Three's Company

Leila has been getting some teeth...three to be exact. They have been coming in for a while now, but haven't fully come up (I don't think so anyway...they could always be short teeth!) She hasn't had much fuss about them-I think she is a tough little lady with a decent threshold for pain. Anyways, for about 2 straight weeks she kept sticking her tongue out over her bottom 2 teeth feeling them with her tongue. It was hysterical-reminds me of what you do when you get a tooth pulled...your tongue automatically gravitates to feeling that open hole.

Still no official walking...I am looking forward to that moment. Then after that wears off, I am sure I will wish she was more stationary again. I have this strange feeling we don't know what we are in for when she is off and running...

Life's a Beach

We celebrated a lovely Mother's Day and birthday this Sunday. My very first "official" Mother's Day (I did still celebrate when she was in my belly last year-not such a stretch?) and it was my 35th birthday too. It felt very special being able to celebrate both on the same day. We went to Pt. Reyes and took Leila to the beach for the very first time. Leila is checking the sunscreen ingredients in the top picture to make sure it is ok for her skin. The girl is already tanner than I am at 11 months...sad. She has her daddy's skin that is for sure. She didn't leave the blanket (I hate sand so I didn't particularly want Leila to be all up in it either...I guess that is the point of going to the beach, but I didn't think about that until afterwards...). Samy did carry her over to the ocean though and dipped her feet in-not sure if she liked it. Might have something to do with the fact that the water was 50 degrees at best. When he brought her back her feet were icicles. Then again, Samy swims in that water sans wet suit...I hope Leila doesn't take after her father in that regard...she can always stay on the blanket with me...

I'm Still Standing

Leila is getting quite good at walking with less and less of our help. She definitely loves her new abilities and wants to be on the move more and more. One of her favorite things to do is stand up in the bed between us in the morning and bounce up and down, seeing how long she can stay standing. Walking is just around the corner for sure. She did take a few tiny steps at our baby sitter's house, but she is definitely still prefering to hold onto our fingers for balance. It is an exciting time.

Our next challenge is to try to fit the bigger car seat we just got into the MINI now that she is outgrowing her infant seat. Fingers crossed it will work...we are bound and determined to keep that car (although Samy is already talking about what kind of car we will get if we have another baby). Two babies in a MINI would be pushing it...