Holiday fun!

As of last week, Lily is 4 months old! Amazing. She is now 10lbs 5oz, and 23.25" long. As she's getting bigger I find that I am grateful she's been so small for so long. This kid doesn't like to be anywhere else but being held or actively entertained by somebody. Now that she weighs more, it's getting to be more of a workout to bounce and sing and walk all day. Fortunately, her window of tolerance is also growing so I have small breaks during the day. Th pediatrician said she looks super healthy and strong. And each week we seem to need a little less formula. We're down to about 4-6oz per day. 


I have lots of pictures to share from the holiday weekend. This is how we usually travel when we take the train downtown to the museums. I have one coat that I can completely zip Lily up in while she's in the Baby Bjorn, but now even that one's getting tough to close. I get such funny looks when I wear Lily like this. At first people look all confused like 'what's that strange growth on that woman's chest?' and then it turns into amused surprise and people just can't help but flash a huge grin or make silly faces at Lily. Here she's completely zonked out so her head is lolling back on my chest. Take a guess as to how cold it was that day based on our outerwear. Got it? 40 degrees Fahrenheit. I'm such a weather wimp now after living in Arizona for 3 years. It's kind of embarrassing. 

Now for some Thanksgiving pictures. Susan gave us this adorable little onesie with embroidered turkeys on it. It was also very soft and snuggly, ad subtly festive. I'm not a fan of all the stuff that says "Baby's first ______" in big letters with ugly screen printed pictures in garish colors. 

My family is really into cool building blocks, and this is the newest addition. My dad and my brother Erik built a snowman. It's kind of hard to see, but the snowman is wearing a striped scarf also made from blocks and his nose sticks out. 

And here's Lily knocking it down. 

Lily was wearing a beautiful little sweater dress with tiny tights and boots that my mom gave her. You can see some of the pretty stripes in this picture. She's very into chewing on both Joe's and my fingers these days. I think teeth are not too far off. 

Friday we went to go see the wreathing of the lions at the Art Institute and made our own wreath to take home. It was 28*F! that's the coldest Lily has ever experienced. It was windy so we had her facing me in the carrier and she snuggled in so much she just passed out. My warmer winter coat doesn't fit over her so well...

Later in the day we went to the Christkindlmarket. Lily clearly thought it was a blast. 

And finally, my parents offered to babysit while Joe and I went to a movie and dinner. We saw Harry Potter, the first movie we've seen since Inception in July. It was weird to be alone. Then we had dinner at Basilico, this cute little Italian place near my parents. I guess she did ok (read: she didn't cry ALL the time). Here she is showing grandpa how she likes to turn the pages of her book. For some reason her ears look huge!

We're still putting up Christmas decorations, but expect some more pictures soon!