We made it through our first Christmas with our new addition. Although too young to know what's going on, Lilly loved all of the Christmas lights. My mom was up for the week and loved every minute she had with Lilly.

Lilly is progressing very well...she is napping in her crib now, still in her bassinet with us at night. Not quite ready to have her sleeping by herself :-) She plays with a few of her favorite toys, laughs at us and at herself, talks all the time, and is growing like a weed! She is sooooo long! She is sitting up like a big girl in her bumpo seat as well as in her high chair. I could go on forever...but long story short, man is she amazing!

Here are a few more pics from the past few weeks..Enjoy!
M

So...I have been back to work for almost 2 weeks...It's getting easier each day. Both Lee and I are extremely comforted to know that Lillian is in great hands while we are at work, her Grandparents! We are blessed to have them as a resource. She gets to hang with Grandma, Grandpa and usually an uncle or two...we know she has a blast! We cannot give enough thanks...

Update on Lilly's stats @ 9 weeks...my guess of her being less than 10lbs was correct! 9.8 is what she came in at...only the 19%! Her length is 22.5...she is actually above average with this @ 51%...The doctor still says that she is a very petite, yet healthy little girl! The doctor also said that based on the amount of movement she has, we should all be taking bets as to when she is going to crawl...Let me tell you, when we do tummy time, this little girl makes it from one side of the blanket to the other...she hates every minute of tummy time, but man does she move! She talks (coos) all the time...more and more each day! It's amazing! And her smiles...oh her smiles, just melt your heart...

Gotta run...
M

Our Lillian...she is growing up so fast! Although she is only 9 weeks old today, it seems as if the 3 of us have been doing this for much longer. It's amazing! We will get her updated length and weight on Wednesday...Considering she still fits into her NB clothes, I will assume that she is not yet 10 pounds. She is getting long, however!

We have the house decorated and seem to be in the Christmas spirit...going to see Santa this weekend! Lillian's stocking came (Thanks Mom!) and it is beautiful! A mermaid with candy canes and such...totally goes with her ocean themed room! We are so excited and blessed to be parents...what a joy Lilly brings to our lives.

Still cannot upload the video...need a cord or something...will post as soon as we pick up the necessary part :-)

Have a great week and enjoy the new pics....these are some that did NOT make it the final rounds for our holiday card selection...

Love to all.
Mindy, Lee & Lilly

Mommyhood!

What can I say other than I wish that I was in possession of the winning lotto ticket b/c that way, I would not have to miss anything that Lilly does! She is sooooo funny! Today she was laying on a leap frog activity mat with the big "baby gym" watching the lights, looking at the mobile and just laughing and cooing! It was sooo cute! She would look at me and then at the lights and crack up!!!!!! Naturally, when I came back with the video camera and reg camera, she had tuckered herself out and was asleep.

Getting ready to have Uncle Peter help me this week with some video posting so that everyone can see how much she has grown.

Gotta run....Hope all is well with everyone! Will get some new pics up later this week.

HAPPY TURKEY DAY EVERYONE!
Mindy, Lee & Lillian!

Hello there....we are at the end of Lilly's 4th week and it seems to have flown by!! She is growing like a weed!!! We had our 4 week check up this afternoon and the doctor said she is doing very well. She has gained 1.5lbs, grown 1 in, and has a 14cm head since the last visit...not sure about the head thing, but doc said she is a very healthy, yet "petite" little girl.

I must say, I was a bit nervous heading to the docs today b/c I thought Lilly was going to get her round of vaccines today...I had prepared for this over the past few days b/c I knew it was going to be harder on me than on her...Thankfully, I have a whole month to continue to prepare b/c that happens next visit, not this one...we only had 1 shot today. Still, it tuckered her out...she has been sleeping for almost 3 hours. I was going to wake her up earlier, but thought the poor little thing only had a 45 min nap today so I let her sleep. Hopefully, she will eat in a few and fall right back asleep :-)

Check out the new pics....Once I am able to upload...having problems again!! uuuggghh!

We had our first play date with Molly and her 3rd daughter, Stella. It was so cute to see the babies coo at each other!! OK...gotta run...need to get Lilly up!!

Love to all!
M

Our baby...

As I have said before, this parenting thing is by far the most challenging job I have ever had...and I LOVE IT! I am always up for a challenge!! Lee and I are identifying all of the different cries Lilly has...I think we have the "FEED ME" and "CHANGE ME" cries running through our brains on cue every 2-3 hours.

Lilly has changed so much in the past 3.5 weeks! She cracks us up...She has all of these little expressions, like the I AM SICK OF THE CAMERA face (as seen in so many of the pictures ha ha) and the cutest "happy eyes" as I call them, when she see's her mommy...who am I kidding...we all know she simply has gas when she smiles at this point, but it's nice to think she smiles at me at least 3-5 times a day!! (She is going to love reading about this when she is older!! ha ha..) We cannot wait until her full on personality develops! Right now, she seems to be a bit stubborn, somewhat feisty and when she wants to be, the sweetest angel you have ever seen....Does that remind you of anyone??

We have been pretty busy the past few weeks...lots of visitors! Gramps & Grammy (Bill & Bonnie) came to visit on their way back to Florida, Auntie Pam, Auntie Rachael, Grandpa Pez (Lilly will come up with a cute name for him when she starts chatting it up!), Grandma D (who comes over a few times a week) and a few others. We have taken a few field trips (as I call them)...one to see Daddy and all of his work friends at the HD. Today we went to Grandma and Grandpa D's house for Uncle Joe's birthday. Tomorrow is her first "play date"...My good friend from high school is in town with her new born and will be visiting us tomorrow :-) Lilly has been getting to know what it's like to be on the go!

I think that's it for now...y'all can see the Halloween pics. We had a blast!! She had a cute sleeper (Thanks ARAMARK!!) with orange polka dots that she had on that night.

Gotta run...she is waking up!!

Best to all..
Mindy, Lee & Lilly

Well, well, well....it's been a long week! I thought that I lost ALL of the pictures I had stored in my computer, including the ones of Lilly's first week! UUGGHH! Thanks to a friend from high school (who happens to work for Google), he was able to help and save the day!! Thanks Aarron!!

Please enjoy the slideshow of Lilly's first week...

OK...so, we induced on Tuesday, October 7, 2008...Lillian Claire Pevzner Downer was born at 5:29pm, weighing in at the surprising weight of 6.10lbs...As per our previous posts and to much surprise of the doctors, we were expecting a "large" baby, like in the realm of 8-9lbs. She is a little peanut!

Will post more later this week...until then...like I said, please enjoy the slideshow of our little angel!

M