A Rough Week

I am laughing while reading the first line of my post from last week.  When I said that I like spending time with my family on Sundays, I honestly didn't mean in the emergency room, but that's exactly where were were this Sunday.  During her nap, Layla fell out of her crib.  Neither my husband nor myself saw it.  We just heard her crying and when we opened the door, she was sitting on the floor.  To make a long, horrible story short, it was apparent that she hurt her eye so we went to JFK Hospital in Edison, where we had an extremely negative experience.  It was so bad, in fact, that I have filed a complaint with their Patient Relations department and Monte and I are in the process of writing a letter to the hospital president and several local newspapers.  Layla is fine, though, and that's all that matters. 

                                                                             Poor Baby

We purchased a crib tent to keep our little monkey safe, but despite the product description saying that it fits standard cribs and sleigh cribs, after trying it out, we've decided to return it.  It did look cute, though!

For the time being, Layla is sleeping in the Graco play pen.  I don't think she's ready for a toddler bed.  Actually, I don't think I'M ready for her to be in a toddler bed.  We have a bit more child-proofing to do before we reach that milestone!  Layla learned how to turn doorknobs and open doors and also how to press POWER - TV - ON on the remotes.  We're in trouble. 

I have been sick for the past two weeks, and the weather hasn't been great, so we're trying to entertain ourselves at home.  This week, Layla and I made cereal necklaces! I was surprised by her dexterity - she was able to thread the cereal on lanyard, which I chose because it's easy to grasp. 

Layla ate all of the cereal in one sitting!

We also tried fingerpainting for the first time.  I let her paint in the bathroom so she could immediately go in the tub afterwards. Layla liked squishing the paint, but was ready to wash it off quickly.    The whole activity took about three and a half minutes :)

It's not a painting experience without trying to taste each color once...

I think she had more fun washing the paint off of her body.

Layla's Masterpiece