It's really amazing how fast time goes by when you have a child. Lily turned 15 months old on Sunday, the 14th. How weird is that? She's getting so big. Her most favorite thing to do is dance. She doesn't even need music to do it. She must hear a beat in her head and away she goes moving and grooving. If she doesn't do something with music or dancing when she grows up we will be surprised. I guess Dan and I will have to get her into a dance class and some type of music lessons as soon as she's old enough. Can't wait to see her on a stage in a little tutu!
Our dreams of owning our own house are quickly coming to fruition. The seller is taking care of getting a c/o for a part of the house that didn't have one and she has to tear down an old deck before closing. Dan and I wanted the deck removed anyway so that saves us time and money, which is always fantastic! She just signed the contract on Tuesday so, HOORAY! We are "In Contract!" We won't actually close until sometime in July though, but that's fine. There's more things we need to take care of before then - house appraisal, mortgage, who we will use for home insurance, title search, etc.
Took Lily to the doctor for her 15 month check-up on Wednesday, the 17th. She is now 24 lbs, 7 oz and is 30 1/4" tall. Holy moly!!! I'm always told what percentile Lily is in but I don't pay too much attention. As long as she's healthy it's fine by me. You should never compare your child with anybody else's anyway. We are all different and grow at different rates. We all have different bodies so why have the percentiles? I guess just for a baseline, but again, does it really matter? Lily is in the 46th percentile in height and 74th percentile in weight.
Been on hiatus for a bit. Let's see… what has been going on?
On March 10th we left for Key West, Florida. Lily's first ever plane ride. I was a bit nervous about how she would fair but she did rather well with all things considered. The looks on the passengers faces as they realized a toddler was sitting near them weren't nearly as horrific as I thought they would be. Luckily for everyone on board, Lily is awesome and didn't cry or scream at all. She actually fell asleep as we were descending.
Our full week in Key West was part vacation, part wedding festivities. My brother got married to a girl who is just perfect for him. I actually officiated the ceremony. My first one. I think I did a great job considering how freakin' windy it was on the beach that day. Watch the video of the ceremony below. Dan took this video. I only wish that the sound quality is better on the actual wedding video.
Lily was the life of the party. She danced all night. The only near miss - thank the Lord - could've been disastrous event that took place was when K.C. and new bride Cici were on the dance floor doing their first dance. Lily was so happy and loved the music so much she started running towards them just as K.C. started swinging Cici around with her legs flying up behind her. I couldn't catch Lily in time to avoid the collision between Cici's feet and Lily's head. LUCKILY someone was watching over Lily at that very moment because I am almost positive Cici's feet went right through Lily's head as if she wasn't there at all. It was a miracle moment I tell ya! Cici's flying feet were maybe an inch away from kicking Lily in the head and having her soar through the air. Everyone who saw it had heart palpitations at the thought of what could've been. Dan and I almost had heart attacks.
The rest of the week in Key West was good. The weather was great. Lily road on a bicycle with Dan for the first time. That was fun. The plane ride home was just as uneventful as the plane ride there. We actually were commended on how good a baby Lily was on the plane by another passenger. That was nice.
When we got back from Florida, Dan and I gave our house hunt a major jump forward. We had seen a house in Levittown right before we went away and put an offer in on it. The seller was taking her time with a response most likely to get more money. Well, it worked. We upped our offer (but still $10,000 less than asking) and told our Buyer's agent to tell them "take it or leave it." We got accepted about an hour later! Yay!! We have a home. Well, sorta. We still are working out a few details with the contract. It seems there may not be a c/o on a section of the house. We should be getting word back soon on that. The good news is that the seller is a teacher and doesn't want to close until July. Fine by us. Our apartment lease is up on October 1st so we have time.
To say we love this house is an understatement. We adore this house. Sure it needs some work, like a brand new kitchen and flooring, and paint, but any house out there would need some kind of work. The backyard is AMAZING! It is H-U-G-E HUGE!!!!!!! The property sits on the outer curve of the block so the backyard is not only huge, it's also very private. The house is also a bit bigger than a normal Levit house with the addition of 2 rooms in the back of the house. We can't wait for everything to be settled with the contracts and we have our exact closing date.
Easter Sunday was spent with my parents and sisters for dinner. Lasagna - YUM!! I can't believe how much different this Easter was from last in the way of Lily. Just look:
I'm sure there's more that I'm forgetting to say, but I think that was good enough for now.
