3 months

This little snuggle bum is 3 months old this next week! She is such a wonderful baby and we are getting excited for Jen to take her 3 month pictures soon :) We surprised daddy with the bottom picture for father's day to put in his locker at work.

26th Birthday

Akilah surprised me with a fun pizza night with all of our Pocatello family!! We had pizza and ice cream cake, the boys played dominoes, and alllll of the girls went on a walk to the park. It was a very good day and fun night and I'm lucky to be surrounded by such great people.

Why Hello

ok.. one last picture because it's my new favorite!

Bite Suit

Here are two video for Akilah's parents. I told them I'd post videos of Akilah in the K-9 bite suit for their viewing pleasure haha

A day and night of firsts

June 12 was a day and night of many happy and scary firsts for our little family... Lyric laughed for the first time, took her first ambulance ride, and had her first visit to the ER. The laugh was wonderful and the hospital was terrifying.

During the middle of the night Lyric was struggling to breath and get the gunk out of her throat from being sick. We couldn't get her to wake up while she was struggling and ended up calling 911. The paramedics helped so much but decided we needed to take her to the hospital to do a more in depth checkup and chest x-rays. They tested her for influenza and RSV and the tests thankfully came back negative. The chest x-rays also came back clear and they decided she just had a common cold. What was happening was she wasn't able to push the gunk out of her throat by herself and she was also struggling to swallow it, so it was all getting caught in her throat and making it hard for her to breath. 

She is breathing better now and only crying when we have to suck out her nose. We are being extra watchful over he and her pediatrician says she is on the road to recovery. It was so scary for Akilah and I and Akilah handled it like a champ. I rode in the ambulance with Lyric and Akilah followed us in the truck. Before he left the house he remembered to get her diaper bag and car seat! I am amazed at how collected he was able to stay through the whole thing. So grateful for him and that Lyric is such a strong little girl!

Here is a picture of her from this morning! She is getting happier by the day :)

Lyric Overflow

You know I had to do a big post with all the Lyric pictures of the world! I love taking pictures of her and I hope she will like to look back through them when she's older! I love looking through family pictures when I go to my parents house. We will start with the daddy kiss pictures!

And we will finish with another picture of my dad sleeping with Lyric. Seems to be their favorite thing to do together :)

Lyric is still sleeping through the night (9pm - 6am), loving her baths, and earning the nickname Slobber Bomber! She is so strong and loves to stand up and take in the world. She has just found her hands and is starting to grab onto things. She still eats very well and loves to snuggle. We love to put her on her play mat and let her kick her feet around. Below is a video of her on her play mat :)

GrandB and Grandpa are here!!!

Akilah's parents came this week to see Lyric for the first time! They leave today and I hope they had such a wonderful time snuggling their grand baby! We did a lot of fun things (house hunting, 2 bbqs, movie watching, relaxing) and Lyric sure loved having them to snuggle with. They gave her lots of love just like grandparents should and we will miss them when they are gone. Luckily we get to see them again in August and then in December!

While they were here they got to hear Lyric laugh for the first time!

SWIMMING

Jessie, my mom, and I took Lyric swimming for her first time. Jessie and I grew up in the water and have taught swimming lessons for such a long time. Our summer jobs growing up were teaching lessons and life guarding and in fact, Jessie still manages the little local pool we grew up learning to swim in!

If I could, all I would do is teaching swimming lessons all day and run a pool! Someday... someday :) 

Lyric loved the water and we had such a good time with her. She loves he bath time so I figured she would love the pool too.

**Lake Time**

One of Akilah and my favorite things to do is to go to the lake with the dogs. On this occasion there were a bunch of couples and SIX dogs! Every dog did such a great job and every owner basked in the sun and water! Lyric loves being outside and she and Dray hung out the whole time just walking around and laughing at all the silly dogs and owners :)

Jordan and Maela love to swim and Akilah will throw a toy into the water for them and Jordan will swim and get it. We always say that Maela should have been named Loyal instead of Maela because she listens to us so well, but let her go in the water and she's gone. She doesn't listen very well and doesn't come back to shore until it is time to leave the lake. She is such a water dog and so funny to watch while she is swimming. Jordan isn't too awesome at the throw-fetch-bring back to owner game usually. But get him in the water with his toy and he's a champ! He brings it right back to Akilah- sits down- whines until Akilah throws it again- swims and fetches the toy- swims back- starts the process over until he pukes :)

Police Daddy

Best Relationship Ever award goes to Lyric and daddy! Akilah is so great with her and is the best police daddy ever :)

Baby Shower Time

One of my best friends in the whole world is about to have a baby! Actually two of my best friends are both having their babies on the same day!!! but one lives so far away :( and I probably won't get to see her for awhile! The other was home for the weekend to have a shower for her first little baby! I cannot wait for her to become a mom. She will be a wonderful mom, as all of my friends are, and he will be such a cute little baby!