53-60 Days Old (Smiles)

Lily Loves to Smile

That's all ... no witty lines or descriptions ... just lots of pictures of Lily smiling ... enjoy

53-60 Days Old (Funny Faces)

The Many Faces of Lily O'Dowd

Intense face - this is when you say something outlandlish ... she mad dogs you until you apologize

... sleeping Lily ...

This is the face the makes when we want something and she says nope with her tongue

Surprise!

 ... but it was a good surprise!

... just kidding, it is gross-tasting gripe water!

... she is trying to escape ...

... once she realizes she can't escape, panic sets in!

... and then apathy ...

... and finally the torment is over, and she is glad ...

 ... and tired ...

... oOo a camera!

Yay! Cameras!

48-53 Days Old

Lily is Growing, but is Still as Cute as Ever

Here is Lily with Lauren's good friend Christine. Christine is great with Lily ...

... and when Joe arrived, so did a new shipment of baby clothes ... this shirt is adorable!

... and Lily still LOVES baths ... she never makes a peep, and could stay in the bath for hours ... she doesn't even care when you wash her face with soapy water ... eyes, mouth, ears ... not a peep ... just warm, warm water ... mmmmmmm

... "I will get out this bath for ... one BILLION DOLLARS"

... she is even happy after she gets out and just hangs out naked for awhile ...

... here is Joe, setting up an entertainment center at our friends' place ... that is Kieran, who is about a year old, and loved helping Joe work ... using his own little tools to mimic Joe's motion and point to things and explain to him (not with words, but with that perfectly pitched and paced baby mumbo jumbo that they do before they actually figure out that they need to use words) ...

... and here is Lily is her new crib ... in her new nursery ...

... and Lauren put up some wall tattoos curtesy of Leslie ...

Lily loves to cuddle ...

... and it doesn't look like Grandpa minds the company ... (great photo!)

... sleeping babies are almost as cute as smiling, laughing babies ... look at her little chubby cheek all squished-up ...

... it is funny, you can lift up her arm and just drop it ... she doesn't budge ... you can pinch her cheeks and give her tons of loud kisses and tickle her ... and she won't move a muscle ... when she is asleep, she is asleep

48-53 Days Old (Smiling)

Lily Experiments with Smiles

So, Lily has been growing like crazy ... she just feels so much more solid, and heavy now ... I mean, really solid and heavy ... and she is so much longer ... but anyways ... she is really starting be become more expressive ... she doesn't quite have control over it or know what she is feeling all of the time ... but she is definitely experimenting with smiling ... here are a few photos ...

... but then ... she can't always be smiling ... so she has been experimenting with some other faces also ...