Grandparent LOVE!!!

I wish granny and papa had to be here on different circumstances but I am SO glad that we got to spend the weekend with them. Here are a few shots from today, we love them so much and I know that they love me and Lyla so much more :)

My all time favorite!

But Papa can I please :)

Silly girl

Love these three SO much!

I see you Papa

I'm going to get you!!

Too many pictures mom...

Get over here Papa

What you doing??

Snuggle Time

I will get your Necklace granny!!

Pretty rings..

I will take those from you..ha!

We did some shopping and eating and just hung out at the hotel for the most part but every minute was worth it all.

Papa is having all of his tests ran tomorrow so continue saying prayers for him that God will give the doctors answers and good results from everything tomorrow.

Eye procedure and Teeth

Well we survived the eye surgery on Monday. It was pretty rough but with in the past two days it looks so much better already, just hope it stays that way. They had to put numbing drops in her eye and we had to wait about 10-15 minutes until they could put another round in there and then took her back. They said it would take about 15 minutes and I knew it was going to be the longest 15 minutes every. She went with them fine with no problem. I went to the bathroom to compose myself and I came out and immediately Jason told me to go back in the bathroom or go outside. You could hear my poor baby screaming throughout the entire building. I rounded the corner to realize I could see her back there being strapped down and I just had to run outside. People probably thought something was wrong with me because I just took out there looking up to the good Lord and praying. It seemed like only a few seconds and mom was coming out to get me. She came out with a little blood around her eye and was not a happy girl. They told us that it may bleed a little and it did for probably the first day or so and then it got better. Just a little cream is all we have to put on it for a few days so no infection can get in it. She is such a tough girl and I am so proud of her.  Here we are on our way home..it is still a little swollen here and she was worn out.

Here is my perfect little gift from God :)

That night we went to eat (after we of course went to ToysRus and Gigi bought this girl some toys :) She was acting like she was still hungry so I gave her some avocado and you can see from the picture she didn't even play. She was eating every single bit from the table..no hands or utensils needed..ha!

Lyla got to stay with Gigi on Tuesday and I know they had a great time. We were sad to see Gigi leave but we were so thankful that she came down to help with the procedure and to spend time with us. 

I usually check her mouth about once a week (or sooner if she bites me..ha) to see if any teeth have come in. Well I already knew that her top right lateral incisor had came in and the right central incisor was almost in...well I got to looking and her left central and left lateral incisor are through also. She now has four teeth on top. She is growing up so fast. She is "talking" up a storm and growing like  a weed but we still have no sign of crawling..I know she will get there soon enough and then I will be chasing her all over the place :)

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.