Inch By Inch

Watching babies grow and explore their world is amazing to me. Have you seen the documentary Babies? It is incredible to watch how babies interact with the world around them. Baby Kay is truly starting to notice and explore everything. She is grabbing at everything I have in my hands and everything that is near her. I have to really watch what I put on the counter! No more coffee close by.

She is also starting to explore the world on the floor. She is showing so many signs of crawling (I think).

She is getting up on her hands and knees. It is too cute. She rocks back and forth like she is going to propel herself forward. She is starting to get frustrated too because she is just not moving. She should be crawling any day now. Look at this sweet girl and she is learning to move slowly but surely. (Sorry the video is a little long)

Spring Break Chill

The past two days have been cold. Not just cold, they have been freezing. I envisioned a warm, sunny spring break with walks and trips. The weather is not cooperating, but I did venture out to our very first hayride and visit with the Easter bunny yesterday! Sorry friends, it was TOO cold and windy to take the blanket off of my little lady to take any pictures. The trip was fun, but it was too chilly to really enjoy it.

We got fed and ready in the morning, and we headed out. We went to Johnson's Farm and met up with some girls that I work with and their kids. I love Johnson's Farm, and I can't wait for a few more weeks to copy my friend Angela and visit the farm to pick the sweet strawberries and blueberries with Kay! Yesterday, it was our first time at the farm this year. We took a hayride for the kids to have an Easter Egg hunt. Sweet little Kay slept through it hidden under a little blanket. After that, we visited with the Easter bunny. It was a nice morning out.

We spent the rest of the day out and about. My friend Sabrina and I strolled through the mall and had lunch. Whenever we get together, we spend hours shopping and talking until the husband's start texting and calling! At night, we had dinner with Grammy at The Pop Shop! I am obsessed with The Pop Shop, and I am already planning Kay's birthday party there ... maybe her second or third birthday!

After freezing for the whole day, I decided to spend the day at home today. Daddy was home and we got so much checked off from that dreaded to do list. We cleaned and organized and it felt SO good. Plus, I got to spend time loving up on my baby girl! You can't beat that. Another great day with no work. I could get used to this.

Spring Break

I like to think of myself as an ambitious person. I usually have so many things that I want to do and accomplish. This week was no different. My to do list for spring break is ridiculously long, and it includes things like cleaning the grill, shampooing the carpets, bathing the dog, organizing my closet and drawers, you know all things spring cleaning related. I want and NEED to get organized. With all of these new things for Kay, I need to make some space to give the "things" a home. Being a working mommy, it is easy to throw things here, shove some stuff there, and then I end up with a mess and anxiety. Yesterday, I was ready to go, and then I realized with a baby it is a little hard to take a whole day to clean and organize.

Yesterday was my first day of break, and it whizzed by. When the day started I was full of hope! My first job that I decided to undertake was the baby's room. I still haven't "finished" it yet, and I realized I would love to get it finished and share it on this here little blog. So I decided to start putting some things away, and I HAD to organize and go through her clothes. When we woke up, I couldn't pull myself away from playing with her all morning. I realized how much I miss being with her every day, and I knew my goals for the week were going to be shot.

As the baby went down for her nap, I decided to start going through her clothes. I got to the point where I had a huge pile of clothes on the floor, and Kay decided it was time to get up! I didn't get very far! So I decided to try to finish while she was in the room.

Every time I turned around, she had scooted herself to get my cell phone or a hanger or a shirt. She is good at pulling herself with her arms. She even gets her legs tucked under her like she wants to crawl, but then she doesn't know what to do! I wonder if these are the beginning stages of crawling.

So we stopped putting the clothes away, and we had fun trying on some of our new outfits. By the end of the day, I was successful at putting her new clothes away and her old clothes packed away. At this rate, tackling my to do list doesn't seem like it is going to happen, but with this package of sweetness to be with why should I care? What is more important? Having neat drawers or spending time with Kay?

No answer needed.

Take Me Out To the Ball Game...

Take me out to the crowd
Buy me a blanket and some hot choc-late
I don't care if I miss a comeback

For it's time to leave my dear friends
For tonight has been way too cold!
Cause its one, two, three layers of clothes at the COLD ball game!

Friday night, we had a great time with Tracy and Jay at the Phillies game. It was FREEZING, but we always have fun when we are together. We constantly joke around and laugh our butts off. I actually felt like myself again after a few weeks of the daily grind and never just relaxing and having some fun. It was a nice start to my spring break (minus working today for a snow makeup day). Thanks so much guys! Mommy and Daddy really needed that. We missed the beaner, but she was watching and cheering from home I am sure.

Now, I am working on Daddy...I want him to get summer concert tickets so we can continue to look forward to our date nights.

This weekend went by too fast, and I am just keeping my fingers crossed that my break doesn't go that fast. My to-do list is a MILE long. I hope I get to half of it! Maybe my motivation will come to me as I sleep tonight. A girl can hope. I am really looking forward to being with my baby girl this week! It will be a nice preview to the summer months that I have coming up.

Happy 6 Months!

My baby girl entered this world half a year ago! WOW! Today, she turned 6 months old. I expect her to do a lot changing, a lot of developing, and a lot of growing this month because every and any time I ask when I can expect her to do something, I always here the same answer ..."6 months."

"When will she be able to    fill in the blank   ?" "Oh, 6 months" Why do people always say that?

So this must be a big month!

Happy 6 Months sweet baby girl.

At 6 months you...

* are wearing size 2 diapers.

* weight 14.3 pounds!

* are wearing 3-6 clothes and you just started wearing 9 month Carter's pajamas. You have SO many 6-12 month clothes that I am dying to put you in, but you just aren't quite there yet. It is okay though because they are mostly summer clothes. This weekend, I may just rearrange your dressers and closet and get all of the 6-12 month clothes ready to wear. You are so very close.

* eat like a champ! You have a bottle in the morning at 6:30. You have breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Then you have a bottle before bed.
For breakfast you eat - oatmeal and fruit plus a small bottle
For lunch you eat - veggies and fruit plus a small bottle
For dinner you eat - veggies plus a small bottle
You have tried pears and bananas. You have tried carrots, sweet potatoes,  and peas. Next, you will have some apples and some winter squash.

* go to sleep at 7:30. You love your bedtime routine and you go to sleep so nicely for mommy and daddy. You started sleeping on your belly! You are much more comfortable that way.

* are truly a happy, smiling baby. You just smile and smile. You love to see your family and you love to play.

* are so beautiful. You have the cutest dimples anyone has ever laid eyes on and your peach fuzz hair makes everyone swoon.

* are starting to get a tooth. You have been drooling so bad your little chin is so dry and sore. You have had a runny nose for a few days and a diaper rash.

* LOVE your mommy and daddy and we LOVE you!
Happy Happy to you!

Reach and Grab

My little girl is so alert. She is reaching and grabbing for everything. She reaches and grabs anything I have in my hands whether it is food, a cell phone, a toy, the remote. She grabs for it all. She reaches out and grabs my face. She warms my heart everyday.

Her new favorite toy is this little piggy. She is becoming obsessed with her feet and toes. She grabs them, pulls them up to her face, and sucks on her little toes.  What an amazing cutie!

But Where Is That Darn Tooth?

86 and sunny. Yup. Too bad I spent the day in my roasting classroom where the air conditioner wasn't working. Quick brainstorm... I would have rather been...

Walking with Kay and Lexi
Playing with Kay
Staring at her beautiful, happy smile
Taking her picture in the sunlight
Shopping outside at outlets
Starting to get my garden prepped for spring flowers
Sitting on my couch watching food network
Getting a massage and a pedicure
Getting a root canal


Daddy is still away, and it was me and the baby tonight again. We had a quick dinner at Grammy's before we came home, and then things turned hairy. This poor little sweetheart was wailing in the car ride...screaming bloody murder. Her little nose is running, she is soaking through clothes and bibs with drool, and the topper ... her little tushy is RED. It looks so sore and painful, and all of these symptoms came on today. It could only mean one thing...
A tooth is on the horizon!

But where is that darn tooth? I can't see it and I can't feel it. She is chomping on the cool teethers like they are going out of style. I know it is coming, it seems a tiny bit rough on her gum. I feel so bad that she is in pain, and I hope the infant tylenol helps her rest. With all the pain and the heat, she is still one happy, sweet little girl.