A Monumental Day

Anyone who’s spent any amount of time with LQ these days probably goes home with an aching back from doing this:

And this:

And this:

And this:

And, then there was her playdate with Isabella yesterday:

Well, in the last 24 hours, two pretty amazing things have happened. First, she’s started preferring to “be walked” by holding only one of our hands (that way the other hand is free to pick up random stones and pieces of bark). Second, today, while playing with Aunt Ari and I, Lyla took two tiny little baby steps on her own to get to me.

An amazing moment. I’m still beaming, and so is Ari, and so is Daddy.

Lyla took it all in stride and just kept doing what she loves to do most – walk.

We can’t wait to she’s going to do next – maybe pull up to stand on some furniture or something?

Stay tuned…

Happy Spring!!

My good friend Martina told me that she read that when a baby is working up to a developmental milestone she's a bit cranky and fussy beforehand. That would definitely describe our little girl over the last few days. She hasn't quite been herself - she's been a little frustrated and much quieter. We also suspect that she's teething - she loves cold teething toys and immediately sticks them in her mouth (along with anything else she can grab).

Today she was a little more herself, thankfully. We had a good day. She is really working on rolling over and this is how I found her in her crib this morning:

We're waiting for it - she's going to be on the move soon.

Later today, we went for a family walk down to the shops in East Hyde Park. Lyla seemed to enjoy "riding" along with Daddy, but she is still a bit frustrated by the sun.
















So, when we got home I dug out the sunglasses Auntie Tevan bought her. They're just perfect. We're all really looking forward to the warmer weather.

















Happy Spring!