A Visit and a Mess!

OK, lots of pictures...but it was a busy day. Our friend's Jackie and Emily came over for lunch and some scrapbooking, and this time we actually got some scrapbooking done! That almost never happens, its usually a pipe dream, but today the girls cooperated, at least for a little while.
Emily's mother, Jackie and I always joke that all the baby books say how babies at this age don't acknowledge each other. They play side by side but do not interact...as you can see apparently Kaylee and Emily are far from the norm in that sense.
Although they are occassionally distracted by doggies or mommies or flashing cameras...
they are usually holding each other's hands or screaming and babbling at each other. (Well in this particular case, Kaylee shrieks and Emily growls. I assure you it was hysterical.)

How cute is this? They do this on their own, hold each other's hands and smile at each other. How can the "experts" say they don't acknowledge each other at this age...its just not true!
So after Emily left it was time to get ready for dinner. With the purchase of my Magic Bullet and vegetable steamer...Kaylee is being introduced to homemade baby food. It is far more cost effective and now that the doctor has given the go ahead on lots of different foods, it'll be fun. But whether its the new texture of the homemade food or the introduction of finger food...Kaylee has figured out that there are many ways to intercept a spoon on its way to her mouth, and she has great aim. Just take a look at the masterpiece tonight's dinner caused.
As you can see, she wasn't necessarily pleased that I decided to document her in all her sweet potato and rice glory, she's practically glaring at me!

Then she thought it might actually be a funny story to put on her blog, especially since Daddy was at class and missed her food art! With that in mind she had to give a shout out to all her homies since this moment would be preseved for prosperity afterall.

"How was that mommy? Pretty cool face I just made huh?"
"Nice work, Kaylee" I said. "But now we should get you cleaned up because you are a mess."

"Noooooooooooooooooooooo!" said Kaylee. "I hate getting cleaned up, I am perfect the way I am."

However, I was able to convince her that a bath was in her best interest...and she was all ready for some good bedtime stories before hitting the sack.
Squeaky clean with spiky hair...that's the way to go.
Phew! What a busy day we had. And tomorrow will be just as entertaining I am sure.

(Yay Mommy actually posted in a timely fashion.)

Ciao

9 month Drs appointment, June 11th

Can you believe she's already 9 months old? She has officially been alive as long on the outside as she was on the inside. In less than 3 months we will be celebrating her first birthday...I can't get over how fast time flies. She's so big...and growing every minute.
OK, so the official stats from the doctors:
21 lbs, 10oz and 28 1/2 inches long. That's the 90th percentile in weight and the 85th percentile in length/height. I am not sure where she is getting the height from...I am a shorty afterall--oh well, by the time she is 5, she and her Daddy will be talking over Mommy's head...so what else is new?
But the fun news that comes out of the 9-month baby wellness check up is the doctor's "ok" on moving on to finger foods...and so we shall. She got her first cheerios on Monday...and as you can see after she figured out that putting them in her mouth was a good thing, she was pretty happy.
We also tried some baby toast. It's very crunchy and she wasn't so sure she liked it at first, but...
as soon as she got that first taste in...she was all smiles again!
She loves her new ability of feeding herself. She takes about a week to eat just one thing...so its a slow go for now--but she sure does seem to be getting the hang of it!
Well that's my update for today. I will be taking more pictures and trying to update more regularly again. Ciao

a trip to see Grandpa Ron--June 9-11th

As a rather spur of the moment decision, upon Daddy's return from work on Friday afternoon we decided we were going to take a trip up to Vermont to visit Daddy's daddy--Grandpa Ron.
So for the next hour we packed up our stuff, the dogs' stuff and Kaylee's stuff (guess who had the most stuff?) Then we fed Kaylee, gave her a bath, read her some stories but instead of putting her in her crib, we put her in her car seat and headed north. Obviously she was asleep when we arrived and Ron was indulgent in not insisting on seeing her immediately and just like the angel she is, she went right back to sleep in the pack 'n' play that Daddy set up for her as soon as we arrived.
The next day was all about Kaylee and her Grandpa. She had a great time playing with her toys and smiling for the camera. I am not sure who tired who out more...but needless to say, a good time was had by all.
Kaylee showed her Grandpa how all her toys worked and we got to do one of her favorite activities: go to the grocery store. I suppose it must be sensory overload...lots of colors, lots of people to watch--a baby's playground.
And just like she showed her auntie Abbie how to nuzzle the weekend before, she decided to teach her Grandpa Ron how to nuzzle as well! Who wouldn't like a nuzzle from that gorgeous little girl.
Thanks to Ron for putting all 5 of us up at the last minute. We were happy to get a nice little visit in and we all had a great time. Perhaps next time we'll give you more notice--although, perhaps not: surprises are good, right?

a visit from Daddy's family

Grant's mother and sister, Abbie, came for a visit Friday and Saturday to visit Kaylee.
Now Abbie is a really good photographer, in fact she was even able to take some pictures of herself and Kaylee with her own camera that came out really well, but for the purpose of this blog she has to put up with my own so-so ability to take pictures.
Some of them didn't come out that great and you can't always see faces but at least you can see how much fun Kaylee was having with her auntie.
Kaylee thought her auntie was funny and had a lot of fun playing.
And she certainly didn't mind giving her auntie some of her favorite nuzzles (aka eskimo kisses.)
And as an unrelated update: Kaylee is still not crawling, but she really is struggling to get there I think. She lifts herself up on her hands with a lot more ease than she did even a few weeks ago. So who knows maybe crawling will be around the corner.
And that is this weekend's update! :)

tooth proof

Ok, you can sorta kinda see the tooth now..., so you know I wasn't pulling anyone's leg!
She's no longer toothless...and in fact, she seems to have another one on the way.
The expression is funny too:)

Ladybug Ladybug

Well...as some of you know and some of you don't...we call Kaylee "bug." Mostly I call her ladybug, but the occassional lovebug, snugglebug, and plain ol' bug have been known to escape my mouth from time to time. But since ladybug has stuck as a nick name I am constantly drawn to all things ladybug, like this stuffed animal and ridiculously expensive lil outfit with matching hat she is sporting here.
Here she is with her one of her favorite toys: Loofy. Loofy may be her favorite thing in the world. Loofy's favorite thing is still Petra, although he seems relatively fond of Kaylee as well.
Since she grows out of things really fast I figured I'd better do a photo shoot first thing in the morning before she got something all over the outfit. Because, knowing my luck--by the time I washed it (I do Kaylee's laundry on Sundays) she probably wouldn't fit back into it.
Clap Clap Clap! I love the expression on her face in the above picture...I can't quite place it, but its rather cute.
And just in case you were wondering...she did seem to enjoy her photo shoot, from time to time anyway. Is there any cuter ladybug anywhere? I think not!
Well that's it for my May pictures, I should be able to do better on keeping up in June. We shall see!
Enjoy the weekend.

grammy & grampy--May 30th

Kaylee usually gets to see my parents at least once a week, but since for several months I wasn't around to take pictures of these encounters, I figured I would this time!
It was a nice day so we went for a nice long walk and had some good quality time with grammy and grampy!