v.28

Lila is 28 weeks old.  We stayed an extra day in Mexico to enjoy our little family some more.  Lila swam in the  cold hot tub with daddy and mommy and loved it.  Splashing is so fun.  We had a long day on Monday of driving back.  We were held at the border for a while.  Somehow ended up in the wrong lane and were told to go to secondary inspection... It was like the post office at that point... A bunch of government employees moving like molasses.  We were finally allowed to leave and start the drive home.   Lila seemed to understand she was going to be in the car for a while... With Mommys help she napped a couple of times, and we all stopped so mommy and daddy could eat "Santa Ana's best burger"  the restaurant claimed it was the world's best, but... 

About 30 minutes away from home Lila was not having anymore of the car seat.  Although electronics are not Lilas toys (yet, she will have plenty of time with them one day) mommy pulled out her iPhone and started flipping through pictures.  Lila's eyes lit up at pictures of daddy and mommy.  And gave big coos and smiles to pictures of herself too.  Mommy told her about when she was born and showed her pictures.  She seemed to enjoy the last one of mommy before birth and the one of pappy holding her soon after she was born.  

Lila is trying and enjoying so many foods.  She loves apples, avocado, strawberries, watermelon and peaches.  She tried pineapple guava at the farmers market today, mommy and daddy had it for the first time too.  It met the approval of Lila's palate.  The Santa Barbara farmer's market is such an amazing place.  Also this week Lila had a avocado and squash smash, yummy! 

Lila loves falling asleep in mommy's arms.  They are her favorite place to nap as well.  Twice this week Lila and mommy laid next to each other and mommy patted Lila to sleep.  Mommy sings "night night Lila.  Night night Lila.  Night night Lila, it's time for you to sleep.  mommy loves you...." 

Lila poses on Friday in her tutu.... really she was trying to figure out what the heck that thing was

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  Since daddy is home in the day now, Lila and daddy have been enjoying their walks around the block in the afternoons.  Plus all the extra wrestle time in the mornings.  

Of course Lila is moving now more then ever.  Everyday she figures out an easier way to get to point A to B.  She has taken six crawl steps on her hands and knees.  It seems she wants up on her feet more though.   At infant times she pulled herself up on the big drum.  It took her 5 whole minutes to figure out.  That was Tuesday, now today, Saturday she is climbing up daddy and mommy.  Every time you blink she grows up a little more...