Merry Christmas

This is a bit of a hurried entry, Lily is currently asleep and we are waiting for my Mum and stepdad to get here for a seafood breakfast, due to me BFing and the worry of Lily having a reaction to prawns, I have just had my breakfast, which consisted of Weet Bix!

I could hardly sleep last night, I was SO excited, I kept jumping out of bed to kiss Lily!

Lily woke at 2:30 am and fed, she was looking at the presents that were under the tree, they weren't there before she went to bed at 9:30pm.

I told her, it looks as though Father Christmas has been!

She went back to bed just after 3, I had trouble getting back to sleep, I was just so excited about our first Christmas with Lily.

She woke again at 5:30, by now I was tired, I have hardly slept all night! I fed and bathed Lily, dressed her in her pretty dress and got a few photos of Lily with some of her presents.

By this time she was quite tired so I gave her a top up feed, and rocked her off to sleep.

I am so happy with the photos so far, they are just to cute!

Today is going to be the most fabulous day! The best Christmas I could ever wish for!

I hope anyone that is reading (don't think anyone does!) has a wonderful Christmas, surrounded by those that you love.

3 Months

My goodness how can Lily be 3 months old tomorrow?! Where has the time gone.

Lily is just devine. She is the happiest little girl and rarely cries unless she has wind or is hungry, what more could I ask for? Nothing she is just perfect.

She is mostly sleeping through, last night for example she went to sleep at 9:30 and didn't wake until 5:20 this morning.

Lily is smiling and talking a lot now and has started in the past couple days having a little giggle. It is funny watching her little tongue and mouth moving around trying ever so hard to make different noises.

The stress and worry of those early weeks has subsided a lot and now for the most part I am just loving being a Mum to this incredibly sweet little girl, I really don't know how I came to be this lucky to be blessed with Lily. I am so thankful each and every day.

The prospect of our first Christmas together as a family rapidly approaching is very exciting and I am very much looking forward to it.
It also looks as though Cameron will be having between Christmas and New Years off which will be fantastic.

This will be our first extended time together as a family as Cameron had a few days off after Lily's birth, however they were spent in the SCN, not exactly quality family time.

Here is a picture from today of Lily in her little hat, she wasn't particulary impressed, and did voice that not long after this photo was taken!

A couple of pics from nappy change time

Again and Again!

Lily has also slept through the last two nights, I feel so awake and alive when she wakes in the morning.

On Saturday night, she went down at 8:15 and didn't wake until 4:00am so 7 3/4 hours.
Then last night Lily fell asleep in my arms at 7:30 and didn't wake until 5:00am this morning! 9 1/2 hours! I couldn't believe it.

So lets hope this could be the start of Lily sleeping through, and if not it was nice to get a couple nights of un-interrupted rest.

Slept Through!

Last night at 11w 5d Lily slept through the night for the first time!

I think it may have something to do with the busy day we had yesterday.

Yesterday we went out for lunch with some family that we don't see very often, because of being out, Lily doesn't sleep that well when we are out anymore, too much going on to close those little eyes! Anyway she was so perfect all day, she slept in her Great Nana's arms while we ate lunch and then she woke up and for the first time I breastfed in public. It went ok, I just put a blanket over Lily while she was feeding. She wasn't fussed in the slightest she will feed anywhere now! I find it hard to believe we had so much trouble convincing Lily that breastfeeding was a good thing!

So Lily just catnapped throughout the day, I think that made her very tired and that is the reason that she slept through. I guess time will tell if that was the reason.

Lily was so excited in the car yesterday, because of the need for Lily's car seat we took my car out to lunch. So Lily had my Mum on one side of her in the back and her Great, Great, Aunty Margaret on the other side.
She thought it was fantastic! She was such a little charmer smiling, shrieking and talking away to them both.

So I wonder what tonight will bring?

Here's a pretty picture for today, look at that gorgeous tree!

Emotional

I am feeling a little emotional today. I think it all began this morning when I hurt my back again doing a bit of gardening. I was putting pea straw around the Ornamental Pears and the Pencil Pines.

It just upsets me a little with Cameron's work situation. He is working way too many hours. He leaves home at 4:30am and doesn't get home until 8:00 -8:30pm and in that time he is working long hard days in a very physical job.

Now don't get me wrong I appreciate him working so hard as this allows us to live comfortably and for me to be able to stay home with Lily, however that is not everything.

I hardly see him, we don't eat together, he hardly see's Lily, and I really don't want him to miss out on Lily growing up because he is at work.

I admire Cameron a lot for working so hard to provide for us, yet where do you draw the line?

Over Christmas he is only having Christmas Day off, one day to spend together during our first Christmas as a family. I know they have a tight contract to work to, but he is only human and can't work anymore than he already is.

Then not only that he came home last night and said that the site manager is getting lights in so they can work at night.... that was breaking point for me, that is absolutely ludicrous.

Somebody is going to get injured if they are working so many hours.

Turning A Corner

In the past week or so I feel that Lily has really turned a corner, to me she is not a newborn baby anymore.

She is increasingly interactive, and oh so close to giggling. She is getting quite loud and chatty. I am absolutely loving this stage.

However one of the biggest changes has been her reaction upon waking. Now I can go in and pick her up out of the cradle and she will happily chat and smile for 20 -30 minutes before wanting to be fed.

Prior to a week or so ago, as soon as she was awake all she wanted was to feed.

To me this really symbolises that she is growing into a baby girl and no longer in the newborn stage.

That time really passed oh so quickly, I must try to write down every single memory and recollection from that time, soon it will be lost into the realms of time.

On Tuesday night Lily and I were having a chat on the lounge, please excuse the bra, not a good look I know!

Last night I put Lily in her cot for the first time, she didn't sleep in there just had a little lay. I don't know how I am going to cope when I have to put her into her own room. This morning I put Lily in her cot to have a play and look at her mobile.

Here she is smiling one minute (not the clearest shot, she always seems to smile and move at the same time!)
And looking slightly worried by it the next...

I also just noticed Lily was wearing this little suit last Thursday, not planned that way, she has that many clothes, but this is another fave of mine.

Lily's First Christmas

Christmas this year is going to be a magical time, it is the first Christmas with gods greatest gift, our daughter Lily.

When I think back to Christmas last year, we were still TTC after losing our angel baby, it was a painful time, a time also though of hope, hope that this year we would be celebrating Christmas with our first child, what a celebration it is going to be.

I took some pictures of Lily with her Christmas hat on the other day, they are not the best quality though as they were on my phone, isn't she just adorable!

Last Tuesday Lily had her photo taken with Father Christmas. She was an absolute doll and sat there perfectly. She also had a photo taken with her spunky big cousin Cooper.
Lily wasn't looking at the camera though as there was a lady adoring her and jumping around to the side trying to get her attention, which as you can see she succeeded in, I was a little annoyed about that.

Again not the best pictures as they are photos taken of the photos, if that makes sense?I will have to scan the original photo.

While I am in this picture file on my computer, I would like to post a picture of Lily taken with her Great Nana.
My Nana has been quite sick lately, which has been of great worry to us all. Nana is very important to me, so much so that Lily was named after her. Lily Lorraine.
I am very happy with how the photo turned out, it is just gorgeous.

Magic and Milestones

Yesterday at 11weeks and 1day Lily rolled from her back to her stomach.

We were at Mums and Lily was kicking her legs with no nappy (her absolute favourite time!) she just effortlessly rolled straight onto her stomach.

Mum and I looked at each other with wide open mouthed amazement! There was no real effort on her behalf, just straight over she went. We were not expecting that at all.

I was so proud of Lily I had tears in my eyes!

Lily was also very proud of herself and layed on her stomach talking and smiling.

My goodness where has my baby gone!?

Lily was trying her hardest last night to show Dad her new trick, but it just wasn't working for her. She was getting very frustrated.

Here is Lily after she rolled over yesterday. Note the cheeky little grin.

Here is Lily at 10w 4d On Thursday night it all got a bit much for Lily and she fell asleep in her swing, so cute.
On Sunday morning we started the day with a lovely bath.
We then went Christmas shopping, which was a very stressful outing! Cameron hates shopping at the best of times and coupled with a pram, trolley and the Christmas rush, resulted in a few heated words being exchanged! Why oh why have I left my shopping to the last minute?!

By the time we got home Lily was very tired, she doesn't sleep at the shops anymore, there is just too much to look at to allow those eyes to close for anymore than 10 minutes!

So tired Lily was that she slept for 4 hours! Right through a visit from her Grandma and Grandpa. Here she is sleeping in her favourite position. She was wrapped when I put her down, but those arms always make their way out! The magic part of this entry, i'm not exactly sure, I just thought the title had a nice ring to it. The magic can be the overwhelming love that I feel for Lily.
Sometimes I look at her and I literally feel as though I am going to burst with love, it is the most amazing feeling.

The other night we were all sitting on the floor in the lounge, Cameron was laying down with Lily while she was playing on her playmat, I just felt this overwhelming excitement for everything we are all going to experience together, all the firsts, the milestones and adventures that together as a family we are going to share in. Such an amazing journey we have embarked upon.

To finish this entry is a picture of Lily and I having a cuddle last night.