What was my point? Hmmm...I guess I didn't really have one. Except that I'm sorry I haven't updated in forever and a day. I owe you lots of funny anecdotes and cute pictures. I can only provide you with the latter. Because I have lost what little ability I had to be amusing! I'll do my best...but I make no promises!
So...updates...you know that Kennedy has two little teeth...she still only has the two (though more are on their way any day now!)...but she has figured out how to inflict a SERIOUS amount of damage with those two evil little pearls! Mommy has a pretty large hole. Yes hole. You know where. It is NOT pretty. It is somewhat infected. I am not happy (and nursing often ends in tears for both of us these days). But I am nothing if not stubborn...so we are sticking with this thing. The goal is 12 months. We'll see if me, Kennedy, and perhaps most importantly, my nipples (!) make it. Shudder. I ache a little just thinking about the fact that I have to feed her again in a couple of hours! ;) I love that little vampire...and she loves nursing (though she shows it in a nasty little way!)...so we will persevere!
Kennedy crawled for the first time the a couple of days ago (Friday, July 22 to be exact -- trying to preserve milestones here!). She subsequently forgot how to crawl (on Saturday, July 23 -- hee hee!). I remember that she did the same thing with rolling...so I'm sure she'll get the skill back soon. Right now she does an awkward craling/dragging/seal flopping motion. Fairly effective. Not graceful. I should get a video clip of it...it's pretty amusing!
She loves standing now (assisted, of course). Would rather be standing than pretty much anything else (other than, I assume, biting mommy's boobs!). It's really cute...she dances to music and bops around. She's starting to take baby steps (ahh, now I understand the origin of the term!), so walking may be just around the corner (though I kind of doubt it, because she doesn't really pull up on anything or cruise yet...just reaches for mommy or daddy's hands and pulls herself up that way).
She's getting more and more into solids lately. She was falling a little behind in that area, but we're working on it. Behind you ask? Well, the stupid books (why do I still read the stupid books!?) said that she should have been eating crackers etc. a long time ago, but I was so paranoid about choking that I guess I waited a little longer than necessary to start giving her anthing other than blended up solids. Her first cherios were ones that I broke in half because I was so afraid that she'd choke on them. She didn't choke. Just made a dramatic gagging sound any time one got near her epiglotis! Thankfully the drama has subsided and she's loving cherios (gasp -- whole cherios!) now. She's also really into grapes (cut up into something like 8 pieces...'cause halfs or quarters seem to big for this wimpy mommy!). I just got her some cereal cookies (basically just teething biscuits), and she's loving those! They are insanely messy (but a cute kind of messy!).
Okay, I wasn't going to do it (because it's gross AND will someday be embarrassing for my little sweetheart), but I HAVE to tell this story. A few weeks after she started solids (probably something like a month ago), my little baby was having a rough time with her tummy. She wasn't used to the feel of...well...pooping! Hee hee...TMI!? She turned all red and was making grunting sounds (which, of course, she totally still does)...and then she started crying. Poor little baby, I thought...she needs her diaper changed (which she did). In the middle of the diaper change, my poor little sweet pea starting bawling again. I stopped to comfort her, and rubbed her tummy. Then it happened.
Have you ever seen the playdoh barbershop, where the playdoh pushes out of the dolls heads? Umm, yeah. I sat there and watched my poor little baby have the largest solid baby poop I have every seen (still haven't seen one that big). Oddly enough, I wasn't grossed out. I felt so bad for her that it was only sad (and a little funny because I literally had the playdoh reference running though my head while I watched in horror as my perfect little baby pooped all over the floor!). Okay mostly funny (once she'd stopped crying). Maybe that story isn't entertaining to anyone else...but I'm writing it down, because it is a memory that I don't want to forget. Sorry! :)
And with that...pictures (which is likely the only reason anyone "reads" this blog in the first place)! First off -- these are the pictures that I was TRYING to upload on May 21 when I last posted!
Posing with mommy before going out for a nice walk in the sunshine!
Playing with Uncle James!
"This is what I do to my mommy's boobies!"
Loving her little play kitchen (how sad is it that I have already bought her another giant play kitchen and am hiding it away for some future birthday or Christmas gift!?).
Oh my goodness. This is so sad. I just realized that I haven't written about the end of the playoffs!? Well...it didn't go as planned. The boys went *almost* all the way. :( Next year...next year. Here is a cute Canuck-related picture to help with my heartache. I'll post more soon.
Okay, now I'm going to try to go in chronological order as much as possible...so here are pictures that I pulled off the camera on June 7!
I just thought this was cute (plus I think my baby is a genius!)...she totally understands the concept of a mirror!
Having a little nap with Jackie!
Jackie is underwhelmed that I'm taking pictures of this tender moment!
Here are some little owl clippies that I won (yay facebook!).
And they even stay in what little hair she has (well...long enough to snap a picture at least!).
Here are a couple of her looking cute (with another product of my little addiction...such a cute little flower headband!). I had almost forgotten her habit of making this wide open mouth face every time she was happy!? She doesn't do that anymore! It's crazy how quickly things change and phases come and go. Sniff sniff. :(
This one just makes me laugh!
And another cute headband (a little big for her still...but it looks cute nonetheless)!
And we're at June 19. Yeesh. THis is my punishment for taking so long to update. I have to sit here and wait while blogger slugs away trying to upload all these old pictures.
(PS - as I write this, Kennedy has woken up and is intermittently crying...so I may have to finish this post later on with a second update!)
Okay, I was gone (but you didn't know that) and now I'm back. I decided to just save this and then run and help out my wee babe. The teething is going full tilt right now, so sleep has not been good. She went down at around 7pm, but woke up at around 9:45 crying. I've been trying to soothe her ever since. Finally broke down and fed her and gave her some baby Tylenol. Now she's back asleep...we'll see how long that lasts. Poor little thing. :(
So, June 19 (well, the pictures up to and including June 17, I should say). Here we go!
This her about to say "Mom" (well..."momomomomomom"). She started a couple of months ago, but now she actually understands that I'm mom! So fun!
Here we are reading (hmmm...it seems that whenever Prof Man has the camera, my boobs are front and centre!?).
The next several were taken on our week long vacation at Manteo in Kelowna. Here she is with her cousins.
And here she is just lookin' cute!
Having a bath in the sink!?
There are a bunch more pictures...just not on my camera apparently. I'll have to track them down and get them posted soon!
Here she is playing with Jackie (a daily thing). Jackie just gave her a kiss.
Busted!
Okay. She's crying again. This update will have to wait. Up next are all the pictures between June 19 and now! I'll try to post soon...maybe even later tonight. We'll see how it goes.
Aw Hayley!! This is truly amazing!! You are such a great mommy :) Kennedy is SO ADORABLE!
ReplyDeleteShe is so cute she should be a baby model. There isn't a picture of her that doesn't make me either smile or laugh. Baba
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