Picture of Great Grandma Looten with the girls. Isn't this sweet?

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.