7 months!

Well - Miss Kaelyn turned 7 months this week. Wow! Time definitely escapes us. Here she is showing her new wave. She has learned a lot of new tricks over the last 2 weeks. She waves alot - almost as if to say hello or goodbye. She also does "so big" all the time! Gets a real kick out of it! She has started to crawl - but can only go in reverse. She covers a lot of square footage now tho - so we have to start babyproofing. She gets real frustrated when she back herself into something and can't go any farther! She has also tried several new foods, including some meat and milk products. Check out the new voting poll on the right. We'll give the answer in next week's blog.


She has also graduated to the "big girl" tub. She's doing quite well although she's taken several nose dives and bonks to the forehead on the cast iron tub wall. But she's diggin' the extra space. And she can't get enough of rubber ducky's head. This last weekend Stacy was here visiting and got to experience Kaelyn's first floater. Well, it didn't actually float. But it was a really funny experience. I'm so glad I wasn't alone with that one. We will always be able to laugh about the warning bubbles... and Kaelyn's astonished reaction to what just happened. Needless to say, bathtime came to a quick end. And she was just fine with that!

Daddy got to go for a ride this weekend - but not before showing his girl his bike. He can't wait for her to have her own. Mommy's not so ready...



We got to go on our first hike and use the backpack for the first time. It was quite warm, so Kaelyn would have preferred a shorter hike. But overall, we all enjoyed it - particularly the views!



And I couldn't resist putting in the bikini shot! Ohhlala!

Kaelyn's Day at the Kiddie Pool

It's really warming up around here and yesterday we decided it was time to break out the kiddie pool! The kiddie pool is always fun for all. Mommy gets to tan, Kingston gets to frolic (he likes it when we spray the hose and he can run around and try to drink the water coming out of it!), and Kaelyn gets to take a bath outside. She does prefer warm water,though. First we tried the hose water but it didn't get a good reaction. Even daddy came out for some first time pool fun! Boy, we can't wait to go in the big people pool when it really warms up!!

Just cute!

After a little fussiness today (teething), a little backyard time seemed to do the trick. She just loves the camera. Her and the dog actually fight over who is going to get in the shot! Too cute.

This week's tricks...

Kaelyn seems to be teething a lot. She really needs to chew on something constantly. She loves this chicken leg and I thought this was really funny!


She also tends to think of herself as a grown up as you can see from how she prefers to drink out of a real cup. She's pretty good at it. This one she's just playing with, but when you put water in it, she does a good job of sipping the water. And she gets quite the thrill out of it!


And her latest trick...seems she's getting ready to crawl. Uh oh! Just the last two days she's been pulling her belly off the ground and getting on her knees. Funny thing, she actually crawls backwards because she pushes back with her hands. She hasn't figured out how to move forward.
Here comes trouble...

Furry Friends and Funny Faces!

Kaelyn and Kingston are really having a great time as we spend more and more time out in the backyard. Kingston is always trying to get right up next to her on the blanket, even though we try to keep him on the edges. And if we get up and walk away, we'll find him comfortably in the middle of the blanket, as if it's his own!




This is Kaelyn's new face of the week. She just started doing it last week and it's really funny!