I'm so proud of my little baby girl...

Lily just celebrated her 6 month "birthday a few days ago on July 30th. What a half-year it has been! I can't believe how much our little peanut has grown up. As of last Saturday, she finally tipped the scales at slightly over 12 pounds, more than FOUR times her lowest weight when she was in the NICU. If you're a regular reader, you know about the rolling over she can do (both ways!), her appetite has really picked up this week (sometimes four ounces at a sitting) and in the last few nights even her sleeping has really improved. Last night, she slept in her crib by herself for over 2 1/2 hours, and has in generally gotten a lot better about being able to soothe herself back to sleep. She can spin in her Exersaucer, grabs at mobiles, and has even managed to put in her own pacifier once (we'll probably be sorry about that last one in the long run, but for now it's good!). Such a big girl. Makes me cry sometimes!


And so, I thought I'd blog just to brag on her a little bit. But to make it worth your while, here's a few recent, fun pictures.



The Mojica girls, getting silly. By the way, in Pinky's old office, they used to refer to that little leg kick thing as "doing a Mo." Not sure if the current office knows about that (but if they're blog readers, they do now!).







Daddy actually IN a picture for a change. Thanks, Po Po, for taking this one for me.

"Mommy, pictures make me so sleeeeeepy..." (Po Po, with her magical sleep-inducing powers, was also nearby, so that might have contributed)







This one was from good friend and frequent babysitter Jackie's baby shower. "Hey, our hats match! But who turned out the lights?"






Last but certainly not least, one more vignette from Po Po and Gung Gung's recent visit. Lily, in this clip, demonstrates her developing speech skills and overall precociousness by showing filial piety to her honored grandparents by promptly obeying their request of her:



(also viewable at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2006635943698651713&hl=en if the embed is again flaky)

Love to all from Lily and the gang!