those sideways looks......

.....are so funny! lilyanna loves the side glances and being looked at from eyes rolled up. here's a video showing just how much she loves it (and then daddy called to check in on his girl!):



and these giggles are after her first fever and vomiting last night. scary for mommy and daddy, but all was good in the morning. she's playing like herself, eating normally and her temperature is almost back to normal. just a little bug that lilyanna had no trouble fighting off. whew!

love.....

8 months old today.....

and lilyanna is crusin' and crawlin'! 

you are getting more adventurous and fun everyday! we love you so much lilyanna!

snack time!

when we were in taiwan we picked up some gerber banana cookies for on the plane ride back here. it turns out lilyanna loves them. they melt in her mouth and she is always ready to enjoy some. at first she had a hard time getting them in her mouth.....but she figured it out pretty quick! 

here she is getting one (or is it some??) in her mouth:

a finger always helps them go down!

she is thinking about maybe taking a drink of water. 

 yup! gotta have a water break!

 i love my banana cookies!

the sippy cup often gets used to soothe her itchy, sore gums. those ol' top teeth are on their way someday!

 some funny faces from our funny girl:

  

lilyanna gets more and more fun everyday. we enjoy her so much. i feel so blessed to have her.

we're in trouble now!

for a long time lilyanna has preferred being on her feet, than sitting or playing on her belly. she loves to hold hands and stand, while not doing anything seemingly fun to teddy or me. she has pulled herself to standing while playing with us, but this is maybe the first time she's done it totally alone. we're in for it now! also earlier today she cruised along the couch to the ottoman while daddy sat close by watching. good thing we're going to start the process of moving in the next couple of days. she's gonna be into everything!

chatting with pooh bear

this morning lilyanna had some chats with her pooh bear. 

she's so happy when they talk together!

it gets really exciting! haha! 

aaawww! lilyanna loves her pooh bear! 

taiwan 3/3

here are the last of the photos from taiwan.....

mary is making lilyanna laugh while cuddling with great-grandma.

sitting with great-grandpa.....

 family biking!

 taking a break from biking to walk around some of the beautiful gardens near where you rent the bikes.

 the chang family!

on the train back to taipei.....

us in the lobby of the hyatt hotel.....

we found a delicious dim-sum restaurant for dinner on mother's day. lilyanna got to sit in a high chair sized just for her! she loved it! she ate a lot of fried rice as well.

mmm mmm mmmm! yummy rice!

 me and my funny girl!

 having some play time with daddy back at the hotel. 

this was taken on the morning we left taiwan. 

what a great time we had. i am so happy lilyanna got to meet all 4 of her great-grandparents! a huge thank you to aunt mary, aunt judy and all the great-grandparents for their love to lilyanna and their generosity. a special thank you to aunt mary for taking us to each place! it would have been much more difficult without your escort! thanks everyone!

taiwan 2/3

so after visiting in teddy's mom's hometown, we headed back to taipei for the night. we were surprised to find out that a reservation at the hyatt had been made for us! what a treat! not my usual accommodation when i travel! this was the view from our window:

 the living room!

lilyanna in her crib, with her teddy bear that they put next to the pillow for her.

 the bedroom.....

bathroom one (yup! there were two bathrooms!), photo one......the tub:

bathroom two, photo two.....the shower (note the baby care products below the mirror!): 

 the walk-in closet!

 after checking in we went for a walk. we found the taipei 101 building:

we also discovered that along the sidewalks they have rental bikes. you just put in coins, ride and return it at your destination. great idea!

 i LOVE my baby girl!

the next day we went to teddy's dad's hometown (also the town where teddy was born). it was time for lilyanna to meet great-grandpa, great-grandma and aunt judy. the lady in the stripes is a neighborhood friend.

 pretty ladies!

this is the great-grandparents with aunt mary (in the back) and aunt judy (they are teddy's dad's sisters), teddy and lilyanna.

off to bed! more to come.....

taiwan 1/3

what a great trip we had! it was so nice for teddy's mom's parents and 2 of her siblings to be able to meet lilyanna, as well as great-grandpa and great-grandma, aunt mary and aunt judy on teddy's dad's side. they all got to enjoy some cuddles from lilyanna and we took a lot of photos. i'll post them over three days, so this is one of three posts about taiwan. 

daddy and lilyanna at the airport before we left:

we found some beautiful hydrangeas to do a photo shoot with while we waited for the plane.

 cheese!

boarding the plane. thai airways is always a good choice! by-the-way....check out lilyanna's mouth full of hill-billy teeth! just kidding! she was chewing on her amber necklace. haha!

 lilyanna snuggling in her bassinet on the plane.

just after arriving at mary's house.

the next day we went to see teddy's mom's parents. here lilyanna is sitting with great-grandpa.

 lilyanna with one of teddy's mom's sisters and the great-grandparents.

 group photo!

 great-grandpa treated us to lunch. 

lilyanna is waking up, so this is all i have time for right now. tomorrow i'll post some more. stay tuned........