Feeling the LOVE in February

Our first full month with our new little bundle certainly was full!  Full of firsts, full of visitors (friends AND family!!!), and full of love. :) While our sweet Lilee has sadly been dealing with some frequent tummy issues after she eats, and consequently a bit of fussiness (!), she is still such a joy.  We feel beyond blessed that she continues to be a dream sleeper at night, and as long as she is feeling ok, she is a pretty chill little girl.  And a total cuddler- there's nothing like having that little bundle bunched up on your chest!

Maelee gives us some tough days as usual with her non-stop energy that can either be enthusiastic and cheerful or incredibly strong-willed, defiant, and rather unkind, but we can not be happier with how she has handled being a big sister.  She's apparently been a bit less than enthusiastic with other people who ask about her baby sister (we think she's tired of that being the focus whenever people see her), but at home she is as lovey-dovey can be.  Lots of "I love you, Lilee!" with many sweet hugs and kisses.  We are thankful for that!!! And again, just praying it lasts...

But, let's get to some pictures! 

  Special Mommy & Maelee time with a yummy treat after an afternoon at the Art Farm

Lilee's first "tummy time-" definitely easier to tolerate on daddy's tummy!

First nap in crib

First bath

Sister Love!

Another Mommy & Maelee date for a sweet treat on Valentine's Day

Our Two Little Loves!

Then, the third weekend of February, Nana & Pop-Pop and Uncle Dan came up.  Meeting her Uncle Dan from Japan was one of the most special of Lilee's "firsts!" And Maelee was thrilled to see him again after so many video chats of silly faces and giggles.  She has talked about him everyday since and LOVES going through the books from Japan he brought for her.  Definitely a lot of love that weekend!

First restaurant visit!

The special first introductions continued the following weekend with Mee-Maw & Grandpa's visit. We enjoyed our time together and it was great to introduce Lilee to Steve's parents. Maelee sure had a blast seeing them again!

 

More pics from our visits with family:

February sure was special with those two visits!  We also enjoyed getting to know our sweet new addition better and spend precious time together.  

One of my favorite activities :)

Special daddy/daughter time with the introduction of the bottle

Happy girl!

Another happy girl- eating cake with blue icing, with a princess painted face, at a Spiderman birthday party!

Our sweet girls :)

We loved seeing Lilee's first smiles this past month and hearing her first adorable "coos." She's becoming more and more aware of what's around her and is becoming stronger each day.  We are really hoping March will bring some warmer weather with it so we can start getting outside more regularly but at least it's provided some sweet times inside! 

More pics from February: