Golden Girl

Lyla Marie turned 1 on September 1,2011.  Celebrating her "Golden Birthday"!  It was a fast year and I can't believe that my sweet baby is one.  She brings so much joy to our family.  I love watching her giggle as Ty plays with her.  I love seeing her big sister carrying her on her hip.  I love the way Andrew plays "boo" with her.  They love making her laugh and love laughing at her.  Just so much joy to be had with Lyla around.

It was just a low key celebration.  Lyla of course was treated to her very own cake.  Everyone was excited to see what she would do with the cake.  Smash it to smithereens like Andrew.  Nibble it and scream with unhappiness like Alli.  Barely make a dent like Ty.  And wouldn't you know...She didn't really even know what to do with it.  She smashed her fingers in it and it took some coaxing for her to realize she was suppose to eat it!  She nibbled a little bit.  It was a homemade cake with buttercream frosting that was sort of melting because of the hot day, so it pretty much turned into an oooey  gooey mess.  So much to the other 3's delight there would be cake to share!  They really wanted to try Lyla's cake!

She really seemed to enjoy her birthday song.  I think it was fun to see her realize that we are all singing to her!  I think she felt special.  It was a great celebrating full of smiling faces, cake, pictures, outfit changes, presents & of course a bath! 

Happy Birthday Lyla

1st Birthday

21 lbs 2 oz (50th%)

29 inches (45th%)

•  She loves watermelon
• She is crawling and will stand on her own unassisted.
• She likes to flip thru books
• Her first words: eow (hello) & uh oh
• She loves phones (hence the 1st word...still trying to coax mama & dada out of her!)
• She empties boxes, drawers, shelves, toy bins faster than you can clean!
• When I put her down for bed I sing her "Little Ol' Lady", rock her with her blanky, lie her down and give her not one but two binkies. 
• She wakes up just babbling and crawling around her crib.  She likes to take those precious binkies and tosses them out of her crib!  It is her little game of hide and seek.  She hides them and I have to find them!
• She has 11 teeth!!!!  And she didn't get cranky when those big nasty molars came it! 
• She drinks whole milk and has easily transitioned to a cup.  Only one bottle in the morning!
• She crawls to the top of the stairs all by herself!  Hasn't quite figured out the going down part.  However she loves to sit at the top of the stairs and yell down for her brothers and sister!
• Takes 2 naps a day and goes to bed around 7-7:30ish.
• She claps when you say "yea", waves bye bye, puts her hand to her ear and says "eoww".
• She is loved where ever we go.  She melts the hearts of strangers and I am constantly told what a cute baby, sweet baby, beautiful baby, sooo cute she is!  And I couldn't agree more!  She is a very sweet baby...or 1 year old!