Big milestones

Lily started walking the other day!!! FINALLY! We've been working with her since right before her birthday, but she never showed any interest. Sunday Casey and I were cleaning up the kitchen from lunch and I looked over to see Lily stand her self up, from a sitting position, pick up Emilee's booster seat and throw it. I was so excited to see her stand up without any help. So Casey and I moved her into the living room and told her to stand up again and she did it over and over and over again. About the 10th time she got brave and took 4 steps to the coffee table. I was beyond excited. Since Sunday she's been doing it constantly. I've been so ready for her to walk, she's always wanting out of her stroller when we're out and now it'll be nice to let her run around and run off some energy.
She's also been doing another major milestone, but I'm not willing to jinx myself by saying what it is. Emilee didn't do this until 16 or so months. I'll give it another few weeks before I say anything.
And to brag on myself a little, I got a 92 on my test in my cardiopulmonary disease class. It felt so good to study and see it pay off. So far in there I have a 94 and 92, if I can just keep it up I'll be exempt from my final. YEAH!!!

Lily's 12 month visit

We had Lily's 12 month visit last week. Yes I am fully aware that she is almost 14 months old, I promise I was a good parent and didn't forget. The first appointment she was sick with RSV, the second the stupid lady scheduled us on a training day (military for not open) and the next time I forgot I had school and scheduled it right in the middle of clinicals. So the fourth appointment we finally made.
My awesome neighbor Andrea watched Emilee so I could just deal with Lily at the Dr's office. Which I'm so thankful for because by time it was all said and done we'd been there for two hours. It was misserable.
So here are her stats. Height 30 in (56th), weight 21lb 15oz (60th) and I don't remember her head but it was some where around the 50th percentile. All in all her visit went pretty well even though my child isn't walking and doesn't say very many words. She says mama, dada, bye bye, uh oh, and baby. She walks behind her baby stroller and man can she book it around the house and can manuever around anything but the second you let go of her she'll stand there and look at you then plop down. The little toot won't even try by herself.
She got 4 shots which was fun as usual and then she had to have blood taken. I was thinking it was just going to be a little finger prick but they actually took blood from her arm. It was the hardest thing ever to hold her down for that. I learned that day how strong Lily really was. Poor baby.
All in all it was a good visit, and now we get to go back in a month for the 15th month appointment. More shots, YEAH!!!!

Funny Em

So I said before how I was going to start writing down and remembering all the funny stuff Emilee comes up with. Well like usual I haven't been doing it. Yesterday and today Emilee has said stuff that just cracks me up.
Yesterday I was eating crackers with pimento cheese on it (which normally I don't like but for some weird reason it sounded good) and Emilee was standing right underneath me talking. She was looking up and I was looking down and I dropped a cracker. Of course I had just finished putting pimento cheese on it and so it landed right smack in the center of her forhead, cheese side down. The look on her face was priceless, like I had done it on purpose. She freaked out and threw it on the floor, so now there is cheese on her forhead and on the floor. By this point I was dying laughing, the sound of the cheese hitting and the look on her face was hilarious. So the next part went like this

M: laughing
E: "Stop laughing at me!!!"
M: "Sorry baby that was really funny"
E: "Fine go ahead laugh your mane off"
M: more laughing

For those of you that have not seen Madagascar 2 that's where she got it from. I'm sure this is not near as funny as it was when it happened but her tone of voice and her expressions were great!!!

Today I got her some Dora stuff for Valentines day. I hate Dora but I knew how much she loves everything Dora so I got her a game, new cups (we have a cup and movie obsession at our house, we have 1000 of each), and a toothbrush. She was beyond excited to get a present. This afternoon after she got up from her nap this is what she said to me.

E: "Mommy I think we need to get the Christmas box down"
M: "What Christmas box"
E: "The one with the tree so we can put it together"
M: "We just put it up not too long ago and Christmas is still a long ways away"
E: "But we need to put it back up so you can make me some more presents"
M: "I'm not an elf"

So apparently just because you have a tree up you automatically need presents under it. Or maybe they just come in the box with the tree. Wouldn't that be nice. Paid for, wrapped and everything all you have to do it pull it out of the box and put them under the tree. Maybe I'll invent that.