Baby Proofing

Most of winter break was spent baby proofing our home. Leah has been army crawling for a few months now, but since she has started pulling herself up we had to bust out the baby gate. While we were putting it up she was right next to us checking it out. I'm sure she was thinking, "oh no, one more thing for them to say 'not for babies'" ha! In any case, she doesn't get upset by it being up. She actually enjoys standing while holding on to it. So far, so good!

Kids & Technology

Since Leah was born she has been fascinated with our cell phones, lap tops, and ipads. With her new mobile abilities; however, we no longer let her "play" with our phones. Trevor was organizing our office and found my old touch-screen instinct phone. He charged it and it does everything except connect calls. She is in cell phone baby heaven! It lights up, vibrates, makes noise. She pretends she is texting and holds it up to her ear. Now, I just have to make sure she doesn't accidently dial 911.

Pulling Up & Standing Up

A new milestone, Merry Christmas. We found Leah in this position after her nap. She didn't even make a peep, no struggle to get in this position. All we heard in the monitor was "ay". It was almost as if she was calling for us to check out her new skill. Trevor and I went in together that afternoon and the next morning, just to show her how excited we were. I have a feeling this will be how we find her every time. I can't believe how quickly she is growing.

Merry Christmas

So this is the ONLY picture I have of Leah from Christmas. Uncle Mario was so happy to take this pic with her. We took many minutes of video recording, but this is the only snapshot! We spent Christmas Eve in Des Plaines and Christmas Day in Clinton. Leah got a lot of clothes, and so many new toys. She loved unwrapping and knew that once the paper was gone, it was time for the next present! It was a beautiful weekend of family, food, faith, and fun.

Leah's First Homemade Loaf of Bread

My Nonna has always been a fabulous cook. Her specialty is her bread and cookies. Since I was young, she has made bread on a biweekly basis. We'd all go over there and snack on fresh, warm bread with different cheeses, Italian cold-cuts, and olives. We are preparing for Christmas, so of course she has completed her holidays cookies and today was bread day. Bisnonna made Leah her very own "baby" loaf for her to have. (Bisnonna forgets that Leah is still working on getting more teeth). Leah loved looking at it, holding it, and licking it. No bites were taken, but Leah was right there with us experiencing the tradition!

Daycare Christmas Party

Today at daycare was a Christmas pajama party with a Polar Express theme. All the kids made a train car and sat in it to watch the movie. Leah's was made for her, but she obviously felt like a big kid sitting in it with the other kids. The big kids made gingerbread houses on this day as well. Looked like a fun time!

MaMa's 80th Birthday

Yesterday was MaMa's birthday and today we celebrated with a family dinner. We ate chinese and had my mother-in-laws fabulous chocolate cake for dessert! Leah was so happy and social the whole time. We were a bit nervous because her naps have been horrible due to teething, but again she surprised and impressed us with her adaptability! Leah is MaMa's first, and currently only, great-grandchild so of course they have a special bond. Hopefully they will have many more birthdays together!