The water babies were scheduled to train in the pool area that was ~4' deep. Being that I am not much taller, I figured at least my head would be out of the water and Laela (And I) would be safe. I jumped in the water first and noticed it was unseasonablly cold. Ice fishing is not in season, never is in Texas, so I figured the water might be a little warmer. Kelli then handed Laela to me as I took her into the water. Water must really open up the lungs because Laela's instant crying echoed throughout the place. I didn't want to give up so quickly but at the same time, wasn't sure how to handle the situation. The instructor started giving directions on what different swim stokes the babies should be trying while I was frantically trying to calm down a feisty, cold unhappy baby with a rubber fish (Which didn't work).
I got a few "Whose child is that?" looks from my fellow "Allenites" and many a hairy eyeball but finally got Laela to settle down 20 minutes into our 40 minutes class. It was a good, quiet 15 minutes! I really think the cold water along with my nervousness and inability to soothe a disturbed baby resulted in a troubled swim lesson. May our 2nd Swim Class be better than our 1st. Here are some of the pictures.
Being the persistent parents we are, we figured we would try again in the evening using the kiddie pool in our backyard. The hose water was still cold and didn't get enough sun loading to heat up. At first, Laela would only stand and hold on to the side of the pool. She doesn't seem to like a cold, wet hiney. I decided to jump in and see if I could coerce her into the water. This time, it worked! For what its worth, Laela's evening time in the pool was MUCH better than the morning's swim lesson! Again, more pictures for this evening's adventure.
PS - The yellow object in Laela's mouth is not a giant pacifier. It is a baby rubber duck... :)
We said hello to a few more of Ro's work mates and off we went. It was a great afternoon! Oh...this is Laela before bed tonight. Ro said her hair looks like Kramer from Seinfeld. :)
By the way...did you love her zebra outfit today? I think it is super cute!
At one point she was crawling back to me and a little boy lost his balance and fell on her. He could have cared less. He just popped up and went on. Laela gave him the evil eye and stared him down until he was out of sight. Next thing you know, there was a little girl that witnessed the incident. She came over to check on Laela. She was so cute! She got right in her face and started talking to her. Suddenly Laela burst out laughing! Then the little girl showed Laela where the boy went and seemed to continue discussing different topics with her. After "tattling" on the boy, the girl wanted Laela to play. She kept shooing Laela and pointed where she wanted Laela to go. When she was done, she looked back and saw that Laela was in the same spot. The little girl came back and told Laela to get a move on. Laela just laughed and overall, they had a great time talking! 
On the way through Macy's, a lady passed me smiling and said..."those toes must be good!" I smiled and looked down to find...
Also, Nanna came over to visit and we had her 1 year pictures yesterday. A sneak peek will be posted soon! It is so funny to watch Laela be so excited about a bib. She was swinging it over her head and spinning around. Oh man...the good life! (By the way...this is one of the shirts that I made her! Looks great on her!)
Today we went to Makenzi's (Laela's cousin) 5th birthday party. It was at a bounce place, but all of the bounce houses were so BIG! Laela was plenty happy watching everyone else and she had time to practice standing.
Laela even got to try one of Makenzi's cupcakes. Funny thing is that she only wanted to play in the icing, not eat the cupcake. At least she got some practice for her birthday cake to come!
I also created another shirt during Laela's nap today! This is really fun. I hope everyone else thinks that they are as cute as I do!
Aren't the whale jammies cute? :)
We went back to the doctor yesterday. Laela still has an ear infection! Just to update you...we went in on Tuesday, June 2nd to find out that she had a double ear infection and started an antibiotic. A week later (this past Tuesday) we went back to find out that one ear got better but the other did not. We got a new antibiotic and we were on the way. Then we went back yesterday because Laela was still messing with her ear. I wanted to have her checked before the weekend...and...yes...still an ear infection. I had two choices: one last try at an oral antibiotic or a series of 3 shots. I opted for the antibiotic. Keep your fingers crossed that this one will do the trick! Laela's ear does not seem to be hurting her too much, but she sure is crabby. She can not stand for me to leave one second or to step away 2 feet. I am not sure if this is due to our new "stay-at-home" schedule or her ear infection. Either way...let's hope it gets fixed fast! By the way...her earache is not slowing her down! Here are her adventures this morning...
I started feeling like I needed to create something. Just a plain white onesie before. Now it is a plain white onesie with a pretty ribbon and bow. Cute! I was able to stitch the ribbon on during her nap yesterday and then I made the bow and added it on with a safety pin. Here it is... 
