New Pics

This was a very eventful christmas for Ayla. She got many presents from her extended family. As well, Ania got as a present a new camera, which Amir and Ania were eager to try out with Ayla, and update all her family and friends with her. She is growing up everyday. She walks now much more than she crawls, and gets into everything. She is very curious and very intelligent. She is already saying some basic words, mostly 'bye-bye' 'mama', 'laika' and 'orr'. She loves playing with new toys, and figuring them out. We enjoy watching her develop and turn into an independant (and insistant) individual. Here are some new photos and videos of her...

	Ayla in Laika's Crate (watch the video to see how she got there...)
	Ayla standing next to a chair
	Ayla playing with her new big stuffed dog
	Ayla and her dad
	Ayla walking and shaking her doll
	Achat Shtaim Shalosh - Yad'aim Al Harosh!!
Playing with the new stuffed dog
Videos Ayla petting Laika Ayla walking towards camera Ayla getting into Laika's crate

Ayla Walks!

Ayla has started to walk!
She recently has discovered the magic of walking, but is still not fully into it. She regularly walks along furnitures with much delight, and can walk with as little support as just holding the sides of our pants, but she is still reluctant to take full unsupported steps by herself, probably because she still doesn't see the need for it.
When she does though, she is just as surprised as we are. Her record is 7 unsupported steps. Mostly small steps, but she is getting better at it every time she tries. We are waiting eagerly for our world to change.
She is getting used to the weather. Grandma Nurit sent her some beautiful clothes from Israel, and we got her some winter gear. We have a special jacket which is fitted with an opening on the back so it can be worn on top of the baby carrier.
She is babbling much more, and can formulate simple words like 'bye-bye' and 'Orr' (light in Hebrew). We are trying to get her used to baby sign language. Right now we are just doing 'hello' 'goodbye' and 'milk'. Once she picks up on them we will expand her signing vocabulary.
A few weeks ago we went to the local museum to see the Lego exhibition. We had a nice time there. Ayla played with the cubes and was delighted to see her parents rekindling their own childhood.
She is a regular at a local playgroup - where parents and babies meet and play. She loves watching kids and animals, and is a real flirt with strangers, which makes her dad worrisome.
Here are some of the pictures from the Lego exhibition:

	Ayla sometimes likes to visit Laika's crate, much to Laika's dismay. Yet Laika is very tolerant of her, and Ayla reciprocates by allowing Laika to play with her toys, even though her parents don't allow such sharing