Pictures!!!

First Visit to the Columbus Zoo!!!

Some animals Kaylee really enjoyed seeing.








Kaylee's first Dippin' Dots experience...I think she likes them :)

Notice how she has her hands behind her head? She does this all the time :)
Kickin' back and watchin' the gorilla's with Daddy.
She was not really sure about this statue....lol
A moment when she finally see's the animal in the exhibit...
Not seeing it....Still not seeing it....

Ohhh....I see it now!!!!
Trying to pet the bird behind the glass...She liked this guy because he stayed there the entire time.
She loves her hat.... if we took it off, she put it back on...
"I'm not putting my hand in the Gorillla's hand Dad!!!"
She liked the ground around the stinky flower because it was soft. She had to feel it of course. She likes to investigate things :)
The stinky flower....
We had a blast at the zoo. Kaylee did a lot better than I thought she would. We were there from 1030-5 and she only conked out for about an hour while Josh and I ate lunch. We are patiently awaiting the arrival of Kaylee's new wagon...This thing will be awesome. I never knew wagons came with soooo many features. It should be here today and will definitely be joining us for our next trip to the zoo very soon. I also love that I'll have a place to put a small cooler...a bottle of water at the zoo was $2.85... wowza!!!! Plus there are many great places to sit and eat a picnic and I can pack way tastier food than the zoo can offer :)

After the zoo, Kaylee stayed up to watch the Grove City fireworks. She loved them!!! Right after the last firework in the finale went off, she fell asleep in her stroller while we stood talking to our neighbors for a few...She had such a big day :)

FIRST HAIR CUT!!! (in reverse order)

She had a blast





Of course, she wants to do it....Miss Independent!!

Fun times :)

Josh and I both agree that being Kaylee’s mom and dad is the most wonderful gift in the world. She is her own little person now and everyday is fantastic with her. She is learning and trying so many things. It is amazing how she has turned that corner from baby to toddler so quick. Every minute of every day is a blast with her.

She is learning the “head, shoulders, knees and toes” song and can point to her head, nose and eyes now. Her vocabulary is growing and it seems like every day brings out a new word. She loves to play tag with us.

Bath time is a hoot with her. She goes crazy smacking and splashing the water. We bought her a baby pool that she just loves and does the same thing. This was the first time she has experienced water that comes out of a garden hose (since it is much colder than her bath water) but since it splashed like the bath tub she warmed up to it very quickly. She loved getting out of the pool, running in the yard, and then getting back in the pool. It’s a blast.

She loves going to the park. She loves swinging and has recently discovered the slide. We are looking into getting something for the back yard because she has so much fun playing at the park. The patio swing was her favorite, but it is not as much fun to her anymore.

She is a little eater now. She LOVES green beans (she might very well turn into one because she eats that many). She also loves mac and cheese, eggs, toast, yogurt, carrots, chicken, pineapple, as well as cheese and crackers.

She is still being stubborn about saying mama :( She knows how to say it and what it means, but just doesn’t say it that often. I do get kisses and hugs like crazy and she is all about me or Josh if others are around…I can handle that..lol. She is a daddy’s girl to boot; I’m chopped liver when daddy is around (ok, maybe not chopped liver, just mommy dramatics!). She leans forward out of Josh’s arms to give me a kiss and high fives, etc, but then darts right back to daddy and giving him a gigantic hug.

Tid bits....

She is off formula…yay!
She is facing forward now in the car.
She loves turning off light switches.
She wears 18-24 month clothes.
She is in a size 5 diaper
She is almost in a size 5 shoe.
She can shake your hand.

After we change her diaper, she will take her diaper to the trash can and the wants to wash her hands with us.

FIRST HAIR CUT

We took Kaylee to get her first hair cut on Monday. We took her to Cookie Cutters, which she loved. They had an indoor playground and slide that she played on with daddy. She got to sit in a fancy car and was given a box of toys that she could play with. It was great because there were a lot of distractions for her so she didn’t have to focus on the strange lady with the scissors coming at her head. It was trimmed up and looks a lot cleaner now. We will still be doing ponytails until Kaylee can leave the clips that go in her hair alone. We want her hair to grow out a little longer so that we can do more things other than put it in a ponytail.

As soon as I get the pictures off of the camera and onto the computer, I will post TONS of pics :) I'm just having way too much fun playing with Kaylee and enjoying this beautiful weather!!

I'm ONE !!!

Happy Birthday Kaylee!!!

Yep…its official, Kaylee is ONE!!! It is sooo hard to believe that she is a year old already. It’s just amazing how she became this little person that can do all these things in just one year.

Nowadays, Kaylee is running around the house, jibber-jabbering to anyone. She is truly a chatterbox. She talks, and talks, and talks. She loves to talk to the dogs. She loves to listen to anyone on the phone She does all sorts of fun things now.

Kaylee does the cutest thing ever…she blows us kisses. This is so freakin cute because she puckers her lips like 3-4 times then puts her hand to her mouth and does it one more time while blowing it.

She is trying to learn how to roll over somersault style. She has actually done it once (at her birthday party). She will stand and bend over to put her head on the floor. Then she gets distracted by looking at us upside down and falls over…I LOVE it!!!

Kaylee has two more teeth, for a total of ten! She just got them last weekend and they are both bottom back teeth on each side. These two really bothered her for a few days, unlike the first eight teeth.

We had Kaylee’s birthday party last week. Although the weather wasn’t the best (cold and very windy), we had a good time. We had about 35 people at our house and Kaylee did fantastic for the whole 4 ½ hours. Her cake was beautiful and yummy, the food was great and we had a great time with family. Kaylee actually opened her gifts for the most part (they were mostly gift bags, but she got the hang of it :)

Some things she loves…

• She loves for us to read to her. She will bring us books all the time. Her favorite is “twinkle twinkle little star”.
• She loves her new butterfly rocker we got her for her birthday.
• She loves to dance…she is so cute. You tell her to dance and if she is walking, she will do a mid-air swim type dance. If she is sitting down, she just sits there clapping and wiggling her little bottom…so, so, cute.
• Peak-a-boo is a great game at our house. You cover your face and say where’s mommy (or daddy) and she will run over to uncover your face. If you ask her where Kaylee is, she will cover up her eyes to play peak-a-boo. This can be a little dangerous because she will keep her eyes covered as she tries to walk…bad idea :)
• She is obsessed with this one picture of Josh and me on our honeymoon. It is so funny. It’s up on a shelf, so she only see’s it when we pick her up. Immediately she will hold out her hand toward it and want us to take her to it. She will give us a kiss (on the picture). It really is too adorable.
• She is still addicted to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse…but also loves Blue’s Clue’s.

Okay…Get ready for A LOT of pictures :) ……

Our precious little girl...only 4 hours old :)
Here are some more at one and two days old.


Above is Kaylee at 2 days old. Below is Kaylee's at 1 year old.





This was one of Mommy and Daddy's gift to Kaylee for her birthday. She loves to rock on it, but she also loves to drag it around the living room. So cute. She also gives it hugs and kisses :)

Just so cute...

Practicing her flip...

Just laying on the floor (watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse) lol

She was so pooped after playing all day. She stopped eating for a minute and fell asleep (green beans and all on her face, and her post ponytail look)...


One of Kaylee's birthday hats. She didn't want to keep this one on, all she wanted to do is look at it.


Alright Kaylee! We got one picture with it on :)


This is the other birthday hat she had. She did leave this one on (although it doesn't look like it). She wore this one for a long time.

Kaylee eating her very first piece of cake. Yummy!!


She ruled this party. I thought she would be real shy. She was wandering all over the place to see everyone.



Kaylee's smash cake...


Kaylee's birthday cake...

11 Months

There are so many things going on around here lately. We have been super busy. We both had finals, Josh has a few weeks off and I start classes again today. My next clinical is in Marion (boooo). We have also been spring cleaning, I love cleaning the house top to bottom in the spring with the windows open and fresh air coming in. Since we were doing that, I also had to rearrange a lot of the furniture in the house. Now its all done and it feels great.

Big news, we are planning Kaylee's 1st birthday party and are expecting around 40 people to be here (please don't rain, please don't rain). There will be a ton of kids here since Josh has 11 nieces and nephews just in his family alone :)

Kaylee is going to start getting the nickname I had as a child (boo-boo city). She is walking great now, but she has started to try and run...Its so cute, she laughs all the time (even when falling), but then it makes her prone to fall into furniture, toys, etc. She has had her fair share of tiny bruises and scratches...Let's hope she doesn't have any for her birthday party. Speaking of walking, Kaylee can stand up on her own without pulling up on furniture and can bend over and pick toys up without falling over!!! She loves to just carry stuff all over the place, especially semi-heavy stuff for a baby, like her container of baby wipes for example.

When she gets super excited about something, her whole body shakes, she waves her hands and jumps up and down with the biggest smile ever. She also has a cheesy grin when she wants to be adorable.

Kaylee has also learned how to throw a temper tantrum. Although it is a temper tantrum, I have to try very hard to be serious and firm with her because the face that she has during a temper tantrum is soo freakin' cute...

Kaylee got a new stroller (thank goodness, her travel system stroller is heavy!). Its a McClaren stroller and she loves it.

A little list of stuff she loves...
She loves climbing up the stairs (with mommy or daddy right behind her).
She loves ice water, especially through a straw.
She loves mac n' cheese and chicken nuggets.
When she is eating, she likes to "feed" Mommy and Daddy her food :)
Her hair can go into a ponytail and pigtails now lol
She loves standing at the back door and watching the dogs outside.

This was taken when I was re-arranging the house lol. We had to stop and take pictures of Kaylee and she just wanted to grab the camera.
This is her getting excited with her hands and screaming...no jumping here though.

There is the smile I love... She is loving this wide open space while I'm re-arranging furniture :)

Kaylee getting up all on her own...no help whatsoever.

Kaylee's hair after pigtails...

Such a pretty picture...gotta love those pig tails



Riding on her toy...Daddy's helping her :)
A little unsure here...


Okay, she likes it now :)



Trying to pick up heavy things...
New ride :)

She could stand here for hours...Okay, probably not hours, but a looong time (for a baby)

Trying to run...see the danger :) TABLE AHEAD Kaylee !!!


I love that we can put her hair up now. Its about time.
Post-Ponytail look...

Someone's Walkin'

Okay, Okay....not to be bias but this baby is the best EVER!! She is walking now and it is sooo much fun. Here is a video that captures that and a new favorite....Kaylee does the touchdown sign :)

Kaylee's is officially 11 months old today. Stay tuned for her 11 month old post and many, many pictures that will be coming soon. I work tomorrow :( so my hope is to post on Thursday.

ENJOY!!!

And She's Off...

It's official, Kaylee is walking :)...She has been doing this darting around the room on furniture thing for a long, long time. She loves walking around holding our hands and she loves her little walker toy. But finally, over the weekend, Kaylee has progressed to letting go of everything and taking off across the room without any assistance, and she is pretty darn good at it. I think she is starting to understand that she can get somewhere much, much faster than crawling or walking around the room holding onto furniture. My goal is to get a video sometime this week and post it for everyone to see.

BTW, the dogs are in trouble now. She can chase them down lol.

Josh and I are both at the end of our classes this week. Josh gets a much deserved break from classes for about a month.

Kaylee turns 11 months on Wednesday and party planning is well underway for her 1st birthday party.

Stay tuned for that video!!!