4 months!

My little Lyla Lou Lou is growing like a weed

I swear every month is getting more and more fun with this little babe. Her personality is creeping on out there and I am in absolute love with everything I see!

Lyla celebrated her very first Christmas this past month. Jesse had to work until about 3 that day so the little one and I had a nice low-key morning. We were still recovering from our Ohio travels so I was more than happy to have a quiet day at home with her!

She wore her Christmas shirt for about 5 mins before she dirtied it up. Classy.

Christmas morning was also the morning I looked over and saw this action

I thought for sure I was going to see a full roll that day but we still haven't seen it yet! What we have seen though is one incredibly strong baby who is mastering tummy time and holding her head steady!

What a cutie!

Here's some other fun milestones & moments this month:

clapping hands together

grabbing toys

sitting in her "jump jump"

Moved up to 6 month clothes

first time swimming
She was a little fishy in the water... loved it!

First new years party

done with the swaddle

Christmas at Nanny and Papa's house

4 month stats

Weight: 13lbs 12oz (42%)

Height: 25in (75%)

Head: 41.25cm (71%)

Clothing size: 6 month but still some 3 month

What a blessing this baby is. Thank you God for giving her to us!

3 months!

I can't believe how much she grew in just one months time

My little snuggly newborn officially was a baby when she turned 3 months old.

She is so happy all the time.

Lyla loves to look all around her. She want to sit up all the time and be able to take in all the sights

Her head was still a little wobbly back then, but it was getting stronger every day since she would finally tolerate tummy time

At this point she was a great sleeper. She was only waking up once at night and occasionally even sleeping through the night.

My favorite was that we always took our morning nap together. This was by far the best part of my day!

Lyla finally found her fingers! And boy does she love to munch on them!

She was also starting to grab things. Mostly it was just the blanket in her car seat (and a sock!) but her little fingers were starting to explore the world around her

Lyla loves her bath time! She was finally even starting to play in the water a little bit

Lyla also went on her first plane ride when we went to Ohio to visit our friends and family there

She got to spend two weeks there! Gramma Barb was sure to spend a lot of time showering her with love and attention

She got to hang out with some of my friends, with the Bates family at our annual Christmas gathering, and with her Elmore cousins.

She especially loved meeting her Great-Grandparents since Cindy Mae Bates is who she is named after

It was a great trip overall. I can say that it was the start of a sleep nightmare though. Going through a 4 hour time change was hard on her. My good little sleeper went a little crazy.

Before we left on the trip we went in for her 12 week ultrasound appointment. She did a great job during the procedure. Such a sweet baby

We found out that her hips are genetic and that the sockets are still shallow. The doctor wants her to continue to wear her brace but now she is able to take it off 4 hours a day. We are getting an X-ray done in the beginning of February and see what the next steps are

I love this little girl with all my heart and I thank God every day for this beautiful gift!!!

Happy New Year

I can't believe I have let so much time pass between blog entries. I wanted this to be a place where I keep track of all my little pumpkin's memories and milestones. And now I have let two months come and go! So part of my New Years resolution is to be sure to keep up on my blogging.

I have a lot of things to catch up on before Lyla turns 4 months old next week. So be on the look out for some speed-blogging. I guess this is good timing since my amazing sleeper has officially gone bananas and now keeps me up all night long.

Here's a few gems from today:

Holding her head up, sitting in a Bumbo and grabbing her toys... I can't believe how big she's getting!