1 month!!!

WOW time flies! We are loving every minute with Laela. She seems to be more active, alert, and awake during the day. Some wonder moments includer her holding her head up more and more, following objects, awareness of mommy and daddy's voice, smiling, and cooing. Also, most nights go very well. Laela falls asleep about 11:00, eats at 3:00, back to sleep until 6:00 or 7:00. Who could ask for anything better?
We went to the doctor for her 1 month check up and she is great! Laela now weighs 8 lbs 14.5 ozs and 21.2 in long. She is a little chunkier now so she is getting to wear some new clothes....SHE IS SO EXCITED for fun, new clothes (okay, okay...mom is super excited for her to wear all of the fun, new clothes)!!! The raw end of the deal was that I had t witness her first shot. Boo hoo....it was very sad, but Laela got a super cool pink camo band-aid to cover it.

Here are Laela's cute 1 month old feet! We thought we would throw in some flare and include a part of mommy & daddy.

Little Miss Gabby

Kim, Greg, and Gabby came down to visit us this weekend. We had not seen them in about 3 months, so they were excited to meet Laela and we were thrilled to see how much Gabby has grown! She is such a happy baby!

Of course Gabby and Laela are great friends now. Here they are...buckled in the car and ready to go to dinner.

Gabby kept tabs on Laela and made sure to check on her often!

We were so glad to see the Nebraska folk and we hope to see them again very soon!

Hmmmm....

Who do you think Laela looks like...Ro or Kelli???

3 weeks old...

Little late, but better than never!

Last Tuesday, Laela was 3 weeks old and up to 8 lbs. WOW! She is eating and growing like a weed.

A little behind on pictures...

Ro happen to catch this picture just in time. Laela may have a big mouth like her mommy!
We tried the bath thing again. These last few have worked out much better. Laela seems to enjoy her baths during the day rather than at night. She can look out the window while I massage.

Also, we have some Johnson's and Johnson's night time bath soap and lotion. We had many parents swear by this stuff. The smell is supposed to be soothing and help them sleep. HA! We tried it three times and we are for sure that it has an adverse effect on our little one. We love to play with Laela's hair when it is wet! The curls come out and she looks like her daddy.Ro has been wanting Laela to have something with a football. Finally, I found this for her carseat. Laela doesn't really care about it yet, but her dad loves it! Oh...and it is so funny when we go in public and people ask about our little boy, even though she has on pink clothes and a pink blanket.
Laela was trying to sleep while Ro was mowing the yard. She seemed very concerned when she heard the mower and it interupted her nap. (PS...this face looks a little like mom.)
Laela is more and more alert every day, and she loves to sit in her Boppy.

Allie helps us watch the baby!
This is one of Laela's newest friends....Brandt (isn't he a cutey!)

Birth Announcement...

Here it is. They turned out great!

I just love this picture!

2 Week Appointment(s)

Well, Laela is offically two weeks old (As of Tuesday 7/8 at 7:05 in the PM)! We took her to her 2 week Dr appointment where she was poked, prodded, and pricked. She didn't mind the poking or prodding but the heel prick kinda agitated her! But she was a little trooper and fell asleep after it was done. Laela also weighed in at 7 lbs, 4 ounces (4 ounces above her birth weight) and was 20.75" inches long. Baby loves to eat so its nice to see that she is gaining some poundage.

Since there was a adult height scale in the room, I figured it would be interesting to see if I had grown any in the last 15 years. Must have been my lucky day because I measured in at 5'6" (I have always been 5', 5 1/2")! This doesn't explain why my feet are shrinking.

Today, we took Kelli to her two week appointment where she was also poked, prodded, and.....well, I wasn't in the room so I am not sure what else was done! The doctor had fun holding and passing the baby around as everyone marveled at her big eyes, tiny frame, and inquisitive personality! Kelli was given the "ok" to drive but still has to wait before she can start any strenuous activities. Kelli also weighed in and almost fell off the scale when she saw she lost close to 20 pounds! I have also lost a few pounds but it must be from all of the breast feeding......

Happy 4th of July!

Mommy & Me...

Here are a couple of Laela and Mommy pictures. I thought the photographer was only taking pictures of Laela, so I did not worry about what I looked like. I was busy making sure Laela had her pretty dress and hair bow...not fixing my hair or wearing the right shirt or putting on enough make-up! Also, Ro was at work when I scheduled the shoot so there are no pictures of him. DARN!

She's baaaaack!

Allie made it back from summer camp. Ro picked her up yesterday after work. He was given a few more instructions on some commands for her and an hour later...off they went! (By the way...Allie loves to ride in Ro's car. It is fast and she can drool all over!)

When they got home the trainer said it was best to introduce Allie and Laela outside. So...that is what we did. Allie did very well and Laela slept through everything! Allie even gave Laela a wet, slobbery kiss on her foot. YUM!

Now...today, Allie seems a little out of it. I am not sure if she is tired or still adjusting (maybe both). Anyway, here she is lounging in her own home.

I hope we did not waste our money by sending Allie to summer camp. So far she seems to be more relaxed, but she needs a little more help with following directions. Part of that is the owner, so we will continue to work on that!

In summary, we are working with Laela's sleeping routine and Allie following directions. Oh man...it is going to be like boot camp around here this summer!

1 week old...

It is hard to believe that Laela is already 1 week old! We have experienced so much in so little time. Laela has shown us so many facial expressions and continues to ooooh and ahhhh her mommy and daddy. She loves to sleep during the day but night sleeping is still a work in progress.

Her first doctors appointment was yesterday where the nurses and doctors poked and prodded her. She weighed in at 6 pounds, 11 ounces (3.05 kg for our UK audience) and was still 20"(.508 meters) long. She is 1/3 her dad's height. Hopefully, she takes after her mom's height.

We had a photographer come to the house today and I can't wait to see how they turn out! It was quite an adventure as Laela started out the session screaming. Then she was hungry and wide awake for about 5 minutes. She was fast asleep making for some awesome naked baby pictures!

Well...before the photographer showed up, Brooke and I played with her a little. This is what we got.