Friday, December 31, 2010
We have a fun little tradition of icing cookies for Halloween. Todd has always appeased me in the activity. This year Lyla got to play! She mostly LOVED licking the beaters...and the spoon...and whatever else she could get her hands on. Pretty much love that Lyla gets to be a part of these things.
We have a great tradition of going to Thriller just before Halloween. It always gets me in the mood for dressing up and being creepy! We brought along miss Lyla this year which was a little risky since it could have been cold and she could have been too antsy...but neither were true! She snuggled with me the whole time and was actually quite infatuated with the dancing. She would shake and bobb her head. What a fun little partner in crime. Thriller was very entertaining as always. 
Lyla got invited to a play group Halloween Party just before Halloween. I think she was a little overwhelmed at just how many kids were at this party. In time, she warmed up and crawled around with the few kiddos there her age. She stole toys from the cute little boy dressed as a horsie. He was half her age and bigger than her.
This One TOO...
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Dear Lyla,
You are 13 months my baby. Officially a 1 year old. Officially BIG. I've learned that the older you get, the more I get to practice patience. You are SO smart, and I'm not just saying that because I'm your mom. When you're a doctor and supporting your parents I'll be thrilled. Right now it means you are SO curious and able to exert your independence. I can hardly out smart you over anything. One of your favorite games is the get-whatever-mom-doesn't-want-me-to-have-at-any-cost game. You are kind of going through another mommies girl phase. I have to be honest...I LOVE it. You are my little partner in EVERYTHING I do. You accompany me to the potty and wish you could join me in the shower (sometimes I relent and strip you down just so you can come). This month's theme is MIMIC. It was like somewhere in your brain, it clicked and since then you do whatever anyone else does. It's fascinating to watch you grown and process these things your little body can do. As always, I must end by telling you how much we love you. Imagining a life without you is heartbreaking. What happiness we never knew we were missing. Thank you, love.
You still love climbing in and out of things. I much have 100 pictures of this
You lead the music with your hands in primary. Adorable
You put the phone to your ear and babble, indicating that you know its purpose
You have 5 teeth now
You can do the hand motions of the itsy bitsy spider
You raise your arms to me A LOT. It's cute..most the time :)
You can use a cup on your own pretty good now
You love any soft blanket and will lay your head on it...but still won't sleep with it!
You shake your head no
When eating something you particularly love, you whine to get one for both hands.
You point to things you want a lot now
You dig on a little Ke$ha from time to time
You give the best open-mouthed kisses
You still wear 6-12 month clothes
You sleep about 11 hours a night straight now. It's like you actually need sleep now. It's clear when you're tired and seem to sleep so much deeper now. It's GREAT! Love sleeping all night. Best gift ever..thanks babe.
You rock a killer chipmunk face
You still LOVE the bath. You know when it's time to get out by the sound of the water draining and scoot to the back. It kills me! You love this musical toy that sits on the side of the tub.
You think it's hilarious to put things over your head and walk around...until you bonk into the wall. You are a funny little creature.
This month you gave mom the scare of trying to eat random pills. I don't think I've ever been so scared. It was a not-so-welcomed reminder of how much my heart rests in your hands.
Meal times are interesting. You are SO messy because you want to run the spoon/fork and feed yourself. It seems like you eat all day long. I get pretty stressed about making sure you're getting the calories you need (your dr wants me to add all sorts of things to the food to increase calories). If there's one thing I hate stressing about, it's getting you to eat!
You do the touchdown sign. Dad is impressed.
You got the WEAN this month. I hardly even call it that. You just seemed to know breastfeeding was over and moved on to milk. It was so nice.
You are impatient, as I'm sure all kids your age are. You can't even wait for your pop goes the weasel toy to pop! lol you start whining.
You love looking at pictures on the wall at home and at church
Next month, I'm SURE you'll be walking...you stand well, and cruise around on furniture.
You bring books to me to read and insist on sitting on my lap. Oh how it melts my heart
Says
Hi
Da
Ma
Eats
Ice Cream
Twinkies
Milk
Anything w/ Nutella
Pizza
Bananas
Pastas (spagetti, alfredo)
We went to Idaho around the end of October. We thoroughly enjoyed visiting family and of course watching the BYU game. We went into Logan one of the days for some shopping. Bet spoiled us as always. I always feel very zen after we visit....something about getting away from it all. Here's us on Bet's new toy.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Yes I'm the world's slower blogger (thank my lap top destroyer Lyla, who won't allow any computer time when she's awake).
At the beginning of October, Jenny+kids, my Mom, Melis and Me+Lyla went to the Pumpkin Patch in Paragonah. We went early this year hoping to find the cream of the crop and I would say we did! We each got a little pumpkin patch to take home. Lyla fell asleep on the way there and only woke up for the last 5 minutes of our trip. I bet she wishes she would've stayed asleep. Have you ever heard of a child that's afraid of pumpkins?! Because Lyla is. As you can see in the photos, there's a look of sheer terror when placed by the pumpkins. I felt like the worst mom ever after sitting her by them. Hopefully this isn't some weird phobia. hahaha.
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