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This seems to happen every few several months. I have every intention to share photos and document the memories but blogging just keeps getting pushed to the end of my To Do list. For the sake of catching up, here is a glimpse of the last 8 months with some of my favorite photos.

The growing Chin Family

Four generations

Easter 2013

Lillian's Baby Dedication ~ Mother's Day

Visit to Florida in July

VanHoudnos Family visiting for Auntie Nessie's birthday

Tim and Marina's wedding in Austria

First day of 4's preschool

Woodworking station at school

Lillian: 3 Months

Our baby girl is 3 months old! She's got the cheeks to prove it. :) 

We started a small tradition of celebrating turning 3 months as a "1-year" birthday (9 months in, 3 months out). It's a good excuse to get together with good friends and eat good food, since the birthday girl slept through half of the meal. 

Thanks to our friends who were able to join us!

Growing has been Lillian's biggest change this month. She has also learned to move her lips and her tongue to make different talking noises. I've already started to notice how much less attention Lillian gets since she has a older brother in the picture. Not that this is necessarily bad, I just need to be more intentional about giving Lillian more face time. What is fun is having James love on his little sister. He's so great with her!

Happy Valentine's Day

James loves his little sister! Now that's she's becoming a little more interactive he likes to talk to her and show her things. Here he's showing her the card she got from Oma and Papa.

I also had a great idea for weekly pictures of James and Lillian as they grow. I just wish I would have thought of this when Lillian was first born. We'll see if she can catch him in height! Lillian has already grown 3.5 inches!

Lillian: Month 2

Happy two-month birthday, Lillian! Some of the last two months was a bit of a sleepy blur, but we've managed to get lots of family time in. Lillian has developed into a great sleeper, most of the time. She started out sleeping in a bassinet in our room, then gradually moved to sleeping in her crib. We stopped swaddling her because she seemed to not like it, but one day in the middle of January I decided to try swaddling again and it worked wonders! She stays asleep better for her naps during the day and she's sleeping long stretches at night.

She is also started the much anticipated smiles and cooing this month. She has to be in the mood to give you a smile. I've also noticed that when I have her laying next to me and I'm doing something else her voice will get a little louder to get my attention and then flash me an adorable smile.

Another thing you'll notice in the pictures is tummy time. She actually doesn't mind it much for short periods of time, so I'm to blame for her not getting enough of it. I had to call in James to assist on teaching her how it's done. :)