Change

Such the helper...Keeley decided that Kayden needed a diaper change. I love this picture because Kayden is completely unconcerned that her diaper is half off and Keeley is looking at me very seriously saying and signing "change". I guess she wanted to make sure I understood the severity of the situation.


P.S. I know that is not the sign for change. Somehow that is what she got from the sign we tried to show her. That is what she does now. I'm sure her preschool teachers are confused!

P.P.S Kayden did not need a diaper change!

Discoveries

Kayden has discovered the dog food! Unfortunately, she continues to be very, very interested in it. She is always knocking it over, spreading it around, playing in the water, trying to eat it... This is much more a problem with her than it ever was with Keeley. I don't know if it is because she is just more interested or if I am just not as good at watching her since I am also watching Keeley. I'm sort of thinking the latter...


She has also discovered Keeley's red car. This has been one of the best presents we have received. It was a Christmas present from Poppy for Keeley last year. I have started hiding it when we have play dates because it causes such a stir. I think Kayden looks pretty good for her first ride!


She almost stepped in by herself.


So happy to be on her first ride.

First Surgery

Kayden had her surgery this morning and did wonderfully. We now know that she doesn't have to eat at 4am even though I've been feeding her then. Kelly went to her when she woke up and he was able to quickly settle her down (since she wasn't allowed to eat after 12). She woke up early for the day just friendly as could be. During the drive to the hospital she was able to take a tiny nap in the car but woke up when the wind hit us on the walk to the hospital. She was content to crawl on the bed and play with her toys for the hour and half we had to wait. When the anesthesiologist came to get her, she went to him with no tears or worries and he carried her all the way down the hall. As soon as I got into recovery she started crying but had previously been completely content with the nurse. Everyone told me that she was so sweet (I had to agree). Once she was home, everything was completely back to normal. The only trouble we had was that she felt like she needed to make up for lost time and bother Keeley even more! Thank you for your thoughts and prayers this morning. Hopefully this will fix the problem and we won't have any more procedures done!

In her tiny hospital gown. I didn't know they had them so little!

Playing with her toys.

Talking (always talking...) to my camera.

At one point I tried to take her for a walk in the wagon. She wouldn't sit still in the seat belts and tried to stand up when I put her on the floor of it - it ended up being a short trip!

Note: The scratch under her eye is from her razor sharp nails that manage to grow every night even if cut low the day before. Her nose is sad looking because she had a bit of a run in with the fireplace. It is tough being little!

Starting Early

Yesterday Keeley started the day talking about Levi (my best friend's youngest kiddo). We talked about him all through breakfast and while she was getting ready for school. On the way to school, she told me she was going to see Peter and Luke (two kids in her class). When I dropped her off, she pointed Peter and Luke out to me and didn't cry at all when I handed her over to Ms. Kathy. Another of the moms was standing there and told me that her daughter had started talking about Keeley (I didn't tell her that Keeley has never tried to say Jessica, her daughter's name).

Later that day I got to school a little early to pick her up because it was their Christmas party. I was holding her and she looked awfully tired. I asked Ms. Karen and Ms. Kathy if Keeley had taken her nap. Ms. Kathy looked at me and then looked at the table where the other kids were sitting. She said "No, she and Peter (and pointed to him) were very social during nap time." Ms. Karen chimed in and told me that they talked and touched hands during the entire nap time. My little girl is already getting in trouble with boys. To make matters worse, this little boy lives just up the street from us!!

6 Months

Kayden is six months old! Hard to believe how fast the time keeps moving. In the span of a week she has learned to crawl, pull-up, bear crawl a little, and started moving her hands in preparation for cruising. All this moving is causing her to be exceptionally difficult in regards to sleep. I keep trying to remember that Keeley started sleeping better when she learned to walk...just a few more months to go. We've just started solid foods too. She is really enjoying them so far.

Her stats at the doctor's were:
17 lb 7 oz (74%)
26.5 inches (73%)

She is having a small surgery next week on her tear duct since it is still occluded. The doctor believes that strapping the kids to a papoose board is a bit traumatic for everyone so she will be under a gas mask. I'm happy for this because it will make the procedure less stressful for her and quicker (her doctor said 5 minutes). I'm sad that my 6 month old will have to see an operating room so soon.

Here are some photo highlights of our little one on the move.

First time in the tunnel.

Crawling in the tub. We've had to get rid of the chair because she kept trying to escape. I love the wrinkled up nose!

Trying to move the box like Keeley.

She pulled up on her table.

Trying to bear crawl - less than 1 week after she started crawling on all 4s.

Interested in getting to Keeley.

Oh my. I started a load of laundry and saw this. Kayden standing on the step trying to climb up to Keeley who, for the first time, started washing her hands on her own.

Fall Fashion

As we move into the colder months, I thought some of you might like to see some of the cutting edge fashion for the season.

A shirt from 6 months ago, no pants, grey socks, and pink sandals in November - brilliant.

Notice the jeans under the dress? Also notice how nothing actually matches - that is the true genius of my fashionista.

Gotta love stripped stretchy pants and a blue shirt.

At first glance, this doesn't seem that odd - she's wearing her pajamas and has a towel for a bath. The true fashion genius of this is that this is the outfit she chose after her bath. In fact, she put the outfit I selected for her back into her drawers and picked this one.

Milk

Keeley primarily exists on milk, fruit, and a few carbs (crackers, oatmeal, and waffles). She still refuses to eat meat and will eat vegetables only occasionally. I have tried. I continue to put lots of healthy options in front of her, she just chooses to eat fruit and drink milk.

I thought that I had won a small battle in the food war the other morning. Keeley actually climbed into her chair to have some cereal with me and she did so without her glass of milk. She picked up a piece and said "nummy nummy nummy". I was trying to be calmly excited and continued to eat my own cereal and take care of Kayden.

After a moment or two, I noticed that she had bested me again.Notice all the cereal on her mat? She was taking each piece out of the bowl and sucking all the milk out of it and then placing it on the mat. She was not eating her cereal. Oh well. I guess I'll keep trying.