Florida!

We were fortunate to spend the last week at the beautiful Bonnet Creek Resort in Orlando with my parents timeshare. The Meyers, Schmidts' and Salweys' all made the trip down and it was a great time. We got in late Monday with enough time for dinner and a quick dip in the pool that was right outside the tower at the resort we were staying at. Leah was a little hesitant at first but warmed up quickly and was soon trying to run back and fort between Brian & I. It was a zero entry pool which was great for the little ones. Tuesday & Thursday we also spent the days lounging at the resort, checking out the different pools and activities and soaking up some sun.

Warming up

Leah wasn't a big fan of the floatie :)

Playing with Dad in the water

 Eating a snack on Papa

Taking advantage of the babies napping to catch some sun and drink some Sangria

Where we spent most of our time, sitting in the shallow part of the zero entry pool

Getting brave! 

Playing (eating) in the sand

Out to dinner on Thursday. Brian's beer might be bigger than Leah :)

It was a great trip and Leah did so well being off schedule and most importantly, on the plane. Which is a good thing because as worried as Brian was I didn't know if he would let us plan another trip if this one wasn't a success :)

Tubes

We had our follow up ENT appointment on Friday and were informed that Leah would need to get tubes put in.  The good news was that they would be able to get us in on Tuesday, May 6th so before Leah's first flight to Florida! So Brian got to wake up extra early on his birthday to be to the surgery center by 6 for a 7 am surgery. Leah did great and everything went well, it is amazing how fast the whole process is! I think I had her back in my arms 15 minutes after they took her back. She was sad, grumpy and a little groggy at first but after a long morning nap she woke up her usual happy self again. Everyone says that tubes are life changing but considering that Leah has been a great eater and a great sleeper for us already I am hoping that she stays the same! :)

Other news, Leah got her first big goose-egg over the weekend.  Now that she can walk she wants to run everywhere. On one of her long stretches going the length of the living room she came up just a bit short and knocked her head on the coffee table. Of course, I wasn't home at the time so I got a panicked call from Brian which I quickly referred over to my mom. Since it was close to her temple we did call the nurse but by the time I got home she was calmed down and doing much better so we didn't take her in.

Poor Peanut! The picture on the left is right after it happened and the one on the right two days later. 

We Have a Walker!

Over the last couple of weeks Leah has become more and more confident taking steps on her own. This week she has made strides and now prefers trying to walk places instead of crawling. And she can now get from sitting down to standing up without pulling up on anything. I think its official, we have a walker! :)

Happy Easter!

We had another busy, family-filled weekend with a Meyers side wedding shower and Easter. On Saturday we headed back to Fairfax for Nate Cain's wedding shower. It was a mini Stallman reunion and it's always great to see everyone. Even better, Leah was so well behaved the whole time!

No toys necessary, she just played with a spoon :)

Grandma taught me how to get my snacks out

The shower was held at the Stallman pond house they recently built. It will be a great place to have access to in the future!

We celebrated Easter and Brianna's upcoming birthday at the Schmidt's on Sunday. The weather was beautiful so we spent a lot of the day playing outside. 

We discover Leah is terrified of swinging! Poor peanut!

Hanging out with Grandma Deaner

This was the only part of the play-set Leah enjoyed as she didn't like the swing or even the slide this time around. It kept her and Luke occupied for a while though!

We made sure we got an updated family picture as it was long overdue

Our happy girl :)

March/April Pictures

Since I failed at blogging last month here are some pictures from the last month that are too cute not to share!

Eating off a plate like a big girl :) 

 

Loving her Elephant chair and her CamelBak from Gma Deaner and Papa

Happy St. Patties Day! 

 Music class at school. Leah and her best friend Elliot playing with shakers.

 Luke came over to play

Getting a bottle from Papa

Causing trouble as always!

 Reading to Bowzer

10 Months Old

Leah is now 10 months old and I realize that I have been bad and haven't blogged in a month! She is very busy these days, braving 4-5 wobbly steps on her own before launching herself at someone to be caught.  She is also babbling a lot more and she waves and says bye bye. Usually she waves by opening and closing both hands at once to make it extra cute :)  She is doing so well eating table food, we are completely done with all baby food/homemade squash or sweet potatoes and she now eats what we eat. This also makes Bowzer very happy as he gets to eat what Leah eats - so much for no people food allowed! She loves her puppy and is never too far away from him while we are at home. He doesn't seem to mind quite as much now that she shares her food. 

Leah will toss scraps over to him or let him eat out of her hand and she thinks it is the funniest thing ever!

She has also discovered how to open and close our cabinets and one of her new favorite things to do is play with the Tupperware.  

Our monthly photo shoots are getting much harder with Leah's dislike of staying still. This is especially troublesome during diaper changes. No matter how happy she is, the minute we lay her down on her back to change she starts complaining. Lucky for me, during the week I hardly have to do this since Brian does morning and bedtime changes! 

10 months old and starting to become a toddle - bittersweet! I officially went down to pumping once a day at work last week which makes her getting older even more real.