Happy Fall!

It's fall y'all!

Lilli is 13 months and I can't believe how fast this month has gone by. 24 hours after she turned one, she seemed to have grown and changed so much! She walks with her toy stroller, she now says "hi daddy," "doggie", answers with a yea or no, sings and sways ab,ab for her ABC song, and pretends to read when she plays with her books. She just amazes us everyday and has such a great personality. This past month she helped celebrate her friend Bolan's first bday,saw mom-mom, went to a pumpkin patch, and went on lots of nice walks since the weather is so great.

I am busy with school and Todd with work, so the little down time we have, we try to enjoy it as a family.

We are excited about November! We have a chili fest, my parents are coming, Todd has a bday, and we are planning on going to NC for Thanksgiving. The time is flying by, but we are loving every minute and can't wait to see what Lilli is going to do next.

We hope you are all enjoying the fall!

Much love,

Kelly, Todd, Lilli, Espn and Oreo

Happy 1st bday LIlli

Dear Lilli,

As you celebrate your first birthday I hope you realize one day that you are a true miracle and a gift to us. You have made our lives so complete and have given your dad and I the real meaning of true love. This year has been so much fun watching you grow and we cannot wait to see what else you have in store for us. I would like to make a request that you sleep in your own bed all night, so when we celebrate your second birthday we can hopefully all be sleeping a full good night!

I also want to thank you for choosing us and staying strong through everything. You are a true making of your mom and dad because we never gave up on you. I just hope we can make you proud and teach you the best we can so you are proud of who you become.

Happy Birthday our "Lilli Bear!" Hugs and kisses always!

Love,

Ma and Da

Lilli 10 &11 months

Mommy is back at work for almost a month, we have been super busy, here are some pics of me. I am 18 days from turning one!!

Bye, bye summer!

As August begins and we are back from our second trip to NJ, it also means summer is over for me. I start school on the 8th with workshops and meetings and that means Lilli heads back to daycare. As i enjoy my last two full days with her I try to hold back the tears. She loves daycare, but I loved being home with her even more and seeing how her little personality is coming about. We spent a lot of time together with Todd's busy work schedule, so not being able to spend those cuddle time mornings in bed or those extra kisses and her laughs is breaking my heart. I know I will get through it and she will be just fine, but man am I going to miss her!

The rest of the month of July we spent here in Va., where we went to the pool, lake, story time, and hanging out with her new friend Grace ( my co-workers daughter). We did not get to NC liked we hoped, Todd has been busy with work and I just needed to be here organizing and enjoying my daughter, especially after the year we have had. At the end of July Lilli and I headed to NJ for 10 days! She was a great traveller and made the drive easy! Unfortunately Todd had to come up for two days because his pop-pop passed away after 90 years of life, but Lilli got to meet many new family members that travelled from Texas. This trip was very relaxing I actually got to visit with people like my college roommates, see Megan's new house, and celebrate Tucci's last single night out before her wedding. We also went to the beach and just had nice family nights with my mom and dad.

Now we are starting our hectic schedule again for the school year, going to cousin Owen's wedding next weekend, and celebrating a year of my dad's recovery. This time last year I was going to my NJ baby shower anticipating the arrival of my baby girl, praying for my dad's survival, and just wondering what the future will be like. Now my dad is doing great, and Lilli will be one in September, I am no longer guessing about the future, but living in the moment.

So enjcsoy the pictures and my next post will be for Lillian's 1st birthday!

The pic of her with the other kids are my roommates from college kids ,137 lives on!

Much love,

Kelly,Todd,Lilli, Espn and Oreo

Jersey Shore Baby!!

Well it's been awhile and we have been super busy! I ended my school year and I am very thankful to be spending my summer with my Lilli bear. Soon after school ended we headed to Jersey for our first family summer visit. While we were there Todd played a lot of golf, I had Tucci's bridal shower, Lilli was baptized, and we introduced her to summer in Jersey. She went to the boardwalk, beach, Oyster Creek, Smithville, and visited with many people. Keith came into town to surprise my dad for Father's Day and my grandmother spent the week with us, so needless to say the Sharp household was busy and more back to normal then it has been in months. We will be back at the end of July for one more visit and as a year approaches from when my dad got sick I am thankful for each new day, but also have a hard time shaking the bad memories. I watch my dad improve and even start working at the golf course again so those bad memories are slowly being erased with new memories of us as a "new" family.

Lilli is now 9 months and weighs 19.5 lbs! She is our sunshine and is so darn cute! She can clap on demand, give you kisses, and likes to make silly faces to get your reaction. She is not crawling yet, but acts like she wants to. I think when she does start moving we are in trouble! She still loves her food and is trying new things. She finally got her two bottom teeth, now all we need for her to do is sleep through the night. She now is in night, night boot camp with mommy, so please excuse the bags that are still under my eyes!

We are hoping for visitors in July and want to get to NC, but the summer is short and I will start school again August 8th. I hope you all enjoy your summer!

Love,

Kelly,Todd,Lilli, Espn, and Oreo

Spring is here!

Happy Spring!

The weather is starting to get nice and the craziness of the end of the school year is buzzing in my ear. Lilli is 6 months old and growing like crazy! She had her 6month visit and she weighs 16.9 lbs, and is 25.5 inches long! She is no longer my tiny preemie! We are slowly teaching her some sign language to help her communicate before she talks and she can sign milk and gets really excited when we sign it to her to eat. She is also waving the famous backwards hi to herself, because that is what she sees our hands do to her when we wave to her! She loves her organic jar food and her doggies. Her muscle tone is still a little behind, so I can't wait until she can fully sit-up on her own! We are loving every minute this precious miracle has brought to us and I am very excited for the summer and to see all of her firsts! She had her first few days of daycare and then got a cold, so mommy stayed home with her! Todd is working on the houses again and enjoys being out of the house, but also misses Lilli bear and their relaxing days together!

We will be home in June and can't wait to see everyone! Gotta go, it's nap time!!

We love and miss y'all!

Kelly, Todd, Lilli, Espn and Oreo

March Madness!

March is almost over and Lilli is will be 6 months in four days! Where does the time go? We are all doing great! She is getting so big and developing a little silly personality! She laughs at a lot of things and loves when daddy plays rough with her, I think she is going to be a tomboy! She loves the dogs and now pets them when they come up to her. We love seeing her change each week.

Work for me is tough. It is a long day with the fifth graders and then coming home to Lilli bear to make up for my lost time has me tired out and I am pretty much going to bed not long after Lilli. Right now Todd is working some days and weekends, so busy is what we are! In April Lilli will got to daycare until I am done school in June. We are a little nervous, but think it will be good for her to be around other adults and kids (and germs, yuck!)

Since the last time I have checked in, my parents, Keith and Mary came for their annual March visit. It was great to see them and so great for dad to get out and be somewhere different. He is doing well and making improvements each month. This month we also had some birthday celebrations and Lilli was great at them.

We won't be home until the summer and I can't wait until Lilli experiences the beach and good old NJ! For now I am turning her into a lake girl and she will just have to love all of it!

We hope all is well and we miss you all!

Love,

Kelly,Todd,Lilli,Espn and Oreo

Lilli is 4 months!

Hello y'all! I hope 2011 is being good to you. We are certainly off to a good start. Lilli is now 4 months old and is so much fun. She has those little chubby cheeks and loves to laugh and giggle at us. She now weighs 13lbs and is measuring 24 inches long, so she is doing really well. I went back to work and I am trying to adjust to it all, so needless to say mommy goes to bed around the same time as Lilli.. Todd is home with her right now full time until the end of February and he is doing a great job and makes me so proud to call him my husband. Lilli is now eating rice cereal, so a mess is our new dinner time! I just look at her sometimes and still can't believe she is mine and that I finally was able to become a mom.

My dad is doing great! I am also so proud of him and his recovery, he is getting better each day and is starting to do normal "Dale" things. We cannot wait until mom and him come to visit for our annual March birthday get together.

Well it's time for Lilli to eat and daddy is starting our dinner, so back to mommy duty! We hope you all are doing well! We miss you!

Love,

Kelly, Todd, Lilli, Espn and Oreo