Or maybe football

We had our one month pediatrician appointment today (a bit late, at 5 weeks, 4 days). Layla tipped the scales at 11 pounds, 13 ounces, putting her at the 95th percentile for weight. Luckily, she is also at the 90th percentile for height, so she's proportional!

Soccer Star!

Will Layla be a soccer player like her mommy and daddy?
All signs point to yes! Clearly, she's excited about it!

















Not only are they cute, but they rattle, too!

More Family

Aunt Meredith and Uncle Ronak traveled from St.Louis to visit after Christmas. Layla was on her best behavior while they were here...easy feedings, minimal fussing, etc. I'm not sure they got the true picture of this whole parenthood thing!


Here's Layla signaling "touch down" to Uncle Ronak.






And here's Layla being shy and hiding from the Paparazzi.

New Hampshire x2

We had two recent visits to New Hampshire. Layla did well on the car rides, which were good practice for our longer, eventual trips to Maine.



We spent Christmas Eve in Pelham with Aunt Trish, Uncle Kassam, cousins Ryan and Sarah, and Mimi and Bumpa. Ryan just LOVED watching Layla sleep and he spent much of the night talking to her and thinking about all the things she's going to be able to do soon. We made it home in time to get to bed before Santa arrived!







A few days later we headed to Auburn to watch the Patriots while we visited with Daddy's cousin Curt and his family. Here's Ally and Casey saying hello. Kevu (sp?), the dog, had a few good sniffs, too!

CRA Friends

There's been a baby boom at Chris's company. Here's Layla with her new friends!

First Christmas!

We have had such a fabulous Christmas....so fabulous that we haven't had a moment to blog about it!


Which one's bigger?

















Layla is closely examining the loot that Santa brought her. Santa knew that Layla didn't need much, so he focused on practical things like new pacifiers, bigger onesies, and a Spanish speaking octopus.















After all the excitement of presents, champagne, and cannolis, Layla passed out while....

















Mom and Dad made and decorated cookies.

Succes!

Layla slept well in her crib last night. Almost as importantly, Mom and Dad slept well. Layla managed about 5 hours in round one of sleep and then about 3.5 in the second round. Not bad!