Happy 8 month birthday, Lilly!

Lilly turned 8 months old today! What a blessing. And a happy 7 month birthday to her little friend G. (a baby girl that also has Trisomy 18). What gifts from God these little angels are and we are SO thankful!

"Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; And to him who orders his conduct aright I will show the salvation of God.” - Psalm 50:23

Lilly has done some maturing in the last month. She is now able to look directly at our faces when we talk. She will look at us and smile right back. Also, if we are holding her up under her arms, she will often straighten her legs and stand on them. Everything over her waist is still completely limp though. But it's still progress!

This morning, my oldest daughter put Lilly into the wicker doll bed that my mother-in-law made her for her dolls. Lilly used to fit into it quite nicely but she's getting too big now! (You can see an early picture of Lilly in the doll bed at the bottom of this blog page.)

We finally got a call today from our county's Early Intervention program. A child development specialist is to call back the early part of next week to set up a date to come out to the house and meet Lilly and explain the program. We are especially looking forward to getting her started with physical therapy through the program.

This last picture shows Lilly celebrating turning 8 months with her collection of stuffed animals. Can you believe an 8 month old already has so many? (And after I took the picture I found 2 more that I forgot to put on the bed with her.) But you other parents out there understand. You probably have the same phenomena - stuffed animals in the house that multiply rapidly when you're not looking. :)