Firsts

Well I didn't think it would be a long time before posting again, but here it is the end of August already!  Guess we have been busy!  We have some new firsts this month!  KJ got her first tooth, can sit up on her own, and we had our first overnight stay in a hotel!  Whew!  More details later in the blog.


KJ turned 6 months old on August 15th!  Half a year!  Wow how time flies!  We have already started her on solid foods in addition to her formula.  She gets 2 solid meals a day and 2 bottles in between breakfast and dinner.  She has tried sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, avocado, and pears.  She likes everything but the peas.   I don't blame her!  We are trying apples, squash and green beans next!  Obviously she is  a good eater!  She had her 6 month appt on Aug 19th.  Daddy got to take her since I worked the night before and was sleeping.  They had a fun day!  She weighed in at 18 lbs 2 oz (90th percentile), height was 27.5 in (97th percentile).  She got more shots too.  She did really well!

After I got up on that day, we headed down to Carlsbad to meet Grandpa Mike!  He had a really nice condo style room with two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a kitchen!  KJ did really well on her overnight stay.  She slept in her pack n play.  We realized on Saturday that she had cut her first tooth!  The pediatrician mentioned she saw it but we could feel it on Saturday.   No wonder she had been a little crankier than usual.  Not as bad as I was expecting though.  We went to the San Diego Zoo.  It was my first time going and Mike hadn't been since he was a child!  KJ sat in her stroller without the car seat so she was facing forward.  She got to see a lot!  We saw koalas, elephants, a tiger, a lion, camels, and zebras,  just to name a few.  We were there 4 hours and still didn't see everything.  KJ was done so we figured we could always come back.  Maybe when Mindy comes to visit!

 Another first.  We put KJ in a swing at the park for the first time!  She didn't seem happy or unhappy at first.  Then we started swinging her higher and higher.  She started giggling! 

KJ has also been sitting up on her own these days.   We put her in her pack n play sometimes with a bunch of toys.  She will lean over to get them and still manage to stay in a sitting position.  But then sometimes she will fall over on her tummy.  She continues to play and have a good time.  She can scooch around but is not crawling yet.  I am sure it will be soon enough!

Here are a couple of videos of KJ laughing.  The second one was posted on FB already.  She loves to crack up at Daddy!  She doesn't crack up at Mommy like this!  So adorable!

Back to Work

Well folks the honeymoon is over!  Momma has to go back to work!  Actually I have been back to work 3 weeks already.  Some tears were shed that first day but I am doing much better now.  It really is like riding a bike.  I was nervous at first but one shift in and it was like I never left! 

Daddy takes great care of KJ on the weekends and Aunt Barb has been doing one shift during the week.  KJ loves Aunt Barb!  And actually Aunt Cyndi took care of her last week since Barb was busy at work.  I know they had lots of fun together.  Cyndi was the first to take KJ for a walk in the BOB stroller without use of the carseat!  She can sit up on her own now!  I have been sitting her in the shopping cart with the nice cover I got from Barb.  Its so cute!  I will have to remember to take a pic next time. 

Well two days after my last post, KJ turned 5 months!  She can now roll over both directions!  She is able to push up on her feet, turn to the side and somehow she manages to move forward!  Not exactly a crawl, but a scooch for sure.  Soon enough she will be crawling!  She is definitely more aware of her surroundings now.  She watches everything we do, like she is taking it all in.  She also started saying dada (she doesn't know what she is saying) and talks all the time.  Its sounds like she is talking in her own language.  So different than before.  And she moves her mouth up and down like she is talking.

On Sat, Aug 6th we attended two important birthday parties!  Griffin turns 1 on Aug 12th and we celebrated with a picnic in the park.  Jameson turned two on Aug 7th and we celebrated with them at the Flynns.  Here are a couple of pics.  Oh yeah, KJ LOVES water bottles so we let her try to drink from them.  It usually ends up all over her!

Here are a couple of videos for you to watch.  My next post will have more.  It won't be too long before I post again.


Here is KJ rolling over with Daddy





Here is one of her talking in her jumperoo



 More bouncing in her jumperoo