Family Day

We had a fun filled family day last Friday. We went to the store to return one of the car seats we had bought for Kayla because I had decided I didn't like it (we had two of them, we kept one for when she's bigger) and wanted to get a different one, which I have since ordered. Just hope it's as great as I think it is. We splurged and purchased a Britax Boulevard in the adorable Madison print. Britax are the best seats out there on the market, and the boulevard has true side impact protection which sold us on it. Can't wait for it to get here! It will allow us to keep Kayla rearfacing for a while still too which is great since they are sooo much safer rear facing. Anyhoos, enough about our great purchase and back to our family day! After shopping, Kyle and I picked up some sandwhiches and we all went to the park for a family picnic. I brought Kayla's bumbo because I figured it would be easier to feed her in it than just sitting on the ground or one of us holding her. We had a great time! Kayla was sooo distracted by all of the action-the people walking/running/biking/etc around the lake, the dog's walking by, the cars driving by, the birds flying around, the wind...she didn't know what to think! It was too cute. After our picnic we went home so she could take a nap and we could relax. Then later we all went for a walk and to the park. Kayla wasn't so sure of the park yet. She is still a little little I think. But overall, we had a great day!

9 month well visit

Kayla had her 9 moth well visit today. Again, the doctor said she is "lovely" :-) We tend to agree! I am exhausted today, so I'll just update you all with her stats and then head off to bed. She weighs 19 lbs (50th percentile), is 27 inches long (30th percentile), and her head measures 17 5/8th inches (70th percentile). So yep, she's short and chubby and has a big head :-P LOL All is well with her!

New kicks!

We finally bought Kayla a real pair of shoes. And nope, she is not even any kind of mobile yet. But I figured that she would soon be spending more time out and about in her stroller, or the cart at the store, or simply being carried, and that she should have something more than socks on her feet. So cute little pink tennies it was :-) Now on to figuring out the best shoes for learning to walk. So many options!!

Fun Filled Easter Weekend

We had a fun filled weekend away for Easter. We went down to visit my in-laws in Oneida. We left Friday afternoon after waiting for Auntie Mindy to come so she could go down with us. Kayla seemed to enjoy seeing everyone and having everyone play with her Friday and Saturday :-) Saturday afternoon we drove over to Monmouth and got to see the campus for the first time in QUITE a while. It was so fun to show it to Kayla. Kyle told her that if the college didn't exist than neither would she..which is soo true since we met there. We spent Easter day at Kyle's grandparents. Kayla was not having much of the company there. She was playing the stranger danger game. I felt so bad! Everyone wanted to hold her but Kayla would just scream and want us. Oh well, maybe next time. The pictures are of us at the campus and of our little Easter Bunny!

Opening Day

Kayla was all decked out for the Cubs' Opening Day. This was the first time she wore her Cubs outfit and she was very interested in the crinkling noise it made when she moved. Unfortunately the game didn't start until 6pm so she was asleep by the time the Cubs won 4-2. Kayla and Mom are going to see Nana today and I'm off to work so that's all for now!

A Big First!!

Kayla stood up by herself for the first time today!!! Kayla and I (Dad) were sitting on the floor facing each other and I was holding her hands to keep her steady when she just decided to stand up!!! I was so shocked I just sat there with my mouth open instead of congratulating her. We immediately ran upstairs to show Mom who was sick in bed and of course she didn't do it again. She started to once or twice but thought better of it. Here's a picture of her from the other day standing with the assistance of her Lowe's racer. It works much better on the tile than on carpet but she only goes backwards! She pushes off with her feet and can't figure out the whole walking forward thing yet. We'll let you all know when she does!