Whatever it takes...

These days Kaylee will say/do about anything to try to get out of napping or going to bed. Today when I told her it was nap time, she even said, "this playroom is a mess! We need to clean it first!" Hah. I assured her we could clean it after nap. We got up to her room and then she said, "I'm not sleepy." I told her she couldn't have a piece of her Easter candy for dessert if she didn't take a nap, and she'd have to go to bed early. "I want to go to bed early and I don't want any candy for dessert." *sigh* Somehow I got her to agree to a nap, though she insisted she wanted to sleep on the chair in her room. Usually when she starts out that way, she ends up moving to her bed for a nap, or (more often) not napping at all. Today she did nap, but I hadn't heard anything for 2.5 hours; when I went in to see if she was awake and just being quiet, I found this:



I think this is only the second nap she's actually taken in the chair...and she's quickly outgrowing it, as you can see by her leg hanging way over the edge.

Cousins

We went to visit Robbie, Brooke and Mason today for lunch, and took some pictures of the kiddos together...6 day old Mason, 9 week old Andy and 3 year old Kaylee. Mason was the most cooperative for photos. :) Of course Kaylee wouldn't smile for the photos of all 3; I was hoping Robbie got one of them all looking decent, but really these are pretty funny!

Kaylee told Robbie and Brooke that she wanted to hold Mason for 10 hours. Made us laugh!

2 month well visit

Andy's 2 month pediatrician appointment was Monday afternoon. Kaylee's 3 year appointment was the same time - luckily Jamie was able to come, so it wasn't as crazy as it could have been. Andy is now 13lb 1oz and 23.5" with a 16" diameter head (i.e. a huge head - part of the reason he's in some 6 month clothes already: his big noggin won't fit through the smaller neck openings!).

No concerns at the moment, so his next appointment isn't until after he's 4 months old in June. I think I already mentioned on here that his blocked tear duct cleared up the day after his 1 month appointment, and he's also been turning his head to the left more on his own now, though we still try to lay him down facing that way initially as he still favors the right a little.

3 year well visit

Kaylee's 3 year pediatrician appointment was Monday afternoon. Andy's 2 month appointment was the same time - luckily Jamie was able to come, so it wasn't as crazy as it could have been. But a drug rep was chatting with us as they weighed both kids and got Kaylee's height, so I don't know what her weight was (and they didn't give us any printouts with it listed this time) - it's been around 37lbs when we weigh her on our home scale. And she's 39" tall.

Jamie went with her to do her vision test and apparently she aced it - in part because she actually did it (covering one eye at a time and telling what shapes they see from a chart on the wall; seems most 3 year olds aren't too cooperative), and because she did get them right (though their butterfly shape apparently looks like a pretzel, because that's what she said for that one - Jamie said he and the tester both looked at it and agreed with her). They tested her ears and her right one passed, but left one did not - again, though I don't think they've tested since she was 11 months old. I'm not quite sure what that means; the pediatrician said her ears look fine (when she looked in with the otoscope), but based on the we might need to see an audiologist again. I need to call back and ask if we're supposed to take her to an audiologist for the more in-depth testing again or wait another year and see what the hearing test says at her 4 year checkup. She seems to be hearing and developing fine, and at the last audiologist appointment she had (at 11 months old), they told us she was hearing as well as a hearing aid would correct to, so they didn't recommend that we get one for her.

Surprise Meeting!

Look who we ran into at the pediatrician's office today! Kaylee and Andy got to meet their new cousin Mason a couple days earlier than expected!

Thanks, Daddy!

Kaylee has a great daddy! She was crying after Jamie left this morning because she wanted another goodbye hug and kiss. I said we could call and say bye again, but he was already on his way to work. On the phone she told him she really needed a hug and kiss, so he came back home to say goodbye to his girl again, and she was very happy!

Meet Cousin Mason!

Sending a big welcome to new cousin Mason, and congratulations to proud parents Robbie and Brooke!

Mason Reed Caesar
4-14-11 @ 8:38am
8lb 2oz & 20.5"



Kaylee & Andy are excited to meet him later this week!