HAPPY BIRTHDAY AAYLA!

I can't believe Aayla is already one!! Wow, this year went by fast!!!!  I didn't have much planned because Jacob had to work until 8:30.  Well, we ended up having an eventful day!!  My mom called me up around noon and invited us to go see Yogi Bear.  So me and the girls, Katie and my mom and dad went to the Provo Mall theater.  Ellery liked the movie.  It had some funny parts, but it's definitely a one-time, dollar theater movie.  After the movie we stayed at the mall and waited for Abbie to get off work.  Brandon ended up getting off work early and joined us.  When Abbie got there I gave Aayla her gift from me...pierced ears!!  Poor girl didn't know it was coming, and wasn't very happy.  She cried of course, but only for a couple minutes and then recovered.  They are little pink flowers and super cute.  We decided to go back to our house and have pizza.  We stopped by Little Caesars for their Hot-and-Ready pizza.  Apparently everyone in Springville decided to have pizza that night.  The place was packed!  We ended up having to wait over 30 minutes for our pizza.  We made it back home with everyone starving.  Jacob got off work early and so was home when we got there.  After we ate, Aayla opened her present from Grandma and Grandpa Webb, which was a little cute cheetah that rolls on the ground and wags it's tail.  Her and Ells had fun with it.

  I didn't have a cake for her since I wasn't planning on having anyone over.  I was actually going to make a Winnie the Pooh cake on Sunday.  But we wanted to sing her Happy Birthday, so K, B and A went to Dairy Queen down the road and got an ice cream cake.  The frosting was hot pink and made quite a mess, but Aayla liked getting to eat ice cream.  

 

Jacob blew the candle out right before her little fingers grabbed the flames.  

 I think it was a good birthday.  By the end of the night she was SOOOOOOOO ready for bed.  It's hard turning 1.

Maybe these teeth aren't so good after all...

Not that anyone wants to hear about my breastfeeding stories but.....so ya, I'm still nursing Aayla and have been planning on it until she turns one, which is next week by the way.  Lately, however, I decided to keep on nursing until after flu season gets over, probably March or April.  Well today Aayla bit down REALLY hard on me!!! It hurt SOOO bad!  Of course I totally screamed and pulled her away which made her start bawling.  Then she refused to get back on and eat.  Looks like I might not make it til March if this keeps up.  And to think I was so EXCITED about her teeth....now, hmmmm not so sure!

Roper Family Christmas Blog

My family did a Christmas blog this year instead of mailing out a letter.  Here's a link if anyone is interested in reading about my family this year!

http://roperfamilychristmas.blogspot.com

Aayla's 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th teeth

yup that's right, aayla's been busy busy busy growing teeth!!  I was afraid they'd all come in at the same time once the first one finally came in!  I noticed the 2nd bottom tooth had come through her gum just last week and then on Saturday Jacob found one of the top ones had already broken through her gums!  Her other top tooth and the one next to it look like they are about to break skin, so she will have 5 teeth!!  Yay!  Surprisingly she has been really good.  Sunday she was a little cranky but she has been fine every since!

Aayla's First Tooth.

It's finally here!!!  Aayla's first tooth!!!  It's about time too!  I mean she's 11 months and hasn't had any teeth yet.  Jacob and I have both been saying, "Oh she's probably teething,"  whenever she's fussy or is having a bad day.  But no teeth come popping out of those little gums of hers...until now!  I'm so excited for her!  I am a little worried now that since it's taken so long, they are going to all come in at once.  We shall see....but for now she's working on just one.