pull out all of my plastic storage containers while I fix dinner. She likes to sing "How big is Lilly?!" but can't lift her arms on her own yet. She is getting better at letting me read her books and likes to reach out and touch the touch and feel spots. She loves when Reag and I crawl around on the floor so she can chase after us. She thinks it so funny when she hangs upside down and she loves to give ni-night kisses to sissy and daddy. She likes when daddy dances her to the cha cha slide! She likes to be carried in the ergo carrier.

Dislikes

She still refuses to do sign language! I know she can do it but she's totally choosing not too. She does not like to sit still for anything... bath time, diaper changes, just in general! I am trying to practice with her at home because she is having a hard time making it through a church service because she is so squirmy and chatty! She is not interested in TV like her big sissy was. She doesn't like to go running with me in the stroller which has really discouraged me from running as much as I want to because she fusses the whole time. I think its because she'd rather be running. haha You can tell how much she likes to sit still from our monthly pictures this time! : )

Milestones
She can finally clap her hands!! She can give high fives and loves to do it! She started taking a step or 2 at a time!!! We love to practice with her every night. We thought she'd be walking by Christmas but she can't seem to get past the second step... really its like a step and a half. She is so close though. She stands really well on her own, especially if she's holding something in her hand.

Sibling Love
Reaghan is teaching Lilly how to share... "let sissy have it." She is working on trading toys with Lilly if Lil takes something she was playing with, so she can get her toy back. Lilly can be a little rough sometimes with grabbing faces and hair but Reaghan always takes it like a champ and gives sweet reminders... "Be nice Lilly, be nice. Don't hurt big sissy." Reaghan still calls her sweet heart and always makes sure she has a toy to take when we leave the house or that her sun shade is pulled up on her car seat.

Special Events/Outings
She celebrated her first Thanksgiving and loved all of the food! Decorated her first Christmas tree and Christmas cookies. She's done way better with the tree and presents than I thought she would. I was not looking forward to her terrorizing the tree all season but she's actually been so good about it! We have to tell her no every once in a while but she's mostly left it alone! Went to Christmas Town twice and she enjoyed Aunt Nin Nin carrying her in the Ergo carrier almost the whole time. 



I always feel like her monthly updates say negative things about her... I mean, Lilly Jean is our crazy girl but we sure do love her for it! She brings all the spunk and attitude to our family that we could ever need right now! I can't wait to celebrate Christmas morning with her and can not believe she is getting so close to being a year old!

Thanksgiving {2017}

Thanksgiving this year was full of me trying to instill the purpose of Thanksgiving in my 3 year old. I introduced her to to pilgrims and indians {Native Americans?}We read lots of Thanksgiving books and made lots of turkey and pilgrim crafts. I don't know how much of it she actually retained but that's okay! I'm Thankful for the opportunity to stay home with her and choose the things that get poured into her mind and spirit.

The night before Thanksgiving Reaghan stayed up a little past her bedtime with me and helped me make desserts. I'm so Thankful that she loves to be her mama's big helper and thankful for the way her smile lights up her face when I tell her we're going to have big girl time together.

See Lilly Grow! {9 Months}

I'm a little over a week late in posting this! Grrrr... but better late than never! We had a fun October picking apples and pumpkins and dressing up for Harvest parties! Now we're headed into Thanksgiving and Christmas and I can't wait!

Size

At her 9 month check up she weighed 18 pounds and 8 oz. 56th percentile for weight, 60th for head size and 75th for height which was surprising to me because she doesn't seem tall to me. She's a good 2 pounds heavier than her sister was at this age. She's wearing both 9 month and 12 month clothes depending on the brand.

Health

Finally got her first tooth! Bottom left one poked through on Oct 24th, at 8 1/2 months. 

Feeding

She's eating a lot more table foods now. She loves little pieces of anything I give her off of my plate, even chicken, ground turkey, eggs, bread. All the things! She loves little yogurt melts and puffs. Can eat an applesauce pouch faster than her big sissy. Still loves to nurse and thinks that acrobatics are a part of feeding. My milk supply has really dropped this past month with her eating more foods so my let down takes a while and she gets so distracted waiting for the milk to come! She pulls off a bajillion times because its taking too long for her which of course just means it takes even longer! Going to get some fenugreek tea this week to see if I can boost my supply a little bit. I definitely want to keep nursing until we reach 12 months at least. 

Sleeping

She is finally sleeping through the night 90% of the time. Goes to bed between 8 and 8:30 and usually sleeps until 7:30-8. Every once in a while she'll wake up and need me to get her paci for her, sometimes {like last night} she refuses to sleep unless she's fed again. With Reaghan it stressed me out if I was feeding my baby in the middle of the night at this age, but with Lilly... well, since most of the time she's sleeping through the night and since she literally will cry for hours unless I feed her, I just feed her so we can both go back to bed. If it starts happening regularly I'll stick to my guns and win the cry it out battle, but if its just every once in a while.... *shrugs* she'll eventually not feed at all and I'll miss it. I know now how fast it goes. She still takes 2-2.5 hour naps in the afternoon! Morning naps are usually little cat naps. Very flexible when out and about though and doesn't get fussy if she doesn't get her usual naps.

Likes

She likes her teething toys, especially when they are nice and cold. She likes to splash in the bath, bang on high chair trays and drum toys. She likes to give kisses to big sissy's baby dolls. Everything goes into her mouth, especially paper things! We have to watch her like a hawk! She likes rattles, and playing peek a boo. She still wants to play with whatever Reaghan is playing with and get into her doll house, kitchen set, puzzles and magazines. She also loves Piper's dog toys and dog dishes. I've caught her with a dog toy in her mouth so many times! *gag* 

Dislikes

She doesn't like to be read to, mostly because she doesn't like to sit still. She doesn't like when we wipe her face or try to teach her sign language. I'm trying to teach her more and please instead of screaming/screeching for more food, but she throws a fit every time I hold her hands to show her.  She doesn't like to be far from mommy... she crawls around behind me and pulls herself up on me as soon as I stop moving. Its endearing until its not because I keep having to bend down to peel her off of me or pick her up to move again! 

Milestones
She's a cruising and crawling pro. All over the place all the time! She is moving all around in her little walker. She is starting to let go of the couch and stand on her own for a few seconds before falling back to her bum. She can wave "bye-bye" now. She likes to make growling sounds and say mama and dada, and nana... but honestly most of the time she just squeals and screams. She can point with her finger, but not at anything in particular. She gives kisses. She recognizes and responds to her name. She can't clap but likes to put her hands together and twist them back and forth. Her new thing is to share something or show me what she picks up. I love it, its adorable!

Sibling Love
Lilly thinks everything Reaghan does is super funny. They love to make each other laugh, which is the best. Recently I've allowed Reaghan to get up in the morning to go to the bathroom instead of waiting for me to get her up and so if she hears Lilly up when she gets up she'll go into Lilly's room and play with her until I go and get them. She tosses all sorts of toys in to her crib and then stands on a stool looking into the crib and talking to her. *heart melt* She loves to put Lilly's hands together and teach her to pray.  

Special Events/Outings
We went on another vacation to the mountains last month. She did pretty good on the 4 hour car ride. We only had to stop once each way, which was great for both her and Reaghan. She dressed up as Curious George for her first Halloween/Harvest Festivals and was the cutest monkey ever. Went to the Pumpkin Patch for the first time. Had a special babysitting night with Uncle Noah while mommy and daddy took Reag to the Lion King. 

Brunch Date

My grandma, Aunt Linda and cousin Lindy are in town this week so on our "Kessler Tuesday" {the day of the week my siblings get together at my parent's house to hang out} we had a brunch date!

The Bee & The Biscuit is a new super cute brunch spot in the country {that's also sort of near the beach... welcome to coastal Va.!} that has been all the rage this past summer. It's an old house near a farm that was turned into a restaurant. Friends had been visiting and posting pictures of amazing latte's all summer long and I had been wanting to go so I'm glad we finally gave ourselves a reason to drive 25 minutes out to this place, and you know what? It was totally worth it.

I got what they called a Cinnamon Crunch Latte. This is the type of picture I saw on my facebook news feed all summer. I don't even really like coffee, but for some reason this just looked so good so I had to order one to see if it tasted as good as it looked. I'm so glad I did because it was a-maz-ing! I've never had a coffee so smooth and treat like! I can kind of drink a fancy Starbucks White Chocolate Mocha with pumps of caramel syrup in it but I never truly enjoy it. This? I S A V O R E D.

{Don't mind the gash in the middle of my forehead that I'm trying to cover up with makeup. My face had an unfortunate collision with a car door last week.}

I had the pleasure of sitting next to my beautiful Grandma during brunch and sharing our food while she told me a story about a man, a friend of hers, who embarrassed her when she was younger by coming in to the Sunday school class she was teaching and asking loudly "Is hoochie Cucci teaching today?" {For clarification, her last name is Ricucci - "Ri-koo-chee". :)} My grandma loves to share stories, and she loves to say "to make a long story short." as she fills you in on all the details of the story and I love to listen to her stories. <3

The sun was in Reaghan's eyes, but the sign was cute so we had to snap a couple pictures.

Now I just need to find a new reason to drive back out there for another Brunch date...

Any takers?

Mercies in Motherhood

Have you ever had some mommy fails? I'm not talking about the "I forgot to feed my kid a vegetable today." or even the "I forgot to re-apply the sunscreen" fails. I mean the self fails. The "crap, I should not have said/done that" fails.

I've had 2 big ones recently and I just wanted to kick myself both times.

One was being a little overly frustrated trying to get Reaghan to dance class one time. We were running 5 minutes behind and I knew we'd get there right on time as it was, but on our way we encountered a school bus stopping to let kids off, every red light possible, the shortest light in the history of man that only let 5 cars through at a time right at 5pm, and drivers that thought it would be fun to go 5 under the speed limit. I kid you not, I thought I was going to lose it. Actually, I kind of did. I grumbled, I may have exclaimed loudly "Drive people, drive!" once or twice and I think I banged the steering wheel with my fist. If that doesn't paint a pretty picture of myself... yikes. Truth is you guys, that that's not the first time I've ever lost my patience like that. but now? I have 2 little girls in the back seat. One 3 year old in particular watching my every move and asking "Are you frustrated mommy?" *face palm*

Ugh.

Mom Fail.

Ugh.

Christ follower fail.

It's so hard sometimes to remember that everything I say to my sweet girls means nothing if I can't live it out in my own life. I can't speak to Reaghan about self control when I don't exhibit it in my own life.

I am so thankful for grace. Sometimes I sit too high on my self righteous horse thinking I've got it all together and then my wretchedness comes out. My sin. My ugliness. The things that sit deep in my heart... impatience, a short temper, selfishness... they come out in my actions sometimes and I hate it. Thank God that His mercies are new every morning, which is good because that's how often I need it. More, actually.

In case you're wondering, we made it to dance class just fine. 8 minutes late, but it was fine. Because its a 3-4 year old ballet class, not the Nut Cracker. I lost my cool over being late to a 3 year old's dance class. *face palm again*

So much responsibility in raising this little ballerina. It's scary sometimes. Scary and humbling realizing how much influence I will have in her life. I know there are daily opportunities to show her how to live a Godly, virtuous life... but also daily opportunities to show her how much her mommy needs Jesus, and how much she needs Jesus too. My prayer isn't just that I would never lose my patience in front of her again{because I'm sure I will no matter how hard I try} but I think its that when I do fail, I would be humble enough to apologize and share with her my need for a savior - share with her His unending mercies for us when we do fail.

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;

They are new every morning;

Great is His faithfulness.

Lamentations 3:22-23

Big Girl Dates

Last weekend we took Reaghan to see her first play! A couple years ago I probably would've said it would be a little ridiculous to take a 3 year old to a play. Even as I type that I think it sounds crazy, a 3 years old at a Broadway "type" play?! But I'm so glad we went. Reaghan and her cousin Brooklyn are really into Lion King right now, it is one of their favorite movies, So when we saw through our zoo membership that the Hurrah Players {a family theater group based in Hampton Roads}were putting on this play and we could get a discount on tickets with our zoo passes, we thought it would be fun to take them!

We've been trying to have special "big girl dates" with Reaghan every now and then since Lilly was born. Usually it is a daddy daughter date somewhere... sometimes its spending special one on one time with mommy to do nails or crafts... more recently I took her to the movies just the two of us and we had a fun little girls night! Anyways, this was an extra special big girl date because it was with mommy AND daddy while Lilly stayed home with Uncle Noah. :)

Apple Orchard {2017}

We took our annual fall trip to the mountains to pick apples this past week! It is definitely a trip I look forward to every year and this year was our first time with Lilly. Every time I go on vacation I remember how un-vacation like it is with little kids, BUT at the same time, how much fun it is. I mean, what did I do on this trip before I had babies to take care of??? Yes it would be more relaxing if it were just Mark and I, but it would seem a little meaningless...

We both took more time off of work this year. Usually we only go up for a long weekend, but we stayed for 5 days this time. There is always so much to do, we are busy every day!

Saturday: Our week this year fell earlier in October than usual so we were up there for our favorite craft festival - Dayton Days. I bought homemade bibs, a cute dance bag for Reag for Christmas, and bows! We ate fried apple pies and funnel cakes! Kind of bummed that it was 80 degrees out and we didn't have crisp, chilly air.

See Lilly Grow {8 months}

I love my little 8 month old. She is fun and feisty and fearless. She's our go with the flow girl. I'm a little in denial that its been 8 months since she was born, but I'm super excited for this new season. We had a fun first summer with her and now we're heading into fall and the holidays! 

Moana Birthday Party

As I mentioned in my last post about all that Reaghan loves at 3 years of age, she L O V E S Moana.

Have you seen it? Reaghan was hooked after the first time she watched it and I actually enjoy it too. Which if you know me isn't that surprising because I love me some Disney movies. We listen to the songs on repeat pretty regularly and are actually headed to our local Zoo tomorrow evening because they are showing Moana on their outside screen! SO of course Reaghan's birthday had to have a Moana theme.

Do you do themed birthdays? We've kept Reaghan's parties family only up to this point, and probably will until she's 5 or so, but we still enjoy having a little theme to go along with it. Someone was selling some pretty intense Moana decorations on our facebook yard sale site (complete with a boat made out of pallets that had a sail!) that were super adorable but I realized that would be going overboard a bit. We did buy some Moana balloons, plates and napkins and then just used some dollar tree table cloths and streamers and a bouquet of carnations from the grocery store. A friend made some killer cupcakes and I had fun creating a super easy Moana cake. (That looked better than it tasted... thank goodness for the baker friends cupcakes!) I think its fun to see Reaghan excited about the decorations that we put up for her birthday. I love that it makes her day special and memorable. She is still enjoying her Moana balloons almost 2 weeks later so it was worth the money spent. : )

Our 3 year old excited for her party! 

See Reaghan Grow! {3 years}

How is this girl 3 years old?!

Our Reaghan Eileen had her birthday last weekend! We had a fun, family "Moana" party {that I'll share in a different post} on her birthday and she loved it. We had been marking off the days on her calendar that led up to her birthday and it was cute to see the anticipation building in her little mind.

Nothing makes me more sentimental than thinking about my first born growing up. Gahhh, it gets me every time. Google photos made a video today that put together all the videos we've taken of Reaghan since her second birthday until now and I couldn't believe how much she's grown. I was proud of myself for watching the whole video without crying, I could feel the tears coming on but I held them at bay!

Here are some stats on our big girl in her 3rd year, some of the milestones she reached this past year, some of her favorite things and some things that make her unique:

See Lilly Grow! {7 Months}

The 3rd of the month has come and gone and with it another month of Lilly growing and learning and loving life. We spent her 7 month birthday shopping together at the new Premium Outlets together as a family. She does a lot of things that we will definitely hold over her head when she's older ;) but she brings so much joy to our family. We love watching her personality develop and seeing a baby reach milestones and discover new things never gets old!

Size

No official stats this month but I don't think she's grown a ton sine last month. She's still fitting in most of the same clothes. 6 months and 6-9 months. A few 9 month things seem to be a little long for her. She's definitely got some rolls on her though!

Health

This sweet baby has been in good health for most of her sweet life so far. I am so grateful.

Feeding

This girl L.O.V.E.'s to eat. She eats anything I am willing to give her. She's eating a variety of baby foods. Mashed avocado, mashed banana's and apple sauce are a couple of her favorites. She's tasted peanut butter a few times with out reactions. She loves to "chew" on baby teething wafers and graham crackers. She can't quite figure out how to pick up the little puff snacks and get it in to her mouth but she's working on it. She's also working on her technique for using a sippy cup. She's figured out how to suck out of a baby food pouch and a straw. If she see's anyone eating anything, she wants to try it! She doesn't even make sour faces when tasting pickles or lemons. I admit I'm a little more relaxed about letting her taste things like cake and ice cream than I was with Reaghan. Not that I'm letting her eat it every day, but a taste here and there isn't going to hurt her.

Sleeping

She's had an awful sleep regression this last month. She waked up every night sometime around 3-4am and cries and cries until I feed her. Currently the plan is let her fuss for 10 minutes, go in pat her back and give her her paci and walk out. Unfortunately this cycle can go on for over an hour and I usually end up feeding her because once she's fed she goes right back to sleep and even sleeps in past 8. Soooo I'm conflicted on whether to teach her that she can make it through the night without eating or give in and feed her for the sake of sleep but thereby perpetuating her wanting to eat at night. *sigh* Sometimes she doesn't nap in the morning... which is a little bit challenging because I can't put her down before 1:30 so she sleeps for Mark while I'm at work. If she doesn't nap by a certain time in the a.m. I can't put her down at all until 1:30 and she can get pretty fussy when that happens. Her afternoon naps are always long though, 2 hours minimum.

Likes

She likes to play with all of big sissy's toys. She likes to be tickled and loves peek-a-boo. She likes to watch "baby bum" on youtube. She loves bath time. She loves people and loves to smile. She has the most adorable expressions. She loves to touch people's faces. Loves to grab for anything and everything thats within her reach. Likes to watch Piper run around.

Dislikes

She doesn't like to sit still. She doesn't like to fall asleep if there is a lot going on because she's a little socialite. She doesn't like to be told no, like when she keeps trying to climb out of her tub seat and I make her sit still! 

Milestones
She's been working on crawling for the last several weeks and finally put it together on Labor Day! She'll also roll herself around to get where she wants to go. She can go from her belly to sitting all on her own. She responds to her name. She is finally riding quietly in the car now that I put her car seat in the middle close to Reaghan, she actually falls asleep now! She isn't babbling any real words or sounds yet. She basically just likes to shriek and squeal.

Sibling Love
Reaghan is not a fan when Lilly tries to get her puzzles or put her toys in her mouth. She likes to decide what toys Lilly can play with. She is a big help to me when I ask her to "keep Lilly company" while I do a quick chore. One day this month we were out back playing and I had put Lilly in the swing,.. I walked away to get something and a few moments later heard laughing, I turned around to see Reaghan pushing Lilly in the swing and they were giggling to each other. It was precious.

Special Events/Outings
She napped through a solar eclipse! Came to see sissy at VBS a couple nights and also stayed home and bonded with daddy on other nights, She no longer screams for him while I'm in the shower or at work. haha We went to Grammies first MACU volleyball game and Aunt Sara's first volleyball game of her senior year. Lilly loved both and was very vocal for both. She visited the Zoo for the first time and was a content little baby in the stroller.