Lilli had her 3 month pictures taken! This is the first experience with a professional photographer and I've got to say that she did a GREAT job! We got there with Lilli in great spirits, but after waiting over 20 minutes or so, she got restless. (who wouldn't?!) Needless to say, we got fantastic pictures!
Finding an outfit was difficult- dressy? casual? pink? I bought a dress that I was 'OK' with, but I wasn't completely content. After consulting Pro-Mom Ashley, I returned the dress and got a really cute turquoise outfit that ended up being WAAAAY on sale and totally perfect! They suggest that you bring some 'memorabilia'- she really only likes her fists- so that was a challenge. I looked at the dress and realized her favorite 'cuddly' blanket complemented the colors of her outfit. As I was feeding Lilli this morning I saw a Kohl's commercial that showed 'Baby's First Purse' that Lilli got as a shower gift from our friends, the Verdoncks. I threw it in the 'Photography Session' bag.
We got to the session and waited, and waited patiently, then waited some more. Like I said, she got restless, but the photographer got her up-to-speed. She propped Lilli up with her 'Cuddly Blanket'. She laughed and giggled at her and Lilli responded well. After a couple pics, we propped her on her elbows. Lilli stayed her content self (with a little spit up) and we got some great shots. THEN- I remembered that Lilli's turquoise outfit had a little PageBoy hat in it, so I thought of Uptown Girl- hat and purse?!? We got some shots of Lilli with her First Purse. Once again, she rocked the shoot. I changed her into her Christmas outfit and by that point, she was officially tired. I fed her in between shots and we really only got a couple close-ups, so you can't see her patent MaryJanes. I was OK with that though, because she is going to wear that outfit meeting Santa- we can get a better picture then. After all, this was for her 3-month pictures!
I went online to find frames and found MEGA STEALS at kohls.com. I would recommend that site to anyone who needs frames in bulk. (I had to find more than 15 frames!)
I'm so proud of our Little Lilli! I can't wait to share the pictures with you once we get the link...it should be about 10 business days.
Stay WARM!
Love,
Julie, George, and Lilli
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Our First Blog!
Welcome to the DwyerClan Blog!
This is where you can catch up on all of the happenings of our new family!
Lillian Adele Dwyer was born August 22, 2008 at 12:15am. She is the first granddaughter on both sides of the family, and is the first great-granddaughter of George's grandma, Shirley.
It was a healthy pregnancy, fairly easy delivery (I bet you'd never put easy AND delivery together!), quick recovery, and she is now a healthy baby Girl!
To get you up to speed, Lilli is a strong girl- sitting in her Bumbo alone since she was 6 weeks old, giggling and coo-ing at her daddy reading to her, and gaining strength while enjoying Tummy Time. She loves to sit in her Bumbo and watch her Mommy and Daddy cook in the kitchen and LOVES getting her diaper and clothes changed. If she's fussy, we can put her on her changing table and suddenly she's smiling and coo-ing! (George is a little concerned at how much she loves getting her clothes taken off! LOL)
Lilli is getting baptized on December 6 in Naperville, IL. We are fortunate to have family and friends coming in from around the country for this special event, not to mention the great group of friends that we have here in Chicagoland that will be attending as well. Lilli will be wearing the same baptismal gown that her Great Uncle, Grandpa, Auntie Aimee, and Mommy wore for their baptisms. It is over 60 years old!
I go back to work December 1 at Nordstrom in dowtown Chicago. George is enjoying his new job as Operations Manager for Relevant Radio downtown. We are currently on a daycare hunt...not fun because that means I have to leave her soon! But, it is fun to see the response we've gotten. I put a post on Craig's List and there has been quite a bit of activity since Sunday! So I've been busy setting up PlayDates (aka interviews) for us.
I hope to update this blog with the fun happenings of our little family often!
Hugs and Love to all!
Julie, George, and Lilli
This is where you can catch up on all of the happenings of our new family!
Lillian Adele Dwyer was born August 22, 2008 at 12:15am. She is the first granddaughter on both sides of the family, and is the first great-granddaughter of George's grandma, Shirley.
It was a healthy pregnancy, fairly easy delivery (I bet you'd never put easy AND delivery together!), quick recovery, and she is now a healthy baby Girl!
To get you up to speed, Lilli is a strong girl- sitting in her Bumbo alone since she was 6 weeks old, giggling and coo-ing at her daddy reading to her, and gaining strength while enjoying Tummy Time. She loves to sit in her Bumbo and watch her Mommy and Daddy cook in the kitchen and LOVES getting her diaper and clothes changed. If she's fussy, we can put her on her changing table and suddenly she's smiling and coo-ing! (George is a little concerned at how much she loves getting her clothes taken off! LOL)
Lilli is getting baptized on December 6 in Naperville, IL. We are fortunate to have family and friends coming in from around the country for this special event, not to mention the great group of friends that we have here in Chicagoland that will be attending as well. Lilli will be wearing the same baptismal gown that her Great Uncle, Grandpa, Auntie Aimee, and Mommy wore for their baptisms. It is over 60 years old!
I go back to work December 1 at Nordstrom in dowtown Chicago. George is enjoying his new job as Operations Manager for Relevant Radio downtown. We are currently on a daycare hunt...not fun because that means I have to leave her soon! But, it is fun to see the response we've gotten. I put a post on Craig's List and there has been quite a bit of activity since Sunday! So I've been busy setting up PlayDates (aka interviews) for us.
I hope to update this blog with the fun happenings of our little family often!
Hugs and Love to all!
Julie, George, and Lilli
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