Masters Graduation & Lyla updates

Well the day finally came....I officially finished my masters degree in August but wasn't able to walk until today. I am glad that I did it and am SO thankful that Jason was able to come and that mom and granny drove all the way there and turned around and had to drive all the way back home today. It meant so much to have them there and I am so very thankful to have the wonderful family that I do. They have always believed in me and have supported me through anything that I wanted to do. My sweet husband got home at like 2:00 this morning from work and got up and made the trip with us also, and of course my little pride and joy Lyla faith was perfect during the entire ceremony. 

The graduation ceremony went pretty quickly once it started which was good because I was starving and my child had not had a nap so I was afraid of how she was acting up in the stands. When it was over we went and ate at what we think is Lyla's favorite restaurant by the way she eats every time we are there, Carinos. I am sitting here waiting on the phone call from mom to let me know that she made it  home okay. 

My sweet angel!

4 Generations!! These two women are what I hope and pray to be like as a mom..they are my inspiration and I love them like crazy!

Lyla Updates...

I hate doing New Year's resolutions because I feel so pressured to do them I don't...ha! I am making it my goal to stay more up to date on what is happening in our lives as little Lyla is growing because I have not done well here lately because I am just been overwhelmed with work and with Jason gone a lot here lately practically being a single mom. I wish I could just translate my daily posts to facebook on here and that would help a lot..lol! I am quick to put something on there to remember but wish I would do the same here.

Well our goal for the next two and a half weeks while I am off of work is to work on getting Lyla to start crawling, I am probably totally going to regret this when she does, but I am just tired of getting those stares of WHAT?!?! when people as how old she is and then say is she crawling or walking all over the place and my reply is NO :(

I know there is nothing wrong with her because she can stand in her bouncy, hold on to Jason's arm and stand up from the side of his chair, get up on all fours and rock back and forth, and this kid will be from one end of the house to the other, by ROLLING, if you take your eye off of her for a second. She can roll, scoot and get anywhere that allows her to go from left to right or backwards but the problem lies when the only direction she can go is forward and she gets stuck and starts screaming..good grief :)

She has been waving and saying bye-bye for awhile now, it is more consistent now as before she would only do it when we were saying by to her daddy. Here in the past few days she has started to blow kisses bye-bye. She did it at daycare on Friday and did it several times to mom and granny today and along to a few strangers I heard also :)

She is FULL of personality...we just sit here and laugh at the some of the looks she gives or how well she can ignore you when she knows you are talking to her. 

If she is upset or anytime actually this kid LOVES music. She has recently started singing to the music, super loud. It is so cute and it melts my heart. 

I think that is all for now..Only a few short days until I have to do her 11 month update..OMG! It can't be :( My little girl will be one before I know it!!!