Sunday, June 29, 2008

Lolli's Poop Problem :(

Lolli hates pooping turds. And since she's drinking less milk and eating more solids, her poops are often more solid than tey are liquid. She screams when she poops :( It got so bad tonight that Lauren and Zach tried a glycerin suppository. It didn't work, but since Lolli refuses to drink juice, there wasn't much they could do except cut her off of solids for a while. Hopefully she'll be back to regular soon!

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Daddy surprises Lolli!

At the doctor's office. Will write later

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Lolli's Old Man Face

Lauren and Lolli were walking back from their nightly trip to the neighborhood swing when Lolli started making a weird noise. Once they got home and Lauren was changing Lolli into her nighttime diaper and pajamas, Lauren saw what the noise was. Lolli was sucking her lips into her mouth and making an "old man" face, since she doesn't have many teeth. Lauren tried to get a picture but Lolli wouldn't cooperate. It was hilarious, though!

*CRAWLING*

Lauren and Lolli went to the breastfeeding support group at St. Vincent's Hospital today with Kara and Khloe to give moral support. All the new moms were nursing their babies, but Lolli apparently felt that she was too old for that, so she was sitting on the floor and playing. A nearby mom laid her baby on the floor to change his diaper. Lolli turned herself towards the crying newborn, got up on her hands and knees, and CRAWLED to get the baby! She only took about 2 or 3 "knee steps", but it was definitely crawling! She might have gone further, but Lauren cut her off in order to protect the infant, LOL.

After weeks and weeks of rocking on her hands and knees, it's great to see Lolli finally take off :)

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Can you give me a kiss?

Lolli knows how to give a kiss! A wet, sloppy, open-mouthed kiss, but a kiss! Lauren says, "Can you give me a kiss?" and Lolli open her mouth and presses it to Lauren's cheek. How cute!

Monday, June 16, 2008

When Babies Attack!

Lauren, Lolli and Violet were sitting on the floor playing today. Lolli and Violet were facing each other but out of reach of each other. Then Lolli decided she would turn around and go get a toy. No sooner had she gotten on her hands and knees facing away from Violet, then Violet reached out, grabbed Lolli's foot, brought it to her mouth and bit it HARD! Lauren had never seen Violet move that fast, EVER.

Lolli started screaming like she'd never screamed before. Lauren swooped her up, checked really fast to make sure Violet's teeth hadn't broken the skin (they didn't, thankfully) and then went to work getting Lolli to calm down. Zach had been working upstairs so he came running down when he heard Lolli screaming and Lauren shouting, "Oh my GOD!" It took a good 5 minutes for Lolli to stop crying. It was so sad.

Now Lauren has a lot of guilt for Lolli getting bitten, but Zach has been reassuring her that kids bite and there was nothing Lauren could have done to prevent it. Hopefully Violet realized that Lolli doesn't taste very good and doesn't do it again :(

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Swimming in the big pool!

Today was Father's Day, so Zach got up early to go golfing. Lauren and Lolli got ready to go swimming at Aunt Rhonda's, and Gma and Gpa picked them up around 11:30. Lolli didn't want to sleep on the 90 minute drive, because she was sitting in the middle row of the van which wasn't bumpy, and she was too busy looking at Gma and Jodi. Finally after lots of crankiness from Lolli, Gpa pulled the can over and Lolli moved to the back seat, where she quickly went to sleep.

Lolli had so much fun at the swimming pool! She loved driving her inflatable car around the water and looked so cute in it! She also enjoyed floating around in her "Lolli-pad". She wasn't fond of wearing her hat, so Lauren had to keep putting sunscreen on her head. One of Lolli's favorite things about the swimming pool was "walking" on the steps. The first step allowed the water to cover her ankles, but the second step provided waist-high water and she loved it!

Lauren and Lolli ate a picnic on a towel and then Lolli went inside for a while to try eat. Finally Zach got there and he and Lolli went swimming. After a long day of fun, Lolli was ready to go home. She slept the ENTIRE ride home, 90 minutes straight! All that swimming really wears a girl out!

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Lolli's First Swim Class

Since last week's swim class was cancelled due to lightning, this morning was Lolli's first time to swim! Zach, Lauren and Lolli arrived at Indy Island and Zach waited in the lobby while Lauren took Lolli to get her swimsuit on. She looked oh-so-cute in her yellow bikini, but Lauren and Zach both agreed it was too revealing for public, so she had to put a one-piece on over her yellow bottoms (swim diaper). She looked so cute!

When it was time for class to start, Zach held Lolli's hands while she walked down a ramp and into the water. She didn't hesistate at all and didn't even mind that the water was chilly (according to Zach). After the water got about knee-high on her, Lolli sat down in it and started to splash. It took Zach a minute of coaxing to get her up and walking again, but she got the hang of it.

Eventually the water got too deep for Lolli to walk, so Zach helped her "swim" on her tummy. She loved it! She wasn't too sure about swimming on her back, though, although she didn't cry at all! The class lasted 30 minutes and Lolli loved having Zach splash with her, lift her up and down in the water, and help her swim. By the end of class, Lolli's lips were purple from the chilly water! With Zach's help, she walked herself up the ramp and right into the towel Lauren was holding out for her. One lesson down, 6 to go!

Friday, June 13, 2008

Family CM Trip & Recognized again!

Lauren, Lolli, Violet, Gramnda Pucillo, Aunt Kim, and Cousin Paige all went to the Children's Museum today. It was a fun trip, but kind of tiring for Lauren because Violet cried if anyone other than Lauren held her, and we all know that Lolli is a mama's girl, too. Lolli and Violet had a lot of fun playing in the babyscape area. And then another mom asked Lauren is that was Lolli - she'd recognized them from IndyMoms! Lolli is such a local celebrity ;)

Lolli and Violet sat at a baby-sized table while Paige served them plastic food. The girls all enjoyed the Curious George exhibit as well. Lolli and Violet were ready to leave sooner than Paige, so Kim and Gma stayed to play with her. It was a fun day!

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Lolli Goes To A Shower

One of Lauren's IM friends was having a baby shower tonight. Since Zach was out of town, Lolli went with Lauren to the shower. She wore her yellow polka dot dress and looked very pretty! She was pretty wel-behaved during the games and gift-opening. She liked to stand at the ottoman and bounce. She snacked on a carrot and played in Will's bouncy car. Fun!

Monday, June 9, 2008

Lolli's looooong nap!

Lolli woke up around 8:15 this morning. She was pretty grumpy by 10ish, so Lauren laid her down for a nap. She slept for *3* hours straight! Whoa! That's definitely a record for her!

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Lolli slept in her crib!

For a variety of reasons, Zach and Lauren have decided to try to get Lolli to sleep in her own room. So last night Lauren slept on a futon mattress on Lolli's floor while Lolli snoozed in the crib. She did great! What a big girl!

Bye Bye!

Lolli can wave! Just this week she started waving Bye Bye and now she's waving Hi, too! It's the cutest thing to see. It's awesome that she's starting to associate words with movements. Hopefully soon she'll be picking up some of her baby sign language and be able to communicate her needs to Zach and Lauren.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Vampire Baby!

Lolli was very fussy last night and this morning. She's been really digging the teething rings and ice nets. So Lauren tipped her upside down this morning, which makes Lolli laugh. This gave Lauren a good view of a bran new tooth poking through Lolli's gums, her 3rd tooth so far! It's her left fang tooth - she's going to look like a vampire baby! "I vant to suck your milk!" hahaha

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

There She Is!

Lolli loves playing peek-a-boo. Until recently, that involved Zach or Lauren putting a blankie on Lolli's head, and her pulling it off. NOW, though, Lolli grabs ahold of the blanket all by herself, raises her arms up so the blanket covers her face, waits a few seconds, and them drops her arms really quickly. It's so much fun for Zach and Lauren because Lolli is actually playing with them now! She's growing up soooo fast, and it's so fun!

Monday, June 2, 2008

Sit down, Stand up!

Lolli discovered a new favorite activity today. She loves to sit in her blue chair, lean forward and grab ahold of her pushtoy hippo, and pull herself to standing. She thinks she is HOT STUFF! It's really cute to watch. She has to be closely attended during this, though, because if the hippo starts to roll forward, Lolli falls on her face, Ha! She's really working those leg muscles!

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Mom & Dad's Anniversary

Today is Lauren and Zach's 2nd anniversary. They headed out around 6pm with Lolli. They went to Kohls, where Lolli was very well-behaved and happy. From there they stopped by BW3s where Lolli sat happily in her high chair and munched on celery and mushrooms - yum! After that it was on to The Room Place. Lolli played on the bed with Lauren while Zach bought a new bedroom suite - woohoo! Finally they stopped by Sally's on the way home, but Lolli just stayed in the car.

All in all, Lolli was very well-behaved, and it was a great anniversary gift to Zach and Lauren!