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.

Finally, I get a chance to get on here and do some updates. My sister-in-law, Liz, has a blog as well and she updates just about every week. I don't know how she does it. Props to you Liz. :)

On April 21st was Leila's official due date. Turns out we had a doctor's appointment that day. The pediatrician was very impressed with her weight gain. She had gained over a pound in two weeks. So as of the 21st, Leila weighs 7 pounds, 2 ounces. He also got a good laugh out of how big her belly was getting. He said she for sure wasn't missing out on any meals. Haha! I still haven't gotten in much of a routine with her yet. I don't get much done throughout the day. Mom and Luke keep telling me to just lay her down, but I still have a hard time with it. I'm getting better but it's a slow process. Good news is that she's starting to sleep through the whole night-YAY

A couple Sunday's ago, we drove out and had a BBQ with Luke's family. For some of them, that was the first time they'd ever seen Leila. She won over the crowd. They couldn't get over how much she looked like Luke. Here's a picture of her asleep at the BBQ...

One evening we had Leila just hanging out in her diaper. She ended up passing out in her boppy and we figured it's be a great photo opt. Look at her belly!!!!

This week Leila has had the flu so we've been hanging out at home. I think she's on the downhill slide of it but she's still not 100% yet. She's mostly having problems with gas and being able to go poop. Every time she tries, she starts to cry (which isn't normal for her) I too am laying low this week because I've been having some sort of allergic reaction to something- we can't figure out what. But, I'm itching all over and am very uncomfortable. Last night, Luke help me put calamine lotion all over. So, I'm polka dotted with light pink. UGH. haha

Grr!

Well everyone, I keep trying to make a new post with some new pictures and the site isn't working. As soon as it lets me, I have a ton of updates

This week Leila turned three weeks old. I can't believe it! It seems like time is just flying by. Yesterday, we went to the doctor for one of her check-ups. The doctor was very impressed with how great she looked. She had gained over a pound in two weeks. He was laughing because her face is getting really round along with her belly.... then, she has skinny arms and legs. Today, I had to go to the doctor and the OB nurses went on and on about how cute she was and how great she looked for only being 3 weeks.

Leila is a great baby. Luke and I feel very blessed. She's still trying to get down nursing but it's a process... One thing is for sure, she LOVES to eat!!!

Here are a few pictures from this week so far...

Playing on the mat with mommy

Blurry but I love this pic

All tuckered out

Look at that round belly