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!