We cannot believe it has already been 3 months! Wow how it has flown by! We have not posted anything in so long, there is tons to catch up on and lots of pictures to see. Lily Grace has done so many new things in the past two weeks that we are really excited about. Let's start with last week. On Tuesday she took out her passy and put it back in on her own, twice! She had been trying for days but we would always have to give it a little push back in for her. It was very exciting moments! Then on Wednesday night at church, the teacher gives all the little kids a mirror for one of the songs and Lily G held it on her own for the whole song, also exciting. On Thursday, I finally put her on her stomach for a little bit and she tried so hard to roll over. She would get really close but just couldn't push herself all the way over. It is really our fault because we never put her on her stomach like we are supposed to. She hates it so bad though, she will just scream and scream until we turn her over. If we would start doing it more often I really think she will turn over soon. On Friday we went shopping with Grandmommy and MawMaw and she was super good. I think she is going to fit in well with us women in the family because she seems to enjoy shopping. I think it might be because of the riding and all the colors but it sure does make her happy. See the pictures to see other things we have been doing.

Well, that brings us to today. She is getting so big! You should see the drawer full of clothes she has already grown out of. This is very sad for me. And I can't tell if she is losing more hair or getting more hair. She finally has a hair line in the front again and the hair right on top looks longer but then again she looks bald. I noticed the other day that where she sleeps there was a bunch of little hairs on the sheet. So I guess it is falling out. Many people have told me that babies that are bald will eventually have very thick hair. I do know that it is red when the sunlight shines on it and very curly when it is wet. I would love for her to wear a bow soon though! And I don't know if you can tell in the pictures but she has beautiful blue eyes! She is starting to try and grab things now. She has a little counting frog named Lily that she grabbed and I promise looked like she hugged!! She is becoming aware of her toys more and I know before long will be grabbing them all. She is still squealing very loudly and talking to us more and more. She kicks and squirms all the time wanting to move around. Most importantly, she is healthy and such a happy little girl. For some reason the past few days Lily Grace has been fussing with me when I nurse her during the midday time feedings, so I started feeding her with bottles at those times. Well today she held the bottle on her own for a whole 5 seconds or so!! Now, I know that all these things that we think are so exciting are probably not so exciting for all of you but these are little milestones that our baby is reaching and we are so happy about each and every one of them! I am so lucky to be able to stay at home with her for a year. It is the best job in the world and I wouldn't want to be doing anything else. I thank God everyday for giving me the opportunity to do this and blessing us with such a wonderful joy. She makes us so happy and I can't believe how much I can love someone. I just love her so much it hurts. Now I know what my Mother was meaning when she said that all these years.

Some other things that are going on... We are so happy for the engagements, our cousin Dan Deavours is marrying Krisha Gilliam this upcoming April. She is a great addition to the family, she is beautiful and super sweet (and great at aggravating Marty)! Also, my best friend since kindergarten, Crystal Earnest is marrying Riley Hollyhand in June. I will be the Matron of Honor in the wedding. We are so happy and love both couples so much. Marriage is wonderful!! Some more news, Michael and Julie Crocker, our cousins out in Houston, just found out they are having a baby girl due on December 25th. There's nothing like a little girl, it's a blessing! We will have so many new little one's this year on the James side of the family with Lily G, Rachel's baby Heidi that was born last month, Pat and Brandi's little boy due in November and then Crocker's. Family get togethers are going to be so much fun! Congrats to everyone, we love you all!!!