just because...

her little feets kill me
first time in the bumbo!

she LOVES her bath time! and looks like this the entire time :)

These pictures were just too cute not to post!

Mothers Day

This was my first Mothers Day. Words cannot express how grateful I am for my baby girl. She is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me. I am so grateful she came to us and has given me the chance to be a mother. I am so grateful for my mother and the amazing woman and example she has been to me. I only hope I can follow in her footsteps and be that kind of mother to Lyla. I love waking up to this face everyday.. and getting to stay home with her and watch her grow :) I love you baby girl!I wasn't sure I knew how to be a mother. Last year was not a fun Mothers day for me.. we had recently lost our 2nd pregnancy and I longed for my baby..and for the feeling of motherhood. Then February 17th came, and the most beautiful baby girl entered the world and filled that emptiness in my heart. I knew I could be a mother, and raise this baby girl the best I could.. because I had a wonderful mom to teach me.

Happy Easter!

Miss Maci..

Yep..I REALLY am officially crazy. After we had to put our poor Trigger down Tommy was pretty heartbroken. He loves queensland heelers and swore he would have another one (with 4 good legs!) So really beyond my much better judgement I agreed and now we have Maci. So I now have a 9 week old baby and an 8 week old puppy.. WHAT?! But Tolly is so good with her so we can leave her out back with no worries and I don't have to worry about her going potty in my house (yes I know I need to post pics of the house too..) She is a feisty one but Tommy loves her and she LOVES Lyla. Anytime she sees her she tries everything to get to her, its pretty cute!

And really just becuase I had to post this picture! Its seriously my favorite ever :)

2 Months.. 4 Shots.. and EARRINGS!

holy moly.. my baby is 2 months old! well.. 9 weeks now but still.. She is so much fun! She smiles all the time & coo's at us :) Shes gotten really good on her schedule..and last night I put her to bed at 8:30, woke her up at 10:30 to eat then she only woke up once, I put her paci back in and she went right back to sleep till 7! it was wonderful! She sleeps in her own room now :( Shes getting so big! She went to the dr on thursday for her 2 month check up and got 4 shots. She cried for about 45 seconds then was done and good to go! her stats are:

weight: 12.5 pounds!

height: 22 inches!

so shes apparently short and chubby :) Cuz she was in the 84% for weight and 31% for height..yikes! She also got her ears pierced! She looks so dang cute! She seriously did so good and cried for about a minute then stopped and went to sleep! We love our baby girl so much and are so glad she decided to come to our family! I couldn't even imagine life without her.

Lyla's Blessing

Yesterday we blessed our princess! Yesterday was perfect. Lyla was wide awake during her whole blessing and didn't make a peep.. we were surrounded by tons of family and friends that came..and the weather was wonderful! Tommy did such an amazing job and gave her the most beautiful blessing. Afterwards we had everyone come over to our house for some yummy food! It was such a great day and I am so grateful to have such a big loving supportive family..and to be a member of this church! I couldn't imagine life without the gospel. Thank you for everyone who came and helped make our baby girls day so special!

7 weeks!

Yep.. my baby is already 7 weeks :( The song Don't Blink by Kenny Chesney now means so much more to me! Lyla was doing better through the night..going in 5-6 hour stretches! Until the last week.. I think shes going through a growth spurt, and possibly has allergies but man oh man.. every 2 or 3 hours of her waking up is killing me! It helps that she finally started smiling! Her little smile seriously makes my day. They are the best! Here are a few cute pictures of our little girl! She seriously has got the chubbiest cheeks ever and they just keep growing! She has started crying real tears now though and its probably the saddest thing in the whole world... It breaks my heart. We are having so much fun with her and can't wait to see what the next few weeks bring!