"Little little Lyla, little Lyla Lyla Lou, little little Lyla, Mommy loves you!" I've been singing this to you lately and it makes you smile and giggle. You are so cute!! Today you are 7 months old!
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| 7 Months Old!! |
In the last month you've learned so many new things. A week or two before you turned 6 months old you started mastering sitting up and also going up onto all fours, preparing to crawl. By your six month birthday you were crawling slowly, and now, you have mastered the crawl. You are so fast!! You follow us around the house and like to get into everything! (Mommy's purse, the cupboards, your diaper bin...) You've also started pulling up to your knees. We think you will be pulling to standing any day!
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| You are a cute little crawling machine!! Today was your first time crawling outside! |
You recently said your first word..."Dada". You have been obsessed with looking at pictures of Daddy or seeing him in person, and saying, "Dadeee, Dada". The other night you and I were in your room and we walked into the kitchen were he was doing the dishes and as soon as you saw him you said, "Dada!" We know that you know what you're saying. It's so exciting that you are starting to communicate. This morning you said something close to Mama for the first time. Your Daddy loves it that you said his name before mine!
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| What a funny little Packer fan!!!! |
Some new foods you've tried:
Mango: You LOVED the mango and tried to grab it out of my hand as soon as you got your first taste of it.
Kohlrabi: You were not a fan! Daddy and I laughed when you made grossed out faces and gagged like a little drama queen. =)
Oatmeal: You tried this for breakfast and didn't have much of a reaction. I mix it with fruit and you seem to like it better than.
Butternut Squash: You really enjoyed this, no surprise because it's pretty similar to sweet potatoes, which you love! I mixed it with applesauce and carrots, you loved the blend of flavors!
I've still been making all of your food so that it's fresh and healthy! I hope that I can continue to do mostly this even when I am back into the full swing of working. I have fun making food for you and seeing how you react to different blends!
Unfortunately, with your 7 month birthday, comes the end of summer. =( I can't believe this time home with you went by so fast. It seems like just yesterday that we were bringing you home from the hospital in the freezing cold winter. Now today, it's 97ยบ out, you are crawling around like crazy, and it's time for me to go back to work. Tomorrow is our last day at home together. On Monday you will start going to the Lemke's house where you will play with baby Erica and your nanny Asah. I am so sad that you will be spending more time with someone else that is not me, but I think that you will have fun with Asah and she will take good care of you. Daddy will drop you off in the mornings and I will pick you up when I'm done teaching the 8th graders for the day. I'm going to miss spending everyday with you!!
I loved walking around the lake with you most days. I loved going to Mommy & Baby yoga class on Wednesdays. I loved spending time with our besties playing. I loved seeing you splash in your little baby pool. I loved carrying you around in the Beco baby carrier as we would water the flowers and garden. I loved reading books to you! I loved singing silly songs to make you smile and giggle. I loved spending my summer with my baby girl! I loved all of these things, but not as much as I love you!
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| Here we are taking a photo break from watering the flowers! Look at your adorable smile!!!!! |
"I kiss your little eyes, I kiss your little nose, I kiss your little forehead, now here's how it goes....I love you and love you, I love you and love you. Little Lyla Jane, I love you and love you."
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| What a beautiful family we have. You light up our life little Lyla!! We took this picture with the camera on a tripod and used the self-timer. Daddy danced around like crazy to get your attention and then jumped into the picture, not bad!!! You are such a gorgeous little baby, look at those eyes and that smile! |
There are so many things we love about you, little Lyla:
*We love when you are crawling and push into the "downdog" yoga position. (You now get your feet flat on the floor like you are trying to stand up.)
*We love when you crawl over to us like you are saying hi and sit by us.
*We love that you giggle when we say "stinky feet!"
*We love your reaction when you have air blown onto your face.
*We love how you go crazy jumping up and down in your jumperoo.
*We love that you say "Dada"!!
Love you forever little Lyla,
Mommy
