Growing!

Yesterday was Layla's 2 month check up. She is now up to 12lbs and was 23 inches long! I thought that she was bigger than Gabe was at this point because she is in higher percentiles than he was for weight and height but I was wrong. I read in my journal that he was 12 lbs 2 ounces at 7 weeks and Layla is 9. I guess it's because the percentile range for boys and girls is different. The dr said she looked as healthy as can be and was really pleased with her growth.

She also got FOUR shots yesterday. They really wiped her out too. She feel asleep in the car seat coming home and slept in it for over 4 hours. She NEVER sleeps in her carseat once it is removed from the moving car! She also went down in her crib at 8pm and slept there until 4am. Some much needed shut eye for her mommy!!!

Welcome to the world

On December 2nd, 2007 at 8:57am we welcomed sweet Layla Grayce into the world, weighing in at 7lbs, 15ounces and 21 inches long. She was born via a planned c-section that went off without a hitch. She is beautiful in every way!

She has a big brother, Gabe, who loves her to pieces! He likes to "pet" his baby sister and tells me all the time that he loves her. He has not acted jealous at all with her which is a huge relief for his mommy and daddy because that was something we were very apprehensive about with having another baby.

At her first month check up, Layla weighed 9lbs and 14 ounces and was 22 inches long so she is definietly growing! She actually has her 2nd month check up next week and I am curious to see how much she has grown. My how time is flying by!

On December 15th, we moved into our brand new house. you can click on the link to see pictures of it. We are so excited to finally be in here. It's a beautiful house, one we designed and built with the idea that we will stay here forever; or at least somewhere close to it! We have 24 acres here with a pond and pastures and woods. All perfect places for two little someones to play and explore.

In January, Layla took her first road trip to Nana and Pa's for cousin JB's third birthday. She did pretty well considering it is a four hour trip one way. She knows she should get used to travel because mommy and daddy like to do a lot of that!!

Layla is very strong and can hold her head up on her own for long periods of time. She is also very alert. She can smile too. She likes to grin really big for her mommy and sometimes I catch her grinning at her big brother when she is sitting beside him in her carseat in the back of the car! I imagine she will really look up to him one day. I hope so...

You can see Layla's beautiful pictures on her Flickr album. Here is the link. It's also under the "fun places to visit" tab on the right. Check back soon for more updates on sweet baby Layla! And don't forget to keep up with her big brother on The Land of Gabe.