Laela and I are sitting around, watching Sleeping Beauty. I've been in a very Disney mood this week, we've already watched The Jungle Book, Alice in Wonderland, and Finding Nemo. I love the ambience of Disney movies, they make the house feel so cozy. And Laela seems to like them too. She's rolling around on the floor, chewing on her toy.

She really seems like she might actually crawl, but there's always a snag. Now she gets on all fours and moves her feet, but her hands do not follow suit. Then her legs straighten out and she army crawls away. But, she's getting better at turning, and is going forward more. She's also starting to develop the ability to get from her stomach to sitting. She's a pro at going from sitting to her stomach, but once there she prefers to yell until someone sits her up haha. Laela is also getting really good at standing. We got her a musical activity table, since there isn't really anywhere for her to pull up and cruise in our living room. She really likes it, and it's helping her learn another important skill- how to get down haha. She's learning to sit down on her bottom instead of falling over to the side.

All in all, I've really been enjoying this stage. She's also eating like a champ. The gagging is much better, and she actually swallows her food, and lots of it. Since Laela hasn't exhibited any food allergies so far, I have moved the trial period for her food from a week to a couple of days. In the last few weeks we've started wheat cereal, tofu, chicken, avocado, beets, lentils, white beans, basil and cinnamon. And she's loved it all. I'm so glad that, so far anyway, she seems to be really open to trying new foods. That's why I'm trying to get as many new things in as I can while she's like that. And, briefly anyway, it seemed that eating a large meal of solid food right before bed was helping her sleep better, but the last few days she's been waking up frequently. She even slept for 12 hours straight the other night, but I knew it was too good to be true. My hope is that, at the very least, she will stop waking at night once she's weaned. At that point, all that will be offered at night is a cup of water haha.

I've also been doing some spring cleaning, very slowly. I'm going room by room, making a list of things to do for each, and crossing them off as a go. I'm trying not to have a timeline, and so far it's working. Earlier I used the shop vac to vacuum under our bed. Harlock is terrified of the vacuum, so I moved her to the living room chair, and I shut the door so Laela wouldn't be afraid either. When I was done I peaked into the living room to see Harlock cowering on the couch and Laela playing happily. Laela is clearly the more brave of the two haha. I really want to move some of our decorations around the house, just to change things up. I got new pillows for the couch, and I really want to do some more little improvements. It's been a while since we've updated, and I feel like everything has been in the same place for so long that we've stopped noticing it.

It also looks like tomorrow is actually going to be a nice day. It's been pretty rainy here all week. It's so hard because I'm very ready to get out and work on the yard and go to the park more. I hate being cooped up for too long. I want to pick up some mulch tomorrow and get to work. It's still a little early to plant flowers, but our daffodils are slowly coming up in the front yard. My plan is to plant some herbs in pots in the back yard, and then plant some more flowers in the front. We have enough flowers in the back already, but I might add in some wild flowers. And, I have to finish the project I started last fall, when I bulldozed the hedges on the side of the driveway haha. I need to cut them all the way down, add mulch, and paint the side of the house where they were. I can't wait to get to work!