Thanksgiving 2009

We had a busy Thanksgiving in Spearfish this year. Lila's GG had her 80th birthday party the Saturday after, so there were lots of cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents and great-grandparents vying for Lila's attention. I think it was a little overwhelming for her, but she had a good time.
Uncle Jami showing Lila how this whole crawling thing is done.


Cousin Jackson loved to hold Lila. He was snorting like a pig to make her laugh.

She had a little trouble getting up the step to the other room at her Grandparents, but finally managed to do it the last night we were there.



Lila loved her early Christmas present from Grandpa Vaplon. She's a little young for the tent, but the tube was a big hit!

Poor Jake

While we all may think how wonderful it is that Lila is finally crawling, Jake isn't quite as excited and it doesn't help that she thinks he is the most interesting thing in the world. Lila started crawling up to him while he was enjoying his bone last night and you could hear his discontented grumblings from across the room. Eventually he figured out that she was not going to be deterred and he got up and left the room. I guess they'll need a little more time to become "BFFs."



All it takes is for you to put something in front of her that she wants....

7 Months

For a while I thought that Jake was actually taking an interest in Lila...about second later he slowly reached over and stole the book she was playing with.


Lila's new favorite thing is jumping or bouncing. She likes the one that goes in the doorway pretty well but she goes crazy in the bouncing playstation they have at daycare. I'm surprised she hasn't made herself sick yet.

She's also getting better at sitting up. Her only problem seems to be that all of the things/toys that she wants aren't where she is. She only lasts a few minutes before she's wondering off to check something else out.

Just this week, Lila has really gotten the hang of the crawling thing. We'll need to get the house proofed this weekend if we ever want to take our eyes off her again.

Ready for Halloween!

No costume for Lila this year, but she's getting in the Halloween spirit nonetheless.

6 Months Old

Lila has been trying to get up on all fours for a few weeks now. She started out getting on her hands and feet like a push up but has finally figured out that hands and knees is easier. Last night she was staying up quite awhile before she tipped forward and rammed her head into the floor or whatever was in front of her. She gets pretty upset but is determined and is back on her hands and knees before too long.

5 Months

Lila started eating cereal this week. Before, she just needed a bib when she ate. Now, she needs a bib, a blanket to cover her lap and a washcloth for when she's finished. She doesn't seem to mind.

Lila's New Toy