Swimming and other updates

Layla had her first swimming experience this weekend since it was finally nice here in St. Louis. She was too cute in her swimsuit and thank goodness we have several because this one is brand new and too small! We got her all suited up and although she was hesitant at first, she splashed and had a grand ol' time........for about 5 minutes. Then she got sunscreen in her eyes and cried for an hour. Our swimming session was a short one :)

After our hour of crying to rinse out the sunscreen, Layla was happily being a ham and wanted to get in this playpen. In she went and she was happy as a clam. She bounced around and was generally silly for a long time :)

She also discovered that she could walk with the help of a walker and a steadying hand of mom. It won't be long before she figures out her balance and can do this herself.

So since Sunday - our happy playday, Layla got sick again and tested positive for the HIB Flu. She was vaccinated against this disease, but apparently got it anyway. We are working with the doctors to figure out why this happened and how we prevent it from happening again since HIB causes all kinds of nasty illnesses including bacterial meningitis. She is on mega antibiotics and should be feeling better soon, but it has been a crazy few days.