A Little Magic

Disneyland. Yep we had our first Disney trip with little Lily. Adam's work had a "Connectivity" event with the real estate team, so Lily and I decided to tag along. We took the necessary "First Disney Family Trip" pictures in front of the entrance and castle.

As you can see from the cute little glare on every picture, we are in need of a new camera.  Until that day happens, all outside pictures will look cloudy, just a forewarning for future postings.

The first ride we went on was "Its a Small World."  I actually don't think I have been on it since I was kid, if it was even in the park then.  Lily and I were in awe.  She sat so still in the boat taking it all in until we got inside.  Then she busted out the dance moves, waves and clapping. 

Next we headed over to Toon Town where Lily explored the fun. 

We waited in line for 45 minutes to ride the "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" ride, sadly, both Lily and I were rather freaked out by it after the peaceful experience of Its a Small World. This is what she looked like during whole ride (when she wasn't buried in my side or covering her ears).  Yes, she covered her ears in fear and squished my fingers so tight they hurt.  Naturally next time we will be skipping that ride. Notice the wide-eyed fear.

 After the long wait, Adam got to go to Club 33 for lunch with his co-workers.  Apparently Club 33 is an ultra-exclusive, members only, rights passed down through the generations type of restaurant. I hoped to get pictures, but I forgot to give Adam the camera. Maybe one day we can all go!

Lily and I headed over to California Adventure and rode the Monsters Inc ride.  Not quite as great as Small World, but at least Lily bug liked it!

Speaking of Lily bug... We went over to the Bug's Life area and rode the caterpillar ride.  After that Lily and I were both so tired I decided to call it quits and head home. 



Great day, tons of fun, can't wait to go back, especially when Lily will start to remember it!!

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Last Post for the Day

We have an announcement!

 

No, I'm not pregnant.

 

We are moving...

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Poor Poor Lily

Well that dreaded blood work came back and Lily is anemic, not surprising since it runs in the family. But still, poor thing has to take supplements, and get re-tested! Not only that but it is manifesting itself!  She is still wild and crazy but she seems to bruise very easily.  The doctor (and I) think the anemia may be temporary because of a growth spurt; she does get the right foods to eat!!!  Here is her bruise from crashing into the bed.  It appeared literally three seconds after she fell!?

Have any of you heard about a baby being anemic? If so, what did you/whoever do about it?

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Easter

Our Easter morning started off with Lily seeing her little basket complete with toys, clothes and bunny ears! Naturally this is what Lily thought of that.

After calming her down...

 Then I tried to put on her bunny ears. Bad idea. She is screaming. Lucky you can't hear it.

 Thanks to Adam we finally got a bunny ear picture, sorta

Since the basket was so much fun, I never got a picture of her in the "Easter dress." Ha maybe next year. We did get a family photo at our friends' house where Lily had her first egg hunt. 

At the end of the day, I was grateful to Lily for reminding me that Easter is so much more than egg hunts, pictures and candy.  It really is about family, love and the person who made that all possible forever.

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Dumb and Dumber and a Birthday

In celebration of Adam's 26th (right?) birthday we took a little trip to Newport Beach.  While Adam was golfing, I decided to walk down to the beach with Lily.  We already put sunscreen on and I had my stroller, camera, a few wet wipes and a towel so I was feeling prepared as we set out on our mile or so walk down.  Now the last time I walked down to the beach from the hotel was almost three years ago when Adam and I got engaged there, so needless to say I didn't exactly remember the trek.

As we got closer, Lily and I stopped to look over the cliffs to the ocean, perhaps that should have been my first clue of impending disaster.  Since we were in our "street clothes" i.e. no swimsuits, I was planning on letting Lily run in the sand, maybe touch the water, but that's about it. Fun huh?

I noticed we were heading downhill a bit more and thought the beach would be coming up any minute.  Suddenly I saw a steep drop.  I'm talking like 70 degrees maybe 80.  I thought, heck I can do this! I have flip-flops! We walk down, not so bad, then the road gets sandy. And I start sliding, to one side there is a sheer drop-off and to the other, jagged rocks.  I think, ok I am about to die and take my daughter with me.  At least our last memories will be of the ocean.  I am holding onto the stroller with all my might trying to get a grip with my shoes and a man appears at the bottom, grabs me and Lily and saves us.  I thank him politely and pretend I was fine, as my heart is beating like crazy.  He laughs and walks up the hill. 

Next bad decision, I get Lily out and let her run around.  What does she do? Runs straight into the water.  Not just up to her feet but all the way. In her brand new clothes. As I rescue her we both get covered in sand.  Well since it can't get any worse we play for a while; then its time to go back.  I put Lily her stroller, where she rubs her face, getting sand everywhere.  Then starts to cry.  Then I remember the hill.  So we are now both crying as I push the stroller up the hill in my bare feet.  I had to stop every few steps so we didn't slide back down. We finally made it to a bathroom where I stripped her down, washed her off and walked back to the golf shop where we showered.

Lily took a nap and all was well again in the Hales' home. So we did what all happy Hales' do, we went to the pool. With the birthday boy!

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Poor Lily

This is phrase I often hear out of Adam's mouth anytime Lily cries, which is usually only when I try to put her to bed.  Most of the time I respond with "Poor Lily? No, poor Mommy." Since I am always the one up at night, changing the diapers, wiping the nose, I like to feel sorry for myself.  However today Lily gets all the pity.

She went in for her 12 month check-up and here are the stats:

Height - 29.7 - 56%
Weight - 20. 25 - 28% (Finally enough for a "big girl car seat!")

Now the sad part. After getting two shots, the doctor told me Lily had to go for a blood draw! I didn't even know they did blood draws on healthy babies.  So we went to the lab, where I had to hold Lily down while the technician found her little vein and stuck her with a needle that looked way to big.  I couldn't look, but Lily was screaming and whimpering and I almost cried too. 

Needless to say, poor Lily.

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Wanted: One Shoe

Dear Family and Friends:

Lily here.

I seem to have lost one of my brown shoes. 

Mom thinks maybe I threw it in the trash since she can't find it anywhere.  I can't really remember where I put it, that's not my job.  Mom is a little annoyed with me, but really it is her fault for leaving them out where I could get them. And not teaching me the trash can is yucky.  I claim complete innocence.  My face proves it.

If you have seen my lost shoe, please let me know. And for the record, I NEVER make messes; I merely redecorate all the rooms I encounter.

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