She's getting her voice

Layla seems to be finding something new every week. Las week it was blowing bubbles and making lip noises, this week she's singing. So far her voice fits right in with mine and Shan's, but I'm guessing that over time she'll become much better. Either way it's an absolute riot to listen to. Listen real close at the 40 sec. mark. Just one of her many talents.

18 weeks

The look.... she's up to something!
Layla is sooooooo close to rolling over! We're hoping this week will pay off on all the tummy time we've been working on! She's babbling and blowing the cutest spit bubbles constantly now and we're going through about 4 bibs a day just to keep her shirts dry. She hasn't really like any of the binki's so we're trying to decide if we have the heart to just ween her off it. We're softies. For now she's switching between the MAM and the NUK.... depending on which outfit they match! Silly, we know!

BINKI BUDGET BUSTER!

Layla has never been a big fan of "sucking." And she hasn't ever really like to just suck on a binki, but she has grown accustom to having one in her mouth when she needs to fall asleep. This is our fault, we sort of encouraged her to always use a binki when sleeping because the nurses said it reduces the risk of SIDS. (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) So, we've tried really hard to get her to like one. But usually as soon as we put it in her mouth she spits it back out and then cries for us to put it back in.... our fault :) We know what you're thinking :)

So today while driving down I-15 and after about 45 minutes of top of the lung screaming (Layla, not us :).... Kevin and I decided to brake the bank and go to Super Target and buy every style and size of binki possible until we find one that she'll use to self sooth. $50 bucks later.... we'll let you know IF any of them work! Poor thing... she's probably wondering what took us so long!

THOSE EYES...

The moment we first saw baby girl, before she was even Layla.... those eyes melted our hearts. They still have that effect. Every single day, every single moment those eyes remind us of the purity in her spirit. She is an angel on earth.

4 Month Dr Appointment

On Monday Layla put on her big girl pants, her darling sweater and headed off to the Dr. for her check up and vaccinations. She loves to smile and flirt with the pediatrician and he said she still looks "absolutely perfect." He was happy to see that her weight had bumped up a little into the average percentiles and said she's a tall one too!

Her official stats are:

Weight: 14 lb 1 oz. = 57th percentile

Length: 26 " = 85th percentile

Head Circumference: 16.25" = 57th percentile

She had her shots and didn't like them particularly well. But as soon as she was distracted with a bottle and cuddles she was a happy camper. Her legs were tender yesterday but she's feeling great today. In fact, she helped with the dishes and laundry!

Mommy's little helper :)

4 months

November 6th Layla was officially 4 months old! Wow, how she's grown so fast. She is looking so grown up in her rocking chair.

SUNDAY DINNER:

Snuggles from dad

Snuggles from cousin Chloe.... who loves to help feed Layla and practices with her own dolly. Her mom said she's been wrapping her doll up the same way we wrap Layla and she says the same things we say when trying to sooth little Layla. It's so cute!

Tummy time with her cousin Austin.... Layla's best helper!

Sorry for the background noise... it's hard to find a quiet place on Sunday's. But here's Layla talking a little and trying to roll over. (Meet Grandma Marge- Layla's great grandmother who is 91 years old and lives alone while surviving a car accident that left her with only 1 arm over 20 years ago. She's amazing!)

NEVER TOO SOON FOR A TUTU

A detailed description of our wonderful Halloween with Layla is soon to come, but we're tired and all haunted out for the night. So we'll leave you with this little number :)

WHAT A DOLL! Layla was a ballerina this year for Halloween. Not very scary... but really cute!

The PERFECT Ballerina!

Even Kashi dressed up like a mail man!

I'm really diggin Kevin's sideburns

For Aunt Amy... from Kevin

Group shot Left to Right: (Austin) Werewolf, (Layla) Ballerina, (Skyler) Real SLC soccer player, (Cammeron) Harry potter, (Addy) Cheerleader, (Chloe) Cowgirl, and (Carter) Indiana Jones.

Ladybug was passed out tired by the end of the night.... I think she just wanted to wear her pumpkin PJ's.

Hope you all had a happy Halloween!