Thanksgiving at our house

new pics

First Sickness

What a week! Dalyla and I have both been very sick. It started out as just a simple cold. I then decided I better take her in just to have peace of mind and what did we hear, Oh she has an ear infection! Poor sweet baby! Me, I went to the dr. the next day and she says, oh you have a Sinus infection. Man o man, I didn't realize what moms go through when they are sick and they still have to be mom. :) No rest! But that is ok because to nurse my baby girl while she is sick means so much. I get to be that mommy that makes everything feel better. I tried brining her to bed with us just so that we could be close and snuggle but unfortunately she couldn't get comfortable with her ear, so back to her bed she went.
Dalyla isn't much of a cuddler, but what is so cute is when I pick her up now after work she will put her head in my chest. That is her snuggling. She gets so happy to see me. It makes me super happy. She loves her daddy too. When he comes home from work she just stares and smiles at him. She gets pretty excited for him.
It was so funny last night. Robert was pulling out his bottom teeth making a funny face and kind of growling, and she totally copied him. It was hilarious! We were both cracking up!
Dalyla likes to just stare at her hands. She will twist her wrists and look at her fingers. It's quite cute. It's like she is finally realizing that they are hers.
She loves her cereal and food now. She definitely likes fruit over vegetables.
And since she isn't much of a snuggler, I have to steal my snuggles and loves when she finally goes to sleep. She rests her little head on my chest and her arms. It is the sweetest moment of motherhood.
Reading is quite fun with her now. She loves to goo and touch the pictures. She tries to turn the pages but shuts the book instead. :) We bought her nursery rhymes with a cd, she liked it. I don't think she quite correlated the two together but she still seemed to enjoy the music too.

Thanksgiving was fun. It was her first. Grandma Jana took pictures. I have failed to load them on this computer so I will have to post them later. We had quite the busy day. We started off running a 5k at 7am. Then we went to Courtland and Amanda's for brunch with my mom. Then when that was done, we went home and I cooked dinner for my dads side and Robert's family. It was a great day! I was surprised because my turkey actually turned out superb! Dalyla had enough though by dinner time. She needed one on one mommy time.

Christmas is drawing near too. So much to do to prepare. I really haven't bought Dalyla much because I feel like I am constantly buying her new things. Either she grows out of her toys and needs different ones, or it's her clothes! But I am pretty excited. She is going to get a few new toys and clothes. I think she will have a lot of fun unwrapping everything. She hasn't cared much for the tree and lights. We will see how Xmas day goes. I have been making a special surprise for everyone this year. Yes, I know, me make something..it's blowing you away! Im very excited to give gifts this year. I think making things makes it more fun. I think as a family we should start a rule, it has to be home made and not store bought!

I am just glad that this week is almost over. It has been a rough one and I would like to feel better now. Root canal, teeth problems, sick baby and sick mommy....makes for a long week!

Dalyla is a sleep now, and so I am going to go lounge on the couch with Daddy. Even though I should be working out because I still have some fat to shed, I don't feel well and might as well continue through the week with no exercise, right?

Good night!

Dalyla Skye Mommy's Butterfly

She is so amazing! She is laughing a lot now. She can sit up all by herself and stay sat up. She rolls but only if she gets so mad from being on her tummy. She just doesn't care to roll much. She loves to stand up and jump with her legs. In her Jumperoo Im afraid she is going to give herself whiplash from jumping so much.

She got a new high-chair now. She loves it. And she loves to try to feed herself.

She has two new teeth now and still teething. Im thinking she will have her 4 bottom teeth pretty quickly.

Robert and I went and spent the night at the Hilton downtown and had drinks. It was a nice night to get away. Although of course I didn't sleep at all. We really enjoy having some time to actually have conversation. I forget how that feels sometimes. Day to day life gets so busy with work and remodeling and being mom. What a great time it is though. I wouldn't change it for the world.
We are so happy and we are so happy to have Dalyla. Sometimes I think it is too good to be true.

week night quiet time

It is Tuesday night at 930pm and all is quiet. I rocked my precious Dalyla to sleep and Robert is outside working. It has been a long day. Work is so stressful. Somedays I think of ways to possibly quit my job but still make my salary. :) If anyone finds a way to do this please let me know.
New things with Dalyla this month:
She is splashing all around in the bath. I took a video of her but need to grey out her unmentionables before publishing. They say this site is secure but ya never know. She is so much fun. Teething has not been too fun. She has been a bit more whiney. Although she is never a bad baby. She is always so sweet and easy going. When I go to pick her up after work she rubs her head on my chest and starts fussing because she wants to breast feed. I was going to ween her off this month but now she comes to expect it. I love it though. So who knows, maybe I will put up with one more month of pumping. She is worth it.
SHe loves to jump in her jumperoo. She has figured out how to really work those legs. She really can concentrate on small things and loves to put anything she can in her mouth. Her shirts are drenched in minutes from slobber. She has been trying many different foods. She has had squash, sweet potatoes, bananas, peas, green beans, pears, peaches, applesauce, and rice cereal with probiotics of course. :)
She doesn't much care for the green beans. And when I fed her the peaches they were much too tart, however Grandma J tried them again and she seemed to like them. Her tastes change every day.
She is sleeping mostly in her own bed. She wakes up once a night, I feed her and she goes back to sleep until about 6am. Then I go get her and put her in bed with us. She will usually feed and go back to sleep sometimes til 10am!

Robert is working his guts out on our addition. He has been going at it nonstop for a week plus working his normal job all day, which is getting very busy. Im very proud of him. I can't help much because Dalyla takes my time and it's too cold for her to hang out outside. I did help him survey and come to find out..ha-ha, well the walls aren't level. WOOPS. See what happens when I help.

Thanksgiving is coming up already. I am going to cook dinner and have my dad and that side of the family over and also Robert's side of the family. It will be a big dinner. Brunch is the usual with my mom. I look forward to her biscuits and gravy! She is a great cook!
a couple exciting things to look forward to this month is my favorite annual date night with Trish to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Dalyla will be 6 months on the 27th.

Well it is now my time to get ready for bed and have 5minutes to wind down. How I enjoy my family and don't regret a single moment of it. I do regret not being wonder woman like my husband was for Halloween.