Baby maternity jeans...

Okay...those words don't usually go together, but Ro and I had a vision. It has been the hardest time finding a pair of jeans that fit Laela. You see...she has a little bit of a belly, kinda like a pregnant woman. Then...one night Ro said, "Laela needs maternity jeans. You know the kind with the stretchy stuff around the waist." HOT DAMN! I was shopping at the Gap the other day and there they were!

Happy Birthday, Mikaila!

Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
You look like a monkey,
and you smell like one too!
Mikaila...Happy 7th Birthday! WOW! You are growing up so fast! I can still remember when you were a little baby girl and I was changing your diapers. Now you reading, writing, and buying your own shoes! We hope you had a fantastic day! Love Ro, Kelli, and Laela

Just a swingin'...

Since it was so nice out today, what better than to take Laela to the park? Kelli and I always wanted to put Laela in one of those bucket swings and see how she liked it. I was somewhat worried that Laela's weight "imbalance" would cause her to topple out BUT she hung in there and loved it!

Rohit's typical picture taking abilities, but who is looking at him anyway?

Hanging at the table...

For awhile now, we have been putting Laela in a highchair when we go out to eat. She seems to love being up and free to move all about. Here she is just after finishing her dinner. Does she look comfy or what?

She seems to absolutely love sitting with us and being engaged in everything going on at the "big kids" table. Laela has already bonked her head twice on the edge of the table, but she still keeps smiling!

Here it is...

Laela got her "luxury seat" in the mail this week. Yes...we finally made a decision on which car seat to get. Ro has been reading the manual for 2 days and with a little help...

and a few games of "Peek-a-boo"...here is the final product!

Afternoon (evening) Power Nap...

A one hour power nap turned into a 5 hour siesta! (Kelli got in a good 2 1/2 hours too!) After we decided to cause enough noise in the kitchen to "wake" her up for dinner, we found our child with a serious case of BEDHEAD! We also noticed that she was a little discombobulated...
What time is it? Where am I? Did I miss dinner?

Nanna's morning visit...

Laela's nanna (aka Jotina Shmotina) came over at the crack of dawn this morning to visit Laela. We know Laela is always one happy baby in the morning and once again, she didn't disappoint. Here are a few pictures of Laela playing with her toys and giggling away!

Burritos? Who brought burritos?

Monkey jammies!

I love jammies (pj's, pajamas, night-night clothes...whatever you call them). Here are my favorite Laela jammies right now!

If you look close you can see the little monkey tag on her chest says "I'm not tired." HA! Yeah right! Here is Laela, literally 30 seconds after I put her in the crib tonight.

Again, we are so blessed for Laela to take after my sleeping habits (okay...my eating habits too!) Tonight I started at 5:05 getting her ready for bed. We did all of this:

1. changed clothes

2. played a little

3. took a few pics

4. ate dinner (green vegetables with brown rice, cereal, yogurt and 6 oz bottle)

5. got the paci

6. went to bed

At 5:45 I started blogging because she was already asleep! HOLY SMOKES! She must have been so tired today. Poor baby!

We've been tagged!

1. Go to your 4th folder where you store your photos.
2. Select the 4th photo (no exceptions).
3. Post the picture with an explanation and link it back to your tagger.
4. Tag 4 people to do the same.

This is it! Her is Laela before getting her ears pierced. We were measuring the dots and making sure the earrings will be in the right spot. They turned out great!

Now we tag the Eung's, Cramer's, Hodges', and Aday's. Our bonus tag goes to the Miller's!!!

7 months...

Time flies when you are having fun...and that we do on a daily basis with our little Laela Grace. She is truly the love of our lives. Every morning she makes me smile. One of my favorites is being the first to go in and get her out of bed. Laela gets so excited to see a familiar face after a long night of sleep. Her smile and excitement just light up the room!

Well...she is 7 months now. Ro and I just talked about already missing her being so small and cuddly. Seriously...you blink and the time is gone. Laela is almost 22 lbs and loving it. Of course the majority of her weight is in her cheeks and thighs (okay...a little in her belly too!). Laela is still eating 2nd foods but we have just recently started yogurt, meats, and combo meals (chicken noodle dinner, macaroni and veggies, etc.) We have just started giving her a spoon to try it herself. We help her dip the spoon and then she puts it directly in her mouth! Also, She thinks the sippy cup is a bone as she gnaws on it instead of sucking it. Its a work in progress.

Her physical abilities:
She is STILL working on rolling. She does a great job of teetering on her side, but not rolling over completely. I know she can do it because she has 3 or 4 times but she does not seem to even care that she doesn't roll. Oh well! I just want her to be genius baby! :) Speaking of genius...Laela can pick up things, transfer them from hand to hand, put them in her mouth, and move them where ever she wants them.

Here she is having fun on daddy's knee!