We're crawling!

Last Saturday was a momentous day in our household--Leila began crawling! Her dog Shrek has not been safe since. He is so good with her, like a big brother, and he lets her poke at him and play with his collar (under supervision, of course.) I can't leave her alone for 5 seconds now though, yikes! She's had her eye on the doggie door for several months now and I know first chance she gets she is going through it. This week she also began pulling up in her crib to stand while she waits for us to come and get her. Something new every day!

We also started Gymboree with her friend Ryan and his amazing mom, Sarah. Leila was so enthralled with the toys there that I bought some but they must be magic Gymboree toys because at home they are just not as entertaining. Her current favorite toys are Shrek and my sister's dog Lucy who is vacationing with us. Anything she is not supposed to have is also her favorite, which includes the remote control, her nightlight, plastic bags, and mom's cell phone.

This Saturday we had a scare when Leila somehow got her teeny-tiny thumb stuck in the hole at the end of a measuring cup where the ring attaching the cup to the others normally would have been. When I tried to pull the cup off, the plastic was sharp and was cutting into her thumb, making her bleed, and it wouldn't come off. Soap or oil didn't help. Luckily super-dad came to the rescue and Patrick used kitchen shears and garden shears to cut through the plastic! Amazing! I hope we will not be the ones eventually telling you about erasers up the nose. I thought for sure it would be one of the boys to do something like this first, LOL. Here are some adorable shots from her 6-month portraits, enjoy!

First Day Blogging Lessons

Thank you all for your responses and support. According to Those Who Know, I have learned the following in Day 1:

1. Blogging does not necessarily invite creepos and weirdos, this advice from a four-year blogger.

2. If you are going to commit to a blog, you have to keep up with it. Your archives may be checked by blog-stalking friends, LOL.

3. No matter how much you love your child, don't forget about your first baby, the dog.

4. True friends will remain so even if you have become a mommy-blogger.

And here are the adorable photos that are the real reason any one looks at a blog, enjoy!!

Dare we enter the online world??

It has been seven wonderful months since the birth of our daughter, and with much encouragement we are only now attempting to begin the much-avoided MOMMY BLOG (thank you Sarah, Aunt Cailin, and Lisa, you know who you are.) The jury is still out as to whether I am a MOMMY BLOGGER; this is only my first attempt and we will see if it sticks. Right now it is 10:52 p.m. and I could be doing laundry, unloading the dishwasher, and oh yeah, SLEEPING. I think all women feel this way though any time they take some time out to themselves! I am not the first and won't be the last.

This means I have seven month's worth of pictures to catch you up on, haha.

My first topic, other than this delicate entry into the blogosphere, is that of being a SAHM. I think I possibly may be more exhausted than when I was working full time at M. D. Anderson and taking Leila to her sitter. And now I get to sleep past 5:30 a.m.! In fact, if Leila dares to awaken before 7:00 a.m. she is soothed back to sleep if at all possible.