52 Weeks of Lillian & 1 Yr. Photos

This idea is fairly popular right now. Generally I have seen friends take monthly pictures but I wanted to see if I could see changes on a weekly basis. I was making weekly blog updates anyways so why not add a pictures. Here is how our sweet girl changed over her first year of life. (I did forget a week around Christmas which was week 40. oops!) p.s. You have already seen these pictures but now they are all together.

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

I noticed the first change between these two weeks. She got chunkier!

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Week 15

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Week 17

Week 18

Week 19

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Week 21

Week 22

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Week 25

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Week 28

Week 29

We switched to a different bedroom this week because it had better natural light. 

Week 30

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Week 37

Week 38

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Week 41

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Week 46

Week 47

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Week 50

Week 51

Week 52

I enjoyed taking these and seeing her change. I hope to do this again with any other future children and I haven't decided if I will continue taking pictures of Lillian on a monthly basis from here on out or not.

Kevin decided to take Lillian's 1 year pictures. We never had a nice/warm day outside around her birthday to take them so we only got a few good shots.

Playing Peek a Boo

My FAVORITE!

Lillian's 52nd Week

Hard to believe my baby girl will be 1 year old tomorrow! I do miss the snuggly non-squirmy newborn sometimes but seeing Lillian's personality, hearing her giggle and say "Momma and Dada" totally makes me love every new moment with her.

I realize I cut off her head in this next picture but it was too funny not to post. I kept saying "cheese" to get her to smile and she just stared at me so I said "smile" and this is what she gave me. lol. 

Then she got tired of taking pictures and knew I'd quit if she took off her bow. 

Sleep: Lillian slept well this week. I still don't think the time change affected her but she did wake up between 6:15 and 6:30am most mornings instead of the 7:15 time she had been waking up.Her naps were also shorter this week. One nap would be between 40 minutes and an hour and the other between an hour and a half to two hours.

Eating: Lillian didn't seem to eat as much this week. that may have been why she woke up early most mornings but she just refused to eat and i'm not going to force my child to eat. I'm not sure what her norm is the hollow leg weeks or weeks last this week but either way she eats pretty healthy compared to me so I just pray she continues to not be picky.

Other Happenings:
- Lillian started throwing fits this week. They weren't terrible but definitely different than her norm. It was usually if she was hungry, if I tried to make her do something, or if I was changing her diaper. Girl does not like lying down on the changing table. You would think she'd be happy to get those stinky diapers off. Her fits would consist of her throwing her hand down or going limp if I was holding her and then she'd let out a fuss.
- She started pointing to things she wants this week. While eating I keep her cup off to the side and between bites she will point for her milk. Another time Kevin was holding her and she pointed to the window so she could see outside. I like that she points so I know what she wants as long as she doesn't become demanding.We started working on signing please this week. Its a hard one so I'm not sure if it'll stick but hopefully she'll grasp the meaning every time I say it when she wants something.
- We celebrated Lillian's 1st birthday this last weekend.
- I did stick Lillian on the potty three times this week before her bath. 2 of the 3 times she actually went pee. I'm not trying to potty train her but it does help her get use to the idea. She is a little scared sitting up there because she isn't sturdy but I always let her know I'm holding her.
- Every morning I bring Lillian into my bed to nurse because its warm and when she is done she can't sit still but you can tell she is still just waking up because she will randomly lay her head down for 5 seconds then be up and moving again. I caught a rare moment of her so still.

Our Georgia Peach's 1st Birthday Party

Lillian's birthday is this Wednesday March 19th but over the weekend we had her 1st Birthday Party. We are renting a house here in Huntsville so we limited the invites to just family and we still had about 25 people here. It was a little overwhelming and I was not nearly as prepared as I thought I was but thankful for family who helps out tremendously.

Lillian was born in Georgia and we moved to Alabama a week after she was born so technically she is a Georgia peach just like her momma so that was our "theme" for her first birthday. Here are her invitations that Kevin made (I couldn't find the file on our computer so this is a picture of the one I put in a frame for decoration)

The party was from 2-4 so I wouldn't have to worry about a ton of food but we did make a few little things. There were blueberries (Lillian's favorite), grapes, and strawberry skewers, chips and salsa, cheese and crackers, those little gummy peach rings, peach cobbler and cookies instead of a big cake. 

The cookies were huge and amazing. My sister's best friend and long time family friend Katie over at CupKatie made these. I love special details like this to help make a special day more memorable.

Here are a few more pictures of the fun we had celebrating our favorite 1 year old!

Chowing down on those blueberries

Family Picture!

Can't wait for the beach. This is one stylin' Babe-y

This was when we started singing Happy Birthday. She wasn't sure what was going on.

testing it out. Thanks to my mom for making Lillian a quick smash cake. I planned on not doing it but I'm glad we did. 

She was definitely a fan of that cake!

Lillian got lots of great educational toys, fun toys, books, and super cute clothes. 

She would hold all the clothes up to her face and giggles. Lillian takes after her Aunt Nina and loves her clothes.

She surprisingly liked looking at all the cards

Super cute dress that Nena knitted for her. I love the colors. 

and another super cute outfit cousin Teri made her. One side has a cupcake and the reverse side has a bunny applique so we will get good use out of this outfit. 

Reading a book with Nana

Blowing kisses to everyone to say thank you for coming to my party!

Lillian's 51st Week

Sleep: the first half of the week Lillian was waking early again around 6 and 6:30am. We just left her alone and she would fall back asleep. The time change hasn't really affected her. Sundays are never on schedule so we just made sure she got enough naps and ever since she has been back on her regular schedule. Her morning naps are getting shorter and her afternoon one is usually her two hour nap. I think she is probably ready to drop her morning nap but i'm waiting until after her birthday party this coming Saturday so she'll be well rested. 

Eating: eating well and still filling up her hollow leg. She had her first taste of peanut butter on Sunday. My dad made peanut butter fudge and we gave her little crumb pieces. No reaction thank goodness but I wasn't very worried since I ate peanut butter all throughout my pregnancy and while nursing. Plus she has had Chickfila multiple times and they use peanut oil. 

Other Happenings: 

- Lillian has been vocal this week. She started mimicking words i'm saying and noises i make. In the bath tub we play with her rubber duck and i say "duck" and "quack quack" and she repeats back something that sounds similar to that.  We also heard a dog while we were out on our walk and she made her own barking noise. 

- Lillian finally said Momma at me for the first time. We thought maybe she was calling me "na" because she said it so much but she finally was calling for  me and it sounded like Momma. 

- Laughing is another sound we have been hearing often this week. Lillian will randomly start laughing in her car seat or while playing on the floor. Its super cute to hear but so random. Its not a fake laugh but it is forced lol. 

- We had another birthday party we went to this weekend. It was for Lillian's first friend Cohen who is exactly one week older than Lillian. They are starting to really interact more together and I wanted to get a picture of them. Here is one of the sweet ones where Lillian wasn't crying and Cohen has her arm around Lillian's shoulder. 

- Kevin was in Atlanta this weekend meeting with a Realtor to put our house on the market. I'm very excited and hoping we have good response from the listing. Once we get a contract we can finally put in some offers on the homes we have found here. Since Kevin was out of Lillian and I went up to see my parents Saturday night. I hate being home alone especially now with Lillian. It was a short trip but worth it. Lillian got to drive her new car. 

I got two of these from an online yard sale super cheap. One is for her birthday and the other one stays at my parents' house. They have a great patio out back for riding toys. She seemed to like it but you can push her forward or her feet trip her up. 

I cannot believe that in a week she will be 1 Year Old. She is such a sweet easy going baby and we have had a very blessed first year with her!

Lillian's 50th Week

Lillian was 50 Weeks old on Tuesday March 4th!

Sleep: This week was another great week of sleep. She would sleep in until about 7:15am and would wake up and just talk to her self until someone went in and got her.

Eating:  We are trying to fill up that hollow leg of hers. Maybe I underestimate how much food a baby would eat but she is not a happy camper unless she has a full belly. I am already starting to see how nursing her was much more easier. I did drop her 11am feeding so now she only nurses at 7am and 7pm. I didn't mind nursing her at 11am but she wasn't getting much out. Now she nurses at 7am we go eat breakfast with daddy about 8ish, she eats lunch a little closer to 11:30, snack at about 3pm and dinner about 5-5:30 and her last feeding at 7pm. There is not a lot she won't eat still the only things have been eggs and meat. She will occasionally eat chicken if it is small enough and not shredded. 

Teeth: No new teeth but she loves to rub things against the two she has.

Other Happenings: 

- Lillian attended her first birthday party for her little friend Hagen. It was a super cute party with a Snips and snails and puppy dog tails theme. And Lillian loved getting to crawl all over the place with some little friends.

- we had some fun sweet times this week. Lillian was in the best moods and laughing a lot.

- Lillian found a new toy and loves to get a reaction out of daddy. Here is a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hx4kLd3HTA&feature=youtube_gdata_player