v.50

Today Lila is 50 weeks old. This weeks recap... Saturday the family checked out a farmers market. It was mostly windy and made us miss Santa Barbara, but we had a couple of food finds. Sunday, Lila and mommy went to Momal's house and helped her plant her flower beds. Lila was more interested in the wind chimes then the planting... She did help pull some grass out of he beds for a few minutes. Monday was the library and as I bragged about in the previous post her vocabulary skills blossomed! Tuesday Lila had her first dip in the springs ( just knee deep and fed dicks and baby swans. Wednesday just errands and the park. Thursday Lila fed the ducks and baby swans again. But this time two giant "ducks" I am pretty sure they were geese, came for bread. They were crazy and had no concept of personal space. It kind of scared mommy (maybe because I have been "bitten" by one before) but it was very exciting! Thursday night a cold front blew in... We blew bubbles in the yard and enjoyed all the crazy wind. But then Friday was too cold and wet for the park so we went to Locomotion. Only two more weeks of free play there (younger then one is free admission) it was the first time we had gone since she was walking. As soon as I set her down off she went. She actually wanted to go to the big kid area... Of course Lila wants to grow up too fast!!

Words of the week... Hot... Ow... Hold you... Get you... And of course the word of every week... Hi!! Lila loves to wave and tell people hi. Really not everyone though. Always babies and kids and some adults, I wonder what the criteria is.

Zilker, Ducks, Barton Springs

Today Lila and mommy went shopping for some new spring and summer clothes. We found some pretty cute stuff at old navy. Then we met Alison and Dingo at Zilker Park. We walked the trail a little bit then played on the great lawn do Dingo and Lila could run around. Mommy brought bread so we went to feed the ducks. Lila wanted to test out the water. Off her shoes went and in her feet went. She loved in and wanted to let go of mommy and walk to the middle. Oh summer will be fun, now we need swim suits!

New things in one day

Today Lila said her name, many times, she said "hold you", up, "get you".
She said quack in the library story time when the teacher put a duck on the felt board. The teacher said "yes ducks say quack"
I showed her to blow bubbles in the bath a couple of times and then she did it! That makes me excited to swim this summer!
That's all. I had to write it so I don't forget. That's what the Lila Report really is anyway... A journal so I will be able to read back and rememeber!

v.49

Today Lila is 49 weeks old. It is March, Lila's birthday month!! It's hard to remember jut a short year ago at this time we were at the "she could be here any day" stage... The next 23 days I tried to patiently wait and enjoy Lila tumbling around in my big belly...
This week Lila added a few new words... "hot" and "this" "that" "sock" "wa wa" ( she signs water too) We go to the playground almost everyday and Lila has found her first friend. His name is Hudson and he is 15 months old. They talk to each other and play in the rocks. Soon Lila will be able to run long side him... She wants to run. If Lila needs to get somewhere faster then her feet allow she gets a hand to help take her there.
Lila loves people and animals. She wants to wave to almost everyone. I love her laugh and smile when she sees something to get excited about...
Show Lila something a couple of times and she can do it too. Her newest thing is shrugging her shoulder and flipping her hands up. She does this with a quizzical look too. Mostly when she drops something (on purpose). "oh" where did it go?

Friday after Gruene

This is what happens when you walk through the Easter aisle in Hobby Lobby.

A little austinite

It's official. Today we went to Zilker park and rode the train and played a bit too...
Lila got the hang of what the train was all about quickly.. Waving to all the other people!

11 months

Today Lila is 11 months old. Which means almost a year. But I want to enjoy each and every day of month 11. Lila is becoming a toddler so fast.

This month Lila started walking. It is amazing to watch her explore the world and find her independence. At the park a couple of days ago she walked up to a boy and was pointing at and touching the buttons in his shirt. She was telling him something too but i was too far away to hear. A few minutes later she followed him about 30 feet and when she caught up with him she took his cup to drink.

Lila loves to say hi! "hi hi hi!" she waves along with her hi. We took a walk one day and she was waving to cars as they passed. At a four way stop we crossed the street and she kept waving to the old man waiting. Sure enough when he drive by he waved right back at her! This made her very happy!

Lila's signing as really blossomed this month. She signs more, eat, dog, duck, milk, potty... She really takes notice in non verbal communication. Making and mimicking all of our facial expressions too.

A routine happens sometimes.. Here it is waking up 8-9 am play time and books then breakfast of berries and cereal or toast maybe yogurt.. A nap at 10:30-12:30 maybe errands or the park or library... Hopefully an afternoon nap 3 or so. More fun then dinner, Lila eats whatever she can have from mommy and daddy's plate. Then a bath with mommy and bedtime stories (Lila gets daddy to read them to her). Bedtime is between7:30-9:30 depending on the afternoon nap situation that day.

Everyday is something new. And a gift. Everyday with Lila is a gift.