Dear Layla,
Walking around with your blanket on your head is your new, favorite activity. Yes, you've walked into walls, doors, and cabinets. No, you didn't really care. You think this new game is funny.
Love,
Mommy
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Halloween Candy
Dear Layla,
Last year was really and truly your first Halloween. It's hard to consider it your first Halloween since you didn't really participate in any of the trick-or-treating activities. This year I was bound and determined to do Halloween the "right" way. I wanted you to trick-or-treat like the big kids.
So, on Halloween night, I dressed you up in your adorable Halloween costume, and Daddy and I took you and Noah around the neighborhood. Since our neighborhood is so small, most of the families walk to other neighborhoods to trick-or-treat and leave behind dark, empty houses. We literally went to 5 houses. Each neighbor ohh-ed and ahh-ed about your costume and gave you candy. You had to hold each piece of candy.
After a short trip of trick-or-treating, you deserved a sweet treat of a Reese's. You've had Reese's peanut butter cups before, but this time it was Halloween candy. That makes it so different from the other times. When it's Halloween candy, it's candy that you've earned.
Love,
Mommy
Last year was really and truly your first Halloween. It's hard to consider it your first Halloween since you didn't really participate in any of the trick-or-treating activities. This year I was bound and determined to do Halloween the "right" way. I wanted you to trick-or-treat like the big kids.
So, on Halloween night, I dressed you up in your adorable Halloween costume, and Daddy and I took you and Noah around the neighborhood. Since our neighborhood is so small, most of the families walk to other neighborhoods to trick-or-treat and leave behind dark, empty houses. We literally went to 5 houses. Each neighbor ohh-ed and ahh-ed about your costume and gave you candy. You had to hold each piece of candy.
After a short trip of trick-or-treating, you deserved a sweet treat of a Reese's. You've had Reese's peanut butter cups before, but this time it was Halloween candy. That makes it so different from the other times. When it's Halloween candy, it's candy that you've earned.
Love,
Mommy
P.S. - Your video was cut short because we had trick-or-treaters. The part where you jump makes me laugh each time I watch.
Trick-or-Treat!
Dear Layla,
Here is my attempt to get you to say, "Trick-or-treat". I'm sure you will nail it next year. :)
Love,
Mommy
Here is my attempt to get you to say, "Trick-or-treat". I'm sure you will nail it next year. :)
Love,
Mommy
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Pumpkin Patch 2011
Dear Layla and Noah,
It may have been the last weekend of October, but we did it - we made it to the pumpkin patch! Daddy and I were both a little surprised that there were still some good looking pumpkins left, not just the yucky, moldy ones that had been rejected by all the other families.
Layla - you were so much more interested in moving the pumpkins from one pallet to another than posing for pictures. I guess you didn't like where the farmers had put the pumpkins so you felt the need to rearrange them. You may be a future interior decorator. Or home designer. Or just a plain 'ol pumpkin mover. Or something like that.
Noah - you aren't able to sit up on your own, so Daddy and I propped you up against pumpkins, hay barrels, and even cuddled you. You were completely un-interested in the pumpkins. Oh well. What can you expect from a 3 month old??
Love,
Mommy
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Monday, August 15, 2011
Bathtime for Noah
Dear Noah,
When I gave Layla her first bath, I was a nervous wreck. She screamed the whole time and I had no idea how to comfort her. When I gave you your first bath, I was a nervous wreck again. I wasn't worried about you crying, screaming, or rolling off the counter. I was nervous about one thing and one thing only - getting peed on. That is why your diaper stayed on for the majority of your bath. I thought I had outsmarted you.
After the bath, you peed on me while I tried to get you into your pajamas. Pee went everywhere: the towel, my bedspread, your hair and my shirt.
I guess you showed me.
Love,
Mommy
When I gave Layla her first bath, I was a nervous wreck. She screamed the whole time and I had no idea how to comfort her. When I gave you your first bath, I was a nervous wreck again. I wasn't worried about you crying, screaming, or rolling off the counter. I was nervous about one thing and one thing only - getting peed on. That is why your diaper stayed on for the majority of your bath. I thought I had outsmarted you.
After the bath, you peed on me while I tried to get you into your pajamas. Pee went everywhere: the towel, my bedspread, your hair and my shirt.
I guess you showed me.
Love,
Mommy
Sunday, August 14, 2011
New Stroller = New Toy
Dear Layla,
I always knew the day would come would I could say, "Get in your stroller" and you would do it. I just NEVER would have thought it would be so soon.
This video was shot on the first day we got this stroller. No one taught you how to climb in and out of the seat. It was something you figured out on your own. Once you knew how to do it, you must have played on the stroller for an hour. It was your favorite toy of the day.
Love,
Mommy
I always knew the day would come would I could say, "Get in your stroller" and you would do it. I just NEVER would have thought it would be so soon.
This video was shot on the first day we got this stroller. No one taught you how to climb in and out of the seat. It was something you figured out on your own. Once you knew how to do it, you must have played on the stroller for an hour. It was your favorite toy of the day.
Love,
Mommy
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Bein' Busy
Dear Layla,
You are always on the go. It's not that you are into stuff to make a mess and cause trouble, but that you are constantly playing and moving. Ya-Ya and Mama Jane have both described you as "busy". I think it's hilarious that they used the same word!
This video is just one example of you "bein' busy". Earlier in the day, Ya-Ya, Noah, you and I all went to Kohl's to do some shopping. Ya-Ya bought you several new pairs of pajamas which you loved so much that you had to hold them in the store and fussed when they were taken away so that they could be rung-up. After your nap, you were back to the pajamas. This video is only 2 minutes but you played with the pajamas for at least 20 minutes. Bein' busy is your favorite!
Love,
Mommy
You are always on the go. It's not that you are into stuff to make a mess and cause trouble, but that you are constantly playing and moving. Ya-Ya and Mama Jane have both described you as "busy". I think it's hilarious that they used the same word!
This video is just one example of you "bein' busy". Earlier in the day, Ya-Ya, Noah, you and I all went to Kohl's to do some shopping. Ya-Ya bought you several new pairs of pajamas which you loved so much that you had to hold them in the store and fussed when they were taken away so that they could be rung-up. After your nap, you were back to the pajamas. This video is only 2 minutes but you played with the pajamas for at least 20 minutes. Bein' busy is your favorite!
Love,
Mommy
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