Swinging

Lolli loves her swing! She stays wide awake when she's in it and lets Lauren do things she might not otherwise get to do, like brush her teeth or go to the bathroom! Hooray for baby swings!

Great Grandma Hillen

Aline (Jackson) Hillen 1926-2007. Lolli's great grandmother (Zach's maternal grandmother) passed away on monday, October 1, 2007. Lolli attended the viewing on Wednesday, October 3. She and Lauren stayed from 3-5 and Lolli slept the whole time. It was the first (and last) time Lolli ever got to "meet" her Great Grandma Hillen.

The funeral was held on Thursday, October 4. Lauren and Lolli attended but sat in the back near the exit. Lolli got hungry midway through the ceremony and so she and Lauren hung out in the lobby with Lolli's uncle Paul and cousin Paige. Lolli got to hear Zach give a wonderful reading about her Great Grandma Hillen.

Towards the end of the service, Lolli started demanding to be fed so she and Lauren went and sat in the car to breastfeed. It was very awkward for Lauren because the police escorts were walking around and then all of the other funeral attendees came out to their cars. Luckily Lauren's car has tinted windows!

Lolli was still hungry when they arrived at the cemetary so she and Lauren stayed in the car and fed during the burial. All in all, though, Lolli did very well at her first funeral and was a big comfort to Zach and her grandma Pucillo!

Splish Splash

Lolli had her first tub bath on Wednesday, October 3. Her cord had fallen off a couple of days earlier so it was ok for her to get in the big girl tub now. Well, not exactly the big girl tub, but it still beats a sponge bath!

Zach got the tub ready and filled it with water. He checked the temperature with Lolli's rubber cow (that has a duck bill). Then Lauren stripped Lolli down to her birthday suit and plopped her in the tub. She didn't love it, but didn't seem to hate it either. Zach washed her little body and then rinsed her off.

Then it was time for Lolli's favorite part - shampoo!!! Zach stuck Lolli's head under the running water to get it wet, then Lauren massaged her little scalp with the baby shampoo. Then Zach rinsed her head under the faucet for a long time - Lolli LOVES having her head under the faucet!

After the shampoo, Lauren took a clean rag and wiped Lolli's eyes and face. All clean!!!

Lolli got wrapped up in her yellow hooded towel and was sooo happy to be clean and warm!

First Doctor's Visit

Lorelai's first pediatrician appointment was Wednesday, October 3. Zach and Lauren both went with her. The nurse checked her weight - 8 pounds, 15 ounces! What a good little eater she is!

Everything else checked out normal and Lolli got back for some shots on December 10.

Cordless Baby

Lolli's cord started looking dried and shrively almost immediately. Lauren and Zach didn't have to do anything to care for it except keep it dry, which they did. Finally on Monday, October 1 Lauren was unsnapping Lolli's outfit to feed her and out fell the cord! She yelled for Zach and they all celebrated Lolli becoming cordless.

There was a scab across half of Lolli's belly button. It stayed there until shortly after her first tub bath (Wednesday, October 3) when it fell off to reveal a perfect little belly button! No redness or oozing at all. Just 100% cuteness!

Lolli Pics - September 2007

Scared of these flowery, girly pj's...

4 Generations

Lolli loves Daddy

Just being close to Mommy makes Lolli HUNGRY!

Cute pj's, weird face :)

Go Colts!

Lolli's first Colts game (outside of the womb) was the Texans game on her birth day. But, since everyone was a little bit sleepy and out of it that day, she was more excited about the Denver game. Lauren, Zach and she went to Lolli's Grandma Great's house and watched the game with Gma and Gpa Great, Aunt Jodi, and Uncle Kenney. Oh and dog-cousin Charlie.

The Colts are now undefeated with Lolli in utero (and SB champs) and 2-0 since she's been born! Go Horse!