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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Getting Bigger
Kaia had her 2 month appointment last week. She weighed 12 lbs 7 oz and was 22" long. So she's gained a little over 4 lbs and grown 2 1/4" since birth! The doctor says she looks perfect! She's doing great-starting to grab at things with her hands and she's starting to want to put toys in her mouth. She really responds to sounds and is smiling more consistently, especially in the morning. She got her first cold last week, but is feeling much better now. Luckily it was just a cough and sniffles. But it's so hard to see her feeling sick because she can't tell you what's wrong!
We went to visit Grandma and Grandpa Keller this weekend, which was great. It's been about a month since we were home and they couldn't believe how much bigger she was! Kaia was full of smiles for them both, and she especially loved sitting on Grandma's lap.
Josh and I are both doing well. Friday is my last day at work, which we're both pretty excited about! And he had his first hearing last Thursday, which went well. Kaia and I are so proud of him! We're definitely keeping busy, but loving being parents to such a good little girl!
We went to visit Grandma and Grandpa Keller this weekend, which was great. It's been about a month since we were home and they couldn't believe how much bigger she was! Kaia was full of smiles for them both, and she especially loved sitting on Grandma's lap.
Josh and I are both doing well. Friday is my last day at work, which we're both pretty excited about! And he had his first hearing last Thursday, which went well. Kaia and I are so proud of him! We're definitely keeping busy, but loving being parents to such a good little girl!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
2 Months Old!
Kaia turned 2 months old yesterday! We can hardly believe it. In some ways it seems like it's flown by and in others it seems like she's always been with us. She's such a great baby-as you can tell from her pictures she loves to smile. And she's really starting to coo and respond when we talk to her. It's so amazing to see her grow and develop every day! She's starting to want to turn on her side. She gets her head turned around, but can't quite get her body to follow yet. And she absolutely loves music. She can be starting to get fussy and as soon as you turn on some music her eyes get wide and she'll get quiet. Kaia loves to have Josh play the guitar for her. Often he'll play the guitar and I'll sing and it puts her right to sleep. It's so exciting to learn her likes and dislikes at such a young age!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Back to Work...
Well, I'm just beginning my 3rd day back at work. So far the worst part was the anticipation of going back. Sunday night I was really having a hard time with the idea of leaving Kaia all day, especially since I've rarely been away from her. But Monday went really well. I think it helped a lot knowing that she was in good hands. Josh is staying home with her for now until our lease is up in December. He's watching her during the day and doing some legal work at night and on Fridays. He never thought he'd be "Mr. Mom", but he is so great with her and will do a fantastic job during this temporary arrangement! I am so blessed to be married to such a great husband and father!
Aside from leaving Kaia, I'd say the hardest part has been how the change is affecting her sleeping habits. For the past week she'd been in a routine, sleeping about 8 hours. But the past couple nights she's gone back to only sleeping about 3 hours at a time. Needless to say, we hope she gets used to a new schedule soon and goes back to sleeping longer! The other difficult part for me after being home with her for 6 1/2 weeks has been fighting the urge to refer to myself as "mommy" in conversations! I think my co-workers would look at me rather strangely if I said "Mommy is ready to go to lunch now!"
This past Friday Kaia had her first babysitting experience. Josh's cousin Sarah and her family watched Kaia so we could have our first date night! We went out to dinner and ran a few errands. It was so strange for me to be able to sit in the front passenger seat of the car! Whenever we go anywhere I am always sitting in the back with Kaia! It was really nice to get out just by ourselves, although we kept mentioning how strange it was not to have her with us. We were nervous about how she'd do, but she was great and they did a fantastic job watching her!
I'm sorry it's been such a long time since our last post! Time just seems to get away from me! But we'll try to give at least weekly updates as to how we're doing!
Aside from leaving Kaia, I'd say the hardest part has been how the change is affecting her sleeping habits. For the past week she'd been in a routine, sleeping about 8 hours. But the past couple nights she's gone back to only sleeping about 3 hours at a time. Needless to say, we hope she gets used to a new schedule soon and goes back to sleeping longer! The other difficult part for me after being home with her for 6 1/2 weeks has been fighting the urge to refer to myself as "mommy" in conversations! I think my co-workers would look at me rather strangely if I said "Mommy is ready to go to lunch now!"
This past Friday Kaia had her first babysitting experience. Josh's cousin Sarah and her family watched Kaia so we could have our first date night! We went out to dinner and ran a few errands. It was so strange for me to be able to sit in the front passenger seat of the car! Whenever we go anywhere I am always sitting in the back with Kaia! It was really nice to get out just by ourselves, although we kept mentioning how strange it was not to have her with us. We were nervous about how she'd do, but she was great and they did a fantastic job watching her!
I'm sorry it's been such a long time since our last post! Time just seems to get away from me! But we'll try to give at least weekly updates as to how we're doing!
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