Thursday, January 31, 2008

Lolli Pics - January 2008


Tummy time twins (lol)

Same outfit!

Having a very serious conversation...

Such a strong neck!

Lolli got a new gym!


Lolli found her toes!

Naked!

This is the funniest picture of Lolli

Such a pretty smile!

Laughing at their secret baby jokes

Party Pooper

Lauren and Lolli were supposed to go to a Pampered Chef party at Cindy's house tonight. Lauren showered and got all dolled up and ever had her shoes and coat on when she realized Lolli wasn't gonna let her go. Lolli (who was equally dolled up as Lauren - too cute) was NOT feeling well and kept crying, so Lauren stayed home. Lolli had a couple of pretty big farts, so Zach and Lauren weren't sure if her problem was gas or her gums. She got over it though, right around the time the party was over.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Mall Playdate

Lauren and Lolli went to the IndyMoms playdate at Washington Square for the second time today. Lolli is always the youngest kid there, but Lauren likes going to talk with the other moms. They were running late today because Lolli slept in until 8:45. And then she fell asleep in the car 5 minutes before they reached the mall, so Lauren had to drive around (through the Starbucks drive-thru lol) for a while so Lolli would get a good nap in. Today Lolli played with an 11-month old boy named Matthew.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Sleepy Smiles

Zach and Lauren just wanted to make sure they included their favorite thing about Lolli. Lolli is still taking her naps in the swing. When she wakes up, she will just sit and look around until someone comes and gets her. As soon as someone stands in front of the swing so Lolli can see them, her face just LIGHTS UP with the BIGGEST SMILE! It is so wonderful seeing how happy she is to see Zach and Lauren again. It's almost as if she forgets about them during her nap and is SOOOOO happy to be reminded of them once she sees them :)

Monday, January 28, 2008

IndyMoms Cover Model!

Epha, the editor of IndyMoms magazine, asked Lauren and Lolli to be on the cover of the March issue. The photographer came today to shoot the pics. Unfortunately Lolli was not in a good mood and refused to smile :( She looked cute anyway, though, in her light pink shirt with hot pink, gold, and brown hearts on it, jeans with pink stitching, and light pink tennis shoes. Otis did work his way into a couple of the shots though, so maybe he'll steal the show! The issue will be available on February 24!

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Baaaa! Baaaa!

Lolli learned to make the "B" sound! She showed it off to everyone tonight at her Gma Great's house. Lolli talked and talked and talked - what a ham! She also rolled from her tummy to her back twice just to show off for her Grandmas and Aunt Jodi.

Friday, January 25, 2008

Cupid <3

Zach, Lauren & Lolli were walking around the mall today when they realized Lolli was overdue for her 4-month pictures. So they went to Von Maur where they bought her some cute shirts then headed to the Picture People. There was no wait so Zach went straight to the bathroom to change Lolli's diaper and clothes. Lauren had to run back to stop him and tell him - leave her in just her diaper!!! The Picture People had an adorable set of gold Cupid wings and a matching diaper cover. Lolli posed as Cupid and it was the cutest thing anyone had ever seen. She drew quite a crowd of onlookers from the mall who all "awwwww"ed every time Lolli smiled. She was a big hit!

She also got some good pictures taken in her light pink heart shirt, and her bright pink fuzzy sweater. All in all, it was the best photo shoot yet and the Picture People asked Lauren and Zach to sign the waiver so Lolli's Cupid picture could be displayed! :)

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

General Update

Today is Lolli's 4 month birthday! She still has a bald spot on the back of her head. She still naps swaddled, in her swing, with a pacifier in her mouth, a blankie over her head, and static playing on the radio. She can roll both ways (but doesn't do it often). She loves to play with her toes any time they're out of her jammies. Lolli still always wakes up with a smile on her face. She loves to sleep in Lauren & Zach's bed because she thinks she is a big girl. She is still swaddled at night but does fine without a pacifier, blankie over her head, swing or static. She eats once or twice a night and goes right back to sleep. She poops 2 or 3 times a day and usually blows out the back of her diaper every single time. She likes sitting in her Bumbo, her piano bouncer, her walker and her rocking chair. She loves playing on either of her two gyms. Lolli weighs around 14 pounds and is around 24 inches long. Her eyes are still blue and she still doesn't have any teeth. She naps about 5 times a day, usually never staying awake for longer than 2 or 3 hours in a row. Lolli is a short napper and usually only goes for 30-45 minutes at a time. She is still crying about 50% of the time in the car. She loves playing with her rattle, glowworm, and her keys. She likes talking and has recently started squealing. All in all, Lolli is the best 4-month old in the whole world!!!

Monday, January 21, 2008

Lolli Can Stand Up!

Ok, not entirely on her own... but close! Zach or Lauren just stand her next to the ottoman and put her arms on it. Lolli leans her chest forward onto the ottoman for support, and Zach or Lauren let go - and Lolli's standing with no help from mommy or daddy! It's hilarious and she loves it! Such strong little legs!

Friday, January 18, 2008

Napping @ Cracker Barrel

Lauren & Lolli had lunch at Cracker Barrel today with Cindy, Elle, April, Amber, and Landon. Lolli was pretty good the entire time and eventually fell asleep on Lauren's lap right there in the middle of the restaurant! Lauren was very impressed! Lolli also got told she was such a sweet "boy" by a couple of different waitressed at Cracker Barrel, even though there were pink and purple flowers on her shirt. The waitresses were making their comment based on the fact that Lolli was wearing jeans and navy blue tennis shoes. It made Lauren laugh because they got so embarassed when she told them Lolli is a GIRL!

Thursday, January 17, 2008

"Lolli, I've always loved you, but I sure like you more now."

Lolli's all grown up! For the past week or so, she has sucessfully slept in the car like a big girl! And on the occasions when she just wasn't sleepy, she has played with her keys and kept herself entertained and happy. Woohoo! Lauren is sooo relieved because now driving somewhere doesn't have to be a stressful, teeth-grinding event! Zach put it this way, "Lolli, I've always loved you, but I sure like you more now." Lol - he's kidding (sort of)!

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

No More *Training* Gym

Lauren went to Target today and bought Lolli a big new gym with LOTS of toys hanging off of it for her to grab. It also has a mirror, plays music, and one of the toys is a jittery one! Lolli loves it. She spent an hour "working out" in there this evening, squealing with glee the entire time!

Monday, January 14, 2008

Butterfly Effect

Lolli's playgym has 2 butterflies hanging down off of it, as well as a striped cat. Last week she learned to hit the ball the cat is holding to make it play music. She does it all the time now! She also started grabbing and holding onto the butterflies last week. But today she yanked on the butterflies so hard they came unattached from the gym! They were only held on by velcro, but still - Lolli is STRONG!

She has also learned to turn herself around in a circle. We leave her in her gym for a few minutes and come back and she's 90 degrees from where she started laying! Silly girl!

Car napping!

Recently Lolli has started sleeping in the car (sometimes) as long as she has her head/eyes covered by her blankie, a pacifier in her mouth, and loud static on the car radio. Today however, she fell asleep almost instantly without the blankie or the static. Lauren noticed it was quiet in the car and looked back - Lolli was snoozing! Whoa, Lauren was amazed!!!

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Lolli ate a WHOLE bottle!

Zach & Lauren went to the Colts - Chargers playoff game today so Lolli stayed with her Gma and Gpa Great. She was happy the whole time, except for 1 15-minute crying spell. And she ate the while bottle of breastmilk that Lauren had pumped for her! She ate so much it made her poop! Lolli had lots of fun playing with Aunt Jodi, too. She talked a lot for everyone and had a great time. The Colts lost the game, but Lolli being such a well-adjusted girl made it all worth it for Lauren & Zach!

Friday, January 11, 2008

Lolli found her toes!

Lolli recently "found" her toes! Now she is always grabbing onto them and rolling from side to side. She must have really strong ab muscles to be curling her knees up to her chest all the time like she does! Lauren checked for a 6-pack but it isn't visible so far...

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Happy Birthday LAUREN!

Today was Lauren's 25th birthday. Zach had to work, so Lauren & Lolli were on their own for the day. They had lunch with Jen & Violet at Cheeseburger in Paradise. Lolli was good the whole time; she never even really got cranky! After that Lauren & Lolli headed to Baxter's, where Lauren fed Lolli. From there it was onto the license branch. Lolli fell asleep in the car! She even slept inside the BMV while Lauren renewed her license.

Then Lauren & Lolli headed up to 96th street to wait for Zach to be done with his client. Lolli slept in the car again - whoa! They wandered around Meijer, during which Lolli was quite the happy shopper. Then Lauren fed her in the Menards parking lot before meeting up for dinner with Zach. To top it all off, Lolli was happy all throughout dinner as well!

Lauren has never had a better birthday in her whole life. Lolli was *such* a happy girl and made it such a special day for her mommy!

Monday, January 7, 2008

Lolli Gets Her Roll On - Part II!

Zach, Lauren, Annie & Lolli were sitting on the couch watching American Gladiators this evening. Lolli was laying on her back and couldn't see the tv. This must have frustrated her, because she worked and worked for about 4 minutes until she had rolled onto her stomach and could see the show! Annie had to catch her to keep her from hitting the floor! So now Lolli has rolled both way - watch out world - Lolli Pucillo is MOBILE!

Sunday, January 6, 2008

Big Girls Don't Cry!

Granny P had a Euchre party this afternoon that last 6 hours. At first, Zach & Lauren weren't going to bring Lolli, and even had a baby-sitter lined up. But then they found out that Paige (18 months) & Lucas (9 months) were going, so they decided Lolli would go, even though they were afraid she'd get to crying and disrupt the whole party.

Nope! Lolli FAR exceeded everyone's expectations and never once interrupted a game! She was content to sit on someone's lap and help them play euchre! The people who know how fussy Lolli can be even commented on how well-behaved Lolli was being. Hooray Lolli!!!

Friday, January 4, 2008

Lolli Goes Bridesmaid Dress Shopping

Lauren & Annie had to go to David's Bridal this evening so Lauren could try to find a dress to cover her enormous breastfeeding boobs. Lolli went along. She was a big girl on the way there and even fell asleep in the car! She was quiet & happy in the store the whole time Lauren was trying on dresses. However, on the way home, Lolli started crying and wouldn't stop, no matter what Annie did to distract her. It got so bad that Lauren even pulled the car over for a minute to try to soothe her, which she hadn't had to do in a couple of weeks :(

Thursday, January 3, 2008

He He He He Ho Ho Ho Ho Ha Ha Ha Ha!

Today Lauren discovered that if she made herself laugh really loud and really silly, Lolli will laugh back! The exagerated laughing gave Lauren a headache AND a tummyache but it was worth it to hear Lolli giggle! Lauren & Zach spent several minutes this evening doing nothing but fake-laughing for Lolli :)

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Lolli Gets Her Roll On!!!

Lolli just rolled over! She was sitting on the couch like a big girl, and then she toppled over so she was laying on her stomach. She was content there for a few seconds before she started to push with her left hand to try to get onto her back. Luckily Lauren was right there watching. It took her about 30 seconds, but Lolli finally made it onto her back! Hooray - what a big girl she is today!

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Ride the Pony!!!

Zach, Lauren & Lolli were bored out of their gourds today, so they headed to the mall to do some window shopping. They visited Alex at the cookie shop and then headed to Von Maur, which, unfortunately, since that is where Lolli gets fed and changed at the mall, was closed. So they opted to get their photos taken in the photo booth. Lolli got 1 picture with Zach & 1 picture with Lauren. In each picture, Lolli is getting smooched on the cheeck. Very cute!

While Zach was waiting for the photos to print out, Lauren & Lolli begged 75 cents off of him and headed over to the mall rides area. Lolli liked the horse the best, so Lauren put in the money and held onto Lolli while she rode the horse for about 45 seconds! She seemed to like it and it almost sounded as if she was squealing, "Yeehaw!"

Happy New Year Lolli!

Zac, Lauren & Lolli stayed in and had a pretty boring New Year's Eve this year. Lolli went to sleep pretty early after a rough day with the teething. Around 11:57, as Lauren & Zach were wating for the ball to drop, Lolli started stirring. She woke up at exactly 12:02am - apparently she realized she hadn't eaten all year ;)