Bathtime is Lots of Fun!

Leila is starting to enjoy taking a bath.



Who is that baby in the mirror?




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Leila is spending a larger portion of the day awake and alert and a larger portion of the night asleep (Hooray!)



Her newest talent is holding onto toys if you put them in her hands. Her favorite are the pea and carrot.



She is now big enough to be carried in her front carrier. We took her to Allerton park on a short hike and this worked well.

Two months

Leila got an unpleasant birthday surprise today, as her two month anniversary of life on the outside was greeted with her first round of vaccinations. On the good side, she's up to 8 lbs., 12 oz., and 20.5 inches long (10th and 5th percentile, respectively). To remember happier days, here's a video of Leila at play. You'll notice that she seems to have noticed the existence of her hands and seems to be learning what they can do, though she's still new at it.



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Happy Halloween!

Leila has decided to strut her stuff this Halloween. Thanks to Aunt Lauren and Uncle David for the great costume.





Sleeping on dad is always a favorite pastime.

Getting bigger all the time

We stopped by the lactation clinic a couple days ago, and can report that Leila now weighs between 7 lbs. 8 oz. and 7lbs. 12oz., depending on an empty or full tummy. Tonight is mom's birthday (remember to call tomorrow if you haven't yet!), so she's out with her friends, while dad and daughter enjoy some time on the activity mat, a bath -- yes, you read that right, dad managed a bath -- and some blog posting. Enough chit-chat, here are some pictures:

Leila chatting with Adorable bear (that's what his shirt says his name is...):


Naptime:


After dinner:


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Living in Bolivian?

Unlike Mike Tyson, when we say Leila is living in Bolivian, we really mean it. Here she is in her two Alpaca sweaters that her Uncle Michael got her during his travels in Bolivia:





And here she is from last week's one month checkup. Our little girl is up to 19 3/4 inches (10th percentile) and 6 lbs., 12 1/2 oz. (5th percentile), and got a totally clean bill of health. Basically, she's little and practically perfect in every way.



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Outdoors and Indoors

As promised, Grandpa Lou and Grandma Elaine's visit, now in video form:



Coming up tomorrow: Leila turns one month old!

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