Layla is learning so much every day! She likes to play with her tongue now. It's so cute! She knows that crying gets our attention (which will become annoying very quickly I'm sure!). I am 99% sure she "claps." I say 99% because I still have to administer a few more "tests" to determine I haven't been witnessing just a few coincidences. She puts herself into a sitting position from a crawling one. She pulled herself up to a standing position using Jeremy as help when he was sitting on the floor with her.
Might I add these developments have all been witnessed by Jeremy and/or I for the first time since yesterday! Well, all except for the crying thing, which I can't pinpoint down to a certain day.
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We went to the ISU Homecoming Parade today and had a good time. It was rather chilly, though! I have some absolutely adorable pictures of Layla all bundled up that I'll post on here when I get around to it. She had a good time, but couldn't have cared less on watching the actual parade. She was far more interested in watching the kids running around.
I hadn't been to that parade since I was in college...and even then, I never got to enjoy it as I was always in it with Campus Crusade. It was nice to view all the floats as they passed by. I don't know which float won the contest, but the Humane Society's was SCARY!!! They did an excellent job...and I can't do it justice by describing it, but I can't help trying. There was a giant, evil-looking rabbit with monstrous claws and teeth standing on top of a hearse...and the workers were very dead-looking as well. Even though Layla would have no idea what she was looking at, I made sure she didn't turn her head to see the monstrosity!
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I've begun to slack with the Biggest Loser competition. :-( I didn't weigh in yesterday because I took the day off...but I'm not sure I would have faired too well. I know once I actually get my butt in gear and go for a jog I would realize just how good I feel when I workout. I just can't seem to motivate myself to get there. I need help! Haha.
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My current goal with the house is to maintain the 3 rooms that are in decent condition and have one more room welcome to the public by the end of next week. Within this goal, or maybe in addition, I would like Jeremy & I to spend 45 minutes to an hour a day working on the house (be it getting things where they belong or finishing up one of our many works-in-progress). I'm desperately hoping that our house is market ready by January 1st!
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Layla does so much better in the evenings when she has friends over. Both last night and tonight we had guests over each with a girl either 4 months older or 1.5 months younger. I was so surprised to see Layla perfectly content playing on the floor so late at night with no sounds of fussiness. I can't really say that she was busy watching the other kid in the room, but it seemed that having someone else on the floor with her gave her the freedom to simply explore. Or maybe it's the fact that she was never alone in the room. But even when we're in the room with her she will get fussy after a while and want to be picked up. I'm not exactly sure what the difference is. I can see now why she's so tired when she comes home from daycare. She seems to forget the fact that she's tired and plays contently when other kids are around.
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