5 Months!

Look at who turned 5 months old today! Wow! It is unreal that she is almost half a year old...

She is such a big girl too! Now that she is 5 months old, she is finally walking and eating solid foods.



Okay, so she isn't walking obviously, but she did start rice cereal a few days ago. I don't think it really deserves the name "solid food" since it is so watered down with breastmilk, but you could tell by the look on her face that she knew it was not her normal breakfast. I think it may have been more fun for us than it was for her... she liked it alright, but seemed a little confused as to why we were dribbling her food in her mouth with a spoon. You can tell by the grip she has on the bowl that she wanted it faster than the spoon could supply.

The day jealousy reared its ugly head

We had a feeling this day would come eventually...

Lucy was overwhelmed with jealousy when Lyla and I left without her yesterday. She riffled through Lyla's diaper bag and found an old bottle of Desitin which she destroyed on Lyla's play mat. You can also see she pulled out a toy, a pacifier, and if you look in the back you can see a green and red thing which are the leftovers of a new hand puppet I had just brought home for Lyla that day.

Lucy has been so great over the past months with our new family addition. I guess the new toy and the fact that we went to the park without her was just too much for her to handle.

As many of you know, Lucy has a stomach made of steel. We can now add zinc oxide to the long list of poisonous substances that Lucy has the power to ingest.

Busy lady

Lyla has been a very busy girl lately! On Sunday we went out to Mason to visit Granny and Grandpa and enjoy the gorgeous views of the countryside. It is so beautiful and relaxing out there! Lyla loved hanging out on the front porch while we enjoyed our favorite Mexican food from Santos and a sinful pecan pie that Granny made.



On Monday, Lyla's cousin Renzo came to visit and we went to the Children's Museum. It was the neatest place and we can't wait to go back. On Monday mornings they do a special thing called "Baby Bloomers" where they open their doors to little ones 3 and under. They do a special story, song, and art time. Lyla was asleep when we first got there so Renzo and I ran to the top of the train tower and looked down over all the kiddos.





Lyla woke up just in time for song and bubble time and had a blast.



Here is a video of Renzo going bananas over the bubbles.




In addition to doing lots of things this past week, Lyla is learning lots of new things. Here she is learning how to drink from a glass. She is also scooting all over the place, so some video of that is soon to come!

Cool Weather and New Stuff

Hooray for cool weather! We are so happy to finally wear long sleeves and a hat for our morning walks...well at least Lyla does. No hat for me! We are soaking up every second of these 70 degree days as we know it will soon be over. Until then we are keeping the windows open and taking lots of morning, afternoon, and evening walks!

Since Lyla has out grown her swing and bouncy chair we have brought out a few new pieces of furniture especially for her.

Here she is with her hippo Chloe in her highchair. It's a lot of fun having her at our level during meals. She is so ready for solid food! Only a few more weeks to go!

Lyla and Chloe love her new chair we put together today!

Lyla's pediatrician said we could introduce her to a sippy cup! She couldn't quite figure out what the point was, but she loved chewing on it!

Grandparents Day

For Grandparents Day we headed south to visit with two out of the three sets of Lyla's grandparents! We also got to visit with Amber's grandparents and played with Lyla's two cousins Renzo and Bliss.

Here is Lyla and Renzo together. Ren was super sweet and put down his beloved phone to give Lyla a big hug!

Here is Lyla looking all pretty in a sweet little dress.

Bliss and Lyla had fun playing in the grass. This was Lyla's first time to play and walk around in grass. She seemed to really love it!

Four Months Old!

Lyla turned 4 months old on August 30! We had her 4 month well visit check up with the pediatrician last Friday. Lyla is now 25 inches and 14 lbs. 6.4 oz. and in the 75-90% for her height, weight and head growth. We got the green light to start solid foods and a sippy cup! We are thinking of waiting until 5 months to try out the solid food (rice cereal) so Lyla can have more practice at sitting up in her highchair at dinner time with us. She is such a big girl!
Last night she slept in her crib in her own room for the first time. This turned out to be much harder for us than it was for her. She slept perfectly! Here are some pictures of our healthy 4 month old!

Sleeping in her big girl crib. She loves her aquarium!



Hanging out with our friends Delaney and her mommy Debbie.



Smiling...she seems to smile 24/7 now!



We went to our first yoga class together last week and had so much fun!! Here is Lyla showing off her Upward Facing Dog.


Looking pretty in her sun hat.