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Thursday, January 29, 2009

Icy Day

Yesterday I got to stay home from work and have a fun play day with you. We had a tea party with all your friends, watched some TV, looked at old pictures, did some gymnastics on the bed and off the bed, played with the kittys, colored, and much more. I had so much fun with you. It really made me excited to think about the fun summer we are going to have together. I think there is only about 17 more weeks until I'm out for summer. I can't wait!

O yea....
I signed you up for a gymnastics class. You start next Thursday and I can't wait to see how much you are going to love it. Tumbling, jumping, and running around! We have to go leotard shopping this weekend.

XOXO
Mom

Great Nana

Great Nana passed away a week ago from today. She lived a long and wonderful life and I only wish you got to know her longer than you did. She was such an important part of my life and I treasured the days I had with her. I loved bringing you up to see her. You always brightened her day and made her feel so much better. She loved you so much and was so proud of all of us. I have many many stories to tell you about her when you get older.
When I was little and stayed the night with her, I would always dress up in her high heels, scarfs, pearls, and purses. Every time I see you walking in my heels (yes! You pull out my matching high heels, put them on, and walk pretty good in them!) I think of her. I know you got your taste in style and love of jewelery from her! So this blogs for you Great Nana...you will be always be loved and missed dearly.

XOXO Kelsey

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Long, Busy Weekend...

Listen little miss...I know you are in that independent stage and all but we need to have a chat. Lets start with a recap of the weekend starting with Friday night. Yes, I know that your nap time was a little shorter than normal, but still about an hour. I've seen you on less sleep and acting a much better. Yes, I do realize that we chose to a restaurant with a bit of a wait, but you were having so much fun waiting! Walking all around and talking to all the others who were waiting as well. You made friends with the cute baby beside us and you were making everyone laugh with your cute personality and dance moves. But then, they called Dwyer, two and a highchair. You were fine up until we got our drinks. Then it started...the screaming at the top of your lungs. We tried the "whisper Keira", which has been working pretty good, we tried the crayons...the drink, and rolls, but you did not want anything to do with Cotton Patch. You only wanted to ride the mechanical pony outside of Cotton Patch, in the 40 degree cold. That or to climb up the highchair, which is a big "No!". So, after getting our food to go, we left in a hurry and headed home. I know we don't eat out that often, and when we do you are normally really good. So lets make a deal that you will try and be your adorable self more often, and I will allow you to ride the pony in the cold. Shake on it!


I got you the cutest book at target on one of our many trips..."No More Pacifiers". So cute and you love it so much. It has babies with pacifiers that disappear throughout the book. There is a cute repetition of "Who needs a paci, No not me" which we have been singing all weekend. It is so funny because when we sing it, you find a paci and throw it across the room. while saying, "No, not me!" So Daddy and I asked you if you wanted to throw your pacies away and you said yea! So you took all three of them that you could find and threw them in the kitchen trash can under the sink. First...



And then......And finally....It was very funny, and yes we gave them back after washing them. Believe it or not, you still throw them when we read that book to you.


Sunday was so fun. We took you to the Dallas World Aquarium. You loved it, even more than the last time we went. We saw the baby penguins...



Baby birds, A very sleepy sloth,





A not-so itsy bitsy spider,Lots of fish and turtles and a whole lot more. You were in heaven and wanted to run wild with all the animals. We really had fun and can't wait to go back.



Last night we decided that we may try and make your bed into the day bed crib, which means take the front rails off. We talked about this because you can basically climb out and we would rather you fall the short distance rather than the longer. And also, since you are wanting to do everything on your own by saying "I do, I do", (eat, brush teeth, read books, wash hair, brush hair, put on socks/shoes/clothes/jacket, buckle your own seat belt,feed the cats, set the table, empty the dishwasher and the dryer, and everything else) we would give the bed thing a try. Lets just say, we put it back up at around 10:30. You kept popping out in the living room with the little smirk on your face which said... "I'm back!" You were very mad at us for putting it back up.


What can I say, we live, we learn. Anyways...I had such a wonderful weekend with you and I love you so much...my little monkey!

XOXO Mom

Friday, January 16, 2009

I spoke to soon.

Hi sweet girl. The night that I started this blog was a long, sleepless night by you, daddy and I. I knew I spoke to soon! For some reason, you decided to wake us up at 2:30. I layed on the couch with you, rocked you, layed you in our bed, and many other tricks that sometimes work. But all you wanted to do was anything but sleep. No cuddle time, no resting. I even turned on the TV for you but that didn't seem to help much. I think you just wanted to play. We were up from about 2:30 until my alarm went off at 5:30. You silly girl. Then it was daddy's turn to take over since I had to get ready. You did not like me getting ready. I think it is because you know I am getting ready to leave you for the day. Your so smart, too smart for us.

You have picked up a new trick. Whenever you need help with something, you will now stop what you are doing, come up to Daddy or I and grab our hands and pull us to where you want us to be. Then ask us to help you. It is very cute. I love when you try and do the sign for "help". I also love how you make up your own signs for things. Like share. We have no idea where you got that sign from. Mrs. Shannon said that they did not teach you that at school so you must have come up with that yourself.

We finally got your red shoes in the mail yesterday. Good thing since your pink ones are getting kinda snug. I think it is so funny how excited you get about getting new packages in the mail. That is just like me! Especially if they are new shoes. You are my little shoe girl! You put those little red loafers on and refused to take them off all night.

Today at work, we had a work day which means no kids. It was such a pleasant surprise that Nana could bring you up to see me. I had a little more work to do so I gave you some colored rubber animals and cars and trucks and you were having so much fun with them. You were kinda trying to sort them into color piles. Ill have to snag some to bring home so you can work on that.

I am excited about this long weekend (MLK Day is Monday) that I get to spend with you. We will do some fun stuff, I promise!


Love Mom

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

18 Months

Hi sweet girl. Well, this morning as I was drying my hair and thinking about you, I realized that daddy and I actually did not hear a peep out of you at all last night. That has not been the case in a long time. You are getting to be such a wonderful sleeper, even though deep inside I love the cuddle time I get with you on the couch at 2 AM. As I was rushing to get ready for another work day without you, I decided that there are so many things that I want to be able to share with you when you are older, things that I just may not remember. Things that are important or cute stories about you, things you said and did, and just wonderful memories that I never want to forget. You have accomplished so many things in such a short time. I hate to say this, but I have not been the best about documenting things in your baby book. EEEKK!! Little things that I am sure so many other babes do that that parents want to remember. So this, my baby girl is for you. Others may read this and I hope that they do, but mostly it is yours. I guess I should say ours.

Today as I was teaching kiddos how to tell time, I realized that time had slipped away from me! I had forgotten to make your 18 month old appointment to go and see Dr. Mann. You are 18 months old today. I can't believe it! We have come so far, and were both still alive! What a team we are...me, you, and Daddy. I know how upset you will be if we didn't get that taken care of so you are going to get to see the ol' man next Thursday. I know you are jumping for joy! Maybe I can get Nana to meet us there and she can hold you hand like she did when I got shots! I'm not very good at that. That is why I usually make the appointment on a Monday so Daddy has to take you. That wasn't an option this time. He told me to suck it up because he doesn't like seeing you upset just as much as I don't. So, get ready! Maybe we will go shopping afterwards because that always makes me feel better! I am really excited to see your stats. You have changed so much since last time. As I sit here right now watching you rock you baby doll, feed her a bottle and then put her in her cradle, I get a little weepy. Not long ago that was me doing the same thing to you. Daddy and I are so delighted with every new thing we see you do and with every inch you grow. Now if we could only get that sharing thing down! But I am not worried because I know you will. I know you can do anything and be anything you want. Oh my little Princess Keira, if you only knew how much I love you and how you have changed our lives.



Until Next time...
XOXO and a nosey too! (A nosey is our secret kiss!)

Mommy