3 Months

You may remember this picture from when Lily turned 2 months old.  A few days later at her 2 month wellness appointment we found out that she is in the 95% percentile for her height... and 90% percentile for her weight because of how tall she is.  The doc was impressed with her strength and stamina and how good of a baby she is.  It was also the first time I really heard Lily cry.  Once she got her immunizations, she sure cried... and now she does all the time.  I think the immunization shots taught her how to use those lungs and now she uses it to her full advantage.  Now our little girl is a little over 3 months and she changes each day.   Here are some of my favorite things that she has accomplished in the last month:

* She now sleeps through the night.  Up until a few days ago we would put her to bed at 9:15 and she would wake us up at 6:00 am the next morning.  Now, bedtime is an hour earlier.

* She smiles all the time.

* Lily has laughed a few times when I stand her up.

* She talks to me non stop.  In fact, one day I said, "I LOVE YOU." And she repeated it back to me (not the exact words) but the same intonation that I used to say "I love you" to her.

* She plays well by herself.

* She grabs things.

* She sucks on her hands constantly.  (Rant: why do people want to grab babies hands when that's all they put in their mouth?  It's just asking for babies to get sick... and... I actually had someone tell me, "It's good for unhealthy people to touch their hands, it builds their immune systems." WHAT???? You heard right.)

* She got her first cold.  (Thanks to inconsiderate lady who told me it was good to build her immune system and touched her hands after refusing to put hand sanitizer on for me.)

* 0-3 month clothes are too small... and by too small I mean... the onesies are too short... so we put her in 3-6 month clothes - and they are too long that the bunch up and she just eats (and slobbers) all over her collar.  

* We should be in size 2 diapers - but still have 71 size 1 diapers left... so we'll use them instead of lose them.

* Lily still hates tummy time, but holds her head up the whole time as if she's ready to crawl right away.

Lily's Baby Blessing

A Little over nth ago, we were able to bless our baby girl.  Michal didn't want to perform the blessing at church, since we are transient and don't really have a ward we call "home".  Therefore, we had close family and friends over at my parents house in Layton for the blessing.

Michal did a great job.  He really thought, and pondered, and fasted over what he should say - and I think it was perfect.  He blessed our little girl to be my best friend.  He blessed her that she would grow up and share the gospel.  He blessed her to have a keen mind and many talents.  He blessed her with many other things, but these were a few that I specifically remembered.

When we talked about our baby blessing, we felt like it should be a celebration of the life of Lily - and so we wanted to invite people to the blessing in which have a special meaning to us... those that would help us "celebrate" this occasion.  Michal was in charge of the invites, and I feel like we got a pretty good turn out.

Michal had friends from far away come:

Jason came from St. George & Lael came all the way from DC

These are two of Michal's buddies/roommates/best man friends.

President & Sister Lewis.  President Lewis performed the sealing ordinance for Michal & I when we got married.  He has a special connection with Michal as that he was serving as Poland's Mission President when Michal got home from his mission.

The Pace Family.

We know Natalie from way back when Michal & I were dating - we decided to pick up some girls walking home at 2 am from the grocery store.  Lo & Behold - it was Natalie and her roommate.  Natalie and I had common friends (but FaceBook wasn't around yet, so we actually had to talk to figure that out).  Later, Natalie went on a mission to Poland.  Such a small world.

 The Rodriguez Family (in the middle).  They were our fun friends when we lived in the Brigham Apartments.  They are also expecting a baby (Max) in June.

Heather Collier (left) & Brooke Blair (right).

Heather is my bestie from when I went on a Study Abroad throughout Europe. Without Heather, I wouldn't have known the difference between being a "tourist" and a "traveler." Heather helped me to appreciate people and cultures and have the utmost fun possible.

Brooke is my bestie from High School.  She is literally one of like 4 people I keep in contact with from HS.  She came out to visit us in Poland and helped us move... and is a saint.

Amanda & Jared Mortenson

We love them.  Michal especially loves to introduce Amanda as "the Porn doctor."  We feel like we may have had a tiny itty bitty influence in their marriage.  Maybe, maybe not... but we still love them.

Our OB/GYN doctor.  How cool is it that our Doctor came to our baby blessing?

 Our Doctor was the missionary who taught Michal the Gospel.  Without her there would be no baby blessing.  She is an incredible woman.  Hopefully, one day I can grow up and be more like her. Now, I may not want to deliver babies when I get older, but I do want to make an impact in someone's life one day.

 ... and we were lucky enough that she brought her family along with her.

The Kinghorn Family

Not pictured: Katie's brothers + wives.  Katie's parents. Katie's Grandparents.

Overall... it was a great day.  Here are some details that I don't want to forget...

 Lily was blessed in the exact same outfit that I was blessed 29 years ago!

 I created these 'Her "SHE" y's' announcements that tell Lily's Stats on the back.  I made one for every guest that we had (36) (including children)... but somehow we had about 11 leftover (maybe Mom's didn't want their kids having them).  Anyway, I figured I'd give them to visitors who came to visit Lily. Unfortunately, Michal found out there were 11 left over and ate them over the course of the following month.

It was a great Sunday & Lily was such a trooper, she didn't fuss once and was so happy to have everyone hold her and get her picture taken a million times.  We sure love her.

Bath Time

In the Trenerowski home, bath time is our favorite time of the day.  Lily love, love, loves to take a bath!  

At the hospital they gave us a crash course on how to bathe a baby.  Michal was a natural.  Here he is administering her first bath.

When she still had her umbilical cord on, she HATED baths.  She would cry during the whole time we bathed her.  Michal & I were so anxious for her umbilical cord to fall off - but it took 2 weeks!

 

Once we were able to sit her in her tub, she was as happy as could be.  She is so calm and has recently started splashing when in the tub.

While Michal's favorite part of the bath is washing her hair, my favorite part is drying her off and getting to rub baby lotion all over her little body - including her cute little toes.  

We have such a good little baby!  We are so lucky!

All in the first 8 Weeks

It's crazy to think that just a year ago I was blogging all about my trips around Europe.  All the fabulous sites, people, and food that Michal & I experienced.  And it's crazy to think that in a years time I would be blogging solely about our baby girl.  

I had a lot of friends who scoffed, made-fun, and tore down blogs where they were solely dedicated to children.  Sadly, I can't say that I have never done this.  The hardest thing about becoming a Mom was that I couldn't judge other Moms anymore.  I used to think, "Gee, can't they calm their child down." Or,  "Don't they have anything better to blog about?"  Let me answer that question for you: No, we (moms) don't!  Having a child in your life is the most rewarding, fulfilling experience ever.  I feel ashamed that I was so arrogant that I couldn't realize this before actually becoming a mom.  To have someone who trusts, loves, and needs you completely is a satisfactory feeling that makes you feel fulfilled. Thus, why would I want to blog about anything else but my little girl?  Why would I want to waste my time - because this is what I do 100% of the time.  It's not a 9-5 job with weekends free - it's ALL. THE. TIME.  Thus, I want to remember these precious moments and from here on out my blog will be mostly about how much Lily is growing and changing.  I'm sure there will be the occasional vacation or two - but - right now I feel that it's the little things that count... and I don't want to forget them.

Without further ado....

I wish I could say that I'm super photographer-camera mom, but I'm not.  I grab whatever camera is nearest (most of the time the iphone) and snap a picture when I think that Lily looks so darn cute.  I try to take a picture a day for Michal and my mother-in-law, but I'm not perfect.  I just feel accomplished that I got a one month vs. two month picture below.

It's amazing to see how much she has grown in just one month!  She sits straight up, holds her head up, talks to me through her baby noises, and has a lot of interaction with me now (my favorite being the smiles).  She loves to sit up and look at things.  When we take her grocery shopping, she hates it when the car seat cover is on because she likes to look around at everything.  She is very attentive and loves being able to sit up and talk to those around her.

Here are some things that Lily really loves to spend her time doing:

Sleeping in with Mom.

Or thinking that she's sleeping-in with me, while I go shower and get things done...

Or... sleeping ON Mom...

... and occasionally Dad...

Cuddling!

And cuddling with Dad too...

Going on walks with Mom & Dad...

Sleeping...

Sleeping...

More Sleeping...

And more sleeping...

Modeling...

Being so darn cute!

Cheering with Dad

(Exact translation: I cheer with Dad)

Getting her first piece of mail...

Interacting... 

And (my favorite): Learning how to smile!

Three days ago (April 8th) Lily tried to suck her thumb... instead her whole hand ends up in her mouth.  She hasn't quite mastered the thumb technique yet.

And within the last week she has started grabbing things (ex: the ring below).  

Lily such a good baby because she hardly every cries, seldom fusses, rarely spits up, plays by herself during the day so I can get things done, and often sleeps through the night.  I feel so lucky and so blessed to have her in my life.  She makes being a Mom easier than I had anticipated and expected.