Cousins

Cousin Jameson stopped by for a visit. Two and half weeks younger, it was cute watching them together. Jameson is crawling....so hopefully Layla took lessons!

How Big

Before the family cradle headed back to Ontario we thought it would be fun to put Layla back in it. Boy has she grown!

Grammie and Grandpa's visit

Grandpa putting Layla to bed

Grammie makes Layla's day by spending hours on the floor with her

Watching french TV classics

Layla loved pulling her Grandpa's beard

Ready for our walk

Grammie and Grandpa came from November 21 to the 26. It was nice to watch them get to know a more grown up Layla. They both had fun doing her day to day care. Feeding, bathing and playing with her. It was a great week although it really just made me miss them more. The only thing that would make my life better would be them living here. I had a close relationship with my grandparents as a young child and then spent many years with none. I am so glad Layla has both sets of Grandparents that adore her. She is a very lucky little girl.

Happy Thanksgiving

Layla's first Thanksgiving! Ironically Grannie and Granddaddy went to Ohio to spend the Holiday with Aunt Ann and Grammie and Grandpa came here from Ontario. So Layla spent her first American Thanksgiving with her Canadian Grandparents.

It was a cool rainy day but we headed out to the Duke trial for a walk, then dinner. We took several pictures trying to get a family photo with Layla looking....it did not work. She would rather look at us then the camera on the mantle.

We offered her white potatoes but she did not seem to like them. So like a good southern girl she ate sweet potatoes, which she loves. We gave her 3 spoon fulls of pumpkin pie, which she seem to be indifferent about. I was sure she would love it, but nothing.

I am so Thankful for our healthy beautiful daughter, it has been a great year.

7 months

Layla is 7 months old today. And as a special treat she is spending the morning with Grammie and Grandpa who are here from Canada for the week. It is their first time babysitting her while mom and dad work.

This month has brought us a big girl who eats better and sleeps better! I have been waiting for this moment and it came this month. We start the bedtime routine at 6pm with dinner then bath and bottle. This is all done by about 6:30 and then she goes to bed and sleeps at least 12 glorious hours. She often wakes and has a bottle to just go back to sleep until 9 am. Most days I am up before her and it is great. She still takes a morning nap and an afternoon nap so her routine is great. She eats very well from a spoon, taking 3 meals a day. She is down to 4-5 bottles a day at 6 oz each.

One of her favorite things to do is to repeat sounds you make. We haven't got her to repeat mama or dada yet but other weird nosies she loves to copy you.

I have no idea how much she weighs but her clothes are mostly 12 months! Some even 18months but they are long in the legs but fit fine in her waist. She loves to eat, kicking her legs and making her her mmmmmm sound every time she is ready.

Words can not express my love for Layla Katherine.

Layla Kate your Dad and I love you soo much! You are easily the most beautiful, fun , sweet girl around!

Saddness

Today I started to pack up Layla Kate's "baby things". Yup that's right my baby is growing up fast....swing(that she didn't like anyways)baby bath tube, her 18lb body doesn't fit anymore. Her bouncy chair, boppy pillow, 0-6month clothes, baby chair...you name it is going to the attic. I thought about selling everything, but since my sweetness has been so fun to have we don't want to rule out a sibling for her.
So as much as it is fun to see her sit, eat food and laugh it is sad to realize how fast she is growing up.