a pretty view from the tub...

Lila's first bath... now, six months later...

v.30

Today Lila is 30 weeks old. This week has been so busy. Full of diaper changes, boxes, climbing and crawling, and saying goodbye to Santa Barbara and our friends here. Last Friday Lila got sick and wasn't feeling good for a few days. A week later, she is still not one hundred percent. A stomach bug is going around Santa Barbara babies. Poor Lila.

 On Tuesday Lila took daddy to infant times and showed him what she does every Tuesday morning. She had fun bouncing on daddy's knee durning the songs but still wasn't feeling herself so we left early to go take a nap. Wednesday between naps Lila and mommy went to say goodbye to the PEP group. When Lila wasn't napping at 10 on Wednesday'​s we would go to this pep circle and swing on any bucket swing around. It is nice to have an excuse to go to the park and play with babies And Burke is usually there too! Lila and mommy went to the Bollmans house on Thursday to say goodbye to Annemarie and Burke. Mommy and Lila will miss them so much. Mommy met Annemarie in yoga. It has been so nice getting to know her and then knowing Burke. Lila is looking forward to seeing Burke in Texas, she wants to climb all over him! Santa Barbara is so full of beautiful parks and we really have gotten to enjoy them.

Lilas favorite park is Alice Keck and on Friday Mamatoto met there again. This week was a costume party. It was cloudy and a bit windy so it was perfect the totos were stuffed into their costumes. A lion, a tiger, a kitty, an astronaut, an owl, skeleton, a sunflower, a ballerina, a dinosaur, and Lila was a duck. She had so much fun with all of her friends. The first mamatoto circle Lila was just 4 weeks old. Tiny and mommy had no idea how to really manage getting out of the house yet. But mommy and Lila were so lucky to have this amazing, thoughtful​, caring group of mamas and their beautiful totos. Friday mornings won't be the same without our circle. The party was so fun and Lila had a great time climbing on her friends and playing with everyone's costume. At first when the we got there the babies were looking at each other with such curiosity. Probably wondering what the heck their friends were wearing. People visiting the park got an extra bit of joy seeing all the babies dressed up. And of course, Lila got a swing in before heading home to spend the rest of the day with daddy.

Since Lila has begun to pull up on everything she can she has mastered ploping down to sitting and falling very controlled and gracefully.  She is testing how far she can go and  has atempted to balance on her own by completly letting go of daddy and mommy's hands.  She takes steps and will stand with one hand on the box and one hand out, testing herself.  We are so amazed watching her grow and learn... one step at a time.  What a gift to be able to hold her hand along the way. 

the pumpkin patch



10.16.11 Lane Farm pumpkin patch



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Eating the hay...



Petting the pig

Corn maze with daddy.

huge pumpkins

v.29

Today Lila is 29 weeks old. A couple of fun firsts Lila had this week.  Her first hike, it was at Elings Park which overlooks all of Santa Barbara and you can see the ocean in both directions.  We planned to watch the sunset on a bench but spotted a trail and took that instead.  We made it to the top of the hill.... There were bugs everywhere so we took in the view and quickly headed back down.  
The other first, a dip in the pacific ocean.  On Sunday after breakfast at easy beach grill, the family took  a walk down the beach.  On the way back it was getting pretty hot so everyone dipped their toes in the water.  She got another chance to get in later in the week too (see below)
  Lila has amazing control over her fingers.  It is so cute to watch her explore how she can move them.  Because of this finger control she can make the potty sign very clearly, which is the letter T in sign language and then shaking her fist back and forth.  before she just made a fist. It is so cute to watch her pinch things with her thumb and little finger...   Lila is loving pulling up on anything she can. Daddy is by far the favorite thing to pull up on, mommy's lap is a close second.  Since we are busy moving mommy set up some boxes so Lila can play with them... In and out... Pull up.... Fall down.   When you start to crawl, sadly it seems, you start to fall. 
This week there were a couple of really hot days in Santa Barbara, with no AC Lila found it tough to nap and to wear clothes!  One day we set up the pool, the next we went to the beach (previous post) , then luckily we got a break from the little heat wave.  But for Lila there was no break.  The poor baby has had some tummy troubles starting Friday.  Proabably just a little bug, she doesn't seem to feel too bad.  Daddy and mommy wish they could take away all the pain though.  Today we napped, went to the farmers market, napped, went on a walk, napped and enjoyed the day.  Daddy found a great way to give Lila water.  She opens her mouth like a little bird and... gulp.  We hope little Lila feels better soon. 



eating banana and peaches on Friday



Summer in October

It was so so hot in Santa Barbara today.  The back porch thermostat read over 100 degrees.  So we decided to go to East Beach and escape the heat.  Mommy wanted to take a picture to capture the day and just how amazing the beach in Santa Barbara is. 

"You must live on the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.  Fools stand on an island and look for other land.  There is no other land, and there is no life other then this."

 

March 2011

October 2011

Go Lila.... go go go Lila......

Kaitlyn's mom took this picture while the girls played...

Lila is crawling.  It's official.   She has been mobile for a while... Last Friday she took 6 crawling steps at Mamatotos.  She saw her baby friend Clara and went after her!  She can pull up and crawl over daddy and mommy and other things too.  Today at infant times she was so cute.  This was her favorite class ever.  Laura, the teacher we love so much, had set up a few more things for the babies to crawl around.  Mats and toys with all kinds of textures, and a soft ring that Lila really enjoyed.   Lots of her friends were in class today and she loves Laura and watching her sing and talk.   Another crawler, Blaze, was chasing after her, if Lila knew she pay any attention to him, until he was playing with a fun ball.  Lila and mommy got to dance together, Lila giggled the whole time.  And at the end of class, like always, Laura reads "I Went Walking" which is Lila's favorite book.  Mommy and Lila have been so lucky to have this class and to have met the amazing Laura Sobell.  We will miss her and the class so much...

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...