Around Halloween, the family went to Bates Nut Farm to pick out a pumpkin. Here are pictures of Lily June and her Pumpkin:

This Thanksgiving I am thankful for so many things. Lily June obviously being highest on my list, but so many things in my daily life deserve my sincere thanks. Here is a short list:

Lily June, her health and happiness. Her ability to make me smile no matter what is on my mind, how tire I am or what kind of mood I am in.
Stan’s hard work in Law School and his drive to do well..
Kassia, her ability to make every day that I am at work stress free and …

Hello! I posted a while back about my secret love for Tokoni. Well…it’s not so secret anymore. They asked me to create a hub about my blog and I think you should join. The topic is pregnancy, parenting and motherhood. Follow this link to visit the Baby Bump Diaies hub on Tokoni and post your story.

Lily is 18 pounds. I remember growing up we had one wall in our house reserved for measuring our height as we grew. My sisters and I would stand in front of it and mark the wall above our head. I remember making my body as straight and as tall as possible, just so I could get that line a little higher and a little closer to sister’s. I want to do that with Lily. I have a poster which serves the same purpose, that way we can take it …

I have discovered two tiny teeth poking through Lily’s gums. They are the bottom two front teeth. Ah well, time for the frozen teething keys and a Little PIM french lesson. Good Day.

Lily loves watching movies like Baby Genius and Baby Einstein but recently I ran across a similar set of DVDs called Little PIM. Little PIM is a DVD series that teaches children different languages. They have French, Spanish, Chinese and English. Lily (and Mommy) are working on French right now.
The DVDs use the Pimsluer language learning system that was developed by Paul Pimsluer. The Pimsluer system is a method of teaching language using “anticipation, graduated interval recall, core vocabulary, and organic learning”. (wikipedia) The DVDs are created by his …

The other day (yesterday?) I posted about going green. Here is what we have done so far from our list:
Energy Efficient light bulbs. We added these to most of the lamps in our house. These are apparently supposed to use less energy and save $66 each (over their lifetime, I assume) on the electric bill. We will see about that. I do know they are incredibly bright and one of them i buzzing like a bug repellent. Don’t quote me on that though because it could be the lamp.
Organic Foods. …

So Gmail came out with a new feature. It allows you to video chat. All you need is a web cam and a gmail account. Lily June is anxiuosly awaiting her first video chat from long distance relatives. Email me if you are up for it!

As of late I have been interested in “Going Green”. I have never done these things before, mainly because of the cost. i.e. when I am in the grocery store looking at trash bags, I opt for the cheapest possible solution. Now I think of “going green” as an investment, not only in the environment but in our health. If everyone did, what would happen? It’s not just about finding alternative energy solutions either. There are tons of things you can do.

Lily June is learning so quickly. She also wants to grab everything she sees and stick it in her mouth. She is now in her fifth month of life. I am scheduling a doctor appointment next week to get her second set of shots. I can’t wait to find out how much she weighs and how tall she is. She loves to make noise. She hasn’t made out any specific words but she is getting close. She LOVES to smile. It is probably her favorite thing. She will smile at …

Pictures of Lily June around November 4th.