Hey everyone!!! I just wanted to stop by and add a couple pictures. These were taken at Elena's first birthday by Liz's sister, Jessica. Thank you so much Jessica for taking these. I love them!!!!!

Leila is growing like a weed. She is over 17 pounds now and hard to hold on to. She is always on the move. She never sits still. She isn't crawling yet but she has learned to scoot backwards. So, we can't leave her in the room alone anymore. She is also fascinated with faces. She loves to rub them but it soon turns into pinching. Haha. She is very lovey though... a big sweetheart!!!

Just another update. Luke, Leila, and I are taking family pictures on our one year wedding anniversary by the photographer that did our wedding. So, I'll post those as soon as I get them as well. I'm really excited to have some great pictures of all three of us.

So, as you all know I haven't updated the blog in months. I just don't have much time anymore. Leila has been growing a lot. She is around 17 pounds now. She's been trying to sit up on her own and she laughs all the time... mostly when mommy and daddy are acting silly. We are also on our third bathtub for her. We got one of the expensive ones to start out with but it really didn't have a good design. It was great for when she was a newborn but she wasn't able to sit up on her own in it and the hammock part of it, she was hanging over the sides. So, then I got another one... turns out that one didn't have enough butt room for her. So, she wiggled around in it a lot. Finally, I got another one at walmart. It turned out to be the cheapie one and it's our favorite, who would have thought? hehe. Leila is also talking ALL the time. We have been working with her to try to say her first word. So, far... no luck. She is also about to cut teeth soon. She is drooling all the time and biting on things.

Well, here are a couple pictures from the last couple of weeks. Sorry there's not very many. My camera needs to have the battery charged and I keep forgetting. Leila and I are headed to Columbia tomorrow for Elena's first birthday so I'll make sure to take lots of pictures.

Passed out with Daddy in the bed

What a pretty girl!!!

Story time with Daddy

Take a look at that big belly

(just after eating)

Passed out in our bed after her 4 month shots :(

Thursday,my mom, Josh, Liz, Elena, Leila, and I headed down to Branson to Silver Dollar City. They found a coupon where Leila and I could get in for only $10, what a deal! It was a long day but both babies were great! Here are a few highlights for the day

Leila hanging out in her stroller as we walked into SDC

Grandma Looten and Leila

Take Two

Both girls wore out...

Passed...out...

Her new favorite thing to do

Passed out on mommy walking to the car at the end of the day

In the car after a long day

Nothing cuter than a sleeping baby

Trying to get Leila to smile. She would be cracking up and smiling but as soon as I pulled out the camera, she would just stare at it

(love the onesie??? hehe)

Showing off the cute onesie Jeff and Connie got her

Funny story I just had to share...

Yesterday at church, Mom was holding Leila and she was been very good. As church was coming to an end, there was a moment where it was quiet. Mom had said Leila had been tooting a lot, so, I was checking her diaper to see if she had pooped. Just as I was opening up the leg whole, she farted really loud. Mom said I jumped like I'd been shot. Everyone around us turned and looked and started laughing. Her fart was SO loud!!

Just thought it was too cute and I wanted to share...

The past few weeks have been crazy. Leila has been growing like a weed. Here are a few highlights from the past couple of weeks...

Leila sitting in her bumbo watching TV
Leila was hospitalized on June 13th to have a biopsy. She has not been wanting to poop on her own so Dr. Ford did a few test to see if anything was wrong. So far, all her test have come back perfect. Because Leila is so little, she had to stay in the PICU for 24 hours. In this picture, the nurses brought her a swing and she loved it.

Watching TV one again... she loves the different colors

Hanging out in her hospital bedToo many IV's :(

Leila went swimming for her first time at my family reunion. She wasn't too fond of it but she looked super cute.

Passed out in her stroller

Swimming wore her out

Trying out the water with Daddy

I love this picture of Luke and Leila. They look so cute

(Picture taken last Saturday at Laurie's wedding)

This week has been pretty low key. Today we went in for her two month check up. They said she looked really good. She had gained a pound in less than 2 weeks. She is now 10.3 pounds and 22 inches long. While we were there, they gave her three shots. She was screaming so much her face was almost purple. I couldnt watch while they did it, I felt so bad for her. She took it like a champ though. Once they were finished she calmed down. By the time we walked out, she was already asleep in her carseat. The lady who gave her the shots just kept saying over and over how cute she was and how sweet of a baby she was. I was very proud of her.

Hey Everyone!!!

The past few weeks have flown by. Leila is getting so big and she changes just about everyday. She can just about hold up her head now and she is also tracking things in the room. We have figured out she loves Luke's computer screen. It has a lot of bright colors and she loves to stare at it.

On Friday I took her into the doctor because she had been really fussy in the evenings. She has had gas really bad as well. They ended up giving her Zantac for acid reflux. So far, it has really helped. She still has gas but she's not spiting up anymore. Overall, she seems a lot more comfortable. While we were at the doctor they weighed her. She is 9 pounds 4 ounces! She had jumped from the 15th percentile (from when she was born) to the 50th percentile. The doctor was very please. Here are a few pictures from this week...

Last night I bundled up Leila because it was raining outside. She wasn't too happy about it... she does not like putting on a jacket. She just got done fussing and spit out her binky... we thought it was too cute so, Luke took a picture

She has mommy's big blue eyes

7 weeks old
She's getting so big




On Mother's day weekend, Leila took her first trip to Silver Dollar city. We were there with Mel and May, Josh, Liz, Elena, and my mom. The day went really well. The weather turned out to be nice and both babies were great!

Elena (Leila's cousin) and Leila hanging out in the strollers

Leila hanging out with Grandma Looten while Mom and Dad ride a roller coaster

Josh, Luke, Me, May and Mel riding Wild Fire

Grandma and Grandpa Looten with their favorite granddaughters

Grandma holding Leila during lunch on Mother's Day

My first Mother's Day went well this year. Grandma and Grandpa Baldwin watched Leila while Luke took me out to a nice dinner and a movie. It was the VERY first time I had left Leila. I cried saying goodbye and all the way to dinner. After I got to dinner and was distracted, I was ok. But, I was glad to head home and hold my sweetheart. She did very well and I know she had a lot of fun with Grandma and Grandpa.

This weekend I left Leila with Daddy all alone for the first time. I had a bachelorette party to attend. It didn't go so well... Luke ended up picking me up at 11:00 because Leila wanted her mommy. Apparently, she cried from the time I left until Luke picked me up. She is for sure a mommy's girl! I hope she grows out of this though. It's already hard enough to leave her but knowing she's upset the whole time makes it worse. Luke has been spending more time with her this weekend so hopefully with him trying to interact with her more, she will become more at ease with being left with him.