Stuff She Says

"DaDa"
"BaBa" (bottle)
"Night Night"
"Bird"
"PoPa" (Copa)
"Kitty"
"Pee Pee"
"Ball"
"MaMa"
"Wower" (flower)
"ZeeZee" (Zoe)
"Dog"
"Bee"
"Eyes"
"Ear"
"Tickle, tickle" (usually while tickling our toes!)
"Uh oh!"
"Bye Bye!"
"Hi Baby!"

and, my favorite...

"Boobie!" :) (it's usually, "Hiiiiii boobie!")

She can also do a variety of animal sounds, including a monkey ("ooh ooh, ahh ahh" while scratching under her arms), a dog ("oof off") and a cat ("Owwww"). She can make  a a train sound ("choo choo!") and a motorcycle sound ("vroom, vroom!"), too.

Wordless Wednesday

New Look!

I've been busy creating a new look for our blog tonight! I'm not quite finished, but I hope you like it!

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Kaylin road trips w/Daddy & Mother's Day 2010

Since Billy is still recovering from his torn Achilles & subsequent surgery, he hasn't worked in about 6 weeks. He decided that when he got to feeling a little better he wanted to take Kaylin down to Albany to visit his parents. I reluctantly agreed because I knew it would be good for them; knew the grandparents would love the visit, and I could feel myself needing a break. We have also been trying to wean without much success. (she could go all day without nursing, but as soon as we got home from work, she'd think the buffet was open for business.) We figured that a few days apart from each other might help in that department too. So, on Thursday morning, Billy and Kaylin headed down South while I went to work. I got teary eyed when I looked in my rearview mirror out of habit and didn't see Kaylin or her carseat. I made it through the day, but really didn't know what to do with myself when I got home from work. The house was so quiet and still. I had planned to go out with a girlfriend, but...

I didn't realize just how much my boobs would hurt (my Dad is probably reading this...ha!) but OH. MY. GOD. It was like I'd gotten a terrible boob job - they were HUGE and rock hard. I popped some ibuprofen, put cabbage leaves and ice packs in my sports bra, and laid on the couch for the majority of the time. I was so glad to see Kaylin again Saturday night. She was not a big fan of me not nursing her early Sunday morning, but we made it. Since then, I have put her to sleep twice without nursing. Yay! I have loved nursing my sweet little love, but it's time for us to move on now.

I also learned a valuable lesson - I need to take more time to myself. I will, and I won't feel guilty about it. I think if I do, I'll be a better (more patient!) mom. I think I put a lot of pressure on myself to take perfect care of Kaylin, be a perfect teacher at school, and keep a perfectly clean house, etc. I think this "time off" reminded me to take better care of me or I won't be a whole lot of help to anyone. So, point taken. :)

Today is my second Mother's Day and I had a wonderful day. I got flowers, 2 cards and chocolate chip pancakes. Yum! After nap time, we had a picnic at a park near the house. We let Kaylin play on the playground, but there weren't any swings (her favorite). Oh well, she still had a good time. We had a good rest of the day at home. Thanks to Billy and Kaylin for making Mother's Day so special. I am so lucky to be the mom to such a special little girl!

I love you, monkey.

Beach Baby!

Over Spring Break, Kaylin and I went down to Florida with my friend/co-worker Jennifer and her 4 year old daughter Molly to spend some time at the beach. I felt guilty leaving an injured Billy at home, but he assured me that he really wanted to be alone to recover from his surgery. (torn Achilles tendon... ouch!)

We could not have asked the girls to be any better on the way down! Kaylin took a two hour nap and then played with Molly the rest of the time. We only had to stop once! It was amazing! When we got there, we unloaded everything, took a quick walk on the beach, then went down to the pool for a bit. Kaylin loved being in her frog float, but the water was so cold that her little lips turned blue. I didn't take any pictures because I ASSumed she'd be spending more time in it over the week, but she didn't. I guess she realized the water was really cold. You'll just have to take my word for it that it was adorable!
The next day, we spent the majority of the day at the beach. Kaylin LOVED the water! She loved standing at the edge of the water and letting the waves crash over her toes. The higher the water got - the louder she laughed! I had a hard time getting her out of the water to play in the sand, but once I did, she loved that, too. She had sand EVERYWHERE!

We were lucky enough to get to have Grandpa over for dinner one night! :) We boiled some shrimp and had corn, potatoes and bread to go with it. Yum! It was so good to see him!

Kaylin had a great time playing with Molly! She would follow her around, wanting to do whatever she was doing. When Molly climbed up to the top bunk, Kaylin wanted to get up there, too. It was so funny! Kaylin is so independendent!
Happy girl, after some shopping...

Relaxing at the pool...


Looking adorable while playing in the sand...

The beach certainly isn't as relaxing when you take a one year old with you, but it was a blast and I can't wait to go again!

Kaylin is ONE!

Here are pictures from her party! It was a great time - thanks to everyone who was able to come help us celebrate! (Sorry about sharing my stomach bug!)

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We have a lot to catch up on! I still need to post Christmas pictures (oops!) and tell you about Kaylin's hospital stay. (ugh!) Right now, Georgia is covered in a blanket of snow... and it is gorgeous. I've never seen so much snow!

Getting ready to go play in the snow!

Copa is beginning to like the snow!
And... this is from yesterday. It was naptime and she did NOT appreciate me sitting her down on the cold ground....