Fun Weekend....

This weekend we went to a birthday party for Lyv's little friend, Ryder who turned 1. It was a pool party, so Lyv was all decked out in her pool gear. We had a great time and as always, she loved being in the water.

After the party, we stopped by some friends' house to say hi and Lyv got to play with her other little friend, Connor, who is 11 months old. They just loved each other! They couldn't stop with the face to face loving and kissing on one another! It was so funny and pictures just don't capture how adorable it was. Picture the two of them squealing, screaming, lunging, grabbing, kissing, slobbering... and a little biting and nibbling too. You can see some of the "love bites" on Connor's forehead here in this picture.


At home, Lyv always enjoys playing with her laptop that her Memomma and PaPa bought her for Christmas. She is no longer satisfied with just pushing the buttons though. She now picks it up, bites it, sucks on it, and has even thrown it off of her high chair. So much fun!

Life

In the world of Lyv... things are going great. She is happy most of the time and is getting more curious about the world around her all the time. She is eating a lot of different foods now and it is exciting to introduce new foods to her and to see her reaction.

In my own little world... my doctor and I are still waiting for a new medication I started 6 weeks ago to start having some effect on my joint pain. I still get pain on almost a daily basis and so even small outings like walks to the park are troublesome. It's a frustrating place to be because I want to get out and do things with Lyv and I also want to start exercising to help me lose some of this pregnancy weight, but I can't. In addition, it might be a few more months yet before the medication really starts to help. Grrr...

In other news, I finally hired some house cleaning help (refer to paragraph 2 for an explanation)! Oh my goodness... how wonderful to have someone clean my entire house! She is cheap, thorough, and fast! Let me know if you're interested in her contact info!

Did I mention that Daniel and I bought a used pop up trailer? (Once again, refer to paragraph 2 for an explanation). We are looking forward to taking it on the road this summer!
I also enjoyed a Mommy's Night Out this last weekend and did a 2 hour painting class. This is my resulting masterpiece!

Babbling and Moving!

Lyv has attempted some babbling "ga-ga-ga-ga", but hasn't seemed too terribly interested in developing those skills further. She definitely recognizes certain signs that I give (signs as in sign language), and sometimes I think I see her sign "milk" or "all done". Could just be my imagination, but I think she's starting to get it nonetheless. She isn't crawling yet but her sitting skills are pretty good now and she has figured out how to scoot herself backwards while she's on her stomach. Notice the picture below... she started out on the mat, then scooted herself backwards, then eventually flipped herself over.


Check out my videos link to see some recent fun videos of Lyv!

February flew by!

In February, Lyv and I flew to Dallas to visit my family. We had such a great time visiting my parents and my sister, brother-in-law, and niece Abigail. While there, I threw a baby shower for my sister who is expecting little Preston in May. We had a great time!

While there, we went to the Fort Worth Zoo. Lyv didn't last very long and soon fell asleep in Josh and Amy's double stroller! She's getting that front seat warmed up for Preston!We had a great time in Dallas, but we sure missed Daddy and we were glad to come home last week! Yesterday we went to the Downtown Aquarium in Denver for some family time. Lyv loved looking at all the fish!