Leah's new trick

So I wouldn't be surprised if you're all sick of hearing us write about little Leah so much, but, really, who wouldn't be obsessed with this adorable face?

Leah's aunt, Melissa, crocheted this beautiful dress for her.

Ever since Leah came into our lives, it's seemed like one adventure after the next—at first it was hard and stressful but lately Leah has blessed us with some fun adventures. She's definitely found her smile. She smiles at everyone all the time except for when she gets mad at her dad but that is sometimes cuter than her smile.

Leah is finally gaining weight! She's up to 7 lbs and 5 ounces. We have to keep track of how much she eats and we're supplementing her milk with formula but she's finally gaining weight very well. We love seeing those cute little fat rolls start showing up.

We've been working hard to perfect tummy time. She usually works on it a few minutes a day and her neck is getting really strong. We also play this game where we put our hands by her feet and she pushes against them to propel herself forward. She's really good at this game. Leah really loves moving around and being active.

Finally, whenever we put Leah on the floor to play by herself, she's constantly trying to roll over. I don't know why she does this because usually when she does roll over, she gets mad that she's stuck on her tummy. It's so cute to watch her working so hard on it all the time. Most of the time her arm gets in the way and she gets frustrated. She'll get so close to rolling over but her arm will be in the way and she'll roll back over to her back. But she's gotten a lot better at sticking with it and making it through. Here's a video of Leah finally getting that arm out of the way:

Now if you watch this video and are saying to yourself "My child is older than 2 months and he/she hasn't rolled over yet." Don't worry Leah is kind of like an x-men. She has a genetic mutation that allows her to be extra-special. Most likely your child will learn how to read or walk or talk before Leah but she has the rolling over powers.

Last, we want to point out some silver linings of having a child with special needs.

First - You can brag about your kid without getting other people mad at you. Leah is an orange in the midst of apples.

Second - An iPad is in our future. There are some great apps for special needs children that help them learn how to read. The iPad is very easy to learn how to use and has been used a lot while working with kids who have down syndrome. David has been working really hard to convince Chanae to let him get one and he finally found a good enough reason for her to agree.

Third - With all the training that we are getting with Leah, having more children doesn't scare us as much.