Yes, she's wearing camo...

Yes, my DAUGHTER is wearing camo in the video we posted. Lovely, isn't it? It was a gift from a neighbor. Cute, but scary. Now she has a real gun AND camo. Mother of God. That will be the last you see of that... from now on, ALL GIRLY stuff. Pink, flowers, dancing, lace, etc.

Back to my busy day. Layla and I have lots to do. That's sarcasm.

Layla's Video Debut

Boo! Thank you Auntie Megan!

Here's a pic of Layla just chillin' in her very first Halloween outfit. She loves it... Thank you Aunite Megan!!! Even though it's supposed to be for a much bigger "little girl", it fits Layla perfect. She's no small fry, that's for sure. How could she be... she eats ALL THE TIME!!!!

Friday... that's all I'm sayin'

As I mentioned, I'm not going to do anything further on this blog that may jinx how things are going w/ Layla... with that said... it's Friday, which is a good thing. That's all I'm sayin'. :) Let that smiley face be a hint to you all ... and that's all I'm sayin'.

Latest and greatest pics of Layla... which will also give you a hint as to how she's doing. She's getting more and more wide eyed every day. Very curious and doesn't like to sit in one spot for too long... sounds like her mom and dad. Oh, and I'm sure you'll get a kick out of the pick of Layla and her dad... this is dad on one of his night shifts. He's MUCH more relaxed than mama.

Consistency? Whatever.

Ugh. I'm no longer going to post hopeful blog entries about our progress w/Layla. Every time I do, I jinx it and crap hits the fan w/her. Last night, and the night before, for that matter, were awful. Layla's newest thing, falling asleep before her last feeding of the night (yes, we'd normally wake her for her feeding but she gets so fuming mad when we do that it's just not worth it). So, she's up for her "final" night feeding at about 10:30 or 11:00, just when I'm into a deep sleep. Then, she's up at 2:00 a.m., and decides she doesn't want to sleep anymore for the night. I get so mad and frustrated, and the sad part is, I really don't think it's her fault. I think she's got tummy troubles again and have called the dr today yet again to see if there's ANYTHING we can do. We were out at 4:00 a.m. driving around aimlessly today... hoping, wishing that she'd fall asleep. She screamed for most of it, fell asleep and as soon as I got her back into the house, she was up and yelling at me again.

Right now, she's in her Moses basket sleeping on top of the stove. Yes, on top of the stove. She likes the sound of the fan. And there it is... her uncomfortable cry... Now she'll be up for hours, screaming, crying, kicking, and will then sleep for 1 hour tops. Then it all starts again... at 4:00, her SUPER fussy, never ending scream time starts. Just in time for dad to come home. So, not only am I stressed, he's stressed and doesn't even have a chance to wind down for the day. He tries his tricks, I try, he tries again, blah blah blah. We give her baths just to distract her from whatever it is she's crying from.

My eyes are burning out of my head, I have cabin fever like you wouldn't believe, look like hell, want to clean the house from top to bottom, have a poor sad dog that doesn't understand what the hell is going on, and can't stop thinking about being on the beach in JAMAICA w/ a stiff drink. ALONE.

Serenity now.

1 Month old, and smiling!

Well, time flies... as you can see by the lack of posts. Layla turned 1 month old on Saturday and on that day, she smiled at me. And no, it wasn't a "gas" or "I farted smile". I know those... she actually looked up at me and smiled... giggled a bit, then did it again. It was awesome. She's done it a few times since then, once a bit for daddy last night. Makes the insufferable sleepless nights and days A BIT more tolerable.

The pics are: of Layla and her big brother, Hudson. He's very much in love w/her and is very protective of her. The one where Layla is being held sideways are her on her 1 mo bday. Nani Jennifer is holding her. Also, one of Layla meeting cousin Jada for the first time and another of bath time.

Well, Layla is in the baby bjorn, just hanging out w/ the hiccups. A good time for me to get some stuff done... or maybe just walk to the neighbor's house for a visit. Can you say, "CABIN FEVER"?!

God listens... and our doctor rocks.

First, let me start by saying THANK YOU to all of you who read yesterday's post and have called / emailed, etc. So sorry to make you worry and think that I was close to jumping off a bridge... well, actually, I think I was, but in any event, sorry to make you worry.

We spoke w/our dr yesterday who told us that Layla shouldn't be eating more than 6oz in a 4hr time period (yes, she was eating more than that and I thought it was insane too, but then thought that you couldn't over feed a baby...and was wrong). In short, we've rationed her over the past 24 hours and have seen some much needed improvement. Got a fairly good night's sleep in, Layla has napped well today (see pics of her napping, in purple) and the house is being cleaned. Thank the good lord, I may survive after all.

I've also posted a pic of Layla in her Packer gear, courtesy of Aunie Megan and Uncle Jeremy. Go Pack Go!!! Also a pic of her and Nani Jennifer.