Lady Bug Layla

Monday, August 31, 2009

MILESTONE!!!!!!

Sorry to post again so soon, we're really not trying to bombard everyone. However, we thought this might be worth blogging about.

This morning after Layla's second bath (she pooped up her back all the way up her shirt right after the first bath) she was laying on the change table for some tummy time while we re-grouped and picked out a new outfit. I looked over and she was totally propped up on her elbows and holding her head up for 3 minutes! We made a big production and clapped and cheered and she loved it! The world from a new point of view!

Guess all that screaming, eating, sleeping and fussing was the growth spurt she needed to get to the next milestone! Good work Layla Bug!!!!

SLEEP BABY SLEEP!

Just so you don't worry....

Layla slept in her car seat until midnight when she finally woke up for a bottle. She practically slept through her bottle and then went right down in her crib without a peep. She slept soundly until 6:50 this morning when she awoke happy as a clam. She must have been absolutely exhausted from her hard fussing :) Hopefully today she can get back into her routine and settle that tiny tummy.

Side note: She's finally grown out of her Newborn size clothes and filling in her 0-3 size quit nicely :) She loves trying on new outfits!

Sunday, August 30, 2009

COLIC? OR JUST A HARD FUSS?

Poor Layla bug has had a rough few days. The books all say "colic" starts around week 6-8. She's been fussing up a mad mess until she's so exhausted she can't get to sleep. 20 minute remedies that seem to help: swing, bouncer, car ride, uncle Kyle, running water, bum pats, primary songs. These all work for about 20 min and then the mad fuss starts again. Hoping it's not colic and it's just a bubbly tummy. Were heading into day three and hoping that we'll find a magic trick that will help her poor, sad belly to settle. For now lots of love and cuddles.

Friday, August 28, 2009

Layla Loves...

Layla loves her "softie." What is a softie exactly? It her plush, soft, minky mini blankets that she loves to snuggle up to. Yesterday we discovered that Layla loves to have her softie up by her cheek when she's trying to fall asleep. As soon as her binki was in her mouth and softie was snugged up by her face she was out cold! Good thing she has 3 different softies because they inevitably end up with spit up on them!

LAYLA TALKING AND LAUGHING IN HER CRIB

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

FUNNIEST THING!

Layla is taking a nap right now and while I was checking in on her she was smiling and she blew a giant spit bubble and it lasted forever! It was so cute! Some of Layla's funniest faces are when she's in her active sleep state.

7 WEEKS

This picture was taken this morning after having a bottle, burp, bath, lotion, and ready for a nap. In Layla's 7th week she has really blossomed. She is cooing a lot since Monday, she loves to lay on the change table or a blanket and talk. Her voice is soft and sweet, not very loud or aggressive. Just a sweet quiet "Ahoo, Ghooh, Ghaah" slips out every few minutes. She is a wiggle worm with arms and legs that never stop. She's starting try to reach for toys when she's in her bouncer and they are hanging above her head and she even laughed once when she grabbed onto one of them. She's sleeping less during the day which means we're busier than ever, but she's consistently sleeping until 5 am at night. Her smiles get bigger and bigger as she learns more and more and she proves to possibly have a little dimple in her right chubby cheek when she smiles. She's growing in length faster than we can keep up as her clothes all drowned her tiny waist but act as floods around her ankles. Good thing she has boxes full of clothes to grow into and out of !

*we'll try to record her voice so that you can hear it.... she seems to be as quiet as a mouse when we press the record button and as soon as we stop she turns into chatty cathy!