avocado

lilyanna's third food to try was avocado. she didn't like it a lot the first time. this morning i mixed it with banana (which i know she likes) and it was much better.

mmmm....mmmm......avocado and bananas. yummy!
sometimes it squishes out of my mouth when i try to swallow it.

next lilyanna will try carrots. korean carrots are so good. i'm pretty sure she'll like them. they are sweet and juicy. i'm looking forward to seeing her reaction.

where's the hair???

i thought for sure lilyanna's asian genes would give her a full head of hair at birth......but i was wrong! most korean babies have so much hair and i was looking forward to using hair clips in lilyanna's hair, so before she was even born, i bought the tiniest little clips in hopes of using them soon. well.....she's 6 months old and barely has enough hair to be put in a clip. i can get it in, but it definitely doesn't stay. this photo was from 2 weeks ago when i tried them:

i tried again this morning. it stayed a bit better, but again, only long enough for the photo. then it falls out.
for now i guess we have to wear head bands and hats with pretty flowers on them.

cereal time!

since turning 6 months old, i give lilyanna some brown rice cereal each morning. today she quite liked it and was having a good time eating it up, so i made some videos. the videos are very similar and i couldn't decide if one was better than the other, so you get both! she seems to like sucking her thumb after each bite. not sure why. enjoy!

i have a tongue!

one day last week lilyanna discovered she has a tongue. she pretty much had it stuck out all day.

it's still out there.....
and a close up.....

even after some more play, eating, play again, a nap, we put on a pretty hat---and still her tongue was out! it was definitely out that day more than it was in. so cute and funny!

6 months today!

and we tried the brown rice cereal. it wasn't all that exciting for lilyanna. maybe she'll like it better tomorrow. she was not much into eating it off the spoon, so i managed to get some down from a paper cup.

i tried to get a photo of her today, especially since she was dressed so nicely. in the beginning she was much more interested in her slippers than posing for the camera.
so we changed locations and it worked a bit better.

getting happier......

and the smile finally came!

happy 6 months, lilyanna! we love you so much!

lovin' it!

just for kicks!

last night i was getting lilyanna ready for bed and she was kicking like crazy.....something she does a lot of these days. so i started cheering her on and she thought it was so funny. sorry for the sideways video. check it out:

yoga with lilyanna!

getting into happy baby pose.....more happy baby pose.....
getting into reclining big toe pose.....

and ta da!

she also has her own version of downward facing dog, but it was hard to catch on the camera. who knows? maybe one day she'll take yoga lessons like her mommy. or maybe we should look for a mommy and baby yoga class.....

lilyanna is all ready for a day at the mall. last weekend we went to coex mall and lilyanna got to ride around in a stroller. we don't own one , so it was a treat for her (and mommy too!). she enjoyed looking all around and seeing everything.

strike a pose! i took this photo for auntie leesa. this is her kind of shirt! we inherited it from our good friend rachel. we miss those kroekers!

happy st. patrick's day!

me and my girl!

this photo was taken a week ago today. we had been out doing some errands that friday. we went out today as well. one of my goals was to get lilyanna weighed. at a little over 5 1/2 months, she weighs 7.1kg (15lb 10oz).

these days lilyanna continues to get used to controlling her tongue and mouth for eating. she gets better and better at it everytime we try---more gets swallowed and less squirts out. we have only been giving her bananas so far and she's so happy when i'm feeding her. we'll try to get another video. on her 6 month birthday (coming up fast!) we'll get into brown rice cereal. i wonder how she'll like it.....

no story or explanation.....just our pretty girl!

sitting and standing.....

last week lilyanna started to sit alone. she can do it for a few minutes, but hasn't yet mastered the skill of preventing herself from falling over. here she is giving it a go:

sitting has become her favorite position in the bath. we will be getting rid of the recliner soon.....but not just yet.

she only likes to sit so she can chew on the edge of the tub! then when she's done with that she forgets that she may fall over into the water. i'm always there to catch her, of course!

what?!

and her most favorite position is standing. she is quite happy to stand and suck her thumb, watch mommy in the kitchen, look out the window, watch tv.....or do noting but stand. here she is standing holding onto mommy's chair.
mommy, are you taking another photo?!
here she is with daddy......standing to watch a baby einstein video.
she doesn't want to sit at all. only stand. what a funny girl!

these photos are my view of lilyanna when she's asleep in the carrier.

and onto ladybugs for a snack!

.....and mommy's princess too!

FEET!!!

I LOVE

THESE
FEET!!!

and especially when they turn into frogs!

before lilyanna was born, when we'd go shopping for baby clothes/things, teddy used to tell me that just because something is small doesn't make it cute. i beg to differ. i hate feet, but when lilyanna came along these tiny feet changed me (just a tiny bit!). i love her (and only her!) small feet. they are SO cute!

and now turtles??!

it seems like lilyanna will eat just about anythng! it's a great way to be.....try anything once.....right lilyanna?! and now for the light show.....
lilyanna has learned the fun of pressing the buttons that light up and either play a new song or add an instrument to the song already playing. it just depends on the setting. this was her christmas present from teddy's brother's family.....chosen by her cousin, harrison.

a little blurry.....but she loves her turtle!