Miss Leyba is getting awfully good at holding her head up.
Shortly after this she got tired and started chewing (i.e. drooling) on David’s finger.
Love those baby cheeks!
Author: Carrie Spritzer
Jump for joy
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Here’s a photo of playtime from this morning.
My little cutie loves swatting at and talking to her toys. (There has been some debate in our house if Miss Leyba fully realizes that by swatting this toy, the one above that she’s looking at moves. Or does she think that by moving around she makes the above toy move?)
Weekend outing
On Sunday afternoon we headed out to the park with our new stroller.
Miss Leyba in her car seat having just woken up from a 5 minute cat nap.
I love how just one eye is open all the way. She likes to wake up slowly.
Check out the super-soft and adorable organic poncho that cousin Rachel knitted for Miss Leyba. (Rach, don’t worry: it will fit for a long time yet! Thank goodness there aren’t any arms!)
The girls admire the gorgeous view.
We walked around the lake while David ran circles around us. We all so enjoyed being outside (Miss Leyba was especially captivated by the trees) and we are thrilled with our choice of stroller. I loved being able to go at a faster pace that we were able to reach when we were carrying her in the Moby wrap.
Our cutie-pie, wrapped up in a blanket knit by Grandma Diana, about 2 minutes before she fell fast asleep. Note the glazed, tired eyes.
And, finally, a bonus picture of our goofball wearing her organic “give peas a chance” outfit right before story time.
We’re a happy family.
Tasting the world
She’s constantly drooling and everything now goes in the mouth.
Save me from myself
I can’t stop buying things for my daughter. Granted, it’s all things we need (like pants, socks, and a hat that fits), but I certainly spend more on her than on anyone else in the house (David and my wardrobe is quickly becoming threadbare). In fact, it’s a long standing family joke that I never spend money on myself and have 28 years worth of birthday and Hanukkah presents in the bank (I do, actually). But tempt me with something super cute, well-made, practical, and a good deal for my daughter and I just go crazy. A non-shopper suddenly becomes a shopper.
Take our new stroller. Several friends highly recommended Maclaren strollers (quality! style! durable! lightweight!), but I thought they were outside of our budget (I mean, who spends over $200 on a stroller?!). Then I found a great deal on a model from last year with free shipping and no tax and, well, I just couldn’t help myself.
Rather that reprimand myself for a few modest purchases (lol), I guess I should instead focus on how proud I am of myself for the restraint I’ve exercised by not buying every single item on our gift wish list and every children’s board book at our local bookstore… and trust me, I’ve been tempted!
We read every children’s book in the house every single day. Usually twice. Yep, we Spritzer Leyba’s love our books. Thank you to everyone who has given us so many fantastic books! (For her complete library, see the list in our sidebar further down this page.) We are so enjoying them!
Special thanks to Alexis for buying us the board book version of Harry the Dirty Dog
Here we are reading another favorite, The Very Hungry Caterpillar
(Thank you to Stephanie and Andy for this Eric Carle classic!)