Life in Layla-ville

Many people have been asking me how tummy time is going. Well, here is a picture from a tummy time session last week-

So as you can see she by no means loves it...but her face isn't flat into the Boppy! We are making progress and Layla is holding her head up more and more with each week that passes. When I was visiting school last week, our OT (occupational therapist) reminded me that tummy time is very important and suggested I try giving Layla tummy time on my lap. So we have been trying that and it gets the job done without being so much of a production :-) (By the way, we will most likely not be purchasing the tummy time contraption I told you about. My sister spotted it at Babies R Us and said it was too crazy looking).

Layla in her knee highs. Daddy gets a kick out of how high the little socks come up on her legs.

And now...Layla and her new favorite toy! Layla is on her toy mat, but look carefully and you'll see she has a new kickboard that she loves. It looks like sensory overload (okay, maybe it is) but Layla loves to lay on the mat and kick the board and make it play music. She did get into an interesting conversation with that parrot today...I think they may be on the outs.

Below is a picture of Layla and what she is trying to make her "lovie." Layla loves to cuddle the little lamb while she is falling asleep. Don't worry I watch her like a hawk and promptly remove it when she falls asleep. We need to find a smaller and "less likely to suffocate a baby " lovie.


Yes, as you can see from the picture Layla is sleeping in her swing still. For those of you who aren't aware, Layla has slept in the swing for most of the 2 1/2 months of her life. With the tongue issues and her acid reflux, Layla was choking whenever she was flat on her back. She is still choking from time to time and we are looking into getting a Pollywog sleeping wedge for her. It will give us peace of mind when we transition her into the crib for the nighttime. For now, I am trying to put Layla in the crib for naps during the day, but I go flying into her nursery each time I hear a peep on the monitor in fear that she is choking. So you can imagine how the nights would go if we tried it pre-sleeping wedge.

And just a picture to show our growing girl before our grocery shopping excursion today...how big is Layla? Getting SO big :-)