Ayla is growing and getting more and more adorable. The white overall in one of the lower posts doesn't fit her anymore and her little foot is no longer the size of Ania's middle finger! Here is some info on her name. Ayla in Turkish is the light around the moon and her mom thinks of her as a moon princess calling her Lunia and Luneczka (pronounced with a ch) for short (yes it's not really "short"). The archaic Turkish meaning is related to a pagan moon goddess. In Hebrew Ayla means a type of proud and strong tree, similar to an oak, and also a female diety. The last meaning we are aware of is literary, the heroine of the Clan of the Cave Bear book series' name was Ayla. She generally cries a lot, and we think she suffers from colic. True to her name she is nature lover and luckily for us, loves to be strapped into the sling and taken on a walk. This will settle even this most heart breaking shreaks. Ania goes for 3-4 walks a day, at all hours, even at 1 am trying to get the little cutie to settle down. Laika (our dog) is well pleased with this arrangement, she is also taking advantage of the relaxed authority recently, as often we wonder "where's the dog?" and she's to be found gallavanting in the woods around the house! We will post more pictures soon!