Guess who's walking!

Myla has been cruising for awhile by holding onto the coffee table, chairs, couch, whatever. But she has now decided to expand her horizons. Once she is standing and holding onto something, she will let go and take 3 or 4 little steps. Then she falls. She's a real good sport about it. I keep thinking that she is going to cry like crazy after the 20th face plant into the carpet. But she's a tough one and has a few bumps and bruises to prove it! There have been a few times when she will stand on her own and take a few steps. So cute. I really haven't encouraged her to walk this early and am not sure if I'm ready to be chasing her around. Oh well...let the fun begin!

SNOW!!

Yesterday it snowed over 8 inches and we certainly took advantage of it! Jeff made an awesome snowman while Myla and I watched. Actually Myla pointed and giggled a lot. Fun times. :)

Ready to play!

Before the snowman...


Sitting in the car, watching Daddy build the snowman.


Almost ready...


Ta-da!!



Myla says "Way to go, Dad!"


She was loving the snow so much we just had to sit her in it.


Later that night...a view from the back porch.


Jersey was almost lost in the winter wonderland backyard.


So sad that the snow is melting already but it's been great to have the time off to enjoy it!! Thank you Snow for a wonderful 5-day weekend!!

Finding new "toys"

So our little one has decided that her toys are no fun anymore and wants to play with things she shouldn't. These pics and videos were all taken within 15 minutes. She is quite the busy bee.

Playing under the dining room table...


Playing with the door stopper...


Playing with the kitchen chair...


Playing with one of Jersey's toys...


What will she get into next?

Oh, almost forgot one from the other day...

We are convinced Myla has an imaginary friend since she is constantly looking around at what we think is absolutely nothing and "communicating". This is just a little sample of what we've seen of her new obsession.The video is a bit blurry but you can still get the idea. ;)

Lots to update!

This past month has been a whirlwind. So much going on so I thought I would share the highlights... and lowlights.

Myla had her first fever and cold a couple of weeks ago. She had a low grade fever for a few days with cough, congestion, runny nose etc. Just a cold which is good. She was extra cuddly so she spent her naps sleeping on us. It was heaven. Now she is feeling better although she still has a cough that is lingering and it sounds like she is having some chest congestion. Hoping it doesn't stick around too long.

Jeff's basketball team is doing great! They did lose to their rival,Marcus,last week but have won their past 2 games which make them 23-5 so far. They are guarenteed a spot in the playoffs which start soon. Still have a couple more games left in the season!
Last Friday night, it was Pack the Gym/McAuliffe Night at the Marcus game and one of my students sang the National Anthem. It was great hearing Savannah sing and seeing the kids. Here are a few pics from the night.






Big news...last week Myla took her first steps without support. She holds on to the coffee table, lets go, and walk 2-3 little steps before she falls. I have yet to get it on video but will soon. Didn't she just start crawling?!

(This dress was mine when I was about a year old. So funny... the bloomers underneath are plastic!)

Also this month...Myla is now 10 months old! It is getting more and more difficult to get Myla to pose for her monthly pics. We tried our best but here's what we captured...

Not happy!

Smiling through the tears...

Daddy snapped this one later on in the day!

We tried again that night...

Couldn't sit still...imagine that!

But it's more fun to eat the sign!


Oh well, better luck next month. ;)


We are home today because of the SNOW! We plan to get out and build a snowman later so stay tuned for pics!

Mommy's Day Off

On Friday, I took the day off to stay home with my little angel. My mom, who watches Myla 3 days a week, was still recovering from a stomach virus and my mother-in-law had watched her all week and had an appointment on Friday. And I'm not quite ready to look into alternate child care. (We've been so spoiled with the grandmothers!) So, I thought I would take the day to get some things done and take Myla to her 9 month well check. We had a great day!!

We played dress up...kinda. We really just tried on some hats. Here she is in her kitty cat hat from Jido and Nona.


This hat was actually mine. ;)


This will be a great summer hat.


We read Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed. It was so fun to act out the story!


We took a ride on a pony.


We watched a little Baby Einstein movie. She is obsessed with the puppets!


We also went to her 9 month well check. Here are her stats!

Weight: 20lbs 2oz (75th percentile)
Height: 27 inches (25-50th percentile)
Surely she is going to stretch out, w/daddy being 6'6", right? ;)
Head: 17.25 inches (50th percentile)

She is doing great! She is now pulling herself up to stand on everything! She is also doing well taking steps while holding on to furniture, toys, me, just about anything. Here are a few of her 9 month pics.

Myla on the move

So Myla decided to end the year with a little excitement. On New Year's eve, Myla showed off her "army" crawl. Finally! She has been teasing us with this for awhile. She was sitting on her own at 5 1/2 months, pulling herself up around 7 1/2 months, and then recently starts to crawl... but then just sits there. Happy as can be, but just sits there. I think she finally got tired of being so immobile. Here is a little video of her army crawl. Not full out crawling but it's a start! (Feel free to turn your speakers down. My commentary is awful. It kinda sounds like I'm calling her to crawl to me as if she is a dog. Awful.)



Myla is also doing a little better "walking" with her walker. She seems so proud of herself. ;) So cute and it's just the beginning. Enjoy!

Myla's First Christmas

This year had to be the best Christmas yet. Of course, it has taken on whole new meaning now that Myla is in our lives. (And it snowed!!) With Christmas being a time to remember and celebrate the birth of Jesus, it has always been special to me. But now, after having Myla, I can only begin to fathom how much God loved his Son. Wow!
Seeing Myla completely enamored by the bows, ribbons, and wrapping paper was awesome. True, she could care less about what was inside those neatly wrapped gifts. One day she will...but for now it's nice to have her so easily entertained!


On Christmas Eve, we went out to Jeff's parents' house in McKinney. Granny and Papa had gifts waiting for Myla!


Myla thought her Daddy's old Fisher Price train was pretty neat. ;)


We took Myla to her first Christmas Eve service. She was a perfect angel. She only "spoke" when the pastor asked the congregation to bow their head in prayer.


When we got home from church, it was time to open gifts. Myla really seemed to like the books from Granny.
Myla definitely got some cool new toys. After spending some good family time with Jeff's parents, we drove home s-l-o-w-l-y on the icy roads (a little scary, but Jeff did a good job driving.)

The next morning, we woke up to see what Santa brought us in our stockings, had breakfast and waited for the ice to melt so we could go to Mom's for the day. We couldn't leave until noon but had such a great time once we got there.

Our little Christmas angels



More presents...

Yea! Mega blocks from Auny Kimmy and Uncle Clay. ;)

Myla loves her Rock and Bounce Pony from Jido and Nona!



Nana B got Myla this walker since she is so intent on going places these days.


As you can see, she is still needing a little more practice!



All presents aside, this was the best Christmas because of the little angel we received in April this year. She is such a blessing and continues to enrich our lives each day. I cannot even remember Christmas without her.