Life is good

Yes, it's been awhile. Life has changed for us. Colby got a new wonderful job that he loves. I got to quit my job that I hate. Woot! I love being a SAHM. Seriously, it is awesome. Yes, our baby fights sleep like crazy so sometimes I want to pull my hair out. But, mostly I am so thankful for the opportunity to watch my baby grow up and to have the time to take care of my house and family like I really want to. I will be getting a part time job here soon, so I'm going to take advantage of this precious time being job-free. Here are some pictures of the last month or so when I have been absent posting. Thanks to my mom for a lot of these. We'd hardly have any pics of Layla without her.

Sleeping with daddy, sporting some cutie cute leg warmers.

Ladybug smiles

Best friends. Yes these two babies are two months younger than Layla, but not really any smaller. Ha.

Slobber face.
My favorite picture of her. She's always eating her fingers.

Mr. Mom

It is my dream to be a stay-at-home mom. Most of you probably know that two weeks before my maternity leave was up and I was going to quit my job, Colby's company went under and he found himself unemployed. So for now we are playing a little role reversal and Colby gets to be Mr. Mom. He is doing such an awesome job! It's such a positive thing for him to get some extra time to bond with Layla. He can get the best smiles and almost-laughs from her. Colby also cooks the most creative, delicious dinners. I mean DELICIOUS! I'll never be able to compete.

In December during our tithing settlement, our Bishop said a prayer with us that we would be able to make it work financially for me to stay at home with Layla. I think Colby losing his job was a blessing in disguise for us. His old job was flexible and paid well, but it didn't have benefits and was (as you can see) kind of unstable. He'll now hopefully be able to find something stable with good insurance and room to grow. Colby has got some good leads, but nothing locked up yet. Anyone know of some job opportunities? I'm so thankful for a hard working husband and a wise Heavenly Father.

2 Months

I'm a couple of weeks late posting this. Little Layla is now about 2 1/2 months old. Time is flying by! It's so strange because it feels like she's been a part of this family from the beginning. She is so sweet and brings such joy to Colby and me.

At 2 months Layla is smiling and cooing to everyone she meets. She HATES tummy time. She loves Baby Einstein. She is sleeping a stretch of about six hours at night. Hooray!! At her 2 month appt, the pediatrician was happy with her growth. She weighed 9 lbs 1.5 oz (the 10th percentile, up from the 5th when she was born). However, that weight was with a cloth diaper bum that probably added some serious ounces :). She was 22 in long. She's a tiny little ladybug, but happy and strong. One of these days I need to post a Layla fashion show. She has been gifted some seriously cute outfits. A little diva in the making.

Happy Blessing Day!

It was Layla's big day. Colby gave her a beautiful name and blessing in church. Afterward we had big party at my mom's house. Thanks mom for hosting the bash! Thanks to those who came to celebrate. My mom is a budding photographer and took some cutie pics of Layla.

Layla Newborn Pics

My wonderful and talented friend Becky came over and took some great pictures of Layla. Layla wasn't super cooperative, but Becky managed to get some good stuff. Thanks Becky! You can check out some of her other work at her website: http://beckyphotoblog.blogspot.com/