meeting lilia

hi everyone! it's been awhile since i've posted. i'm in chicago visiting by new niece lilia, her mom deeann, & my mom who has been here for about 3 weeks. my brother is on tour with mamma mia again but is close enough to come home on sundays after the evening show & heads back to where he needs to be on tues. mornings. nate contacted me in jan. about coming to visit & i was SOOOO EXCITED knowing that i'd get to see lilia when she's an itty bitty baby! so the plan was set in motion to surprise dee.
i arrived on valentine's day on their doorstep at 9:30 AM. mom had told me when i get here to buzz (they live in a 6 unit condo) & say i have a pkg. of course dee asks, "who's the carrier?" & i freeze finally say fed ex & she heads down to get me. she was so surprised to see me!
i got to hold my little valentine right away. she is simply adorable!!! lilia has grown a lot since she was born & i could instantly see the difference compared to her newborn pictures. she's got a round face with "those" cheeks...you know the ones i'm talking about, the ones you can't resist kissing!!
we've had a great time so far. on valentine's day we went out for lunch, mom & i shopped while dee took lilia for her first set of shots ~ sorry lilia, it's not a fair trade off at all! i got a killer set of boots & you had tender legs for the better part of the day ~ poor thing! that evening our husbands took care of us ~ they arranged for pizza & salad to be delivered to us, along with some flowers (beautiful tulips & irises), & romantic comedies for us to have a couple of movie nights. friday we stayed home, relaxed with lilia, played scrabble (mom & i are having quite the scrabble tourney), & just hung out. saturday we went shopping, & more cuddling, & more scrabble, & more movies. today we are just about ready to leave for church & will head out for lunch. i get back to lv late tomorrow night so will post photos upon my return.