hooray for morning!

maybe she's a morning person? aiyana still wakes up with great big grins as if she's saying, "I'm so excited to be here!!"

momma and daddy feel the same way.

the verdict is in

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conversations with Aiyana

piano prodigy

being a musical genius makes a girl sleepy.

lucky for aiyana, her favorite sleeping spot is never far from her. on this day, we learned that she's out in a minute if i lay the blanket over her while she's snuggled in the sling. i tried it to block the light, and found out she was fast asleep.

baby's 1st hike

our friends, Wally and his daughter, Rachel, took us to Hanging Rock Park. it was beautiful! (even when it rained on us a little bit!) the tail of aiyana's sling made a perfect rain cover.
during much of the hike, aiyana was talking and talking, and talking... we'll be doing a lot of hiking.

daddy's girl

what glasses???

thanks for the moonpie, dad...but i don't think that's what the doctor meant by "starting solids"

photo shoots can get a little messy

aiyana loves her daddy. for his valentine gift, she framed a few pictures of her sweet self for his office. she already has daddy (and mommy,too) wrapped around all ten of her little fingers.

grabby grabby

aiyana just HAD TO HAVE this playmat. it's all she's talked about since her playdate with her friend, Hayden, last week.

excuse me, small noisy person.. i believe it's my turn now.

be my valentine

aiyana studied the red ruffle on her shirt for quite a long time. maybe because this wasn't a onesie and she could pull it up to get a closer look...but as soon as the shirt was on, she was mesmerized by the pretty ruffle.

"a robust girl"

aiyana's growth report: 15-13.8lbs, 26 1/4 inches (measured her twice just to be sure!)

Doctor says, "she's a robust girl". She's growing perfectly along her curve even with a height greater than the 97%tile. Just means we'll be using a lot of onesie extenders!

i lub my thub

"i know i can make it fit!"

soothing yourself to sleep can be very tiring work. and she's very smart about it, too. sometimes she'll use one hand to jam the other as far back in her throat as possible. and then she gags. and then she starts all over.

it's all a very sweet process.

the very hungry caterpillar

playing opossum

she really is asleep, but sometimes she looks like she's faking.

weeeee!!

another gorgeous 70 degree winter day. daddy took us to the park. we braved the swings for the first time. aiyana wasn't too sure what to think at first. as the swing swung, she began to shake a little bit, so we stopped. actually, on the video, it sounds something like, "stop! stop! she doesn't like it!" baby steps i guess. but she did enjoy sitting with the sun and breeze on her face.

just one bite?

this may be the beginning of "begging" for table food. i don't like that "the books" call it "begging" (she's not a puppy)....but she's definitely paying attention. she knows something good is going on and she wants to be a part of it!

naps look like this (sometimes)

we may have discovered aiyana's perfect swaddle. since she enjoys snacking on her hands, and tends to find them when she's getting sleepy, i now swaddle her so she can reach the fingers of her left hand for a middle of the nap (or night) snack. it's really an exact science -- too much freedom and she smacks herself awake.

sunny sunday

love those cheeks!