AWWWW my little shopper!!!

Well this 'excitement' is after an outing at the mall. You think she wore herself out by looking at everything?? hahaha. We didn't really need anything but I was getting cabin fever again so it was somewhere to go. They had some long sleeve thicker cotton shirts with velvet piping and gathering up the front for $4!!! So I had to get Kailey a purple and a pink one (size 3-6 months). What a good deal!!!

When You Look Good You Feel Good!!!

And...boy does she feel good!! hahahaha.

Here is Kailey sporting her new outfit that I couldn't resist buying her. I noticed it before but it was full price and I couldn't justify it at the time, but I went to Trimesters the other day and all their Mexx stuff was 30% off...so what's a gal to do but hook up Miss K. It is official, she has better clothes than Jack and I put together. I would love this outfit!! The pants are lined with super soft brushed cotton and the shirt is easy to put on so it is a win win situation. Here I sit without a shower and in my pink plaid PJ's....wow, how things change!!!

Last Night

Last night we had 5 people over and it was a good time. Kailey wasn't sure what to make of all of this but managed to be charming with smiles and such. She wasn't her total giggling smiling bubbly self (I guess a girl cannot be that 24/7) lol... as she was taking it all in. She sat in her Bumbo chair for a while just watching people. She drank her bottle right up at 8:30pm and then was in bed sleeping at 10pm and we didn't hear a thing from her until 7:30 this morning. I was surprised at how easy it was to put her to bed with all the noise but I turned up the humidifier to high for noise and it didn't phase her at all. It was nice to relax and talk to adults. We were up until 1am just gabbing. I thought I would be tired today but I am A-ok. She looked rather cute in her Roots "Give Peace a Chance' vintage T-shirt....hahaha. The outfit was complete with pink bunny slippers.

She had a bath this morning because I held her to me (tummy to tummy) after her bottle and was walking down the stairs to the kitchen when she threw up (not just spit up) all down my chest and completely soaked me (yuck). Into the tub she went after I changed and wiped myself up with baby wipes - I was very thankful for the wipes warmer!!! She was soooo happy after that. It seems that she cleans her system out once in a while and this time I took the brunt of it.

Jumperoo - Thanks Nan!!!

What a cool invention this is and Kailey loves it. She is a little short for it but she manages to get this thing bouncing. Whenever she bounces music and jungle noises come on and there is also a light show. The seat actually spins 360 degrees but I am sure that will take her some time to master that one. She loves this as I knew she would, she can build more strength in her kicking legs/Irish dancing legs (right Julie?!). She has some massive power behind those legs of hers and they need an outlet other than my legs and stomach. lol Miss Zoe thinks this is the best thing ever and likes the noises and lights too. It is at the correct height for some serious dog kisses too....grrrr. You would think she would get tired of trying to sneak kisses in. It was really cute though and I wasn't fast enough with my camera but Zoe rested her big melon on the Jumperoo and looked at Kailey and she reached out and touched her face several times. Zoe didn't move a muscle and just closed her eyes and soaked it all in...like...ahhhhh, what I've been waiting for. These two really are going to be best of friends I can tell.

Thanks Nan and Grandpa Denis!!!

These are the Days of Our Lives!!!

So, Kailey and I have a TV date at the same time everyday (during the week). She sits next to me on the couch and we watch Days of Our Lives together. This has been going on for about 2 weeks now (I am a little ashamed that my 3 month old is into a soap....hahaha). Not exactly the best thing for her to watch but she is totally into the commercials and is really rooting for Belle, Sean and Baby Claire for a safe and happy journey (this only will makes sense if you watch it - Kailey knows exactly what I am talking about...wink..wink...nudge). You will notice the remote is in arms reach in case she wants to change the channel to Discovery Kids (another favorite of hers).

3 month check up

Kailey Bear had her three month check up yesterday morning and all is well.

She now weighs: 13 lbs 12 oz.
Her length is: 24.5"
Her little melon is: 40.5"

She is totally healthy and I am not to fret about the flat spot on the back of her head. He was really funny about it too. I told him I wasn't worried about it until someone mentioned it way back. He then said that I need to have some great comebacks next time like: "Oh it is flat?!...Oh that is good news, we were trying for that. We want her to have a shelf back there so she can hold her bottles...ya know, like an end table"...he then said to finish with: "Next week we are stretching her earlobes and then comes the Frisbee in the bottom lip". I just died laughing at this. I guess he hates this kind of thing. I also thought it was funny when he said to say, there is a procedure called 'put a sock in it'...not a cute little Kailey sock (as he is telling her) , but a great big sweaty adult sock...haha. The whole time Kailey is staring at him with her big blue eyes and smiling up a storm.

Her new trick is blowing raspberries. She waits until you are close enough to spray and she gets her lips going. Very funny. She permanently has a bunch of 'grapes' hanging from her bottom lip (spit bubbles). I knew she would be a funny kid before she was born and boy was I right. She wants to make you laugh and she snorted for the first time today....yikes...that is what I do if I really get laughing.

She had a bath this morning and we are off to the mall today to pick up some more formula for her. Her jumperoo (Christmas present from Nan and Grandpa Denis) is in too so I cannot wait to get that set up. She is a jumping machine so I am sure she will looove this.

Of course, I will take some pictures of her in it and post them. Was there a doubt? lol

Shari

3 Months Old Today!!!

Can you believe that three whole months have gone by already? It is weird because really three months is nothing when you think in terms of a lifetime but I truly cannot remember or want to remember what life was like before her. What the heck did I do with all that free time? How totally boring...hahaha. I certainly have stuff to do now that's for sure.

I took her for a walk today for the first time in her stroller and her bucket (the bucket snaps into the stroller). I wanted to have her facing me rather than out even though she would have likely preferred that since she is soooo nosey. She was full of smiles and looking around like crazy (there goes what little fuzz she had left on the back of her head) hahaha. It was about 15 minutes into the walk when she fell asleep. I cannot believe she slept through that with all the bumps and ruts. It was pretty hard going through some areas but sooooo worth it. It was such a beautiful day I couldn't stay in the house. I had her bundled right up and kept checking her cheeks and she was toasty warm. I didn't take any of the dogs this time because I wasn't sure if we would even make it past the driveway. Tomorrow I will take Zoe with us...she will be thrilled and I am sure very protective (yikes for any stray dogs that cross our path). What a work out that was. We were gone for about 40 minutes only, but my arms and legs are so sore. Good work out for sure.

Oh my...

Nice face Kailey Bear!!

I cannot wait to take her for a walk!!!

I am getting impatient...who me?..impatient?..No Way!! Yes, it is true I am getting antsy and want to take this awesome stroller for a test drive ASAP. I have all the warm gear for her but I still need to get a plastic shield thing to go over the whole thing to keep the heat in and the wind out. She loved cruising around the one level but imagine how exciting it will be to go outside. The dogs are totally impressed by this too. I just have to watch because Zoe is at the right height for massive kissing. You will see what I mean when you go to the photobucket site!!!

http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p220/sjrugg/01-22-2007/

YUCK...yes, I did wash her face after that...hahaha!!!

Baby Legs

Here is a picture of Kailey in her new 'Baby Legs' that her Auntie got her. Very cool idea and she will get a ton of use out of them. When I take her out and she is in pants I can have those on her underneath for extra warmth. When she starts to crawl that will be great for extra padding since there is not one bit of carpet in this place. They are really easy to put on and I think she likes the feeling of freedom it gives her. She was kicking like crazy in them!!! Very cool idea and I have to say that it brings back memories of leg warmers from the 80's and really who didn't love wearing leg warmers??? hahaha. That look she has on her face is her looking at me...can't you see why I fall in love with her more and more each day. One look and I am gone...lol

Jogging Anybody?

Here is Miss Kailey sporting a track suit that also has a really cute lined hooded jacket but unfortunately after this picture was taken she spit up all over herself so we had to cut this photo shoot short. The very cool track suit was a gift from Jack's Grandpa Coy and Nana Shirley. The Nike runners are a gift from Maureen and Arnie that she got at the baby shower Jackie hosted for us. I think she looks like a perfect little Model - maybe for a 'jogging for infants' campaign or a 'wait 15 min after eating before participating in any physical activity or Spit Happens' campaign...hahaha.

Thank You Auntie Heather and 'Auntie Char!!

It is like Christmas today. This is why you all are getting two posts in one day!!

Heather sent Kailey a package with all sorts of goodies that are wayyyy too cute. A Betty 'poop' onsie, some gap socks, baby legs (like leg warmers so she can just hang out in a onsie but her legs will be toasty - good fro crawling too). The sweetest cap that is a tad too small for her...bummer. All this in a cool photo box. Thanks so much and I cannot wait to wash it all up so she can wear it ASAP.

Char sent out a package as well that I opened today. A CD filled with pictures of Kailey & the family from her boxing day photo shoot. She also printed out some very special pictures and put them in a frame for us. I will treasure these as she is growing like a weed and seeing her little hands and feet next to my big hand is truly amazing. This was a very fun photo shoot and I will remember this always and forever. Her studio is amazing with all the proper lighting, backdrops and props. Her company is called HeartStings Photography and if you need some pictures done in a warm family type environment contact me and I will get you in touch with her. You will not be disappointed that's for sure. Here is just one of the pictures that I looove from the shoot.

Shopping buddy...

I know, technically, she is too young to appreciate shopping but after seeing her beaming and chatting in the cart at Wal-Mart yesterday I beg to differ. I have been taking her out usually every other day now and this time she was wide awake the entire trip so I was showing her things. People thought I was nuts I am sure but she really was excited to see different items. She helped me pick out a couple of things for her that will stretch some of her items like a plain white sweater without a hood. She has such cute onsies but they all have short sleeves so this way she can show off her t-shirts and still be warm. Taking her out seems to help her sleep at night - action during the day=tired baby at night. She slept from 10-7:30am!!! The night before wasn't so great. She was up at 3:30 am so I changed her diaper and put her back to bed and she did fall back asleep but only until 4:30am. I fed her and she was ravenous and she went back down until 8am. The night before that was when she was at work and then Extra Foods during the day and she slept from 9:30pm-7am...hmmmm. So I need to keep her entertained more during the day so she isn't so inclined to nap the day away. She loves action and seeing people and makes all sorts of cute smiles at them. When they smile at her she smiles bigger then they laugh and then she giggles. It is a crazy circle that usually ends up keeping us in the store longer than usual chatting to complete strangers.

I took these pictures of her yesterday. Jackie got these pants for her when she was born. They are super soft and they say sweet buns on them...lol. She looks adorable in them. I love her feet so much so I thought that this would be a perfect combo.

Bath/Bumbo/Tummy time

Three things.

1/Mega breakthrough ref. tummy time. You will notice in the picture a little girl lifting her head and sporting a rather pleasant look on her face...that little girl is my Kailey!! (no kidding...who else would it be on this site...just humor me). She is now accepting and liking being on her tummy. The photo is kind of crummy because it was taken between the bars of her crib. I put a Winnie the pooh TV that her Gido got her before she was born up on rails and she is so curious about it she really pushes her head up to watch it. This is a major step considering a few weeks ago she would plant her nose and scream while on her belly. She will now have 'supervised' naps on her tummy and really gets a kick out of laying on my chest and looking at my face (of course I am making all sorts of crazy faces to keep her interested).

2/ She will now stay in her Bumbo for 20 min stretches without getting tired or bored. She has discovered her feet and if she is wearing socks I will take them off and she can entertain herself by watching her toes wiggle. She sits upright with no effort and gets a good workout whipping her head back and forth when she is in the middle of Jack and I when we are eating. I swear she looks at our food and wishes she was getting some of it rather than the same ol' thing. Notice her sleeper??? This is one of the many outfits Grandma and Grandpa from California got for her. I looove this as she is so cuddly warm in it. It is thick terry cloth on the outside and warm fleece on the inside. It is quite big on her still but I rather stay ahead of the game and have her get a ton of wear out of her clothes. I learnt my lesson as she only wore some things once or twice and that was it :-(.3/ Bath time: Dad and Diane shipped her Christmas gifts and we got them yesterday. What a ton of really cool things. I cannot wait for her to fit her Las Vegas M&M outfit, it is too funny. One of the shirts is from Animal Kingdom and it is a Winnie the Pooh looking at a real Tiger saying Tigger is that you? really cute. One of the gifts that we have put to use already is a set of rubber duckies, oh and her play cell phone. So her new goal in the tub is to see how many ducks she can kick overboard whilst soaking the heck out of me and the bathroom. I was cracking up the entire time. She managed to kick 2 little ducks overboard but despite massive attempts was unable to kick the large duck over. I am thinking of moving her tub to the big tub next time. She still managed to find time to stare approvingly at herself mind you.

*More pictures from today on the photobucket site.*

Her Banky and her Binky...

So it would appear that this little girl will be likely taking her most prized possessions with her on her first day of school and maybe her first date. Everyone knows how into her soother she is but what you don't know is she is also in love with her Banky (I did not name this, that is what it is called). Her Banky is a combo blanket toy that Char, Ron and Julie picked up for her when they were in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and it is a real hit with Kailey. She loves the fabric and brings it to her face and rubs it on her cheeks and apparently it tastes just amazing as well...lol. It is actually the perfect size to keep her legs toasty warm. It washes up amazing too. There you have it...if you are trying to figure out a gift idea for a new baby I recommend this product...hahaha.

So last night I was pretty concerned that I would be up ALL night as Miss K took 4.5 oz. at 7:30pm and stayed up until about 9pm and then crashed. We woke her up for a diaper change and her last bottle but she only took 1 oz. at 10pm...Warning bells ring. She actually slept until 6am and only woke up to take another bottle and then she was out until 9am!! I was shocked. I guess she is trying to tell me that she wants to go to bed earlier. For the past three nights it has been awful trying to get her to drink that last bottle so we are trying a new plan....5 bottles - 5-6 oz with a faster flowing nipple as I think she was stalling out on the last 2 oz. as it is hard work for her when she is pooped from a long day of playing. Her last bottle may be as early as 7:30pm (tonight it should be 9pm the way it is looking) but it obviously doesn't phase her. We will wake her up for a diaper change before we go to bed if she crashes out too early as I really don't want her laying in that all night. Safe to say every day may be different but what I do know is the final bottle time is 100% dependant on when she wakes up in the morning. I was just so thrilled that she made it through the night like that. Only 22 oz. for the day but maybe she is done growing for now.

We had an outing today...
I took her to work for a couple of hours and she loved it. She was awake for most of the time and just thought it was awesome to be out of the house (I did too). After that I took her to Extra Foods to pick up some big girl bottles and I thought that I would give myself a little work out by not getting a cart for her...I carried her through the store with one hand and had the basket of stuff in the other. I had a guy stop me and tell me I should have used a cart ( thanks Capt. Obvious). It was a work out and I was sweating by the time I got up to the counter....phew.

That's all for now.

Shari

Diaper size

Looks like when this package of size 1 diapers are finished we will be upgrading Miss K to size 2.
:-( I was looking through her keepsake box and I kept one of her newborn pampers and I cannot believe how tiny it is...microscopic...well not that small but WOW tiny. I cannot believe that this size was once too big for her!!! Time really does fly.

She had a really fun day today...tons of reading, playing and tummy time. I really needed a shower so I took her chair into the bathroom and set her up and she loved hearing the water and was thrilled being somewhere 'new'. The funny thing is when I opened the shower curtain she looked me over and then proceeded to laugh at me!!! She really cracked up. This is the second time she has laughed at me. The first time was a couple of days ago and she cracked up over my bed head. I am not joking...this little girl thinks I look hilarious sometimes. Her smile couldn't get any bigger, her tongue was sticking out and her face was getting redder and redder with each chuckle...jee thanks kid. lol

Shari

Tummy Time....for who?

Here are some pictures of some Father Daughter bonding time taken this morning. She loves this game (Bouncy Tummy Game) and is full of smiles and giggles. Jack has to flex his tummy muscles to keep her bouncing so it is quite a work out for him. I do the same thing, but she is on her stomach...she loves it. I am a little worried that one day there may be a spit up incident and it would land in my face....hmmmm. I guess we will cross that bridge when it comes. As you can see Zoe would love nothing more than to park herself on Jack too for the bouncing game. She actually loves watching this game, it is like TV for her. She knows she is not allowed to lick her (when we are watching that is...all bets are off when we turn our backs apparently) so she stays back and licks the air around her...hahaha. The love she has for her has not worn off at all. This dog is in serious looooove. Kailey likes her too though as she is always smiling at her first thing in the morning when we go into the nursery to feed her. If we cannot find Zoe she is usually in front of her crib snoozing when Kailey is napping. I am so glad/relieved that the dogs have adjusted so well to having her around. I think the only one that has his nose out of joint is Prince Marley....oh well. He has warmed up to her but is not impressed at the amount of time I spend with her. Now that I have a TV in the front room I am spending most of my time up there and the dogs are not allowed on the leather so that doesn't impress him. :-) It is nice having a dog-free furniture zone as we are able to lay her/sit her on the couches with us and not have to worry. I was watching a show and she was sitting beside me watching it too...I looked over at her and she looked up at me and smiled and I turned my head back to the TV and she did too....I was hysterical. She cracks me up at least 20 times a day with her funny faces and antics and it is only going to get better!!!

Oh yeah...her favorite cartoon is The Three Little Pigs!!!

Shari

The ultimate in frilly girly wear!!!

This is one of the first things I bought when I found out we were having a girl. It just goes to show you how little I knew about newborn sizing since I assumed this would fit right away...I am glad my perception was totally off mind you as she is 12.5 weeks and 13 lbs and it finally fits her. I just love this fancy sleeper and I think she knows she looks fabulous in it as well. Here is a question....when does it become obnoxious to always comment on how cute your child is? Have I already crossed that line? I am sure I am at least edging near that line but I figure whoever is reading this is either family or really close friends (Jackie I am thinking of you...lol) and they will cut me some slack. ;-) I went to visit Jackie today and she gave me crap for not updating the BLOG daily. I guess people really do read this. I was hoping I wasn't boring you all with the little goings on in our lives. Some days it seems nothing much is happening but I will be sure to make an effort to put something on here....

Remember the Jeans???

Well it is safe to say she finally fits into her jeans now. She looks so cute in them in my, strictly unbiased, opinion. Kind of neat to see a side by side. She has really filled out in the face since the first picture was taken but she still looks like the same little Kailey bear to me. ;-) oooo...oooo...picture this outfit with the cool hat she got from Ryan....wow...fashion statement for sure!!

Kailey's First Immunizations

We just got back from taking Kailey for her first set of immunizations and she did very well. The skinny...rather the chubby (lol) is:

12 weeks 2 days so 2 1/2 mths approx:

Height: 23.5" - 75th percentile - that would explain the clothing isssue - sleeper feet
weight: 13.4 lbs - 90th percentile - awww chubby cheeks
Head: 40 - 75th percentile - would look funny with a smaller head...lol

I knew she was gaining weight fast. I guess she is eating exactly what she should be, she is just going to be a tall girl....cannot imagine why when Jack is 6'5" and I am only 5'9". I still cannot believe that she was 7 lbs even when she was born....WOW. She was in the 50th percentile at birth for everything. It was neat seeing all the notes from the first time they came to see her. Seems like yesterday in some ways yet so long ago in others.

She was all smiles for the strip down and weighing and loved being naked. She was happy as heck up until the point of needle insertion..poor kid. She screamed and then screamed for the next two. She only cried for a little bit after it was all done and then she was back smiling at us again. The Nurse said she did amazingly well as most kids are crying their fool heads off for the entire waiting period (they want you to wait for 15 min before leaving).

I thought for sure I was going to get a lecture about breast feeding but she said that she is thriving on what she is getting so things are good....phew...I don't think I could have handled another lecture. She was very happy to hear she was sleeping through the night already. She said that means she is getting enough food during the day to sustain her for 8 hours. I asked about her flat head and she said that there is a flat spot but we are doing all the right things to try to fix it and it will likely be fine. She also was saying she is very strong so she is developing on schedule. She goes for her 3 month check up on the 24th of this month so we will see what her Doctor has to say about her progress.

Yep, seeing her get the needles was very hard on me but I was a big girl. They wanted me to get immunized as I am overdue...I got out of that one as I have a cold....oh Kailey please do not pick up my avoidance skills....hahaha

Tonight may be rough but I have baby tylenol on standby. She is sleeping right now and will likely wake up within 15-30 min for a bottle so I will see how she is feeling then.

Yep...right on schedule...she wants a bottle.

Shari

Bath Photo...

Had to share this one...

Thank You Uncle Ryan!!

Jack's brother Ryan sent Kailey the most precious hat all the way from South America. It is hand knit with llamas on it and it is sooooo cute on her. I love the little ear flaps. She most definitely will be the most stylish kid in town for sure!!



Thanks again Ryan and we cannot wait for you to meet her.

Too Funny & Cute...

Auntie Heather found the sweetest onsie for Kailey for Christmas. It actually looks like a little swim suit. We washed it and it may have shrunk a bit or maybe it is the fact that she is eating up a storm right now, but she looks sooooo cute in this. All of her other onsies are kind of baggy but she fills this one out like it was custom designed to her svelte figure. hahaha. You can tell that she knows she looks good in this by the pictures. I was telling her how model like she looked in this outfit and this cracked her up. Big smiles and giggles.

Just had to share...

A new 'swing' in town....Bumbo

So she may have a new favorite thing....the Bumbo seat. The much loved swing is taking a back seat and there is a new kid on the block...hahaha. Now that her neck muscles are stronger she is able to sit in the seat for longer periods of time. She feels like a Princess in her throne...this throne, however, is not sporting precious jewels or gold, rather turquoise rubber. Oh well, she has her Princess bib on so that makes up for it. She watched me eat breakfast this am on the table and watched Parker and Zoe playing in the yard. She was full of smiles.

Sickness update:

She is feeling soooo much better and so am I. She was cranky last night for about an hour and was coughing a bit but I sat with her in the bedroom where the cool mist is running and it helped a bunch. She is still rubbing her face and drooling a bit but she is not fighting swallowing her bottle now. Having her back in the Bassinet is soooo wonderful and I am dreading when I have to put her back to the crib. She is still taking naps either in her crib or the pack & play but I will have to make the big girl step of not having her right next to me. Depending on her weight she may still be able to be in the cradle for a bit longer.

Feeding update:

We are trying a new schedule (essentially the same with some minor tweaking). I am trying to give her last bottle at 8pm and have her sleeping by 9pm. She is able to make it straight through until 5am and then she is pretty hungry. I feed her and she is back to sleep for a couple of hours and her next bottle is 9am. I am trying to up the ounces to 5/bottle and spread out the feeding to four hours rather than the three during the day. She is more satisfied with the 5 oz. and I will see if she can wait the extra hour as a result. Her total/day will be pretty much the same - 25 oz./day doing the 5 @ 5. I like her going to be earlier as it gives me some time to unwind and relax and maybe have an adult conversation...wow. lol

Shari

Sick Girl!! :-(

So my little girl caught her first virus. I noticed, since coming back from Edmonton, she has been progressively getting more and more unhappy and sickly. The real tipper was the fact that she started crying during feeding and not wanting more than 2 oz at a time. She normally is a guzzle guts so this was totally out of character for her. Yesterday was the absolute worst day so far. She went to bed as per norm and woke up at her usual 4am feeding and that is pretty well where the day began. She screamed non stop for about three hours and it was a type of scream that only mean one thing....pain. She was drooling like mad as well so I called the Dr. and they got me an appointment within an hour. Once there, he pretty well rattled all her symptoms off: Fever, drooling, painful eating, vomiting, gagging and coughing. He said there is a major virus going around that is a version of Croup. He gave her some antibiotics (steroid and such) because these little guys are at a real risk for pneumonia :-(. I was told if she gets worse at all to bring her to Emergency. She was a trooper for him and refused to cry when he was going over her (even with a tongue depressor). He wanted to hear her cry but no way...she almost mustered up a smile but she was in too much pain. He said that this is the kind of pain that takes adults down for a week or more as it is worse than your average throat infection. Poor little girl. The low point for her and I was when she forcefully threw up in my arms and it went back into her little eyes. She was blinking like mad trying to get the liquid out of her eyes. She panicked of course but then she looked into my eyes and smiled the most pathetic looking smile I have ever seen as if to say...I will be OK Mom. I was not handling this well as I was soaking her with my own tears but this little grin gave me the strength to carry on. It tore my heart out. I changed and washed her and just held her forever and I could tell that it hurt every time she swallowed. She would try to sleep and she would wake up in a full on scream and then go back to sleep. The strange thing is the fact that this has not messed with her schedule as she is still sleeping throughout the night...the Dr. was shocked and told me I was very lucky as her little throat is very red and swollen and he would have banked on screaming all night. He gave me some pointers to get through this next little while (this can last even a couple of months although I think we caught it fast enough). He told me to get a cold mist humidifier, prop up the head of her bed and if she is in a coughing fit to take her outside to inhale the cold air. She is back in her little bassinet by the bed for now so I can really keep an eye on her. I propped her head up and had the cold mist in the room and she slept from 8:30pm - 4am. The 4am bottle ended with her spitting the entire thing up so she was up and hungry at 6am. The drooling thing is because it is too hard to swallow according to her Doc. so she rather let it run down her face. He is a great Doctor and I am lucky to have him for sure. He commented that she likes her food...then he grabbed her thighs and chuckled and said it's ok. hahaha.

I think she was excited to be next to me in her little bed again. I would peak in if I heard anything (you will remember from a previous post she talks almost non-stop when she is awake) and she would greet me with this huge grin. She is doing much better today although it is still written all over her that she is not feeling well. She is napping now and I haven't heard any screams so I am crossing my fingers the worst has passed. Her fever has broken and the redness in her eyes and cheeks have subsided. She took 4 oz at 9am and her medicine and she kept that down...thank God as this med is a one time dose...liquid gold. ;-) She started to really rub her eyes, gag and refused a couple of bottles at the tail end of the Edmonton trip, so maybe she picked something up there and I got her home in time for the worst of it. She hasn't been out of the house at all since coming home until yesterday for the appointment but I guess we could have brought something home on our clothes. Who knows...

I really would have preferred her first illness to be a common cold, but what can you do. :-(

Keep your fingers crossed she will get over this quickly.

Shari

Kailey's Toes...

This may sound strange to you but I cannot believe the changes in her little toes that I noticed today. Her big toe is a chubby little piglet that seems to have grown overnight. SOOOOO cute still, but very different than a few weeks ago. There is a sweet chubbiness to her feet now rather than the awe we were in over how tiny they were. She loves having her toes hanging out and it still makes me smile when I see her stretch her toes out like they are another set of hands. lol Did you know that babies can have foot odor like adults??!! Shocking I know but oh so true. I am thinking her socks and her leather slippers are a tad overkill. Since day one she loved to take her big toe and bend it up while keeping all the other piglets in a perfect line. I will try to snap a picture of this talent tomorrow. Here are some pictures I took today just to keep you all up to date (in case you forgot what she looked like), I mean it has been a few days since I posted new pictures...hahaha. Oh yeah...it is very important to match the binky to the outfit - yikes, I guess I need to buy more pink ones then. Oh well, she has her clear (I call it her glass slipper - Cinderella fan) binky that really goes with anything. ;-)

Take Care.

Love Shari & Kailey

Cousins hanging out!!

Just had to post these pictures of the two cousins. It was hilarious when the camera came out, they both looked in the same direction perfectly.

Kailey's First Christmas!

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Sorry it has been so long since the last update but I am here now to update everyone on Miss Kailey's first Christmas. I was very nervous about driving the long three hour drive alone with her, but the morning came and I strapped her into her bucket and off we went. She didn't make one peep the entire trip down and offered a quick smile to Uncle Colin and Nan when we did make it. She quickly drank her bottle and we set up the Kaliey 'camp'. I cannot believe how much stuff we ended up packing and, minus a few outfits, she used it all. I couldn't deprive her of her favorite thing in the world during the holidays....so the swing came along. lol She surprised me and adjusted to life away from home like a champ. She even extended her night sleep by one hour (5:30am). That however was short lived when she discovered how awesome her little voice can be. She loved to talk to herself and giggle and fake cough for a good portion of the night. Had she been in a different room I would have slept through that but she made it very obvious that the conversations she was having were important enough that we had to listen...lol. Thankfully she didn't fuss so it was a matter of her talking herself back to sleep. Cute and funny now but at the time it was a tad annoying. I think the funniest thing that happened is one morning when she woke up and I held her under the light I noticed her hair had obviously grown...no kidding, I am not the only one that noticed. I am not talking it's time for a haircut by any stretch but she quite obviously sprouted some glorious golden blonde locks...lol. The other thing that she really developed were her smiling muscles this trip. This little girl is a real charmer and loves to do a whole body smile. A highlight of mine was her hanging out with her cousin Robbie for the first time.
It was so funny how they looked at each other. Robbie even reached out and wanted to touch Kailey...it was hilarious. I will post those photos as soon as I get the pictures (not taken with my camera). She got to meet her Great Nan (Nana), Bill, Char, Ron & Julie, Brad, Sharon, Sydney and Carson and her Auntie Heather, Uncle Colin & baby cousin Robbie for the first time. She was a trooper being passed around and got a real kick out of Julie's sparkly Christmas sweater. I honestly cannot believe how fast she changes. Her voice, strength in her neck, and of course the hair thing are the major noticeable changes. She loved the action of being passed around and was only over-stimulated twice. Another thing she has now is bad dreams (at least it would appear that way). She was fussing so I went to check on her and put my hand on her and she almost jumped out of her skin and out came the lip...bigger and bigger until she was screaming. She would calm down and it would appear she would re-live it and freak out all over again. Truly tore my heart out to see her in this state...poor thing. Although she slept through most of the Christmas festivities she made some serious love connections that mean the world to us. Thanks to everyone for all the very thoughtful Christmas gifts and welcome to the world gifts ;-). It was such a cool thing to see her name on packages... and to think, last Christmas how I wanted this and thought it would never happen. She is the most amazing and funny little girl and it is an honor to watch her grow every second. Her personality only sweetens the deal...

I am posting a bunch of pictures from the photo shoot I did with her and some from Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. More will follow when I get my hands on the pictures. As you can see by the one picture...she has a sense of humor. hahaha. "say cheese".

Shari

p.s. a ton more pictures of Nan and baby, Nana & baby, The two cousins hanging out together plus more when I get my hands on those pictures. :-)