Finding new stuff...

Last night Laela came up with a 102.9 degree temp. (That is her highest yet!) She still ate her dinner and we put her down for bed because she was exhausted. She went right to sleep with no fuss and a few hours later she broke her fever. (She even slept through a party at our house!) This morning she was fine, but got a little temp again this afternoon. It is so hard to know if she feels bad, because she is a little fussy but overall in an okay mood. We gave her some more Motrin and hung out at home today. While she was playing, Laela finally ventured out to find new things.

Yes...her mode of travel is the backwards slide, but it works for now. She was able to discover the tv stand, fireplace, and basket of toys! Keep on moving baby...there is a lot more around here to find.

10 months!

Happy 10-month Birthday sweet girl!

Our crazy baby!

Yes...the picture is the right way. Laela and I were on the other side of the wall, while Ro was in the kitchen. Laela thought it was hysterical to "fly" around the corner and see daddy.

Our first Easter...

As each day passes, we realize more and more how much Laela Grace is a blessing and miracle in our lives. She truly brings happiness to us and others around her. We are so thankful to be celebrating our first Easter together, with many years to come!
We visited family today too. Everyone brought food and Laela ate mashed potatoes. She loved them! Her Nanna also gave her a taste of chocolate cool whip...YUCK! Here is Nanna and Laela's cousins, Mikaila and Makenzi.Oh man! Laela got a fantastic Easter present from her Gramps and Granna....a baby doll cradle with a bunny. She loves them both and I can't wait until Laela is old enough to rock her baby to sleep in the cradle. Then, it was too muddy for an outside egg hunt, so we hid them inside. The kids still had a blast and with Ro's help, Laela caught on very quickly! She thought the eggs were fantastic little toys! Anything round that can fit into her mount is a PERFECT toy.

When we got home, Laela went through few of her eggs and she found this folded up inside...A $2.00 bill! (Thanks Granna!)

Finally, we ate dinner and played with the eggs a little more. Overall, Laela had a super-duper Easter. Thanks to everyone and Happy Easter to all!

My favorite book!

Here is Laela reading our favorite word book. The Jumperoo is a weird place for her to read, but you do what you have to. She was interested, so I took the opportunity!

Oh...I forgot this one too. We all went on a walk the other day. It was a beautiful day and very sunny, so of course we needed our sunglasses. Well...she has now figured out how to take them off so they did not last long; however, she held on to them for the entire ride! (PS - Ro said that Laela looks more like me in this picture. Do you think it is her thighs he is referring too?)

Smile...or not.

Just a few of Laela's 9 month pictures:

Pancakes and Snow Flurries!

Yesterday morning we ventured out in the "snow flurries" and went to IHOP for breakfast. Since it was so darn windy, she finally got to wear her hat!

Laela seemed to like the pancakes. :)

Oh...and by the way...Ro finally got his new T.V. He has been eyeballing this thing for months (6 months to be exact) but did not want to spend the money. Well, he finally did and he is in love! His buyer's remorse went out the window about 1 hour after it was delivered. I just can't wait for football season...NOT!

Peek-A-Boo...

Laela just loves a great game of peek-a-boo at the dinner table! Where's Laela???

Laela?

Peek-a-boo!

9 month stats...

(This post was started on Friday and I just got around to finishing it. Sorry!) I love Laela days! Today we went to the doctor, shopped a bit and spent some time at home. Here is Laela playing at home...

and at the doctor's office...

It did not take Laela long to find the band-aid on her leg. She decided that she did not want it on the boo-boo, but in a new spot.This spot looks good... Stats for 9 months:

Weight: 22lbs 13oz (95th percentile)

Length: 28 1/2 inches (78th percentile)

Head Circumference: 18 1/4 inches (95th percentile)

All of that means...Laela is holding strong on her weight and only gained 3 lbs in the last 3 months. Her length is definitely favoring her dad. She did grow another 1 1/2 inches since her 6 month appointment. WOW! This girl's brains are growing...thus leading to why she has a big head! :)

Vaccines: Today she got the Hep B vaccine and a finger prick to check her iron levels. Doctor thinks she will be fine because she is already eating meats.

Food: Right now Laela is eating 3 meals a day with a bottle at each one. Also, she has a morning snack and afternoon consisting of puffs, cherrios, and yogurt melts, as well as drinking juice from her sippy cup. All of these snacks are ones that she has to pick up with her little fingers and they need to be chewed a little. She can eat snacks for hours if we would let her!

Gross motor: Laela has perfected sitting up. Really, she prefers sitting to tummy time or crawling...I guess the reason why she is not crawling yet. I feel like she is preparing because we have watched her on the monitor get up onto all fours, but she just rocks back and forth or scoots backward. When she is playing on the floor, she will stay on her belly for a bit, but not long. When she does, she will rotate around and scoot back, but no crawling yet. We talked to the doctor about this and she said we could have someone come to our house for an evaluation to see if Laela would qualify for therapy. We decided against that. The doctor agrees with our theory that Laela may just be LAZY for now. She will crawl and walk when she is ready, it just may be a little later than others. Enough about moving legs...let me tell you about her hands. She will stare at her hands for 10 minutes if we let her. It is so funny, but anyway...she waves at everyone and she will clap when you clap or when you say "clap". Little hands clapping are so darn cute!

Fine motor: Again, she is picking up her snacks and making it to her mouth at least 90% of the time. She is also very particular about how she picks up toys and playing with things. She loves to touch and feel everything with her little pinchers and her hand-eye coordination is great!

Cognitive and speech: Laela babbles all the time. Right now she makes a lot of da-da sounds, but she will do it when Ro walks in the room too. Because of that I feel she "knows" da-da. Also, when she sees the dog she immediately says "d". So...we are working on "og". Just today she started "b" sounds and it is funny. Oh...if you catch her at the right time, she will say "hi" and "bye". I know...sounds crazy, but it has happened several times with witnesses around! And course...we are still working on "m" sounds too...MA-MA will be her next word...I just know it! Doctor said all of her babbling and words will lead to great cognition and brain power. YEA! We want a big, smart brain.

Favorite past time: People watching with her mommy...we are going to make a great pair!

Are you there?

Laela and I were sitting inside by the window while Ro was outside grilling on Sunday evening. It only took Laela a second to notice her daddy and get his attention...