10 Months!!

Lyla turned 10 months old on June 25!

Someone told us that once their baby hit 10 months she started growing up FAST!

Update:

We've started doing a lot more table foods for Lyla... and she LOVES them! So far she really likes peaches, avocados and mangoes! Bread is icky.

No crawling yet but she does a lot of turning and moving around on her butt. People keep telling us that a lot of babies don't crawl before learning to walk, but I'm still jealous of all the mobile babies! Although, once she gets moving, I'm sure I'll wish she would just sit still! She can stay on her hands and knees if we put her there, and moves from butt to belly but then rolls right away. She is a rolling machine, so she is mobile that way.

She is a pro at holding her own bottle, and can now wave like crazy! She used to wave now and then but now she seems to really know what waving means. She loves standing up and is starting to pull herself up, though still has a hard time.. she tries so hard though it's so cute! She likes to try and climb around on us.. She now reaches and grabs at my arms for me to pick her up, i love it

Lyla is down to one nap a day, for the most part, unless we are in the car in the evening, then she will nap again... She is going to bed at around 9:30-10 and sleeping all the way until 10! It is soo nice! There was a long spell where she started getting up at night again to eat, so it is a big relief that she kicked that habit.

Some pics... Lyla turned 10 months on the same day that Erik's sister got married!

Pictures!

Links for a preview on our professional photographers' site!

http://www.kaiheeringaphotography.com/blog/2011/06/kara-and-erik-douglas-wedding-photography/

Link for honeymoon pics on facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1773139809303.2090375.1263510009&l=7a4cc1caab

hope the link works!

Sorry I'm being such a lazy blogger. We have been quite busy lately. I started working again last week.. just part-time, but one worker is on vacation so I've had to work quite a lot.. and it is definitely a difficult transition! Our place is still a mess while we're figuring out what to do with all our new wedding gifts and just unwinding from our honeymoon!

I hope to start posting more regularly again!

Post-Honeymoon Lyla Update

When we arrived stateside, we called Erik's parents. Erik's family had Lyla for the 2nd half of our honeymoon. Actually she was with Erik's oldest sister when we called, but we found out that she had a double ear infection! When I talked to my mom about it, she said Thursday night after her nap, Lyla woke up really fussy, crabby and uncomfortable, and feverish! They called the doctor, and she was given ear numbing stuff, and given amoxicillin and tylenol. She haaated the amoxicillin, poor baby! She seemed to be feeling a lot better when we got back, fortunately, but this was her first real sickness, and we weren't here!

She was asleep when we got to the house, but she woke up once in the night, and when she saw us she had this funny smile on her face, like she thought she might be in a dream, it was so cute! The next morning, she was so smily and happy, it was SO wonderful to be reunited with her!

I never did a 9 month update, so I'll do one here briefly. She was 18 lbs 9 oz for weight. I don't remember her height, but she is quite short for her size. Short and stocky, is what the nurse said. And her head is in the 65th percentile ... very big head!

No crawling yet. Lots of rolling. Rolling all around. I know some babies don't crawl until they can walk, and the doctor wasn't concerned, so I am not either. She waves, babbles more, and does this funny thing where she blows her bangs out of her face! That is a really new one. She still loves blowing raspberries, and if you do it, she will imitate you. She also can take her finger and move it up and down on her bottom lip, making her lip flap and make noises while she goes 'buuuhhh'. i don't know what you call that haha. She's also developed a habit of crying like a gremlin, as we call it, when we won't give her something she wants. This is such a fun age, she really explores and creatively plays with her toys, bangs things together, knocks things down, and everything is entertaining for her! She is such a joy, as always!

365

A new attempt at the 365 Project!

Here's the link!

http://365project.org/karasoo/365

Join in on the fun por favor :)

Brittany is also doing one, so check out her New Zealand aventuras!

http://365project.org/bwindemuller/365