Bettger Living: August 2014

When I started my blog shortly after Adam and I were married I pictured myself posting weekly, and having so much to say. Then I had a baby, and my free time coincided with her nap time, and all I could manage to do during that time was nap myself; I was exhausted, and nothing else seemed to matter. Then I became so distracted by motherhood that I actually forgot my blog existed. Well here I am, emerging from the fog once more and as always I don't know how long it'll be till next time. But the good news is, life is getting easier around here and this whole parent thing is really starting to come naturally to us! Whew!

Leila is 3 months old now, and has turned into such an amazing and beautiful baby. She is very laid back, happy most all the time and sleeps between 7 and 10 hours straight at night! We fall more and more in love with her everyday. She smiles and coos at her admirers and constantly wants to be held and interacted with. She is so interested in her surroundings, especially bright colors and lights. She rolled over for the first time, having never been prompted by us to do so and now she is getting kinda good at it! She tries talking almost constantly, even when no one is looking at her, she just likes to talk. (I wonder who she got that from....?) And she really loves music! Especially when Adam is playing his guitar. It relaxes her and she usually falls asleep to it at night.

Being a mother is an indescribable feeling. My heart overflows with love when she looks at me and smiles, or when she just wants to be held and snuggled. I constantly tell Adam that I cant believe we made her, she is just amazing! Our life has changed so much for the better and we are truly loving every minute of parenthood.

This is what Leila has been up to the past couple months:

(I apologize in advance for the overload of pictures, but we are kind of obsessed.)