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My goodness how time flies. It's already half through October! Dalyla will be 5 months. She is so big. weighing in at 16 lbs and as happy as can be! She loves to scream to hear herself. She laughs now and loves the bath. She kicks and kicks. She dunked her face in the water and snorted some. She didn't cry or fuss.
Her big milestone this month was learning to eat food and drinking juice. She also held the spoon and it put in her very own mouth.

I have been a slacker on posts and pictures.

Robert is beginning our excavation for our basement extension and carport build. What a project this will be.
We are looking forward to having a big common room so we can have lots of friends and family over to visit.

Work has been very busy for us both. We did manage to take a weekender alone to Vegas. We left Dalyla with Grandma J. I think I missed her more than she missed me. :) Well probably my boobs missed her the most. :)
It was great to laugh and have a good time with Robert though. It has been a while.

It was Aspen's 4th birthday so Dalyla got to go to her first birthday party. She had fun playing with the other kids (haha).
Dalyla played at home with her best friend Avalin and little Easton. She played so hard she fell a sleep in her Jumperoo. :)

Rock a bye baby

I just rocked my sweet baby to sleep tonight and thought I needed to share how wonderful it felt.
I want to rock and hold her all night and all day. I think about how much she means to me at night as I hold her. What a joy she has brought us and how much I enjoy doing all of the challenging work because rocking her to sleep at night makes it all worth it. As she is suckling and rubbing my skin and as i rub her hair and skin we bond so deep. It is absolutely amazing.
Dalyla, someday when you read this I hope you know how much rocking you to sleep at night meant to me. And how much I will cherish these times deep in my heart.
Your mommy and daddy love you more than anything in the world!

New foods

Dalyla is trying all kinds of new foods. She is now starting to drink juice. She likes apple and prune juice. and thanks to the prune juice she is keeping regular!

We have tried apple sauce..which she likes. Pears were a no go so far and she didn't like peaches much at all. I think they were a bit tart. We just tried butternut squash and she loved it! She hasnt quite figured out how to swallow and keep it in her mouth but she slurps and licks it right up. :)

The Stewart Family Update

Dalyla-
Today she is crying/whining herself to sleep. Tonight is the first night she is going to sleep in her crib. She is not too happy with me. I am taking ship on the spare bed upstairs to be closer. We will see how this goes tonight, Sunday, and then Monday. Monday afternoon is her ultrasound. This is to check to make sure her bladder and urinary plumbing is working correctly. :) So far so good. The infection is all cleared up.
She is getting so big. She is 15 lbs now! She wears 3-6 month clothes but also in Old Navy pants she wears 6-12 month. So crazy! I look at her everyday and I am just amazed at how beautiful she is and how lucky we are. She is almost sitting up on her own. She flops herself backwards so I have to keep an eye on her. She kicks with her legs in the bath tub now. She really likes the water. When she lays on her tummy she will try to kick and scoot. She hasn't really rolled over quite yet but she is very close. She has done it a couple times but hasn't since.
She is giggling and so much more interactive. She likes to try to eat her toes too. She doesn't sleep well at night so we are hoping to get her in a groove and like her bed.

Robert and I are doing great. We are still trying to juggle work, house, parenting, and our relationship. It's going well though...aside from my obvious lack of sleep.

Butterfly Update

Dalyla is growing so fast. She is grabbing her toes and eating everything. She likes to smile and chatter now when nursing. She likes now to also grab your face and nose. She slept through the night for the first time. It hasn't happened since so I hope that it happens again soon.

We went on a family trip to Moab for Labor Day weekend. She did so well. We went hiking every day and she mostly slept. ON the way home we decided to take a 4 wheel trip and that turned into quite the ride. She was a trooper.

Dalyla rolled over too while in Moab but she hasn't done it since so Im not sure if it was a fluke or not. She is the apple of our eyes until about 8pm. :) Then she loves to cry. She weighs now 14.4 lbs and growing like a weed.

Being back to work is hard because I am just so busy. Seems like the days just fly by. Night time flies by too. Hardly enough time to eat, bathe, clean up, and work out in the same night. :)

We are hoping to plan a trip to Hawaii in February. Still thinking about taking our Little "D" or not. Mommy and Daddy might need some alone time soon.

Enjoy our newest photos.