Teething and other news

Lily has started teething. So far it has been mostly drooling and being generally fussier than normal. We can tell that she is uncomfortable.

We hope to get her moved into her own room this long weekend. We will have to see how it goes. It will be nice if it works so that we can start sleeping all night in our own bed! Up to now, mommy and I have been splitting the night on the couch in the family room where we have had Lily's porta-crib set up. We will see how it all turns out!

Lily has been sitting up better every day. She is now sitting up almost upright and has shown more stability. We will probably have to get a high chair very soon as she will want to sit with us more and more.

Lily LOVES cereal and eats it with real gusto. We try to give her some cereal every day right before bedtime. We are amazed at how much she eats every day. We have started to add other stage 1 foods such as applesauce and bananas.

Lily's firsts

Lily rolled over from her stomach to her back totally unassisted this morning. Mom was very surprised! Shortly after that, Mom sat her on the bed and she sat almost totally upright for a full minute. Lily is getting to be so strong. We won't be able to just let her lie on the couch anymore and before too long she will be moving around by herself. Time to babyproof the house!

Adoption finalization set

I talked to our attorney last week and we have set the date and time for the finalization of Lily's adoption. We are set for 9:30 am on July 21, 2006. This will make my 41st birthday even that much more special. Both Laurel and I are excited to have this part of the parenting process behind us so that we can concentrate all of our energy on raising our beautiful and intelligent daughter.

Lily's 1st Mother's Day Picture

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Originally uploaded by jopgaard.

Laurel took this picture of Lily for her first Mother's Day. We think that it is one of the sweetest pictures we have ever seen of Lily. The expression on her face speaks volumes of what Lily is like. She is almost always happy and just on the edge of a smile.

Believe it or not, this picture was taken into the bathroom mirror. The background is none other than Laurel's shirt. Laurel did take out her elbow in the upper right corner of the picture.

All the photos

You can see all of the photos of Lily at http://www.flickr.com/photos/opgaard/. I will be posting them as we take them. I have more to post but we can only upload so many at a time. Come back often to see the latest!

Lily in a red dress

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Originally uploaded by jopgaard.