LiLi Gets a Haircut

Today LiLi and I had a showdown. It was time to do something with her hair. It has become somewhat unruly, too short to really do anything with, but too long not to. So I decided to give her bangs.

It was about as easy as herding cats. And I sounded something like this:

"Hold still, sweetie," I sing in a sugery sweet voice.
"Hold still, Bugs."
"LiLi, hold still. Please."
"LiLi, hold still!"
"LiLi!"
"Child! Hold still!!"
"LiLi! Mommy's not kidding! I have extremely sharp scissors right next to your-LiLi! Stop it!"

I'm happy to say that things were a triumph. She has both eyes, and her hair looks cute. At least I think so. Feel free to give me some positive reinforcement.

I think it makes her look less like a baby and more like a toddler. She's growing so fast. LiLi now likes to:

• say, "Hi, dada", "mama", "baba" (baby), "papa" (puppy), and "uh-oh"
  
• walk when she thinks I'm not looking
• giggles like it's Christmas when anything super fuzzy comes her way
  
• imitate Don and I
  
• holds her sippy cup by herself (Finally. Too bad we skipped the bottle phase, this one would have come sooner.)
• randomly lick things with interesting textures
• dance
• sing

I must have done something right in getting to be her mommy. She's constantly making me laugh with her sweet baby antics.

Beach Bums and Cherry Bums

LiLi and I have spent a lot of time at the pool this summer. She is a water baby and loves splashing. I love dressing her in her swimming suit that has cherries on the bum. It's pretty much the cutest thing ever. A few weekends ago we got together with Aubrey & Co., and Ashley. We'd been talking about going to the pool together for a while, and Madi had finally gotten her cast off. So the timing was perfect. And so was the day.