February

I realized after adding these pictures that I should have titled this the "ya ya saga" with the one single picture I have of Liam in it (haha) ... he just moves even faster than she does. ;)

I'm realizing parenthood is this liberating yet terrifying experience as your child masters new things. Packing that girl up and down two flights of stairs multiple times a day is a work out but she's been practicing scaling them on her own and it is beyond liberating on my back but I think my heart stops in the process every time. haha

How cute is that little climber though?! So proud of herself!

Baths are my favorite thing in the world so I'm trying to teach her young. They are also the most fun pass time during the winter months so this was our girl's night while the boys played legos ...

Don't ask me why but I keep my ribbon box in the play room (usually high enough so it is out of reach) but I got lazy after having to get it down so many times during the holidays that I forgot I left it where she could find it. She spent a good 30 minutes draping herself in every single one of those ribbons ...

 Liam is my wildly creative one ... he asked me the other day if he could borrow my corn on the cob holders and created this Rusty Rivets (a character from a tv show he likes) and it is spot on! He's going places with these talents some day!

These two spend a lot of their Sundays together and I couldn't be more thankful to have Nic help me carry the load after a long week ... 

One of my favorite things Liam used to do when he was her age and now she does it too!!! Runs with her hands behind her back! :) I love it so much!!

Breaking all the hearts with that chocolatey grin! 

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The only possible way for me to finish getting ready in the morning is to let her absolutely trash my bathroom. She dumped a basket that happened to be filled with bandaids, nail polish remover wipes, and q tips! I look down, and see my very own alien baby! haha

Trying on daddy's shoes and waving to me ...

When you're making pretend dinner and accidentally sit on the velcro food ...

Having Lyla take a bottle after she weaned from nursing has been just as soothing of an experience for me as it has been for her. I know this stage too is needing to draw to a close and it is one more thing that makes her a little less of a baby. I had to capture this moment the other day so I could always look back on it and remember what she looked like while holding her own bottle in my arms ... because I know I definitely won't forget the feeling.