The Many Faces of Leah

Smiley face, food face, funny face, "you lookin at me" face, etc. I love them all!

Pulling Up

Yet another milestone...Leah is pulling herself up completely on her own. She was army crawling like usual, when I took notice that she was reaching up to her animals on her saucer. Little by little, she worked her little arms up the sides, and got in a kneeling position. She's still too wobbly to actually stand up on her own, but she stayed kneeling for about 3 minutes playing with the animals. She would randomly turn to look at us and laugh, I think she knew she had achieved something completely new.

First Craft Activity

I forgot to put this up a couple weeks ago when we actually got it. Leah is the baby at daycare, so she rarely brings home any activities or crafts. However, for Thanksgiving this is what was sent home in her bag. A fine motor finger painting craft. And, of course, it's still hanging on our fridge! =)

Little Miss Social

Leah has been a people person for a long time. But, most recently she LOVES being with anyone other than me or Trevor. Therefore, daycare has been a GREAT thing! All the kids get along so great, and LaDona's daughters are good helpers. These are some pics of her socializing!

8 Months

Well, 2/3 of the year spent together! Leah is eating some new foods, meats, and hates them! Am I raising a vegetarian? HA! She gags at the smallest taste of any meat, so we've had to trick her by mixing it with some straight vegetables. Poor kid, I don't blame her...but she must get used to it. She is starting to nap for longer amounts of time, a whole hour and a half! Hey, I'll take it! She is practicing using a spoon herself, and is also drinking out of a sippy cup, although she prefers just the cup...she thinks she's older than she really is. She claps her hands to "patty cake", and she tips over to "I'm a little teapot". She has been crawling for about 6 weeks, gives kisses, and waves good-bye. We are just so blessed, and very excited for Christmas! =)

Catching Up

I am finally off the couch and feeling better. The flu hit me hard, but today I had to run some errands. My mom came to help with Leah since I am still trying to play catch up with rest, so we decided to go get her a stocking for the mantle. It is so exciting to finally see three hanging next to each other. There were also some great sales, so I decided to buy Leah a walker. She is SO sick of just sitting in a saucer! She almost refuses to sit in it, so we felt it was time for something new and mobile. She LOVES it! Even though she spends more time laying under it more than she is in it. The new independence is quite exciting, as you can tell from the picture!

Mommy & Daddy Have the Flu

Well, Trevor and I are both victims of the stomach flu! Which means...we had to ship Leah off to my parents' for a couple days. We spend most of today sleeping, and we both need to return to work tomorrow since finals are only about 2 weeks away. But, we definitely need to get our house disinfected before Leah can crawl around in here! These are some pics that my mom sent. One was her ride home (not missing us at all), and the other was bath time.