1st pumpkin patch....

Well we wanted to do a pumpkin patch while Gigi was here, little did we know the gift if rain we finally got would go on all day today..not complaining though because it was really nice. So we ended up just going to Frobergs where they have in indoor pumpkin patch (which ended up being super hot, not very pretty and someone didn't have a good nap so didn't smile) but we made the best of it :)

What is this orange thing Gigi put in my lap??

I am just going to sit here and wait for something cool to happen :)

Hummm.....

Hello...

We also got some yummy fried pies and it was totally worth the drive for those yummy things. We also picked up our dinner fresh picked sweet potatoes, and all the fixings for salad and it was DELICIOUS!! 

I'm going to take this tractor for a drive!

Here we go....Vrooooommmm!

Gigi is so funny :)

Silly girl....

 

I sure do love my Gigi!!!! Even though I am not sure what you have me doing in this room with hay and orange things!!! Ha!

We are going to bed night deep in prayer because Lyla is having her eye procedure in the morning and we are all worried about her. I know that her guardian angel will be in the room with her and will guide her through the process. 

What we have been up to.....

Well I figured I better write some things down that have been going on so I don't forget. I post them on facebook the day of but I want to keep track on here as well. Just haven't had much time to blog because this picture below has been what most of our mornings, days, evenings and nights have looked like. Been pretty rough on this momma and daddy (she has been wanting nothing to do with him, so it not only is hindering him from helping me but he isn't getting his daddy/daughter time)

Well it started off as like a stomach virus and she was throwing up starting on Thursday and it continued well into the next week. She only ran a fever on Sunday but was still very fussy and not started getting the congestion part of it. She had slept through the night for almost a week until this happened. Now she was up several times at night and was not happy no matter what we would do for her. It was such a terrible feeling. Well then I got sick so on top of no sleep, a sick baby, and me being in the dumps we were having a rough few days.

This week we have taken a turn in the right direction. She was not waking up at night but wasn't crying just wanted to talk and play. Which is not as good as sleeping but at least she was happy. Well tonight I reached into her mouth just to check because I hadn't in a few days and sure enough I felt something sharp on the top of her mouth. Her right lateral incisor has broken through and you can see her top two central incisors almost through as well. Her nose is almost cleared up also, and this is kind of the same symptoms she had last time when her bottom two central incisors came through.

Along with that I think she has hit a growth spurt and has wanted to eat non stop. I figured it was time to stop up her food so I talked with my friend Lindsey today and have a plan for the grocery store this weekend and hopefully will start getting her belly more full at night.

Now the fun stuff...Look how cute this ROCK STAR was today! She is such a joy to my life (even through the rough times) I wouldn't change it for all the money in the world.

She also still has showed no signs of walking or crawling...but she sure can talk. Ms. Karen was in shock when she walked in the door and Lyla told her she said "as clear as day" HI....Jason always has said Hey or Hi to her when he sees her so we also swear she says these words all the time. We think she mouths bye-bye and she loves waving now...she just looks down and watches her hand move..ha! This girl is loving some Elmo also, I got her a DVD that has celebrities and Sesame Street characters singing and she laughs and sings along with them and my heart just melts.
She also LOVES to look at her books when I read them to her. My friend Lisa has ordered her several books and they are all pink or princess and they are her favorite. We try and sit down before bedtime each night and read one. Well tonight we sat down and she reached over to her chair and I saw her pulling at it and the next thing I knew she was pulling up enough to get her bottom off the floor. I was in SHOCK. I guess we never put her around anything to give her the chance to but I guess we need to start doing it. I was more worried about her crawling because I have heard it is good for them to at least learn to crawl for a short period of time first but building those arm and leg muscles are a must also :)

Of course we are calling those hogs every weekend! Isn't this dress the cutest. :)

My angel

We are so excited because Gigi will be here in a few days to stay through her eye procedure on Monday (the crazy thing is her eye has been clear for the past two days also) I have prayed about it so much and will think it is crazy if it has cleared up a few days before the procedure. I am keeping my eye on it though :)

I am hoping my mom can bring my childhood toy box so that we can refurbish it for Lyla and I also want to find a pumpkin patch to take pictures at while mom is here also. So a busy weekend ahead!!!

Happy 8 Months

Lyla Faith Morris we love you more and more everyday!!!

What have you been up to this past month:

Weight - about 18lbs

Size 6-9 months and a lot of 12 month clothes (you little chunk)

Size 3 diaper

You are sleeping almost every other night through the night from about 7-6

You take your bottles really well at daycare and you nurse before bed and during the weekends.

You haven't wanted many solids since you were sick but you usually eat Yogurt or cereal for breakfast, a yogurt fruit/veggie mix for lunch and a fruit and veggie for dinner.

You weren't a big fan of the juice I gave you, you would rather have water...guess you get that from your Gigi :)

You still love your jumper but you don't stay in there as long as you used to.

You also will sit in your bumbo if we pile your toys around you to play with.

Still NO crawling but I know that she will get there eventually. You roll all over the place to get things you want and get up on her hands and then knees, just can't get them going together yet.

You have turned into a MOMMA's girl over the past few weeks after being so sick, it makes me happy and sad at the same time because your daddy wants to bad to love on you at times and you are not having it.

You can say Dada, Mama, Papa and Hey..we still swear you say dog sometimes and you will try and wave bye bye and you will mouth it like a whisper when we are leaving somewhere and I say it first. You always say it loud AFTER I hang up the phone with your Gigi after we have tried forever to get you to talk with her.

They call you Nosey Rosie at daycare because they said you ALWAYS have to know what is going on...whether it is what the bigger kiddos are doing or who is coming in and out of the door.

You are a camera hog..when I show you pictures or videos of yourself you think you are HILARIOUS..it makes me laugh but your daddy always sings the song "you're so vain..ha"

You still love Zeus and just laugh and laugh at him and you really don't know what to think about Mason since he hasn't been around in awhile.

You still love your Baby Einstein videos and will stop whatever you are doing if someone starts singing on the TV.

We think you are cutting some more teeth which is why you are being so fussy here lately (at least we hope that is what it is)

We are finally getting your little eye fixed in two weeks (I am nervous and happy at the same time)

I love getting home or picking you up in the afternoons from daycare and seeing how excited you get when you see me..makes my heart melt!!

You light up our world each day and we thank God that he has blessed us with you. Your daddy and I love you to the moon and back!!!

Weeks 3-5

I am so far behind on blogging..Between getting back into the routine of work (getting up early and getting two of us out of the house by 6:30, back on a schedule, craziness at work...an entire other problem within itself, open house, lesson plans, and the list goes on and on) I at times don't know which way is up or down. With that Lyla was fighting off yet another ear infection from starting daycare and we finally have that under control now we are just waiting to see the eye doctor next week about her clogged tear duct. It is getting better each week with balancing work and home but it is still a constant battle of where are my twelve sticky notes with my to do lists on them. :) So I am catching up today with our days of the week with all of her super cute outfits and even better facial expressions in each photo. I make sure we have that one minute in the mornings so I can snap a picture of her so that I can remember what each of these days were like because she is growing so fast and I know my days of keeping her still are numbered..ha!!

Day 11

Day 12

Day 13

Day 14

Day 15

Day 16

Day 17

Day 18

Day 19

Day 20

Day 21

Day 22

Day 23

Day 24

I am so glad that I decided to do this...not for the fact that this kiddo has way to many clothes just for the fact that these memories will be with us forever! She is such a blessing to our lives and we love her more and more each day. Her personality grows each day and as much as I don't want her to grow up on me I can't wait to see what amazing things she will accomplish as she gets older.

Happy 7 Months!!!

Happy 7 months Lyla Faith...I can't believe you are already 7 months old..time is flying by!

You are a girl of many faces so it is very hard for me to pick just one pose so we do several :)

What you have been up to....

You weigh right about 18 pounds

You are wearing size 3 diapers

You are wearing some 6-9 months clothes but others I am having to get you 12 months

You are SUCH a happy and good baby!

You started back to daycare and these past few weeks have been rough because you immediately got sick again...I am praying the stronger antibiotic you got on Thursday will help knock the rest of the crud out.

You still seem to love daycare..you are always SO happy when we walk in the door to get you, it melts my heart the smile you get on your face.

Ms. Adelina worked it out so that you could stay in the baby room a little longer until you got good at sitting up and crawling.

You have slept through the night the last three nights and it has been WONDERFUL..I hope you keep it up for mom :)

You are a wild sleeper (I think you get that from me..oh no) I look at the monitor one minute and the next you sometimes are on the complete opposite end..LoL

You are eating three solid meals a day: yogurt for breakfast and for lunch & dinner a fruit and veggie. You still take water from your sippy cup really good but I have tried putting your milk in there a few times and you drink it with no problem at all. (so thinking you may be easy to break from the bottle..we hope)

You love to throw your sippy cup down on the floor and have us pick it up..you think it is the funniest thing.

You absolutely LOVE Zeus..you love chasing him around the house or when he runs in front of you, it is the funniest thing. He was scared of you at first but is now getting a little more brave. I looked over the other day and you are about to "give him a kiss" on his nose and I had to move him away.

You love giving us kisses..it is so cute! We will say give us a kiss and you will open your mouth as wide as you can and give us the wettest kiss on our cheeks..it is so sweet!!

You have also started to try and wave bye-bye when we leave in the mornings to daddy.

I can put a pony tail in the top of your hair now..it is so cute.

You still love your bouncer and sitting in your bumbo watching sprout or baby einstein.

You love laying in the floor and turning in circles..you will scoot backwards if we put you on the tile floor but on your blanket and rub you will just turn in circles. You are getting up on your knees but will then drop and raise up really high on your arms...I know you will get the hang of it very soon and then we will be chasing you around the house!

You have from day one been full of personality and we see that growing every day. You love watching what people are doing...we sometimes call you the creeper baby because you just stare at everyone and anyone.

You are such a good girl when we go out in public..you just lay there and take in the scenery.

Your daddy and I love you to the moon and back!!!

~Week 2~

Day one

Well week two of daycare down..and my fear of course happened with in three days she had a runny nose and was all congested. I have to keep telling myself she is building her immune system so in the next few years she will be immune to all, I pray that at least. I tried over the counter meds the doctor recommended but it just wasn't cutting it. We ended up going to the doctor Friday afternoon and sure enough she had another ear infection. She wasn't able to get her 7 month shots so we have to go back for ear check and those in three weeks. We are also waiting on our eye appointment at the end of September also to hopefully get her tear duct cleared up.

Day two

Day Three

We also got a letter in our bag on Friday that she officially has been moved up to the next classroom..UGH! I was so dreading that because I LOVED her infant room teacher but she will be 7 months this week (YIKES) and I know that she needs to be around the little ones that are crawling and attempting to walk because "monkey see, monkey do" and I don't want her falling behind.

Day Four

This girl is FULL of personality! Jason and I just sit here daily and laugh at all of the funny things she does!

Day Five

We just had a relaxing weekend at home! I am so glad for my weekends to spend loving and cuddling with my girl. We love her so much and she brings so much joy to our lives we truly don't know what we would do without her now!!!

Back to daycare and thankful!!!

Day 1

When we found out we were pregnant with Lyla I knew more than anything I would love to stay at home with her and not have to worry with daycare. I first knew this was not an option for us and secondly I truly didn't think it would be something I would want to do. I then also looked at the fact that I do have the perfect job for having children. I work roughly 200 days out of the year..have 1 week for Thanksgiving, 2 weeks for Christmas, Spring Break, major holidays and even better 2 plus months for summer break, you really can't beat that!!! I also LOVE what I do and feel that Lyla needed that interaction with children growing up to develop her social skills and we are pretty sure she is going to be an only child so she needed those children to interact with as well :)

Day 2

I prayed extra hard about finding a place for Lyla to go while we were working and knew that God would take care of us in this area. I for a moment considered the having someone come into our house but I weighed our positive and negatives against that and just again prayed about what we needed to do. I can't tell you how blessed we are to have found Grace Kidz World for Lyla. When we went to tour the place I walked in and just felt this sense of belonging and security. It is a well established daycare that has been operating for many years and is placed inside a local church. I knew that God had a plan for us there and even more I knew he would watch over her because she was in "His" house :)

Day 3

When Lyla went at 12 weeks when I started back to work I can honestly say I didn't even have a break down. Every time I have dropped her off I have had a sense of peace overcome me and I just know that she is taken care of. If I ever want to check on her all I have to do is call and all of the ladies are so sweet and just all love on her right when we get there and are usually holding her when we pick her up.

Day 4

I actually was getting worried about her going back this time just for the fact that she had become very clingy and only wanted momma when we were outside of the house around people and a lot times at home also. (Which poor Jason tries to help me but sometimes she just isn't having her daddy and needs me) I tried taking her places to make sure she still got that interaction but she would either cry when people held her or had to make sure she could see me if she would let them hold her. So we went by the daycare the week before she started to drop off a few things and pay (not my favorite part, but like they say I will not put a price on someone who is taking care of my child, I would pay whatever as long as they are the best). She got so excited when we saw Ms. Adelina and let her hold her and there again I knew all would be fine.

Day 5

We made it an entire week and she only fussed just a little the first day they said and has been fine ever sense. She does already have a stuffy nose but not sure if it's teeth or from daycare..either way I know it's building her immune system for the many years of school to come! They said she LOVES watching all of the other kids crawl around and come by her. They say she sits there and laughs and laughs at them. They are working with her on sitting up better and her crawling also. I know she is in the best place possible and again am blessed and thankful that they love and take such good care of her.