Cute Baby. :)

Well, not much going on today. Mama made a pot roast, Dad worked and Kyra was her own sweet, cute self. :)

COOOOOLD PRACTICE!!

This evening was the first softball practice of the season and it was COLD and WINDY!!! Kyra didn't mind since she snuggled up nice and in her carrier with her jacket on under my sweatshirt and a blanket. The players didn't mind TOO much as they were all moving around a whole lot. I sure minded though!! It was really breezy and my fingers, toes and nose were just about frozen!! I'm glad it was sort of a short practice due to the still somewhat short days. I think Kyra and I will be just going to the games until it warms up some!

After we got home, she played with Denali Cat. :)

Mama's Night Out!!

Kyra and Dad stayed home alone this evening for just over two hours!!! There was some screaming for a little while towards the end, but no major issues. I got to go to the library and grocery shopping all alone! (I was home for a couple minutes in between though, as I locked my keys in the car in the Wal-Mart parking lot and had to walk home and get another set... OOPS!!!) All in all though, it went pretty well. Then when I got home, she was a GOOD girl and took a whole bottle with very little fussing about it. (Albeit, it was NOT previously frozen milk which she seems to have an issue with.)

Purple Pants!!

Nothing too exciting going on today. Kyra wore her cute BRIGHT purple cords and her orange stretchy onesie for the first time today. Also, her cute Addidas tennies from Uncle Chris as she's officially outgrown the little Nikes. There was a softball meeting at church for Dad's team this evening and we tagged along. She hung out in the carrier and rode (comfortably I'd assume since she napped) with both legs out of the carrier for the first time instead of tucked up froggie style.

Mooo!

No, this post is NOT about my post-baby diet.. Kyra wore her cow sweatsuit for the first time today, and I'm glad I grabbed it to put on her since it's probably going to be the only time she wears the little pants since, even though it's a 3-6 month, the little "hoof" feet fit her just exactly right now!! She was such a good girl today, she took a LONG nap this morning and a shorter nap this afternoon. She's getting to be so much more alert between naps and she's also decided that we're going to get up when Dad leaves at 7:30a.m. instead of 8:00 or 8:30 now so I think we're going to have to start scheduling things better!!!

Rainy Monday

Well, our BEAUTIFUL sunny weather is gone and we're back to beautiful rainy weather for Monday. Today we puppy sat for cute Hazel for a couple hours and went to Coscto for doggie food. That was the exciting part of the day. :) Kyra did MOSTLY behave herself for Dad so I could get dinner without too much interruption and she was sleepy for most of the evening so apparently puppy sitting wore her out.

Sunshine Day!!

It was BEAUTIFUL out today!!! The sun was out and it was NICE so Kyra and I wore our warm weather clothes. (I WISH I'd gotten a picture of her in her little ruffly white capris and hat, but they didn't last until we got home (had to change all her clothes at church) so we don't have any. Next time I'll get them before we leave! After church, we went out to Grandma & Grandpa B.'s for a visit and then to dinner (Mexican, YUM!). We also figured out today that Kyra likes looking at pictures now and Dad caught her on video talking to her butterflies. :)

Naptime!!

Phil worked an early shift at 6:00a.m. today, so he got home from work early too. It was such a nice day out today!! maybe that's why Kyra didn't want to settle down for her morning nap until this afternoon, she just didn't want to miss it. :) When Phil got home, he was pretty worn out, so we didn't really do anything to take advantage of the good weather other than open ALL the windows when Dad overcooked his popcorn. ;) Phil, Kyra and Funny Bunny took a nap on the bed together so Mama got some "me time".

Jungle Gym!

I just can't believe how fast she changes!! She was playing under the new gym we got her yesterday, and she's already figured out how to bat at the stuff and has even gotten the tiger toy to play music once. (You have to roll a little ball.) She was VERY good today but had a rough night last night going to sleep as her fishies died (the aquarium toy on her bassinet, not actual fishies) and we were short one D battery. Now we know to always have extra on hand!!! She helped me go through some of her bigger size clothes today to see what she's got and what she still needs. It's supposed to be nice all weekend so hopefully we can get out and play!!!

Puppy-sitting!!!

We got to babysit Hazel this morning!!! :D It was fun!! She was very good and the dogs played all morning even though it was rainy (in and out and in and out and in and out). She stayed in Denali Cat's crate while we showered because she's still tiny and fits in it. The only moment of trouble was when Kyra threw Chicken Bob out of her swing and Hazel, not knowing it wasn't a puppy toy, RAN over and picked it up. The poor thing, I was just going to take it away and put it in the bedroom but Echo beat me to her and knocked the poor little puppy over with his nose and held her there until she let go of the chick! I think he was afraid I was going to yell at her. Then, after Auntie Amy came to pick up Hazel, we all went grocery shopping together. (Well Amy, Kyra and I did as they don't let doggies in Wal-Mart.) Kyra thought that was LOTS of fun because Amy held her and I followed them so she could be snuggling with her Auntie and still see Mama really well. Then she got to see Phil on his break (although she slept through it) and that was pretty great too. We went to the bookstore and Hollywood video shopping after Phil got home and we picked out a Bible to have imprinted with her name to give her for her dedication gift from us, even though it will be quite a while before she's ready to read it. (It is TNIV though, so it shouldn't be TOO long.)

Funny Bunny and Chicken Bob

So I think Kyra has chosen her first "security" item. She got a big fuzzy bunny holding a baby chick from Uncle Chris for Easter while we were in Wisconsin and when you squeeze the bunny's foot it says, "Somebunny loves you! cheep cheep cheep cheep". (Those are baby chicken noises, it's not a penny pinching rabbit.) She thinks the bunny is VERY funny and giggles when we squeeze it's foot and make it kiss her during the little chicken noises. We cut the threads holding the bunny and the chicken together, because the chick is the only stuffed animal Kyra has that's the right size for her to hold and it doesn't have any plastic features that she could swallow so it's a good one for her to play with. She REALLY likes it because it's soft to rub on her face and it's wings are JUST the right size for her to hold easily so now she goes to sleep holding the chicken with one hand which is great because then when she does get upset she just hits herself/me with the fuzzy chicken instead of scratching. We named them Funny Bunny and Chicken Bob because we just did.

MOMS Group

Well we FINALLY made it to the monthly MOMS group at church today!! The first one after Kyra was born, she'd had a REALLY awful night right before and it was Phil's first day back to work. Then last month, she got sick the night before and we went to the Dr. instead but we made it today! It was a lot of fun! All the other ladies at my table just happened to also be from the MidWest and the speaker topic was "Raising Mission Minded Children" which was really good and is something that's a big deal to me. Kyra did fine in the nursery (for over 2 hours!) until the very end when it was just "social" time.
Phil was home during the day today too as he worked a grave last night because they were doing a reset and needed some extra help so they asked if he'd come in. He slept for part of the morning, and then he, Kyra and both dogs were back in the bedroom sleeping by around 6:30p.m. :) It was so quiet with just me and the cat out here!!

Singing in the Rain

Well, not actually singing... just walking. :) With Tristan, Amy & Hazel out at the dog park! Then we had dinner with them (John and Amy... not Tristan and Hazel) at Claim Jumper. Kyra was mostly good, and was, of course, admired by all. She got REALLY fussy at the end though and wouldn't take a bottle for Amy because she was being a snot. (Kyra, not Amy.)

Growing So Fast!!!

Today we went to church where Kyra was awake for a good share of service and good for all of it, and then this afternoon our young couple's bible study at Russ and Myrna's house started back up. Kyra was a little fussy on and off there but did okay as long as Mama didn't try to sit down!
Last night we tried out the webcam with Grandma Susan and Grandpa Roger and it worked pretty good! Kyra was pretty fussy though.

Migraine

Well.. Mama has a migraine... the worst in a LONG time. That's what I get for talking in Wisconsin about how I haven't really been getting them anymore and they haven't been so bad. Poor Kyra is mostly just laying around with Mama.

Slow News Day

Not much going on today. Kyra was GREAT though and took a long nap in her swing this a.m. so I could get some housework done. She also slept all night in her pack-n-play bassinet next to our bed (she woke up to eat twice but went right back down!) PTL for good solid sleep!!

No More Needles!!

This morning Kyra had her 2 month checkup. She now weighs 11lbs 2 1/2oz and is 23 1/2 inches long. She is right about in the middle on both weight and length. She's a little ahead of average on most of the developmental markers and the doctor thinks her umbilical hernia is going to heal up all on it's own. She was SUCH a good brave girl! First of all, it took a while waiting to get in for her appointment (they usually run late, but are so good and never rush you, I don't really mind). Then, after her exam, she had to have THREE SHOTS for her immunizations. One was a Polio, TTP, Hep B combo shot, one was her MMR and I can't even remember what the other one was! She only cried during the actual injections and for about a minute after. They did at least do the first two together with two ladies doing it to get it over with. She has been a little fussy on and off today though and she's got a big blue crayon band-aid on one thigh and a flag band-aid on the other.
After her appt., we met Auntie Amy and Hazel at the dog park with Echo and Radar and did the loop before we met Phil for lunch at the Subway. We did our grocery shopping today too since she mostly just wanted to hang out in the carrier anyway, and therefore I couldn't do a whole lot that didn't involve holding the baby. She did sit in her BebePod chair for a little while and played with her toy. We also experimented with some 3-6 months clothes today. The onesie fit great, except for being a little baggy around the middle, but the pants were a little too long and MUCH too baggy at the waist. Guess it's going to be mostly dresses for a while!

Home Sweet Home!!

Well, today we're busy enjoying Phil's last day of vacation before he has to go back to work. I think Kyra must know he has to go back tomorrow because she's taking advantage of all the Dad cuddles she can get. We went out to the dog park this morning for a walk with Amy and their new puppy, Hazel.

We're slowly getting unpacked and getting stuff sorted out and back to normal. I'll be catching up with the days we were gone on vacation 2 or 3 days at a time, so by next week this time, all our vacation days should be caught up! :)

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