Liliana Sue

Well, what a year. We've been through a lot together. Thanks for helping my in every that you have. I hope you all had a merry Christmas and a happy new year. December was quite a month of celebration for me. It started when mommy and daddy celebrated my birthday with me. Then we had a birthday party at my house with all my aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents. What a good time. Toward the end of the month, I celebrated Christmas with the Kemler family, then a different celebration with just mommy and daddy, and then one more with the Loveland family. What a great month. as you can tell by the photos below, I continue to improve. Here is a quick description of what is new in my life:

Picture one is me relaxing in my rocker listening to some tunes. I love music! Pictures 2 and 3 are of me decorating a house that mommy made just for me. I just had to add my own personal touch. Sometimes I go a little overboard and forget that I am supposed to be coloring the box and not my mouth and legs as seen in picture 4.

Picture 5 is me being my cute self. I like to flirt, usually with Papa, but in this instance with the camera. Picture 6 is me posing in front of our christmas tree. Mommy did an excellent job of decorating it! Mommy and daddy decided that it was time for me to start taking baths in the big girl tub. Picture 7 is me quacking at my rubber duck. If you ask me if I want to take a bath, I say no and put up a fuss. When I get in and start playing, I am as happy as can be. When it's time to get out, I say no and put up a fuss. Picture 8 is of my wonderful presents that I received at the Kemler family Christmas.

Picture 9 is the cookies and carrots I left for Santa. He finished the carrots and left a little bit of cookie behind. You'll never believe what he brought me. He left me my own kitchen set to play with. You can see it in picture number 10 and a couple of other ones. As you can tell in picture number 11 that I am starting to stand on my own a lot better. I still don't have the coordination to do it unsupported but I am great at using my arms to hold myself up if I am standing next to something. Mommy and daddy can hold me by my armpits and I walk to where I want to go. I'm getting really good at walking and the more I stand up the better my coordination gets. I still wear my helmet as you can see in picture 12. I even wear it when I don't have to. Sometimes I don't want to take it off for hours. As you can see I also like to wear my socks on my hands instead of my mittens. Picture 13 is me jotting down some notes before I typed up this post. It takes a lot of thought to come up with this stuff.

Picture 14 & 15 are of me at Nana and Papa's house for the Loveland family Christmas. They had a fun ball cage and rocking horse. Got spoiled with presents again. Picture 16 is me standing at my kitchen again. I just don't like to sit down much any more. I'm always up and on the move, with some help of course. Picture 17 is me eating my sweet potatoes. It is all I will eat, and I still ask for it about twice a day. Picture 18 is me playing the guitar. Daddy has been letting me strum his guitar and I enjoy it very much. He even plays me some songs because I love music so much. Mommy and daddy have even enrolled me in a music class that I will go to once a week and learn music with other kids. I will let you know how it goes. The last picture is me standing up once again. I'm playing with my toys in my dresser. If I keep it up, I will be walking in no time. Keep your eyes open for those pictures. Thanks for checking in on me. I hope things are going as well for you as they are for me. See you next time.