Kaida has had an impressive couple of weeks.
Traveled through 6 states - New York, PA, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
Went for her first swim
Had her first shower immediately after the swim (she wasn't cool with it until I put her under the water. I definitely understand that. It's no fun to be the odd man out when you're sharing a shower.)
Started rolling over - Tummy time is going to be much harder now since she won't stay there.
And started sitting up for longer periods. She catches herself and corrects when she starts to tip over
She's also started wearing her 6 months clothes. Lot's of cute things with many thanks to her aunts and special thanks to Addy.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
New Years!
Swimming with mommy.
Swimming with daddy
These feet are delicious!
No, really, DELICIOUS!
Baby New Year!
Yay! Finally home to my kitties!
Swimming with daddy
These feet are delicious!
No, really, DELICIOUS!
Baby New Year!
Yay! Finally home to my kitties!
Pictures - Late December
Celery is super fun to chew on!
Look at all the presents from Grammom and Pop Pop!
I will help open this one!
A new hat and mittens!
No, two hats!
Look at all the stuff we took to Grammy and Poppy's house. Can you find the Kaida in this picture?
Christmas morning in my Christmas jammies!
I'm the best present under the tree!
I wonder why mommy and daddy look so tired. They should really try to get more sleep.
Look at all the stuff Santa brought!
Hello Horton, will you be my friend?
Three stockings this year!
I wore my pretty dress so Johnny could hold me.
Playing with daddy.
Now this is some snow!
Great Pop Pop sent this toy storage just in the nick of time!
Look at all the presents from Grammom and Pop Pop!
I will help open this one!
A new hat and mittens!
No, two hats!
Look at all the stuff we took to Grammy and Poppy's house. Can you find the Kaida in this picture?
Christmas morning in my Christmas jammies!
I'm the best present under the tree!
I wonder why mommy and daddy look so tired. They should really try to get more sleep.
Look at all the stuff Santa brought!
Hello Horton, will you be my friend?
Three stockings this year!
I wore my pretty dress so Johnny could hold me.
Playing with daddy.
Now this is some snow!
Great Pop Pop sent this toy storage just in the nick of time!
Busy Busy Busy!
Let's see, since the last post Kaida has visited 5 states, had her first Christmas and New Years, and met a whole bunch more of her family.
Christmas was in Buffalo with my family. We spent Christmas Eve at Aunt Manda, Uncle Tim, Tara, and Ryan's house. Then we went to church to watch Tara and Ryan in their pageant.
Christmas Day we opened presents with Grammy and Poppy and then went to Uncle Matt, Aunt Sam, and Lucas's house.
We were going to have Turkey for dinner but by the time we got home it would have taken much to long to cook Tom. So we had chinese again just like last year!
On Sunday we went to Sue's house so Kaida got to meet more of my cousins. She napped for a very long time but when she woke up she let Pat, Johnny, Kim, and Sue hold her.
Monday we were pretty lazy. Mom and I went to the fisher price store as soon as Kaida went down for a nap. Unfortunately she woke up right after we left and didn't fall asleep again until right before we got back. Silly baby. But she got some cool stuff! An infant swing for the tree outside where my swing is right now, a whale for the bath tub that sprays water, and an elephant that clicks when you move his joints.
Tuesday we came home to Pittsburgh.
Wednesday we did a ton of laundry and packed everything back up again. We left for Tennessee at 7pm. We drove to just East of Cincinnati and stopped for the night at a hotel. She slept the whole way there.
Thursday morning we had breakfast and went for Kaida's first swim! We used a fuzzibunz without the insert as a swim diaper and it worked really well. We should buy a swim diaper though since the chlorine would be bad for it if we used a regular diaper all the time. We drove the rest of the way to Aunt Joyce and Uncle Steve's house and got there in time for dinner.
Friday we hung around the house, fished a little, took a walk, and went out for mexican! For our New Year's celebration there were fire works and champagne. It's cool that their house is right on the lake.
Saturday was pretty gloomy so we went to Dick's to get out of the house. Aunt Joyce and Uncle Steve needed to pick up a kayak they had bought and everyone went along (Mom, Dad, Randy, his girlfriend Sam, Aunt Joyce, Uncle Steve, Anthony, JR, Kaida, and Me!). On the way home we drove through their neighborhood to see some of the big houses. They're pretty impressive.
After dinner we packed up and headed out. We were hoping she would sleep the whole way like she did on the way down. We were not so lucky. We drove to Florence, KY to spend the night.
Today we drove the rest of the way and now we're home. Yay!
I think Kaida was excited to be home. She was definitely excited to see the cats. Hopefully she doesn't get bored with just me this week.
Christmas was in Buffalo with my family. We spent Christmas Eve at Aunt Manda, Uncle Tim, Tara, and Ryan's house. Then we went to church to watch Tara and Ryan in their pageant.
Christmas Day we opened presents with Grammy and Poppy and then went to Uncle Matt, Aunt Sam, and Lucas's house.
We were going to have Turkey for dinner but by the time we got home it would have taken much to long to cook Tom. So we had chinese again just like last year!
On Sunday we went to Sue's house so Kaida got to meet more of my cousins. She napped for a very long time but when she woke up she let Pat, Johnny, Kim, and Sue hold her.
Monday we were pretty lazy. Mom and I went to the fisher price store as soon as Kaida went down for a nap. Unfortunately she woke up right after we left and didn't fall asleep again until right before we got back. Silly baby. But she got some cool stuff! An infant swing for the tree outside where my swing is right now, a whale for the bath tub that sprays water, and an elephant that clicks when you move his joints.
Tuesday we came home to Pittsburgh.
Wednesday we did a ton of laundry and packed everything back up again. We left for Tennessee at 7pm. We drove to just East of Cincinnati and stopped for the night at a hotel. She slept the whole way there.
Thursday morning we had breakfast and went for Kaida's first swim! We used a fuzzibunz without the insert as a swim diaper and it worked really well. We should buy a swim diaper though since the chlorine would be bad for it if we used a regular diaper all the time. We drove the rest of the way to Aunt Joyce and Uncle Steve's house and got there in time for dinner.
Friday we hung around the house, fished a little, took a walk, and went out for mexican! For our New Year's celebration there were fire works and champagne. It's cool that their house is right on the lake.
Saturday was pretty gloomy so we went to Dick's to get out of the house. Aunt Joyce and Uncle Steve needed to pick up a kayak they had bought and everyone went along (Mom, Dad, Randy, his girlfriend Sam, Aunt Joyce, Uncle Steve, Anthony, JR, Kaida, and Me!). On the way home we drove through their neighborhood to see some of the big houses. They're pretty impressive.
After dinner we packed up and headed out. We were hoping she would sleep the whole way like she did on the way down. We were not so lucky. We drove to Florence, KY to spend the night.
Today we drove the rest of the way and now we're home. Yay!
I think Kaida was excited to be home. She was definitely excited to see the cats. Hopefully she doesn't get bored with just me this week.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Early December Pictures
Bath time with my cousins
The bag is the best part of this gift. It's delicious!
My flower towel looks a little tipsy
With Santa Cow at Chick-Fil-A
I am so smart! S-M-R-T!
First snow
First trip to the mall
Sitting in the bumbo!
The bag is the best part of this gift. It's delicious!
My flower towel looks a little tipsy
With Santa Cow at Chick-Fil-A
I am so smart! S-M-R-T!
First snow
First trip to the mall
Sitting in the bumbo!
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Sleeping
I don't really know what's going on with her sleep lately.
I've been nursing her to sleep since that's what works. She is no longer able to put herself to sleep. I don't know exactly when she lost the ability. I used to lay her down in the crib drowsy but still awake. I think one day she just started to fall asleep while she was nursing and then not wake up when I put her in the crib. Now if she wakes up when I'm putting her in the crib we have to start all over.
She has an evil internal alarm clock that wakes her up after 30 minutes. I used to be able to go in and nurse her back to sleep but now she seems to think that bedtime was just another nap.
Sometimes if I bring her downstairs and feed her again while we're watching TV she'll fall asleep and then we can put her in the crib without waking her up. Last night I tried that and she started playing. She talked to JR for, probably, an hour. Eventually she did go to sleep around 11 (much better than 1am the previous night).
She slept until 9 this morning. Ideally she'd sleep 8-8 and have two 1-1.5 hour naps. Right now it's looking more like 11 - 9 with God only knows how many naps and for how long.
Yesterday and today her morning naps have been pretty long 1.5 hours +. Maybe her night time sleep is being weird because she's learning how to sleep longer during the day. *fingers crossed*
It's just annoying because she's tired around 8 and she falls asleep just fine. Then she's up after a half hour and we're fighting to get her back to sleep for the rest of the night. It seems silly, like maybe we should just keep her up later if she's going to be awake. But she's tired so I have no idea.
Also, I want to get some stuff done around the house and if I'm spending three hours every night trying to put the baby to sleep that puts a pretty big kink in my plans.
I've been nursing her to sleep since that's what works. She is no longer able to put herself to sleep. I don't know exactly when she lost the ability. I used to lay her down in the crib drowsy but still awake. I think one day she just started to fall asleep while she was nursing and then not wake up when I put her in the crib. Now if she wakes up when I'm putting her in the crib we have to start all over.
She has an evil internal alarm clock that wakes her up after 30 minutes. I used to be able to go in and nurse her back to sleep but now she seems to think that bedtime was just another nap.
Sometimes if I bring her downstairs and feed her again while we're watching TV she'll fall asleep and then we can put her in the crib without waking her up. Last night I tried that and she started playing. She talked to JR for, probably, an hour. Eventually she did go to sleep around 11 (much better than 1am the previous night).
She slept until 9 this morning. Ideally she'd sleep 8-8 and have two 1-1.5 hour naps. Right now it's looking more like 11 - 9 with God only knows how many naps and for how long.
Yesterday and today her morning naps have been pretty long 1.5 hours +. Maybe her night time sleep is being weird because she's learning how to sleep longer during the day. *fingers crossed*
It's just annoying because she's tired around 8 and she falls asleep just fine. Then she's up after a half hour and we're fighting to get her back to sleep for the rest of the night. It seems silly, like maybe we should just keep her up later if she's going to be awake. But she's tired so I have no idea.
Also, I want to get some stuff done around the house and if I'm spending three hours every night trying to put the baby to sleep that puts a pretty big kink in my plans.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
4 Month Doctor Appointment
Kaida had her 4 month Dr. appointment today.
She weighed 11 pounds 5 ounces - 8th %
Was 23.5 inches long and - 24th %
Her head was 41.1 Cm in circumference. - 57th%
So she's gained a pound in two months, a quarter inch in height and 2 cm around her head. He didn't seem too concerned about her growth even though her pecentages are jumping all over the place.
She looks healthy so, as alarming as the measurements are, I'm just going to go along with it. She's a small baby. She was small when she was born and she's just continuing that trend.
She had two more shots and the oral vaccine today. She didn't scream nearly as much as she did last time. Probably because JR was there and I wanted him to see how awful it was so it actually wasn't awful at all. Or maybe she's thrown way more fits like that since then so now I'm used to them.
He said we can wait to start solid food until she shows some interest and starts seeming hungry. Like if she's waking up to nurse in the middle of the night. She did that for a little bit over Thanksgiving but I'm pretty much discounting anything that happened at Thanksgiving since we got so completely off schedule.
He did seem a little concerned that she's not rolling over yet so he prescribed more tummy time. Oh boy!
She weighed 11 pounds 5 ounces - 8th %
Was 23.5 inches long and - 24th %
Her head was 41.1 Cm in circumference. - 57th%
So she's gained a pound in two months, a quarter inch in height and 2 cm around her head. He didn't seem too concerned about her growth even though her pecentages are jumping all over the place.
She looks healthy so, as alarming as the measurements are, I'm just going to go along with it. She's a small baby. She was small when she was born and she's just continuing that trend.
She had two more shots and the oral vaccine today. She didn't scream nearly as much as she did last time. Probably because JR was there and I wanted him to see how awful it was so it actually wasn't awful at all. Or maybe she's thrown way more fits like that since then so now I'm used to them.
He said we can wait to start solid food until she shows some interest and starts seeming hungry. Like if she's waking up to nurse in the middle of the night. She did that for a little bit over Thanksgiving but I'm pretty much discounting anything that happened at Thanksgiving since we got so completely off schedule.
He did seem a little concerned that she's not rolling over yet so he prescribed more tummy time. Oh boy!
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