Aliya: 5 Months

Because it's impossible to have too many pictures of baby cuteness...

Our sweet girl is such a blessing. She is easy going, laid back, charming, adorable, sweet, happy, content, interactive and did I mention adorable?

 Her schedule these days looks like this:

7:30-8am Wake up/nurse

8:45am: Possibly some baby food if she's in the mood

9:45/10am: Nurse then nap

11:30-12pm: wake up and be adorable

12:30pm: Baby food

1:30/1:45pm: Nurse then nap

4-4:30pm: Wake up possible nurse

5:30/6pm: Baby food dinner of delectableness

7pm: Bath

7:15/7:30pm: Nurse then drift off to happy baby sleep

10:30/11pm: Wake up to nurse when mom goes to bed

4am: Wake up to feed, occasionally sleep through

Repeat!

Her favorite person to cuddle is mom, her favorite person to play with is Rye but Daddy gets all the best smiles. She is really social and will forgo her schedule if it means she can be charming an audience. She is just like her momma, only getting cranky when hungry and tired. ;) Overall we could not ask for a better or sweeter baby. God has blessed us tremendously with this wonderful little Leala Bear.

Me and my buddy

VA: Family time

Figured I'd better upload these suckers before we head back up to VA to collect more pictures.

Love these of Rye and Grandaddy...

 Kiki and Leela...

 oh, now this is funny...wrestle time...

 Mimi, Rye and Ellen

 Mimi and Aliya

 working on her big smiles...

suggle time...

Hart "Reunion" Part One: Extended Family

Rye and my cousin Becky's daughter Ellen, but since neither Rye nor Ellen have any Hart cousins, we have decided that they are cousins...which they probably are if you care to navigate the family tree.

 Becky's cute son, Jude. Oh he is such a cute ball of pudge-love.

 Aliya and her Great Grammy (my dad's mom). Doesn't she look content?

 My Aunt Ginnie and Jude's Gramma

 Grammy, Aliya and Rye

 Rye and Ellen in their "I am 2/4" shirts

 The cute baby cousins...

 All the cousins in a funny "laying on a towel on the floor" photo shoot. You know, normal every day type things.

We had a great time. Soooo fun to see all the Harts and get quality family time.