Crawling

Well...it's official...it is time for Mom to run! Lily is up and crawling! She has been so close for about 6 weeks now and just before I left for work last night she took off! We used Jason's cell phone for bait...Jason kept tossing his phone out in front of her and she'd get up and crawl right after it. It is pretty cute to see, but I know we are in trouble from here on out! These first moments are so fun and neat to experience as a mom and dad, but sad at the same time because it is proof of just how fast our babies grow up. Don't get me wrong...I was thrilled to see her up and crawling, but it also brought tears (a lot of them) to my eyes. Jason took some video of her, and as soon as we upload it to the computer I will post it on here.

Okoboji

Lily with Daddy down by the Lake.
The family at Arnold's Park

A tired little girl after a long day.

Family pic after the wedding.

Swimming with Mommy

Playing with her cousins.

Beautiful sunset.

Jason, Lily and I travelled up to Lake Okoboji this past week and weekend for a friend's wedding. We were able to enjoy 5 days and 4 nights of pure beauty and time away from home. On the way up we made a pit stop in Sioux City to Jason's sister's house to surprise Lily's cousins. It was so fun to see them run off of the school bus and run into the house and say..."Is Lily here!?"

The weather in Okoboji was cool and rainy most of our stay, but none the less we still had a great time. We stayed at the Inn of Okoboji and our room was right on the lake. There was a nice outdoor pool, but because of the weather we were only able to swim in the indoor pool. We made a few trips to Arnold's Park, but the first day we went it wasn't open yet. Apparently, the town doesn't really open up until Memorial Day weekend. We went back the next day and all of the shops were open so we spent some time just wandering through them. We never did get a chance to actually get out on the lake, but we will for sure be visiting again! We got home on Sunday afternoon so I could work on Sunday night. On Monday we enjoyed the company of my family for a nice BBQ at our house.

Lily has been...not too bad...but a little crabby lately because she is teething...like CRAZY! A week and a half ago she had one and a half teeth (the second hadn't completely come through yet). Today, she has 5 teeth! I swear each time she goes to bed and wakes up she has a new tooth! She now has 3 on the bottom and 2 on the top. Poor baby...it must hurt like heck!

Lots Going On!

Happy Belated Mother's Day to all you Mommy's out there! I got to spend the day exactly how I wanted to...I got to sleep all day! To any of you who knew me before I had Lily you know that I really, really, really miss those days! Jason got up with Lily and got her ready for church. The two of them went to church and then came home and continued to let Mommy sleep. I had to work that night so it wasn't like I was just plain being a bum...but even if I didn't have to work...I would have still wanted to SLEEP! My mom and Maddie came over and brought me a plant for our front porch...very pretty. I was sad to have to go to work, but at 9:00pm Lily and Jason showed up at work! They brought me my mother's day cards and my gift. They got me Aqua Globes...so I don't kill the plant my mom bought me! They left at 10:00pm and then shortly after I got throwing up sick at work, so I ended up having to come home, but all in all it was a great Mother's Day!

Tuesday, Lily and Jason and I got to meet a new addition to the Kneifl family. We drove to Des Moines just for the day to meet Miles Nicholas Kneifl. He is the son of Jason's brother Matt and his wife Sabina. Miles decided to join this world 3 1/2 weeks early, but he is doing well...and so darn cute! I'm not sure Lily even realized there was a tiny baby there...she was more into the cat roaming around. She wouldn't take her eyes off of the cat.

Lily turned 8 months old on Tuesday. She is so close to crawling...she just needs to figure out to move her arms. Jason and I look awfully silly on the floor trying to teach her this. She is more verbal these days, which also means she is louder than ever! She has nothing quiet about her. She says ba-ba, and ma-ma mostly. Her new trick...which is also my favorite...is that she can hold her own bottle! This is so nice because I can now put her at my feet in the mornings, give her a bottle, and then I can get ready without 20 different interruptions attending to a baby throwing a fit! Lily almost has 2 teeth...the second one hasn't popped all the way through yet, but it is close. Lastly, Lily is starting to mimick us. It is cute, but we also have to be more and more careful of what we say and do!