I don't think I can thank the good Lord above enough for blessing me with such a good baby. Let me tell you what a good daughter I have. The other night Duncan and I went to O'Charleys for dinner with my whole unit. There was maybe 25 of us all together. Everyone met around 6:30 but we ended up having to wait because there was a party of 20 before us. I'm sure you can all imagine that it was pretty late when we finally got out of there and on our way home. We got home around 9pm and Makayla got her second wind. She was laughing at everything. She was rolling around and screaming playfully. I laid her in her bed while I took a shower and when I got out she was still up, laughing and playing. I turned off all the lights and sat with her in her glider and finally she relaxed and was ready for bed. So I laid her in her bed, and she rolled over and went to sleep.
Well, Last night I guess she thought she was going to stay up late again but she was fed, bathed and ready for bed by 7:30. I read to her and put her to bed at 8:00. After an hour of CSI I went up stairs to check on her and there she was... just laying there playing with her pacifire and blanket quietly. I had the light in the bathroom on so she could see a little. We got ready for bed and half way through Coach Carter she was still awake, just playing quitely in her bed. It was around 9:45 when she finally drifted to sleep. I can't get over what a good baby she is. Aunty Louise was right when she said I wouldn't have anything to worry about.
Makayla has picked up a few new things. Not only does she roll none stop, but she can scoot forward to get something that she wants. She also loves the mirror and has learned to "dance." I stand her on my dresser in front of the mirror and say "dance-dance-dance" and she stomps her foot or bobs up and down. It is so cute! Sometimes she will do it without the mirror, but the mirror guarantees a dance for at least a few seconds. I have to figure out how to get video on here so you all can see it.
She has had a rash for the last few days so every chance I get I lay her on a blanket on the floor with no diaper and let her bottom "air-out." She loves it! I fan her bottom with a diaper and she just lays there with a look of relief. When I stop fanning she starts smiling and laughing.
Well, I have to get off the computer. I have to head to the hospital and make sure my shots are up to date. I think I need 2. YUK!
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
bye-bye toothless
The other night I was introducing Kayla to the sippy cup. While she was rolling it around with her tongue I noticed her gums looked really white in one spot. After hearing from numerous people that babies gums turn really white before the teeth pop out I stuck my finger in there thinking "I bet were getting close now!" We are pasted close... we are there! A tiny, but extremely sharp, white tooth has made its way through the gums. I was so excited I started clapping and saying "yeaaaah Kalie!!" She looked so happy, but confused at the same time. She was probably thinking "I don't know what I did, but I'm happy that you're happy!"
Makayla is becoming more and more determined to get what she wants. I lay her on my bed on her belly and lay things in front of her, but out of reach. She will get her knees under her, throw her face into the bed, and wave her arms all over the place. It is the funniest thing to watch. After a few tries of getting no where she starts rotating in a circle... probably looking for something closer that she can grab. She had become very good at scooting, rotating and even rolling from her back, to her stomach and back again. Sometimes when she is trying to roll from her tummy to her back she forgets to put her arm up and it prevents her from rolling. She will strain her neck in all directions looking for me. When she sees me she will huff and puff with a smile on her face as if telling me "I gave it my all... now help me out." She is just too cute!
Makayla is becoming more and more determined to get what she wants. I lay her on my bed on her belly and lay things in front of her, but out of reach. She will get her knees under her, throw her face into the bed, and wave her arms all over the place. It is the funniest thing to watch. After a few tries of getting no where she starts rotating in a circle... probably looking for something closer that she can grab. She had become very good at scooting, rotating and even rolling from her back, to her stomach and back again. Sometimes when she is trying to roll from her tummy to her back she forgets to put her arm up and it prevents her from rolling. She will strain her neck in all directions looking for me. When she sees me she will huff and puff with a smile on her face as if telling me "I gave it my all... now help me out." She is just too cute!
Sunday, August 14, 2005
Big Girl
I have been getting e-mail after e-mail asking why I haven't been on here to update. One excuse I can use is that I am cheap! With the school I have right now I get free Interent as long as I am enrolled in a class, but after a certain period of time with no classes, the Internet gets cut off. I haven't signed up for any classes, and just don't want to pay for Internet. I'm at work right now it case you are wondering.
We had Makayla's 6 month appointment at the beginning of this month, and we found out what we already knew. This girl is HUGE! She is 18.1 Lbs and 27.5 inches long. For her weight she is in the 90 percentile and she is off the chart for her height. I think somewhere around 105 percentile. I can't get over how big she is. She looks like shes 8 months old.
She had shoots at this appointment, as usual. I think they went a lot smoother than usual, but Duncan didn't think so. Poor daddy had to hold her down. (I will have nothing to do with that.) After the shots I took her (as usual) and she would not look at him ALL day. Poor Duncan. You can tell his feelings were hurt. I felt bad... but not bad enough to hold her next time. :-) She was extremely tired the rest of the day. I gave her a little snack of 5 ounches of milk around 5pm, and at 6pm she was out. I tried to wake her up for a bath and dinner, but she wouldn't hear it. I layed her in her bed and had the bottle of water and formula mix ready, thinking she would wake up some time during the night ready to eat. I was wrong. She slept all night and didn't want to wake up the next morning for daycare.
Since she can support her weight on those chunky legs (surprisingly) I figured it was time to get her a walker. I took her to the store to "test drive" one. Test driving was out of the questions. I was shocked to see that those long legs actually wern't long enough. She couldn't reach the ground! She just sat there playing with the toys and swinging her legs around. Since she's growing so fast I figured we would go back and try again in a couple weeks.
At six months old Makayla is trying harder to do certain things. She tries to sit up, but ends up belly down, kicking her legs around. She tries to scoot, but again... it's just those chunky legs flying every direction. I think because she is so big it is going to be harder for her to move and get up. Thats a lot of weight to get in motion.
She loves playing with her toys, but I think her pacifire on the Pooh attachment is her favorite. When all the other toys are to far out of reach, she always has her trusty binkie. Half the time she doesn't suck on the thing, she just holds the string and swings it around. I think when it comes time to break her of that it might be easier than I thought. I figure I will just take the binkie off the string and let her have at Pooh bear.
Her "speech" is changing so much every day. She started out taking a deep breath and spitting. That then turned into taking a deep breath and screaming at the top of her lungs. Now she huffs and puffs like a little puppy that is out of breath. It is really cute. When I do it back to her she cracks up.
Speaking of laughing... she does that ALL the time. Almost everything makes her laugh. I love listening to her laugh. I will do everything I can think of just to hear that giggle.
She has mastered grabbing things. She stretches her arms out as far as she can, and if you hold something she wants to far for her to reach she arches her back and kicks her leg up in the air. I guess she thinks she will be able to reach farther like that.
I have so many pictures to share, but I can't get those on my computer at work. I will get into some more classes soon and will be back in the swing of things.
We had Makayla's 6 month appointment at the beginning of this month, and we found out what we already knew. This girl is HUGE! She is 18.1 Lbs and 27.5 inches long. For her weight she is in the 90 percentile and she is off the chart for her height. I think somewhere around 105 percentile. I can't get over how big she is. She looks like shes 8 months old.
She had shoots at this appointment, as usual. I think they went a lot smoother than usual, but Duncan didn't think so. Poor daddy had to hold her down. (I will have nothing to do with that.) After the shots I took her (as usual) and she would not look at him ALL day. Poor Duncan. You can tell his feelings were hurt. I felt bad... but not bad enough to hold her next time. :-) She was extremely tired the rest of the day. I gave her a little snack of 5 ounches of milk around 5pm, and at 6pm she was out. I tried to wake her up for a bath and dinner, but she wouldn't hear it. I layed her in her bed and had the bottle of water and formula mix ready, thinking she would wake up some time during the night ready to eat. I was wrong. She slept all night and didn't want to wake up the next morning for daycare.
Since she can support her weight on those chunky legs (surprisingly) I figured it was time to get her a walker. I took her to the store to "test drive" one. Test driving was out of the questions. I was shocked to see that those long legs actually wern't long enough. She couldn't reach the ground! She just sat there playing with the toys and swinging her legs around. Since she's growing so fast I figured we would go back and try again in a couple weeks.
At six months old Makayla is trying harder to do certain things. She tries to sit up, but ends up belly down, kicking her legs around. She tries to scoot, but again... it's just those chunky legs flying every direction. I think because she is so big it is going to be harder for her to move and get up. Thats a lot of weight to get in motion.
She loves playing with her toys, but I think her pacifire on the Pooh attachment is her favorite. When all the other toys are to far out of reach, she always has her trusty binkie. Half the time she doesn't suck on the thing, she just holds the string and swings it around. I think when it comes time to break her of that it might be easier than I thought. I figure I will just take the binkie off the string and let her have at Pooh bear.
Her "speech" is changing so much every day. She started out taking a deep breath and spitting. That then turned into taking a deep breath and screaming at the top of her lungs. Now she huffs and puffs like a little puppy that is out of breath. It is really cute. When I do it back to her she cracks up.
Speaking of laughing... she does that ALL the time. Almost everything makes her laugh. I love listening to her laugh. I will do everything I can think of just to hear that giggle.
She has mastered grabbing things. She stretches her arms out as far as she can, and if you hold something she wants to far for her to reach she arches her back and kicks her leg up in the air. I guess she thinks she will be able to reach farther like that.
I have so many pictures to share, but I can't get those on my computer at work. I will get into some more classes soon and will be back in the swing of things.
Monday, August 01, 2005
Sorry.....
I know you have all been waiting for some kind of update on Kalie. I have just been enjoying every min. with her since she has been back. I WILL be back on here to give you all some pictures and let you know how my 6 month old is doing. Crazy... I know!
Right now i'm on lunch, and have to run. I just wanted to let you all know we are still here, so keep ckeck in with us.
Right now i'm on lunch, and have to run. I just wanted to let you all know we are still here, so keep ckeck in with us.
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