Treat time!

Laela is in charge of Allie's treats now. :)

Laela's moving puppet show...

Shoes...

Laela really loves shoes. Here is her latest pair. She likes putting them on and taking them off.She loves the sound of velcro. She even loves putting her shoes away in the drawer. Don't you love them too?

Hey, silly cat!

Hello...where oh where did that bunny go? (look very close!) Laela is sick again. Last night she had 102 temp. Today Ro took her to the doctor and they checked for flu, pnuemonia, and strep. Nothing! They really think that she just has a cold. Oh man! I hate to hear that because I feel so helpless. At mid-day Ro and I switched spots and I am working on the computer while Laela naps. As I was working, the cat and bunny were playing by the window and I thought it was so funny! Man that bunny is sneaky! :)
BTW...that is not our cat or our bunny. We are dog lovers!

A talk with Dr. Scholl's...

The blue thing is a heal pad that goes in my tennis shoe. Listen to what all Laela has to tell it!

By the way...the stepstool is a Gramps original and it is Laela's favorite spot to play right now!

Our little pig!

Okay...not really a pig considering she is eating, on average, one meal a day. We just thought the medicine cup looked like a pig snout. :)

The yucky flu!

Laela woke up crying at 5:00 Monday morning. Ro got her and rocked with her in the rocking chair. She fell right to sleep and did not budge until 8:00. Ro noticed she was warm and took her temp to find out that she had 102. YIKES! They were soon off to the doctor where Laela got a nose swab and finger prick to check for the flu. Then off to the hospital for a chest x-ray to verify that she does not have pneumonia. Poor Ro. He had to take her and put her through all of this. I know she hated it. Poor baby girl. Well...Laela does have the flu, but not pneumonia. Thank goodness! After stopping at three pharmacies, Ro got her prescription and she has taken 3 doses as of right now. Today she has not had a fever at all. She is playing and laughing, with an occasional minute of rest and snuggle from mommy.

Another first...CHOMP!

Picked up Laela from daycare this afternoon and the teacher told me that Laela got bit. Holy smokes! SERIOUSLY?

It really sucks to find out that your child got hurt while they are at school. You take them and pray that the teachers are doing everything they can to protect, guide, and love your child. Poor baby! The teacher said Laela did not make any kind of commotion so they did not even know it happened. They found the mark during a diaper change.

The write-up for the biting accident says:

Your child was bitten today...we are sorry it happened.

Where did it happen? Classroom

How did it happen? We did not visibly see another child bite Laela. However while changing Laela I noticed a bruise on her right, top forearm.

What was done? Area was washed and ice pack applied.

Were the parents notified? Copy of biting report sent home.

So...I hope this does not happen again, but in the case that it does...I told Laela to scream very loud! :)

Laela's first aquarium visit!

We had a great day at the Dallas World Aquarium. There were a ton of people there, as I think many stayed in the area for the long weekend. Oh well....we still enjoyed ourselves. Laela got to touch lots trees, branches, and fake rocks. She thought that was awesome. Also, she saw many birds, fish, turtles, monkeys, alligators and a penguin. (The signs said we would spot a sloth too, but no luck.) We had to wait about 20 minutes in line and Laela was very relaxed and just hanging out. I think the reason for this was due to the fact that there was a couple (no older than 16) making out and touching one another (in places you do not want to know about) the whole time. Laela loves to people watch, so she was happy. Now Ro on the other hand...he was flaming! He just kept mumbling under his breathe about if he saw Laela doing what they were doing, then he would chop both Laela and her boyfriend's legs off with a giant hacksaw. YIKES! (Sorry. The picture will not rotate for some reason.) Well, we made it in and we got to see a lot of cool stuff. Check it out! In the middle of the trail Laela decided she needed to give Ro and I kisses. LOTS of kissses. What a sweet baby girl.Then there was this gigantic alligator. It was so big and "pretty" that you would almost think it was fake. Laela was definetly momma's girl today, but Ro had to take his turn too. She got sooooo heavy after awhile. :) Besides...I know Ro loved his daddy-daughter time.And then came the poop! YUCK! The outdoor penguin exhibit was not what I expected. Kinda sad actually. There was one lonely penguin, BUT he was cute. How do penguins live in 93 degrees and 90% humidity?

School lunch...

Needless to say, the teachers said that she didn't eat anything. AH!