Thursday, February 28, 2008

Little bunny fu-fu's!

Kim & Lauren took Paige & Lolli to the Picture People today to get some pictures taken as a present for Grandma Pucillo. The girls had matching bunny suits and coordinating Easter dresses and jackets. Paige's dress was yellow and Lolli's was pink. Too cute!
The girls first posed in their bunny suits. Paige didn't like having the hood up, so she got a little cranky. She didn't want to put her arm around Lolli or even lay next to her. Lolli was doing alright, until she tried to reach for a fake chick while she was on her tummy and ended up bonking her head on the ground. That really started the waterworks from her! She had a red mark for a minute or so but recovered nicely.
Paige loved wearing her dress and looked so pretty in it! She found a flower and had fun playing and posing with it. Lolli looked adorable and grown-up in her dress. She laid in the boppy and smiled for the camera. The photographer was able to get some good pictures of each girl, but again Paige didn't want to be in any pictures with Lolli.
In the end, Lauren & Kim were pretty happy with the pictures, all things considered. They bought coordinating poses of the girls to stick in the same frame, since there weren't any great ones of them together.
They'll try again in another few months...

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Lolli shopped 'til she dropped

Lauren and Lolli went to BRU and the mall today to find things for Paige & Lolli to wear for their photo shoot tomorrow. Lolli was an excellent shopper and helped Lauren find the perfect outfits! Matching bunny suits and coordinating Easter dresses with jackets. Lauren & Lolli also ate lunch in the food court which Lolli loves because there are a lot of other babies to look at. Lolli also enjoyed riding around the mall in her new double stroller. Lauren bought it so that she and Lolli can go places with Violet, too. It's great for all trips to the mall, even if it's just Lauren & Lolli, because Lauren can put *tons* of stuff in the second seat!

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Lolli's a cover model!

The IndyMoms.com magazine with Lauren & Lolli on the cover came out today! Lolli looks a little silly on the front, but it kind of looks like she's looking at Otis, who weaseled his way into the picture. There is a *gorgeous* picture of Lolli inside the magazine along with some information Lauren posted on IndyMoms.com about donating breastmilk. Now that Lolli is a celebrity, Lauren and Zach are taking extra care to make sure she doens't get a big head ;)

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Diet Coke Break

Oops! Lauren & Lolli went for a mother-daughter dinner date at Qdoba this evening. Lauren brought her diet coke home with her. She was holding Lolli while they were getting ready to watch Lost & Lolli spit out her pacifier and reached for Lauren's drink. Lauren didn't think that babies could drink out of straws because her friend's 11-month old still doesn't. Well, apparently they CAN! Lolli stuck that straw in her mouth and sluuuuurp - Diet Coke right into the baby's mouth! Lauren learned her lesson - no more straws for Lolli unless there's breastmilk on the other end of it!

Lolli Walk(er)ed!

Lolli was playing in her walker in the kitched today while Lauren loaded the dishwasher. Lolli was getting pretty tired of being stuck in the walker and started arching her back, trying to escape. While the walker is escape-proof, she did manage to move herself backwards in it! This was the first time she'd made the walker move on her own - woohoo! in the past, the walker only moved when Zach attached bungee cords to it and pulled her around the house like a race-car driver.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Lolli's first shower

Lolli was in desperate need of a bath and Zach's out of town. Lauren decided it would be easier to set Lolli's tub inside the real tub instead of in the sink. As an added benefit, the gallons of water that Lolli splashed out went into the tub instead of all over the kitchen ;) The best part was that once Lolli was all soaped up, Lauren turned on the shower and rinsed her under it. This was MUCH easier than trying to rinse her under the kitchen faucet, although it was a little bit scarier since wet babies are slippery and Lolli was about 4 feet from the ground. Lauren held on tight though, and Lolli seemed to tolerate the shower pretty well. And now she smells sweet like a baby should :)

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Where is the poop?!?

Since Lolli started wearing her cloth diapers on Saturday morning, she has refused to poop! She usually goes 1-3 times a day, but now that Zach and Lauren are anxiously waiting to see if the cloth diapers really prevent blow-outs, Lolli is holding out. The cloth diapers are passing the pee test though :)

Friday, February 15, 2008

Cloth Diapering

Lolli's bum is about to become much happier! Zach and Lauren had the people from ToastyBaby.com come out today to show them all different types of cloth diapers. Lauren and Zach ordered 20 prefolds and 5 covers, along with a mini-shower that attaches to the toilet to rinse off poopy diapers. The diapers should arrive by next weekend, and then Lolli's bottom will be swaddled in soft fleece and cotton instead of yucky paper and chemicals!

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Lolli's First Valentine's Day

Lolli had a big day today! She was still all congested this morning, so Lauren steamed up the bathroom and fed her in there a couple time. After the second feeding, Lauren decided that they were going to go nuts if they stayed in the house for one more day, so they packed up and headed to Target. There they met Jen & Violet and went for lunch at the Chinese place. Lolli was a very good girl and loved cruising Target in lauren's new Peanut Shell pouch sling! When they got home from the outing, Lolli ate on the couch in the living room with NO steam, so she must be getting better!

This evening Zach, Lauren & Lolli all went to the mall to walk around for fun. Lauren wore Lolli in the Peanut Shell again, and she got lots of smiles from passers-by. Zach & Lauren had a nice romantic Valentine's Day dinner in the mall food court. They got food from another Chinese place and the cashier thought Lolli was so cute in her sling that she gave her a free fortune cookie! Lolli did look super cute in her Valentine's shirt. It was red with short sleeves and said, "I'm with Cupid." Ha!

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Lolli's on Regis & Kelly Live!

Several months ago Lauren submitted Lolli's photo to Regis & Kelly's Beautiful Baby search. This is the week they announce the finalists and then winner. After Lauren submitted Lolli she realized the rules stated that the babies must be 6 months old, so Lauren knew Lolli wasn't eligible to win. However, all week long they have been showing random pics of beautiful babies during the show. Today upon returning from a commercial break in the middle of a Colin Farrell interview, Lolli's picture was shown! it was the picture of her wearing just a diaper and snoozing on her boppy from when she was only a few weeks old. It said, "Lorelai Pucillo Indianapolis, IN" How exciting
Lauren called her mom in Texas who took a picture of it when it came on there an hour later. So now Lolli will have proof that she was a star!!!

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Lolli's first cold

Lolli started coughing on Friday morning. Saturday she developed a full-blown cold and today was miserable! Poor Lolli is a little snot-faced, stuffed-up, coughing mess. Lauren and Zach are doing everything they can to keep her comfortable including running a humidifier, sucking out her nose, putting saline drops on her nostrils, and keeping her angle (not laying flat on her back). Zach thinks today was the worst day and Lauren sure hopes he's right! It's so sad to see little Lolli feeling so bad and not understanding that it will go away soon.

Friday, February 8, 2008

*Cough Cough*

Lolli's been coughing for a few weeks now, because she thinks it's "cool." However, this morning her cute fake coughs turned into longer coughing spells. Lauren and Zach are just getting over the worst colds they've ever had, and it looks like Lolli wasn't lucky enough to avoid catching it. So far her nose isn't stuffy though, and her mood is just as happy (alternated with fussy) as always!

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Lolli Wants to Party All the Time! (Eddie Murphy...)

Lolli is trying to make it impossible for Lauren to recover from this hellacious cold she's suffering by NOT letting Lauren sleep! The past 2 nights, Lolli has decided to wake up, as in WIDE AWAKE, at horrific hours and refuse to go back to sleep. So, since Zach has been taking NyQuil (and of course Lauren has to stay wake-up-able to feed Lolli, so she doesn't get any, boooo) it's Lauren who hauls her sleepy self out to the living room to play with Lolli. Tuesday night it lasted from 2:30-5am! Last night it lasted from 4:30-6. Apparently Lolli is quite the nighttime party animal!

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

A Week Day with Daddy!

Zach and Lauren were both incredibly sick today, so Zach called and cancelled his client so he could stay home. Lolli loved having both mommy and daddy home! Zach was also a big help to Lauren, since he can take cold medicine and she can't (it can dry up milk). Zach and Lauren have been trying not to breathe on Lolli and washing their hands a lot, so they're still hoping she won't get sick.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Sleepyhead!

Zach stayed overnight in IL last night, so Lauren & Lolli were going to have a fun girls night in. However, Lolli conked out at 4pm! Lauren was really worried that she would wake up for the day at midnight or something, but she slept until 8:30am (except for waking to eat). What a sleepyhead!

Sunday, February 3, 2008

Lolli's First Super Bowl

Zach, Lauren & Lolli went to the Bowens to watch the Super Bowl. Everyone was rooting for the Giants (or really, rooting AGAINST the Patriots). Lolli only took one nap from 4-10, but thankfully she stayed in a pretty good mood. She didn't even get scared when everyone stood up and started cheering in the last few minutes of the game. Lolli's a true football fan already :)

Saturday, February 2, 2008

Early bird

Last night Lauren graciously told Zach that she would get up with Lolli this morning so he could sleep in. Well, Lauren certainly wasn't expecting Lolli to get up at 6:45AM!!! She stayed up until 9:30 last night - aren't babies supposed to sleep for 12 hours straight? Wishful thinking, huh.

Friday, February 1, 2008

No More Tummy Time!

Lauren and Zach laid Lolli down on her tummy in the middle of the living room and then laid down facing her. Before Zach and Lauren could get comfy, Lolli rolled over to her back. So Lauren put her back on her tummy and once again - immediately over to her back! Apparently Lolli is done with tummy time ;)