v.27

Avocado from Hilltop Cannon Farm.  So yummy!

 

 

Today Lila is 27 weeks old. This week has been very eventful.  On Monday Lila turned 6 months old.  We celebrated by blowing bubbles and getting a new book "I went walking".  This book is read at the end of every infant times class.  Lila was always sleeping by the end of class.  The whole class reads long and although she was sleeping mommy always read along too.   One day mommy starting saying the book, she recognized it instantly.  From then on mommy started saying the book all the time.  Lila was trilled when she saw that she now had her very own copy. Another 6 month celebration was eating for the first time.  Lila had tasted a few things before (by sucking on the fruit in mommy's hand) but never got to play with and put it in her mouth.  Very quickly avocado was all over Lila but the next day we confirmed she did swallow some bits.  She really seemed to enjoy it. 

The next day the family set off for a  nice little vacation.  Daddy's last day at arts an letters was Tuesday so Lila and mommy got him from work and headed down to Anaheim.  The rangers were playing the angels.  Lila feel asleep before we got into the stadium but did wake up for an inning or so.  The rangers won and we got to see five home runs.  The next morning we woke up and headed to Baja Mexico for Kristin and Adams wedding.  On the drive down Lila started cooing and "mmmmmmmmhmmmm"ing to daddy and mommy a lot.  She continued all week long.  We know she has a lot to tell us... Lila doesn't like the car seat and is unable to jut fall asleep like some of her friends can.  Luckily mommy is flexible and doesn't min laying her self across the back seat (still buckled of course) so Lila can nurse herself to sleep.  We stayed at a compound of sorts with stunning views.  All of the guests at the hotel were guests at the wedding to so everyone got to know each other throughout the week.  Everyone pretty much fell in love with Lila.  She got the nickname "happiest baby ever".  Plus a thousand compliments on her eyes, smile, and just the beautiful wonderful person she is.   Last week we thought Lila starting  waving, and this week it was confirmed.  All week as everyone was waving to her she kept waving back.   Lila was such a hit at the wedding today.  The bride Kristin got her a dress to match the bridesmaids, she was the flower girl but unable to walk so she just hung out with daddy and mommy during the ceremony.  She was such a hit at the wedding.  Everyone loved her and Lila loved all the attention.  She heard in several languages how beautiful and perfect she is.  Everyone wanted a picture with Lila! 

Update on Lilas crawling... Lila loves getting on her tippy toes.  She gets on her hands and toes and seems very happy with herself. 

6 months check up

Lila is 26 inches tall and weighed 18 lbs.  We will miss Dr. Vic he s so nice.  He told Lila she will go to Texas and mommy will teach her to ride horses...

v.26

Lila is 26 weeks old.  This week we had a wonderful visit from Nana and Poppa.  We took Nana to infant times on Tuesday and had so much fun dancing to the Beatles and getting a little massage. 

Lila has the ability to really make her own choices clearly known to daddy and mommy.  She can twist her body away and to something.  She can crawl to a toy she wants.  She can reach out to be passed between mommy and daddy or turn away from something she doesn't want.  Speaking on crawling to toys, Lila can go where she wants to.  She is not moving on her hands and knees (although she rocks in that position so proudly and with a big smile) she has a little routine that gets her from place to place.  It involves getting on her hands and knees, face planting, army crawling.  What she really wants to do is crawl on her hands and feet.  She pushes up on her hands and feet but hasn't been able to take a step that way just yet. 

Lila knows what dada and kitty means.  Mommys asks her "where daddy?" or " Lilas wheres the kitty?" she finds them and smiles and coos.  Even in the middle of a fuss mommy asks "where's the kitty?" she looks for Mango.  She loves animals.  

Lila has a new favorite game to play.   Everyone lays in bed and Lila rolls back and forth between mommy and daddy. Smiling and cooing and then rolling back the other way. The first time she played she rolled back and forth at least 15 times.  She loves daddy and mommy so much and lives when everyone is together.  She gets a real kick out of daddy and mommy kissing too!

v. 25

Lila is 25 weeks old.  This week has been filled with rocking and inching and pushing and going!  Lila loves to climb all over daddy.  Lila loves everything about daddy.  She lights up when she sees him.  His voice brings happiness to her heart, she can't say so yet but it is written all over her face.  In the morning Lila reaches back and forth touching daddy.  This past morning Lila was starting to wake up, she had one hand on mommy and one on daddy she would open her eyes, look at him and fall back asleep smiling.  

Lila has been holding onto mommy's hair almost as long as she has been alive but this week she started playing with it.  She gently touches it and is so curious, it is very cute.  This is a given, since everything she does is cute.  

Did I mention last week Lila tried an apple.  She sucked on one mommy was eating.  She wanted it so mommy let her have it.  Lila tried it, pulled away, then looked at the apple and raid her eyebrows. "that was yummy and interesting" is what she seemed to think.  A fee days later mommy let her try a strawberry too.   She only sucked on them.  She loved them.

Lila loves Mango, which makes mommy miss Pip even more.  When Lila is napping in the rocking chair the first thing she does when she wakes up is look for mango.  Lila can be fussing and mommy says "where's the kitty?" Lila looks for Mango and smiles when she spots her.  Lila has got to pet Mango a couple of times this week.  She loves animals. 

v.24

Lila is 24 weeks old.  Many wonder how it is possible to keep getting cuter everyday! It's a gift!

"go Lila go Lila! Go go go lila!" daddy and mommy chant as she rocks back and forth on her hands and knees.  It seemed like it happened overnight but Lila has been working on it for months! She is fully mobile now without rolling) Lila can move some distance using her feet and knees, hands and even her head.  She is a little inch worm.  Daddy has seen Lila take a few real crawl steps.  Mommy missed them and only got to see one.

 

Lila loves the perimeter.  She wants to crawl to the edge and see what's beyond the blanket.  On a side note Lila loves grass!  It was warm in Santa Barbara this week so mommy filled up the pool and Lila got to splash around a few afternoons.  She LOVES the water.  

Lila swings! (again)

v. 23

Lila is 23 weeks old today.  This week was pretty fun.  Lila got a new toy which she loves,  It is a picnic basket that sings songs.  It has a small picnic blanket, plates, little food, giant forks, and two cups.  She is so busy while she is playing.  She moves from one thing to the next and turns all around.  Mommy and Lila sit on the floor several times a day playing with all of her toys. 

Somethings else mommy and Lila do all the time is sing songs.  Every week it seems like Lila has a new favorite.  Mommy makes up silly songs... "Here comes the bunny hop hop hop.  He went to the park hop hop hop. The bunny hops high, the bunny hops low.  Where did the bunny go? hop hop hop hop" 

 At mamatotos Heather and Harper taught all the mamas and totos new songs.  Lila loved watching Heather play the guitar.   Lila loves making her own music too.  She plays her shaker, bell, and even her drum.  When mommy or daddy sing the night night Lila song she often hums along.  

 Mommy and Lila like to watch the hummingbirds in the back porch a lot too.  There are always a pair of hummingbirds near by.  Today mommy and Lila were standing right next to the feeder and one of the birds was about five inches from Lila's face.  She watched it with her big eyes and she was s surprised when he flew away.   

 Lila has been laughing all week long.  At daddy , mommy, her toys and at nothing at all.  Her laugh is so cute.  

Mommy signs several words to Lila and Lila signs a couple of them back.  On Friday mommy and Lila were laying on the bed and signing and signing the ABC's.  Lila raised her left hand (mirroring mommy) and while moving her lips was watching mommy's hand and wiggling her fingers.  Mommy will try and remember more sign language.