6 months?!

My baby is 6 Months.. really? I don't even know or understand where these last 6 months of my life went. Lyla has gotten So fun! She is so much more happy and playful! It seriously breaks my heart to see how big she is and how much she is growing out of being a "baby." But each stage has seriously gotten more and more fun! We go to her 6 month check up on the 31st so I don't have her stats yet but a few things she has been doing at 6 months include..

-rolls EVERYWHERE!

-eats solids 2 or 3 times a day..and has tried sweet potatoes, green beans, and banans and LOVES oatmeal!

-giggles a lot more

-now sleeps with NO swaddle blanket!

-takes 2 naps a day between 1 1/2-2 1/2 hrs!

-loves going on walks in her stroller

-LOVES her puppies

-sits up for a couple minutes by herself

-still wears 3-6 month clothes

-still in size 2 diapers

-Loves to play on the floor with her toys

-talks all the time!!! now can make the da sound :)

-blows spit bubbles ALL DAY LONG! and thinks its hilarious

We love Lyla to pieces and can't believe its only been 6 months of our lives that she has been here..it feels like this is how its always been! She constantly makes us laugh and thinks its great! We are so blessed to have such a sweet spirit in our home! We are so grateful to be her parents! We love her more than anything in the world!!!!!

Lyla's 4 & 5 Months

Yes..I have not blogged in awhile. I am having too much fun with my baby girl and never wanna waste a minute by sitting on the computer. I decided during nap time today that it needed to be done! Lyla has gotten so so big and time just wont slow down :(

at 4 months:

Weight: 15.1lbs

Height: 24.5in

-got her first haircut (buzzed off the thickness in back so she wouldn't have a mullet!)

-Had rice cereal for the 1st time..didn't love it..neither did her belly..so we held off for another month!

-got croup cough and had to go to urgent care for a steroid shot :(

-Went swimming for the very first time which she LOVED!

-held on to a toy for the first time..and wouldn't let go :)

-Had her first real babysitter.. (gma!) while we went to dinner. (I'm sure it was much harder on me than her!)

at 5 months:
-Finally rolled over :) from her belly to her back. She never really loved tummy time anyway and now I can't get her to stay on her tummy for more than a minute.

-Giggled for me! I have to really work at it but she will! Although the other night we let Tolly in and she was full on laughing at the dang dog! I gotta make every stupid noise in the book and Tol just sat there and she laughed!

-got her 2nd haircut. She just had this little patch right on top that was kept getting thinner and thinner the chubbier she got! So I decided to buzz her whole head so hopefully her hair will grow in nice and thick and even!

-had BOTH of her bottom teeth cut through! (that's been fun!) she actually hasn't been grouchy at all...just doesn't sleep good! She was sleeping SO good! from like 7:30-6:30 or 7..and the last week she has woken up like 2-4 times! son of a....

-Has found her toesies and thinks they are great. If I lay her on her back she holds her feet up and grabs onto them with her hands and will lay like that forever! :)

-Got nasty pink eye :( Poor girl! (dang cousins! he he..)

-Eats rice cereal after she nurses for one meal a day! Still a battle cuz she always has something better to look at or yell at me for which makes it messy but were getting there..

This last one cracks me up. I gave her some water from my straw one day and now anytime I have a cup with a straw she ATTACKS it..full force. So Tommy let her go to town on the straw..she can't suck it up through the straw yet don't worry..and it was only water! but she loved trying!

So apparently even with a computer I'm not the best blogger! We haven't been up to too much lately. I've been doing hair like crazy and Tommy started a new job but thats it :) He is now working for southwest ambulance as an EMT. crazy boy.. I couldn't do it! So he works long hours for 3 or 4 days straight then I get him to myself for 3 or 4 days! Lyla and I have been hanging out and playing all day and I am so grateful for a hard working husband that lets me stay home with our baby girl all day! She is almost 4 months old now and its so crazy how fast it has gone.. (now if I could only work off this flabby belly..thanks Ly!) Other than that were still boring! :)

just a few cute pictures :)

Lyla's 3 months

Well since we officially JUST got a computer, I can now finally stay updated on my blog. Now that Lyla is almost 4 months, I'm doing her 3 month post. At 3 months Lyla is..

-consistantly sleeping through the night

-not rolling over :)

-LOVES her baths

-LOVES the jumparoo.. (I have to put a board game under her feet cuz they don't reach the floor!)

-holds her head up so good and likes to sit in her bumbo like a big girl

-Only takes about 7 minutes from start to finish to eat :)

-smiles ALL the time! If you leave the room for 1 second then come back she greets you with the biggest smile like she hasn't seen you in days

-talks ALL the time.. mostly complains :)

-Has found her hands and loves loves loves to eat them. She will go cross eyed staring at them all the way into her mouth :)

-still not a huge fan of tummy time

-Likes to watch the dogs run around outside from her swing

Lyla has seriously become the sweetest most easy going baby. She has the best personality and brings such a sweet spirit to our home. We absolutely love being parents and can't imagine l ife without her!

My friend Marci (thevintagelemon.blogspot.com) took some 3 month pictures of her a few days ago and they turned out SO DANG CUTE! i am in complete love :)

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!