Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Our little fishie
Kaylee and I went to the pool again this morning. The weather and pool temp were perfect, but no one else showed up during the hour and a half we were there! I'm hoping any potential rain holds off until tonight so we can go again after naptime today. We're borrowing a little toddler inner tube from a neighbor and it is great!! The fabric covering the tube has a tank top attached, so the ring stays on even when she's not in the pool. She LOVES being able to swim on her own; she's always wanting down when we hold her in the pool, and I think the inner tube is the only reason Jamie goes to the pool with us anymore - he was getting so tired of always having to chase her around on the concrete.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Catch up ... Ketchup?
Hey - blame it on the laptop that I haven't posted photos in a while. Now I'm spoiled and don't want to sit in my office when I can sit on the couch! I finally loaded Photoshop on here so I can do some photo stuff and upload from here. So now I'm catching up - here are some photos from the past couple weeks...
Who needs water? Here's Kaylee - kicking her feet up with her ipod in the car float, and rolling out of her pool...in the dining room! I was going to put it outside with water, but she was having such fun inside, I figured it was easier cleanup...
But we have taken her to the pool! She enjoys climbing in and out on the steps. Not sure what was going on in the last picture, but I thought it was cute, and love the dress (thanks, Auntie Cheriene!!)
The next three photos were taken while we were listening to a Kindermusik CD - she was dancing and clapping along, but then when the music would stop in between songs (or sometimes just when the singing stopped within a song), she would say, "uh-oh! uh-oh! uh-oh!" and throw her hands up like she was saying, "uh-oh, what happened?" (I say/do that, so I think that's where she got it.) I'm not sure exactly what she was doing in the middle picture - looks like she's hiding something behind her back ("what? huh? I don't have anything!"), but she was just being silly putting her hands back there then would pull them out and say uh-oh again.
One of Kaylee's new things is to stick out her tongue, but she scrunches up her face when she does it...looks a bit crazy. :) Kaylee also likes ketchup. I gave it to her with some hot dog chunks, but she scooted those aside as soon as the ketchup was there and just scooped it up and ate that. I just noticed that it looks like she left a fingerpainted ketchup face on the tray.
Last Saturday we went to my grandparents' house for lunch, and my cousin Jason, his wife Kimberly and their 2.5 year old son Ryker (below with Kaylee) also came, too. They had fun playing with cars and monster trucks for a while.
This is a painting I did for Kaylee's room. I did one each for two sets of friends last week as baby gifts (one for a boy, one for a girl) and I liked the way Kendall's turned out so much that I did the same thing for Kaylee. I actually wanted to do the same colors for Kaylee, but it wouldn't really have gone with her green, yellow, white and black color scheme, so I changed it...
Who needs water? Here's Kaylee - kicking her feet up with her ipod in the car float, and rolling out of her pool...in the dining room! I was going to put it outside with water, but she was having such fun inside, I figured it was easier cleanup...
But we have taken her to the pool! She enjoys climbing in and out on the steps. Not sure what was going on in the last picture, but I thought it was cute, and love the dress (thanks, Auntie Cheriene!!)
The next three photos were taken while we were listening to a Kindermusik CD - she was dancing and clapping along, but then when the music would stop in between songs (or sometimes just when the singing stopped within a song), she would say, "uh-oh! uh-oh! uh-oh!" and throw her hands up like she was saying, "uh-oh, what happened?" (I say/do that, so I think that's where she got it.) I'm not sure exactly what she was doing in the middle picture - looks like she's hiding something behind her back ("what? huh? I don't have anything!"), but she was just being silly putting her hands back there then would pull them out and say uh-oh again.
One of Kaylee's new things is to stick out her tongue, but she scrunches up her face when she does it...looks a bit crazy. :) Kaylee also likes ketchup. I gave it to her with some hot dog chunks, but she scooted those aside as soon as the ketchup was there and just scooped it up and ate that. I just noticed that it looks like she left a fingerpainted ketchup face on the tray.
Last Saturday we went to my grandparents' house for lunch, and my cousin Jason, his wife Kimberly and their 2.5 year old son Ryker (below with Kaylee) also came, too. They had fun playing with cars and monster trucks for a while.
This is a painting I did for Kaylee's room. I did one each for two sets of friends last week as baby gifts (one for a boy, one for a girl) and I liked the way Kendall's turned out so much that I did the same thing for Kaylee. I actually wanted to do the same colors for Kaylee, but it wouldn't really have gone with her green, yellow, white and black color scheme, so I changed it...
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Middle Names & Hitting
It's a good thing I like Kaylee's middle name, as I've gotten to use it a lot this past week or so. She has started hitting when she does not get her way (or at other random times) and has also started having to sit in time out because of this. She does not like time out, but I think she semi-understands it. She at least knows where the time out corner is and if I put her there and she gets up right away, I'll tell her to please go sit back in time out and she goes back to the corner and sits down. While she's there I tell her "no hitting" so maybe she'll at least get the correlation. I know she's too young to really get it, and I don't leave her there long, but you have to start somewhere!
Sorry no new photos at the moment...using the new laptop and can't access any right now (need to change some folder share settings, I think).
Sorry no new photos at the moment...using the new laptop and can't access any right now (need to change some folder share settings, I think).
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Rabbits, Pool Time & More
On Tuesday Kaylee and I walked out onto the deck (I was checking to see if it was warm enough to get out her baby pool) and we saw a huge rabbit in the yard. It hopped away right after we saw it, but Kaylee was super excited about it and kept asking (signing) "where" as in, "where is the rabbit?"
About an hour later I filled the pool and she stood in it for a minute, then ran to the railing to look for the rabbit, then looked quizzically back at me and signed, "where?" I told her it was gone and she should get back in the pool. She stepped (or crawled) back into the pool, then immediately got back out to go look for the rabbit again...repeat cycle over and over and over. On Thursday her friends Katie and Olivia played in the pool with her some and Kaylee was still looking for the rabbit...I have a feeling she'll be asking about it for a long time yet...
Yesterday Kaylee and I went to my grandparents' house for lunch and my cousin Stephen, his wife Stephanie and their kids Ethan and Brennan were there, too. I was trying to get a good shot of the two girls, but they weren't cooperating (and Kaylee was annoyed that Brennan was touching her shoes...) After the first photo (of the next 5 below), can you guess who took over the photography?? He actually did really well with the photos of others, but I am also now the proud owner of a lot of crazy-Ethan-face photos!! :) (Yes, he took those of himself!)
Thanks to Kaylee's cousin Elena (rather, Elena's mom Diedre! :) ), I got the idea to dress Kaylee in red, white and blue for the weekend. Coincidentally, I already had her in the denim dress with cherries on it yesterday, and today she wore her new r,w&b star dress and flag hat from Old Navy. The car seat in the photo is the one from Jamie's car, which is currently on the floor of our den (the car seat, not Jamie's car). Kaylee thinks it's fun to crawl into it and sit there...hmm. Okay.
"Umm, how do I put this thing on, Mama?"
"Never mind, I give up. Easier to just chew on it!"
About an hour later I filled the pool and she stood in it for a minute, then ran to the railing to look for the rabbit, then looked quizzically back at me and signed, "where?" I told her it was gone and she should get back in the pool. She stepped (or crawled) back into the pool, then immediately got back out to go look for the rabbit again...repeat cycle over and over and over. On Thursday her friends Katie and Olivia played in the pool with her some and Kaylee was still looking for the rabbit...I have a feeling she'll be asking about it for a long time yet...
Yesterday Kaylee and I went to my grandparents' house for lunch and my cousin Stephen, his wife Stephanie and their kids Ethan and Brennan were there, too. I was trying to get a good shot of the two girls, but they weren't cooperating (and Kaylee was annoyed that Brennan was touching her shoes...) After the first photo (of the next 5 below), can you guess who took over the photography?? He actually did really well with the photos of others, but I am also now the proud owner of a lot of crazy-Ethan-face photos!! :) (Yes, he took those of himself!)
Thanks to Kaylee's cousin Elena (rather, Elena's mom Diedre! :) ), I got the idea to dress Kaylee in red, white and blue for the weekend. Coincidentally, I already had her in the denim dress with cherries on it yesterday, and today she wore her new r,w&b star dress and flag hat from Old Navy. The car seat in the photo is the one from Jamie's car, which is currently on the floor of our den (the car seat, not Jamie's car). Kaylee thinks it's fun to crawl into it and sit there...hmm. Okay.
"Umm, how do I put this thing on, Mama?"
"Never mind, I give up. Easier to just chew on it!"
Monday, May 18, 2009
More teeth!
After further exploration this evening, I found Kaylee does have another molar that's just barely broken through, on the top left side. So her top two "first molars" are both on their way. I just googled "baby teeth" and found this image with an approximate timeline for getting/losing baby teeth.
Interestingly enough, I still have my baby teeth first molars on top...and, yes, I am a bit older than 9-11 years. Apparently I never had any permanent teeth to push those two out, so now I am in the position that at any time the (barely there, as I'm constantly reminded by dentists) roots could lose their tenuous grip and I'll be stuck having to dole out some serious $$$. I remember about 10-11 years ago my dentist told me that if I was lucky, I had maybe another 10 years before the baby molars fell out. Great. Just as Kaylee's getting her first molars, I may finally be losing mine. I hope not, though!!
Interestingly enough, I still have my baby teeth first molars on top...and, yes, I am a bit older than 9-11 years. Apparently I never had any permanent teeth to push those two out, so now I am in the position that at any time the (barely there, as I'm constantly reminded by dentists) roots could lose their tenuous grip and I'll be stuck having to dole out some serious $$$. I remember about 10-11 years ago my dentist told me that if I was lucky, I had maybe another 10 years before the baby molars fell out. Great. Just as Kaylee's getting her first molars, I may finally be losing mine. I hope not, though!!
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Today
Kaylee has a molar coming through - or maybe more than one? It feels like one on the top right has just broken through, but she bites too hard for me to do much more exploring than that. :)
Surprisingly enough, this is not the hat that came with the dress she's wearing. I know you might have been fooled otherwise, since the blues coordinate so well.
Kaylee, shown below in her two speeds...stop and GO GO GO! (She was running through the house and I hid around a corner to get the action shot.)
Hmm, I wonder what this does? Aaahhhhhh!!
Good dental hygiene habits start early! She loves brushing her teeth.
Surprisingly enough, this is not the hat that came with the dress she's wearing. I know you might have been fooled otherwise, since the blues coordinate so well.
Kaylee, shown below in her two speeds...stop and GO GO GO! (She was running through the house and I hid around a corner to get the action shot.)
Hmm, I wonder what this does? Aaahhhhhh!!
Good dental hygiene habits start early! She loves brushing her teeth.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Mama & Dada are home & 2 new cousins!
After a whirlwind trip to Spain, Jamie and I have returned. We left Thursday, arrived in Barcelona at 9am Friday (3am Atlanta time, yaaaawwn...) and arrived back home at 3:45pm on Tuesday, just in time to get Kaylee up from her nap. She was very happy to see us, as we were her!!!
By the Arc de Triomf in Barcelona
Kaylee stayed at home while we were away. Grampa and Gramma (my parents) stayed with her for a few days, then Grandma Barb took over until we got home. Kaylee had a great time with all of them, and I'm pretty sure they all enjoyed her just as much. :) Grampa took some pictures, since we were unavailable to do so. Here are a few...
In other news, Kaylee has 2 new cousins!
My brother Michael's baby girl Lillian was born yesterday while Jamie and I were on our return flight. We haven't been able to visit them yet, but hopefully can find some time this weekend or shortly thereafter.
5-12-09
12:11pm
6lb 9oz
20"
Jamie's stepsister Julie's baby girl Alice was also born yesterday while Jamie and I were on our return flight!
5-12-09
9:36am
6lb 3oz
19.25"
By the Arc de Triomf in Barcelona
Kaylee stayed at home while we were away. Grampa and Gramma (my parents) stayed with her for a few days, then Grandma Barb took over until we got home. Kaylee had a great time with all of them, and I'm pretty sure they all enjoyed her just as much. :) Grampa took some pictures, since we were unavailable to do so. Here are a few...
In other news, Kaylee has 2 new cousins!
My brother Michael's baby girl Lillian was born yesterday while Jamie and I were on our return flight. We haven't been able to visit them yet, but hopefully can find some time this weekend or shortly thereafter.
5-12-09
12:11pm
6lb 9oz
20"
Jamie's stepsister Julie's baby girl Alice was also born yesterday while Jamie and I were on our return flight!
5-12-09
9:36am
6lb 3oz
19.25"
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