3 months

3 months and.....
-beginning the signs of true laughter
-rolling over from her tummy to back
-drooling like crazy
-smiling all the time(see really is a little flirt, especially at church)
-sitting up with little help
-shoving her whole fist in her mouth
-holding toys-and inserting them in her mouth
-has many very expressive face
-sleeping from 10-11 until 8-9 with a sleepy feeding @ 630
-moving all the time

.....and now the pictures:

She was ready for the post-season, unfortunatly the yankees were not

We just rolled over, but of course with the camera rolling she decided she wasn't going to roll over anymore!

First Hike

The Monday before I had to go back to work we decided to get out and enjoy the day in the woods. We went hiking at Ravens Run Nature Sanctuary, the closest place to us that is wooded and has trails to walk (not quite the same as hiking to the top of a mountain but still beautiful). Lilly loved it so much she fell asleep by the end of the trail.

2 month galary

Waiting around at the 2 month appt.

Stats from the 2 month appt.

height - 23 1/2 in. (90th percentile)

Weight - 9lb. 11oz. (25th percentile)

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The many faces of Lilly:

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Start of nap

End of nap

1st Vacation

About 1 mon. after Lilly was born we were lucky enough to get a few weeks off to head home to PA and NJ to introduce her to family and friends. The 9 hour trip to Pa went better than I think either of us expected. Lilly slept, we would stop about every 3 hours to take a break and so I could nurse her then back in the car we would go. We were in Pa for a week, and were able to have picnics with both the Carr and Keath families. It was wonderful! We also got to see some friends. Lilly also got to meet the heard of dogs living with my parents now. My sister Katie is back home now, which makes the total number of dogs 4, with a new one to come late fall.

We then drove to NJ, normally a 3 hour drive, but seeing as how we had it planned to make it there before Lilly needed to nurse again the drive turned into a 6 hour drive. Construction on I-78 (as always). So while sitting in the traffic, I climbed out of my seat and pulled Lilly out of hers to nurse her in the traffic, which worked out well. Once we got there we had a fabulous time see all of our family and friends. We were there just a few days and decided to make the trip to MI to see Tom's mom's side of the family, with a stop at Niagara Falls. It was a long trip but worth it once we got to MI and were able to see everyone and enjoy the lake his aunt and uncle live on.


First bath at Grandma's house

Niagara Falls

Homecoming

Friday June 29th around 5 o'clock we were finally able to go home, where we could enjoy peace and quiet.( No more construction going on underneath of us-good old university of Kentucky with their endless construction). We were lucky to have my mom and dad here to take us home and help out for the first few days. It was wonderful having them here. I could pass Lilly off at 3am, when she decided to be bright-eyed after her feeding, because she had her days and nights mixed up. (Should of figured she would since before she was born every night right at 11pm when i would want to go to sleep she would start kicking and having hiccups). Luckily by the end of their stay she had figured out her days and nights so we got a little more sleep.We had some unseasonable nice weather and were able to enjoy the new table and chairs we had just got from my parents. ( a college graduation gift-that's right i graduated three years ago)

My parents left Tuesday morning and tom's parents and brother, Jon, arrived Tuesday evening. It was a blessing having them here to help out. We were able to get out and do some shopping, have a cook-out to celebrate the 4th of July and celebrate my birthday with a dinner out to Johnny Carino's. We were also blessed to have dinners made for us every night of the week from our Small Group class at church.

It's a....

GIRL

Lillian Ruth Kaden arrived June 27th at 10:35pm. She was 7lbs. 7oz. and 20 1/2 in. long.
After being three days late, the doctor decided to go ahead and induce me. After going out to eat with my sister, Katie, we arrived at the hospital and were settled in our room by 2pm. At that time they started the pitocin, I was 2-3cm dilated. I was having contractions every few minutes but wasn't really feeling them. Around 4 they checked me again and I was 4cm so they decided to break my water. After one contraction I was very welcoming to the epidural. Sometime around 9:30 the doctor finally checked me again and I was complete and it was time to push. After 45 min. of pushing Lillian was born. Unfortunately for me she came out face up instead of face down, which caused a 4 degree laceration and 45 min. of stitching. I am pretty sure that after seeing me after my labor my sister Katie never wants to have children.