Here's a question for everyone. Should we find out the sex of the baby? I have always been the hold out for it to be a surprise and Bram has been very gracious to go along with me, but he really wants to find out this time. What does everyone think?
January 7, 2009
Baby Lillard #3!
December 3, 2008
Christmas decorations
Hi all!
Sorry about the blog silence for the last month. As most of you know, I have been dealing with some health issues, and though I'm still in the midst of the trial, I am dealing with the pain and fatigue better. Thank God!
For the past few days I have been buzzing around the house decorating for Christmas. I have heard myself explaining that this is for Benjamin, who this year is able to comprehend what is going on. To be honest, though, it's as much for me as it is for him. I love this time of year. Every time I look at the tree or the other decorations around the house, I am reminded to thank God that He sent His Son to earth to live a perfect life and die as the atoning sacrifice for sinners like me. This entire month is an outward celebration of that glorious truth that we live in each day! I hope that God gives me the grace to not just pass along a love for a season, but a love for the savior this season celebrates. Amen!
November 8, 2008
Christopher's 4-month check up!
Here are Small Fry's stats:
Weight: 15 lbs. 9 oz. (75th percentile)
Height: 25.5 inches (90th percentile)
Head Circumference: 16.5 inches (50th percentile)
He is growing beautifully and developing a little ahead of schedule on some things :) This child wants to sit up so badly that he will try to do a sit up anytime I lay him on his back. He is almost rolling over, so I have to keep an eye on him all the time. We are going to try some rice cereal tomorrow, so I will post photos soon!
November 5, 2008
The past month
The blog has been the last thing I have thought about all month. Between two teething children and my own health issues, it's been very difficult to get even the most important work done around the house. It hasn't been all whining and grumpiness, though :) Here are a few highlights!
This videos is my favorite from the month:
Here is Christopher (or Small Fry, as he is known around here) having a deep conversation with Aunt Jenny and Auntie Chloe!
We also took the boys to the Harvest Party (our church's Halloween alternative) and had a good time despite the tears at the beginning of the evening :) Benjamin was a little freaked-out by seeing the kids he knows in weird costumes...hehe! Here are some pictures:
(Our little Puppy!)
(Playing the matching duckie game!)
(Trying to climb into the game!)
September 30, 2008
While Bram has been away
Bram is on his last submarine trip for the year...thank God...and there have been a few funny (and one scary) incidents in his absence. Benjamin, Christopher and I have been staying with Ryan and Jenny James. They graciously opened their home to us to both help me take care of the little guys and keep me company. The change of scenery has been welcome and the help has been a blessing, indeed!
First, the scary incident. On Sunday evening Jenny and I were preparing Gluten-Free Three Bean and Turkey Chili (which was fabulous, by the way and not just for us gluten-free-ers) when my first real kitchen accident occurred. I was chopping the onion when the ceramic knife I was using slipped and caught the side of my left hand. I very calmly pulled the knife out and put pressure on the wound. After 10 minutes I checked to see if it had stopped bleeding and saw that there was a very nasty cut under there - it was time to go the emergency room! The cut wasn't deep, it just cut a good size flap of skin that no band-aid will hold. No stitches, thankfully. They closed the wound with something called "Dermabond" and gave me a tetanus shot and sent me on my way. Ryan very kindly drove me to Shady Grove Hospital - he is a very good brother-in-law! Jenny watched the boys and cared for Benjamin as he was very concerned when I told him "Momma has an owie!" He actually started crying and holding his hand in sympathy. He is a very compassionate little boy, but I digress :) I am still pretty soar, but am healing quickly!
Now for the fun stuff.
Benjamin has made a rather long over-due milestone. He has not been in the habit of actually saying "Momma" but after months of prodding, he now says my name. Well, something like my name. He calls me "Mommop" and it is appropriate since he calls Bram "Daddat." Who knows how long this will last, still I think it's the cutest thing ever! Since Bram has been away, Benjamin will every once in awhile look at me questioningly and say "Daddat?" and I will say, Dadda is on a big boat right now, but he will be home soon." That seems to satisfy his curiosity for now. We all miss Bram very much right now.
Christopher has learned to belly-laugh. This morning I was playing peek-a-boo with Benjamin and even though I wasn't even looking in his direction, every time I peeked my head out and said "boo" Christopher laughed hysterically! He is such a responsive little boy, and not even 3 months old yet! He loves to be held and talked to, tickled and made faces at. He is a joy to be around, except when he insists on being held and talked to while I am trying to make dinner. Then he can be very whiny :)
Bram returns home, barring any unforeseen problems, on Thursday. Please pray that his return home will not be delayed at all. He will take a few days off of work and we will enjoy the long holiday weekend together!
September 20, 2008
September 16, 2008
"Fishy Jail" outing!
So, it's a family inside joke to call an aquarium a "fishy jail." When the family moved to California, and we had one of the most famous aquariums in the world just a short drive away, The Monterey Bay Aquarium, we decided to check it out. Jenny had a funny confession to make on the way there. She said, "When I was little, I thought they put fish that had been bad in an aquarium, so I called it a fishy jail!" We all thought that was really funny, and the name stuck! On Labor Day, the Lillards and the Jameses went to the National Aquarium in Baltimore. Here are some pictures, as taken by the official family photographer - Jenny James!
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