Bath Time Fun!

A few weeks ago I bought Nyla a new rubber duck bath tub with some of the Christmas money she was given. It sits in our bath tub and is the perfect size for our sweet girl. I got it from Target for about $12. I know I could just sit her in the big tub, but it's so big to me and she's still not sitting up perfectly and she would fall and hit her head and this just saves us from the tears and from me having to hold onto her while she plays.

She loves this duck. We throw her bath toys in there with her and she just splashes and grabs the toys and has a great time. Washing her hair is a little more challenging for me since she isn't leaned back, but we manage. I just love seeing her smiles as she splashes and plays. Enjoy the pictures!

Checking out the tub.

Chewing on the puffer fish.

She loves her "Tommy Turtle" book. It squeaks too.

P.S. Pediatrician appointment on Friday went great. She is growing like a weed and developing wonderfully! She is 18 pounds and 7 ounces (almost 9 pounds exactly gained from birth) and 28.5 inches long (7.5 inches longer than from birth). She is 90th percentile in weight, or the weight of a 9 month old. And her length is literally off the charts. Our Pediatrician showed us and the line is down and Nyla is way above it, it's hilarious. She is the length of an 11 month old. Needless to say, we're now in 12 month pajamas. She can still fit into 6-9 month pants and some 9 month onsies, but not for long. We think her torso may be longer tan her legs, that's why she needs 12 month pajamas. We're just thankful for a big, strong, healthy baby girl. She's more active everyday and we expect her to start crawling any day now! Fun times are ahead for the Gafford Family!!!

6 Months Old

Our sweet girl turned 6 months old yesterday. All I can say is "wow!"

It really does seem like just yesterday we were bringing her home at 2 days old. I know, I say all the time how time is flying, but it truly truly is!

Nyla is a ball of personality these days. She is smiling non-stop, laughing, sitting up well with a few occasional tumbles, finally likes playing on her belly, almost ready to crawl, has a fascination with her hands, loves touching faces when she's held, eats pretty well most days, sleeps good every night, takes great naps, loves to roll around, still loves her giraffe friend, loves to sit and listen while we read to her and loves playing in her exersaucer more each day. She is truly a blessing from our loving God!

I was reading In Case You Were Wondering by Max Lucado to her this morning. What a sweet, sweet children's book. I was bawling by the end of it. It is every emotion I feel with her everyday, just truly blessed to have been given her as a gift from God. He made her for us. Wow! It's powerful stuff. So thankful!

We go to the Pediatrician in about an hour and she gets more shots, which I hate. I'm all for vaccinating my child, but 6 shots in one visit? I wouldn't even do that to myself, let alone a baby. We are on a somewhat different shot schedule. We loosely follow Dr. Sears alternate vaccination schedule (can't find it on the web at this time), just because I don't want Nyla having 4-6 shots per visit, I like 3 at a time. I love our Pediatrician and the entire office. I'm so thankful for them. And they're open 7 days a week, a Doctor is always on call in the middle of the night and it's 5 minutes from our house. Big plus's all around! I do hate the shot parts though. I cry every time they give them to her. I have to pick her up immediately and comfort her and me and then we're better. It's tough to watch my baby be upset and in pain, but I feel it's best for her in the long run.

Here are some pictures from her 6 month photo shoot and a silly one with Daddy. Enjoy!

After dinner, laughing with Daddy. Sweet picture!

6 months old. Wow!

We love our sweet, happy girl!