Mom sometimes sends me updates or pictures of the girls while I'm at work. Here's a note she sent me yesterday. I love getting updates on what the girls are doing while I work!
just an update on your funny girls... Haley is eating lunch at her table in the den and I came to check my emails...I went to the Lucky site where you click on a "dressing room" and a girl steps out and if her shoes match her outfit you win a pair of shoes. I did this once last week and Haley had "helped" me. Well she saw it from across the room and when the shoes didn't match, she immediately said oh phooey the shoes don't match. And for 5 minutes she's been saying Phooey, I'm never gonna win a pair of shoes! (I haven't said this even though it is true) I put Scooty Jr in her crib to nap because she hadn't really slept since her early nap. I had her swaddled, I thought really well. When I went in the kitchen to fix my sandwich, I heard her talking, very happily but definitely not sleepily. I went in to check her and now, this is maybe 8 minutes after I had put her down. She's totally out of her blankie and has done a 180. And she sees me checking her out and just grins like ha ha ha! Look what I've done. So now she's kicking in the pack and play and talking to the butterfly.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
3 months old tomorrow
My baby girl will be 3 months old tomorrow!!! I can't believe it. She's such a happy little thing.
A friend of mine suggested recently that I put her in her bumbo. I didn't think she was quite ready, but I tried it tonight. The bumbo is supposedly for babies 3 months old to 14 months old.
My sweet little chunky monkey's legs almost don't fit in the leg holes ;) She's not even 3 months old yet, and she barely fits in it!!!! When I went to lift her out of it tonight, the bumbo came with her when I lifted her up. I had to work her little legs out of it.
Kendall slept through the night the past two nights. This was a wonderful help to Kevin and me - we both have colds.
Yesterday morning, I woke Kendall up around 6:30. At first she stretched and wiggled a little - without opening her eyes - and then was still again. It took some prodding to get her up.
This morning, when I went to get her around 6:30, her eyes were open but she was quiet. She had turned herself 90 degrees in her crib - instead of laying along the length of the crib, she was laying sideways.
Kendall is very active. She loves to kick and scoot. If I put her in her kick and play and don't watch her, she can scoot herself all the way to the bottom and almost off of the seat.
Time flies
I can't believe that Kendall will be 3 months old tomorrow! Where has the time gone?
The past week has definitely been a busy one. I started work back last Wednesday. Kevin was out of town, and my mom helped me out a ton my first 3 days back. Kendall caught her first cold a day or so before I went back to work, and she was up during the night alot last Tuesday and Wednesday nights. She was such a trooper, though. She must have felt rotten, but she really didn't fuss a whole lot.
I asked Haley to stay out of Kendall's face, but that was a futile effort. Haley still insisted on touching her, kissing her, and spending alot of time up close and personal with her. So of course, Haley got sick next, and Kevin and I have had it, too. I wonder how many colds we'll have this winter.
Kendall has had another first over the the past several weeks - grasping toys. She is now reaching a little and grabbing her toys. If you put a toy in her hand, she can hold onto it for awhile.
My big girl's sweet smile now looks a little different. Several weeks ago, she fell and bumped her mouth on the sidewalk. She busted her lip, and there was alot of blood, but I didn't realize at the time that she had hurt her tooth. A few weeks later, one of her top front teeth started turning brown/black. We've talked to the dentist, and he told us to wait a month or so to come in and have it xrayed. It's possible that her permanent tooth is damaged - we'll find out in a few weeks. Haley has said little about it, and she doesn't seem to be self conscious about it. I was a little bothered by it at first, but then I told myself that this was a silly, superficial thing to worry about. Her smile is still beautiful!!!!
Marynell made the yellow ducky dress for Kendall. The dress Haley's wearing is her 'puddle duck' dress. Marynell made it for me when I was a little girl, and it's one of Haley's favorites. She often asks to wear it first thing in the morning ;)
The past week has definitely been a busy one. I started work back last Wednesday. Kevin was out of town, and my mom helped me out a ton my first 3 days back. Kendall caught her first cold a day or so before I went back to work, and she was up during the night alot last Tuesday and Wednesday nights. She was such a trooper, though. She must have felt rotten, but she really didn't fuss a whole lot.
I asked Haley to stay out of Kendall's face, but that was a futile effort. Haley still insisted on touching her, kissing her, and spending alot of time up close and personal with her. So of course, Haley got sick next, and Kevin and I have had it, too. I wonder how many colds we'll have this winter.
Kendall has had another first over the the past several weeks - grasping toys. She is now reaching a little and grabbing her toys. If you put a toy in her hand, she can hold onto it for awhile.
My big girl's sweet smile now looks a little different. Several weeks ago, she fell and bumped her mouth on the sidewalk. She busted her lip, and there was alot of blood, but I didn't realize at the time that she had hurt her tooth. A few weeks later, one of her top front teeth started turning brown/black. We've talked to the dentist, and he told us to wait a month or so to come in and have it xrayed. It's possible that her permanent tooth is damaged - we'll find out in a few weeks. Haley has said little about it, and she doesn't seem to be self conscious about it. I was a little bothered by it at first, but then I told myself that this was a silly, superficial thing to worry about. Her smile is still beautiful!!!!
Marynell made the yellow ducky dress for Kendall. The dress Haley's wearing is her 'puddle duck' dress. Marynell made it for me when I was a little girl, and it's one of Haley's favorites. She often asks to wear it first thing in the morning ;)
Kendall's 2 month pics; Haley's 3 year old pics
I took Kendall last month to have her 2 month old picture made, and we had some pictures made of Haley, too. I normally don't buy cds for monthly pictures, but I bought the cd for this one because there were some really sweet pictures.
Here is my favorite of Kendall. I was so happy we were able to capture her smile!
Here's another picture of my happy girl.
This is my favorite of Haley.
This one is a close second!
We got a few of them together, too.
This one is the new background on Kevin's laptop ;)
Here is my favorite of Kendall. I was so happy we were able to capture her smile!
Here's another picture of my happy girl.
This is my favorite of Haley.
This one is a close second!
We got a few of them together, too.
This one is the new background on Kevin's laptop ;)
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Sweet girls
My sweet girls love each other so much. When Haley talks, sings, or reads to Kendall, Kendall often watches Haley intently. When Kendall gets upset, Haley knows how to talk sweetly to her to try to comfort her ;)
The first few seconds of this video are priceless. Marynell got a great big sweet smile out of Kendall!
Over the past few weeks, Kendall has become so talkative! She is a sweet, happy baby. She shares lots of smiles with her family every day. She smiles at me nearly every time I get her out of her crib, even if she is crying when I go in to get her. She is truly a happy, sweet baby.
She sleeps through the night more often than not. We have pretty much established an 8:30 bedtime. She usually wakes up at 5 or 6, but she sometimes wakes up before then. When she does, she usually sleeps later.
Kendall seems to be settling into a great daily schedule. Here is a typical daily meal schedule. Her schedule definitely varies from day to day, depending on when she wakes up, but we are seeing some patterns.
Meal 1 6:00 AM
Meal 2 10:00 AM
Meal 3 2:00 PM
Meal 4 5:30 PM
Meal 5 8:00 PM
Kendall goes down for naps and bedtime very easily these days. I almost always put her down while she is still awake. If I get her down before she starts fussing, she usually goes to sleep on her own without crying at all. If I wait until she is fussing (and seemingly overtired), she sometimes cries for 5 or 10 minutes before going to sleep. We are still swaddling her. It's hard to get her swaddle blanket fastened, though. It's about time to go up a size;)
Kendall is usually awake for 1 - 2 hours before she is ready to go back down for a nap. In the morning, she is often only awake for an hour before she is ready to sleep again.
She's doing great!
The first few seconds of this video are priceless. Marynell got a great big sweet smile out of Kendall!
Over the past few weeks, Kendall has become so talkative! She is a sweet, happy baby. She shares lots of smiles with her family every day. She smiles at me nearly every time I get her out of her crib, even if she is crying when I go in to get her. She is truly a happy, sweet baby.
She sleeps through the night more often than not. We have pretty much established an 8:30 bedtime. She usually wakes up at 5 or 6, but she sometimes wakes up before then. When she does, she usually sleeps later.
Kendall seems to be settling into a great daily schedule. Here is a typical daily meal schedule. Her schedule definitely varies from day to day, depending on when she wakes up, but we are seeing some patterns.
Meal 1 6:00 AM
Meal 2 10:00 AM
Meal 3 2:00 PM
Meal 4 5:30 PM
Meal 5 8:00 PM
Kendall goes down for naps and bedtime very easily these days. I almost always put her down while she is still awake. If I get her down before she starts fussing, she usually goes to sleep on her own without crying at all. If I wait until she is fussing (and seemingly overtired), she sometimes cries for 5 or 10 minutes before going to sleep. We are still swaddling her. It's hard to get her swaddle blanket fastened, though. It's about time to go up a size;)
Kendall is usually awake for 1 - 2 hours before she is ready to go back down for a nap. In the morning, she is often only awake for an hour before she is ready to sleep again.
She's doing great!
Friday, August 1, 2008
Beach Trip
We had a blast this year at our family beach trip. Kendall was too little to spend much time on the beach, but that was OK because Kevin does not enjoy the beach. He and O would rather stay in the house (or play golf) all week. While Kevin watched Kendall in the house, Haley and I got to spend some time on the beach! Kendall's grandmamas took care of her, too, so that Haley and I could play.
Both Kendall and Haley love to be outside. When Kendall was fussy, she almost always calmed down with some rocking on the front porch. She and her daddy got in at least one good nap that way, too.
Haley made me a birthday card! She was so sweet. From the time we arrived at the beach, that was all she could talk about - Marynell helped her make my card.
We had fun dressing Kendall up in her beach attire and accessories;)
My blue eyed, red headed baby in her cute suit.
Haley had a blast riding a bungee ride down the street from our house. She did this 3 different nights.
As she does with many of her firsts, Kendall slept through her first trip to the water park.
Haley certainly didn't sleep through it, though! She had a blast, and made a few new friends.
Haley had fun on the beach. There weren't many other young kids on the beach, but she did find one little boy to befriend on our last day.
Kendall experienced having her toes in the sand for the first time!
It was a fun week. We were so happy to be there with Marynell, O, Grandmama and Papa. We look forward to going back again soon.
Click here for videos from our beach trip
Click here for pictures from our beach trip
Both Kendall and Haley love to be outside. When Kendall was fussy, she almost always calmed down with some rocking on the front porch. She and her daddy got in at least one good nap that way, too.
Haley made me a birthday card! She was so sweet. From the time we arrived at the beach, that was all she could talk about - Marynell helped her make my card.
We had fun dressing Kendall up in her beach attire and accessories;)
My blue eyed, red headed baby in her cute suit.
Haley had a blast riding a bungee ride down the street from our house. She did this 3 different nights.
As she does with many of her firsts, Kendall slept through her first trip to the water park.
Haley certainly didn't sleep through it, though! She had a blast, and made a few new friends.
Haley had fun on the beach. There weren't many other young kids on the beach, but she did find one little boy to befriend on our last day.
Kendall experienced having her toes in the sand for the first time!
It was a fun week. We were so happy to be there with Marynell, O, Grandmama and Papa. We look forward to going back again soon.
Click here for videos from our beach trip
Click here for pictures from our beach trip
Zoo Camp 2008
I wanted to spend some time just with Haley during my maternity leave. We've gone to movies and the bounce play house together, and a few weeks ago we went to Sprout Camp at our zoo. We learned all about insects and plants. We learned about lots of neat topics, including bees and pollination.
The week of our camp coincided with the first or second week that the baby lions were on display. We got to see them 2 or 3 afternoons.
Our camp included some class room time and some outside time in the gardens every day.
The gardens were beautiful, and we got to see alot of cool things, including this beautiful spider.
As my maternity leave comes to a close, I am sad to go back to work and leave my sweet girls. However, I'm thankful for the opportunity I've had to spend lots of quality time with both of them!
The week of our camp coincided with the first or second week that the baby lions were on display. We got to see them 2 or 3 afternoons.
Our camp included some class room time and some outside time in the gardens every day.
The gardens were beautiful, and we got to see alot of cool things, including this beautiful spider.
As my maternity leave comes to a close, I am sad to go back to work and leave my sweet girls. However, I'm thankful for the opportunity I've had to spend lots of quality time with both of them!
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