Bethany Rose

Dear Friends and Family,

I am so excited to find that people are reading my blog. I am still very behind and need to catch up on December. On December 19th, Mom got a call in the middle of the night. She was getting very worried that Aunt Bridget was still pregnant. Bethany Rose arrived just in time for Christmas! Dad promised to take us to Morris on the weekend but there was a big snowstorm so you have to wait for my next post for the cute pictures with my cousins.

Mom's friends from Ohio came to visit us for dinner. It was very fun because Theresa went to school with Mom and knows a lot of funny things about her. This is a picture of Maile and Lily at my house.
I also went for my first shots this week. Dad met us so Mom and I would be really brave. It went pretty well except I ripped the bandaids off right away. Dad took us to Arby's for lunch. I saw one of the girls who works at my clinic and she remembered my name. At night, Mom's friend, Darcy came over to meet me and help us make cookies. She had to go to the airport to pick up her niece. I am glad to be done with airports for a while.

We had another adventure the next day! Dad came home from work and thought it was a little cold. He said we needed a new filter on our furnace. After dinner, Dad took me on date to Menard's. He was a little nervous because we never went out without Mom. He explained to me that sometimes Mom needs to go places without us. She went to the grocery store and she said that we weren't invited. I still like to eat things at the grocery store so Mom tries to leave me at home. Well, we put in the filter and the furnance still didn't work right. Our neighbor came to help us and fixed it right away. We were so happy and he was glad to meet me. He is going to adopt a baby from India and I am very excited to meet her!

During the snowstorm, Dad thought it would be a good idea for me to learn how to eat by myself. I really knew all along but I didn't let on to anyone. This is my first attempt to eat yogurt. It is one of my favorite foods.

It is time for another snack so I will sign off for now. I will put up some pictures of my cousins next time so be sure to check back soon!

Love,

Lillie

P.S. Today was the first day of school. Mom couldn't get into ECFE so we are going to Tornado Toddlers. We will try to take a picture next week. It was pretty fun but I had to hold hands with Mom sometimes. There are five kids in my class and only boy. There is another girl from China who came home last year.