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.   

Lila swings...

Oh wow! Swinging is fun. 

Biggest smile ever. 

What next?

Working on a new tooth...

Daddy, mommy, and Lila went to La Mesa park to see the view.  After a quick picnic lunch and a look at the clear beautiful view of the islands.  (It seems as though you can see the coast line) we packed up the blanket.  The park had a couple of swings for babies so we decided to give Lila her first ride in the swing.  She loved it!  The chair was way too big for her but she did just fine and leaned forward in it the whole time.  She laughed and laughed.  After 5 minutes and a few pictures she was ready to head home for a nap. 

"Oh my gosh! She has two teeth!"

Okay the title is what mommy screamed out on Tuesday night.  She is almost right.  Two teeth were spotted in Lila's gums.  Thursday morning during breakfast Lila was chewing on mommy's finger and there was something sharp.  A tooth!  Lila's lower right tooth was coming in.  **On a side note the breakfast was so nice.  It was a sunny morning and we were at East Beach Grill which is right on the beach.  Aunt Avery was headed back to Austin that morning so we wanted to see the ocean again and enjoy every bit of her stay.  After we got home from the airport mommy snapped a couple of pictures of Lila showing off her new tooth. 

v.22

 

whats this?

 

get this off my head please....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lila is 22 weeks old today.  Yesterday she was 5 months old.  She has changed so much in the past 5 months and how quickly they have seemed to go by.  Her bottom left tooth has broken through (as of thursday morning) and the right one wants to soon.   Lila uses the potty and often tells mommy and daddy when she needs to use it by signing.  She is moving and turning and wanting to crawl so badly.  She can make a lot of distance just on her tummy, wiggling around and pushing off her feet and hands.  She prefers cretin toys and loves songs and making music.   We get to hear Lila's sweet little voice and have even heard a few words. She has this very quiet talk (more breathe) it is so cute.  She moves her mouth while she is studying someone talking.  Lila also got a little taste of a watermelon at Mamatotos.  She loved it!  Lila loves being close to daddy and mommy but now she can reach for them and give hugs and "kisses".  She likes to explore faces with her hands (and feet).   It is still very hard for Lila to nap.  She needs quiet and lots of help from mommy or daddy.  But naps mean lots of smiles and a happy Lila. 

This week was so fun and busy.  Avery came for a visit.  Lila really loves Avery.  She was looking all over for her when she left.  Avery sings fun songs and tells funny stories.  We got to be outside a lot and Lila got her first tan!  We went to lots of parks and even the zoo.  We fed the giraffes and Lila got an up close look at such beautiful animals.  If only Lila could tell us what she was thinking about the giraffe and their long crazy tongues.