happy bday daddy~ and lyla update ( a little long :s )

well today is may 18, 2011. my daddys birthday. he would have been 46 today. thats just so young to not be alive. its sad, it really is.  and i honestly cant believe its been 2 years since he has been gone. i have learned that since he died, life is short and you never know what might happen. yeah i know people say that all the time, but until something like this happens to you, you never really understand the meaning.
well enough about that bc i def. dont want to be crying my eyes out today bc i have to work.....

so monday i start lyla on some oatmeal. she know is drinking 5.5 ounces of formula with a teaspoon of ricein her bottle. before every bottle she gets 1-1.5 teaspoons of tice mixed with milk in a bowl. and now at lunch and dinner time she gets the oatmeal instead of the rice. she LOVES it! and she is doing so good with whole spoon situation. i am so proud of her. if this week goes well with the oatmeal, meaning if she doesnt have an allergic reaction or tummy issues, i will take away the rice in the bowl and only put it in her bottle. then before every feeding we will do oatmeal instead of rice. then on june 1st when she has her 6 month checkup, if the doctor gives me the ok, we will start her on baby foods. HOWEVER
i am torn about this whole baby food ordeal. i would LOVE to make her baby food but 1. do i have time? 2. so i have the energy? and 3. so i want to spend the money on a machine to puree the stuff? and then that leads me to the question of organic baby food. which i would like for to have organic or homemade bc there is not all those perservatives and mess in it. but organic is a little on the expensive side. but babies are expensive so who cares right?
so anywho. i will be talking to johnny about this one. bc i could make the baby food and the MIL could help out since she is home with lyla anyway everyday. but then the question comes about of when we travel. homemade bf has to be refrigerated. so who knows... looks like i have some research to do......

oh and lyla was 6 MONTHS old yesterday!!!!! happy 1/2 yr lyla!! :) u cant believe she is 6 months already! she is growing up way to fast- 
and saturday and sunday she had her first beach trip- she loved it! and i think she would have loved the water but it was wayyyy to cold. so maybe next time. she loved it but i got burnt bc i was too busy worrying about her to put on sunblock. so now im dealing with that but it feels much much better today. now i have to get it to blend in by the time the wedding gets here next week.

well i must go......
here is a new picture of lyla :)