Kylie May and a Secretive Day 114

We'd love to tell you all about everything that happened at the BBQ sponsored by the Masonic Lodge today, but you've probably read the Davinci Code and know that secret society's have the word "secret" in them for a reason.  All we can tell you is that we ate way too much and Kylie had way too much fun.  Oh....I've probably already divulged too much, it's a good thing I have Kylie with me for protection tonight.

After such a covert park picnic and 95 degree heat, Kylie (well Nat and I) thought it would be fun to back to gpa Gene and Gma Gloria's pool, for a nice little cool down.  Kylie got a brand new floatation device, which she cautiosly enjoyed.  She is still just a little small for the floatie, which meant she was much happier being totted around the pool in the arms of her mommy or daddy.  This moments only last so long, so any extra time we get to enjoy carrying her around with us is A-Ok. After swimming, she spent a little time kicking around (surprise surprise...Kylie kicking...who would have guessed?) at great grandma and grandpas house.  In the midst of all the extreme kicking and punching, Kylie let our her first (or close to it) belly laugh.  Up until now, it has been more squeals of delight, but she could never really muster a true laugh (You might just know you are a first time parent when you begin differentiating between a squeal and laugh).  Nat was tickling her with her hair, and it just made the little munchkin laugh so much. We caught the tale end of the fun on video.  I think I just had an epiphany (I know I know...another one) of sorts.  I'm thinking videos of children laughing needs to become a wide spread therapy.  Pain, depression, anxiety, can you really have any of those when your sitting watching a baby laugh?  Hold on, I just have to run to the patent office, I'll be right back.

We got Kylie home, fixed a quick dinner, waved goodbye to Nat, and then... Kylie and I were alone......... :-(.  Once we watched a couple baby laughing videos, and pulled ourselves together, I gave her a bath (which she absolutely loves these days), did some swinging on the front porch, took a long walk outside, and put her into bed (at least momentarily).

We will now start the countdown until Nat pulls into the driveway tomorrow morning. 11hours 21minutes and counting. :-)

more to come soon,

-Craig-

Another fun family day. It really is great when Nat and I get to

Kylie May and a Good Summer Day 113

Kylie's day from 10am-6pm: Visiting Emily and Jessie (and their new baby, Liam).  Sounds like Kylie had a lot of fun getting to be the bigger baby again. She loves getting to be the bigger one, and give all kinds of advice to the newer infants of the world.  I think sometimes she just makes up half the stuff she tells these kids, but what is a dad to do?  After meeting the new baby, Kylie was pretty toasty (it was a hot Redlands day) so she packed Nat up and drove her over to grandma Gloria and grandpa Gene's for some pool play time (I was glad to see from the pictures that Kylie opted out of skinny dipping for once).  She is really turning into a little water baby.  She just loves bath time and pool time these days.  It has started to become one of her many "favorite" activities.  After a fun pool party with cousin Adam, cousin Ryan, Aunt Jo, great gma, and great gpa, our little manatee finally decided she'd dry off and come check to see how I was doing at home...

meanwhile... My day from 10am-6pm: zzzzzz....sleeping

I guess a very thorough and official compare and constratual analysis clearly verifies that Kylie's day was way better than mine.  No wonder Kylie is so sad to see Nat go to work.  Since tonight was a Brandin Iron night for Nat, I was left with the privilige of entertaining our little bell for a couple hours. We did what we do best.  We read a couple books (at least I think the Iliad and the Odyssey counts as a two books) and then hit the open road for an evening walk around town.  To our surprise the Redlands Bowl (a local outdoor amphitheater that puts on free shows all summer) was in full effect with hundreds (maybe even thousands?) of people picnicing out on the grass.  Kylie just loved the environment.  she snuggled into her favorite position and we just cruised through the crowds as the band played.  I see plenty of Redlands Bowl trips in our not to distant future.

I got her home just in time for her 8:30 meltdown time, which is so predictable and interesting at the same time.  Every night (at least the ones where she is not with Nat) she has a nice fussy time from 8:30 to 9:00.  After that, she smiles and is happy as can be until she falls asleep.  I guess someone told her that being sweet all day is too overrated.

Shortly after the meltdown ended Nat came home, Kylie got a bath (which she loved), had a great kicking time, and then we all climbed into bed as a family (very rare phenomena these days). Another happy day in the life of Kylie May.

more to come soon,

-Craig-

Who knew that "The itsy bitsy spider" could be so much fun? (or was this picture from the time that she told me the knock knock joke....I can't remember)

Kylie told me later..."had it not been for Gma holding me back, I would have been back stroking all over that pool"

Kylie was thankful to be learning aquatic fun from a trained professional today.

okay now what was I supposed to do again?

oh yeah! Splash and go crazy!

It's now evident that we have unleashed the beast

Sometimes a moment of reflection is just what the Dr. ordered after a good swim

Or just some good toe to mouth time.  She has been getting so good at finding her toes over the last week

Dr. Evil would be proud

Ambidextrous toe sucking...what!? This is unheard of.

Just to prove to the naysayers that she can in fact still chomp on her fingers too.

Kylie May's 112th Day

You think I would have learned my lesson yesterday, but sure enough, tonight I fell asleep while I put Kylie down and woke to realize I had not done the blog. Well Kylie and I got up early this morning, she woke around 7am, my alarm was set for 7:45, so I desperately tried to get her to go back to sleep. After feeding her and "shush-ing" her I decided that we could just have a little naked time. So I took off her diaper and placed a little mat under her and naked time began. Kylie is a very strong kicker and she does a good job of moving herself around during naked time, so I made sure to keep one hand under her ready to catch whatever might result from this free time. I thought I was doing a good job of this until I felt something warm and wet soaking into my brand new nursing bra. Yep you guessed it, I had started to doze just a bit and my little wild one had managed to completely avoid the protective barrier and got pee all over the bed and me. So then we were up for sure, I was taking a shower while Kylie lay on her play mat on the bathroom floor listening to me sing original songs like, "you can't see mommy, but she's still here." Craig got home and took a quick shower himself. By this point Kylie and I were ready for a morning nap, so we climbed in bed and we all slept for another couple hours.

Kylie nursed for the majority of the afternoon, it's almost like she knew I had to go to work so she was soaking in every minute with me. I had big plans for getting some of the house clean and dishes done, but everything got put on hold and we nursed. Craig watched her while I went to teach one lesson and ran to the store. When I got home I received exciting news...Craig had been put "on call" for the night. This means that he doesn't have to go in, he just has to be available to go in at anytime during his shift, and if he does get called in, then he gets paid time and a half. So we were very excited, to have an evening together where he didn't have to rush off, yeah! And he would be able to watch Kylie during my lesson from 8-9pm so she wouldn't have to be at the studio during her roughest hour. So we had dinner and walked down to market night. We bought fresh vegetables and fruit, every time Craig's phone rang we held our breath hoping it was not work calling him in. But that didn't last long, at about 7:30 (30 min after the start of his shift), Craig got a phone call. They were not calling him, just yet, but they wanted to give him a heads up that they would be calling him in if they admitted another kid during the night. So Craig went home to get ready for work and I kept Kylie at the studio. She was sleeping in my arms when it was time for me to teach, so needless to say, she was not super happy to be woken up and handed off. She actually ended up crying for the entire hour that I was teaching. It broke my heart, I could see Kerry and Stephanie both trying everything they could to calm her, but I knew it wasn't working. She has a hard time at the end of the day even when she is at home with me, so put her at the studio without mom or dad and she was a mess. As soon as I was done teaching I went to the office and picked her up, she stopped crying right away but she still looked so sad :o( It is just heartbreaking when she cries, I don't know how many more times we can do that, I hope it will be better next week when my parents and sister are back in town.

So at this point Craig was still at home waiting for the call to come in, which he received right before he came down and brought us home. I hope he is doing well, he didn't take a nap like he usually does because he was thinking he wouldn't be going in for very much of a shift, but he actually ended up being there for almost the entire time, oh well.

So Kylie is still teething, she really enjoys biting on our fingers and sucking her big toe. She is still kicking like it's going out of style, we feel like her kicking is somewhat excessive and we are worried that she probably has some kind of disorder, I guess that's what you get when you have parents that are nurses :o) Ok well time for bed, tomorrow Kylie gets to meet her new cousin Liam, she is so excited!
More to come soon,
Natalie

the market night festivities put her right to sleep

notice the drool marks on the shoulder and boob, thank goodness it dried before I had to teach :o)

Kylie May's relaxing day 111

A quick note, I was intending to write a little more but fell asleep before it would happen, so here I am quick a quick list...
Breakfast with mommy and daddy
Breastfeeding support group with Gina and Jaxon
To grandma and grandpas for lunch and lots of good naked time playing with grandma.
Back home for another nap
Play time with daddy
Dinner with mommy and daddy
Daddy leaves for work
Walk outside with mommy
Fun bath time
Ready for bed.

It was a good day, Kylie did nurse a lot and still seems to be a little uncomfortable, those teeth are still working their way in.
More to come soon,
Natalie

Bath time!! you can tell by the blurry legs in the photo, she was showing off all her good kicking skills.

"What? This thing I have been sucking on is NOT my thumb? I'm so confused."

 

Kylie May, Home At Last (110)

Home again, home again, and it could not have gone smoother. Kylie and I woke this morning at the condo in Sacramento after having a fun filled evening (thank you Tricia and Samantha for stopping by to see Kylie). After a quick breakfast with Auntie Melissa (who has been gone in Colorado for the past 3 weeks) and Papa (both on their way up to Oregon) we were dropped off at the Sacramento Airport for the final leg of this travel adventure. I wore Kylie in my Moby and of course she fell asleep once we got in line to go through security. Luckily they didn't make me take her out, we just had to jump through a few extra security hoops, but I was glad to do as much jumping as needed to keep her tucked in and sleeping. She stayed asleep until we were taking off, at which point I woke her to nurse her so her ears could adjust to the change in pressure. She was then awake and oh so sweet. She smiled at everyone, she cooed and blew bubbles, she had a major blowout and was back to nursing and fast asleep by the time we landed. So I stepped off the plane exactly the way I had stepped on, with a sleeping baby. I gathered our bag and car seat and Craig was outside waiting to pick us up. Turns out it is exactly 3 hours from Portorville to Ontario Airport, and Craig timed it perfectly. Kylie traveled so well, we are so proud of our little one. It makes us excited to take a few more vacations this summer.

Once we were home, Craig put Kylie on her play mat to stretch out. She let out the biggest laugh, I think she knew she was home and she recognized her toys, she is such a smart girl. The rest of the afternoon we rested, Kylie and I took a nap in the living room while Craig did some good napping in the bedroom. Then it was time to fix dinner and for Craig to head to work, first of three in a row. Grandma and Grandpa stopped by to say "Hi" to Kylie and I took advantage of the help and started some laundry. The little one went down a few hours ago and spent a little time putting some photos on Facebook :o)

Although we enjoyed our trip, we are happy to be back home. I am eager to get unpacked and get the house under control, but right now it is time to climb in bed with my little princess.

More to come soon,
Natalie

during her record breaking nap time yesterday

getting on the plane, or getting off the plane, she was sleeping for it all :o)

Kylie May and A New Personal Record Day 109

London 2012 may be a few weeks away, but ssshh! Don't tell Kylie.  We have her convinced that she is in the middle of her "Baby Olympics" as we speak.  It took an olympic training effort, but our little decathalete is now primed and ready for each of her events: kicking and punching, blowing bubbles, nursing, babbling, teething, sleeping, etc...you know...all the events vital to the integrity of "baby olympics".  She seems to be raising her own bar daily in each of these categories, but today she achieved a monumental PR (personal record).  Since sleep is just a luxury and Nat and I aren't luxurious people, we decided to stay up last night and lament about today's car ride home from Oregon.  LOL! worry? about what?  Kylie set a new nap record today by sleeping for 176 miles (I counted every one).  We were sure that the 4.5 hour drive from Medford to Sacramento would include a few meltdowns and at least 4 stops, but apparently if you completely wear a little child out they sleep...really well.  She slept for the first 2.5 hours, woke up, we stopped, she played, we put her back in the car, she slept for another hour and a half, we stopped, she played, and we made it the last half hour.  Here's her score Meltdowns-0, Stops along the way-2, Best Nap-176miles (2.5hours).  I guess the numbers don't lie.  Kylie exceeded expectations (just like on the report card) and gets the gold.

Kylie and Nat are now snug and cozy at the condo in Sacramento, and I'm nestled in Porterville.  Tomorrow if I can just manage to make it to Ontario Airport by 1pm this trip will have gone just about as smooth as could possibly be expected.  Luckily, I like crazy weather, so this whirl wind weekend that just passed, happened to be somewhat enjoyable.  Today as we were just about to leave Oregon Nat's grandma Jo said, "Well, you know you guys don't have to leave yet" (I think she was happy we made the trip to come see her).  Kylie gave a goodbye smile, slobbery kiss, and cheek pat, and we were off.  I hope we get the chance to make it back up there sometime this summer.

The marathon car day has ended, so I guess the bed beckons.

more to come soon,

-Craig-

Kylie May and a Kylieless Date Day 108

 Sometimes in movies (or possibly real life) there is this scene where everyone wakes up, gets ready, has breakfast, leaves the house, and about twenty minutes down the road realizes, “OMG! Where’s the baby!?”  Today we can sympathize with those Hollywood (or real life) parents.  No no no.  It isn’t because we actually left and forgot Kylie somewhere.  I mean, come on! What type of parents do you take us for anyway?  I know we may not be the brightest crayons in the “parenting box”, but there’s a spot in the box for all the colors. 

Since March 9^th (her birthday for those who would like a refresher) it has been Kylie time, but today we actually had our first Kylieless date since the big event.  Thus, the connection to the parents that realize their child is forgotten.  The entire brunch we had this small underlying feeling that something was missing.  And indeed she was missing (from the brunch), but it just so happens that she was lost in the capable hands of Uncle Graham and Aunt Jess.  Nat and I followed the advice given to us by Jess and attempted to spend at least five minutes conversing about something other than our wonderful child.  ….Hmmm?....silence…oh!…remember when she…never mind…silence…there must be something…J Only joking.  We actually had a really nice conversation about us, life, work, and our time together on this mini vacation.  Sure, we missed the petite bebe, but we also had the realization that if we are not purposeful about OUR relationship the next 20 years will pass us by without either of us remembering to really enjoy the company of the one we signed up to do this whole parenting thing with. I imagine a self-appointed “date night” will be appearing on our calendar soon. Thanks Graham and Jess for watching her today! It sounds like Kylie was well entertained. 

After brunch, the family joined forces again and had a nice little walk around downtown Ashland (Kylie slept in the backpack pretty much the whole time), before heading back over to Wynnwood (the name of her complex) to see great grandma Jo.  Great grandma treated Gma Carol, Aunt Sue, Nat, and I all to a nice dinner at Shari’s this evening.  It has been really fun sitting at meals and listening to great grandma share some stories about her life, her kids, and her old memories.  Guess what Kylie did? Yep.  She slept through most of dinner.  You know,….it’s the little things in life (like getting to use both hands to eat) that sometimes go under appreciated.  It is amazing how much faster and more accurate (I only spilled twice) eating is when you use both hands.  Wow! 

Post dinner activities included some very happy Kylie kicking, smiling, and bubble blowing time.  Great grandma also got to watch the video of Kylie’s birth (Kylie had to close her eyes for a couple parts), and she commented on how amazing it was that we “didn’t hold her by her feet and slap her bottom, like they used to do”.  Great grandma has seen a lot of births in her time, and was pretty impressed with the great job Nat did.

We hit the road tomorrow (after one last breakfast at great grandmas, and a final farewell to all her Wynnwood fans) for the long trek back to Redlands, and Kylie is resting up now so she can have her good cry ready to go for tomorrow’s car ride (I hope I am only joking).  She has been a trooper, and I’m sure tomorrow will be no different.  I’m off to join my sleeping beauties.

More to come soon,

-Craig-

p.s. we always call her a little monkey, but today she actually lived up to the name. She made the realization that she has been under utilizing her assets, and for the first time, began sucking on her toes.  (Another big "first" in her little life).  This trip she has learned to suck her thumb and her toes....oh the places she will go.

I think someone one bet her that they could shoot the apple off her head

they won!

Even busy little girls can't resist a little air mattress nap from time to time

Don't be fooled.  This was actually taken today, not pre March 9 2012

who doesn't like a blank stare into space from time to time

I think great grandma was telling her all about how she gives candy to good little girls...enough to put a little smile on anyone's face

Caught in the act.  These little smiles happen to be pretty contagious

Just remember how funny your mom is when she is telling you to clean your room someday...ok?

Kylie May and A Big Oregon Day 107

Skiing has never been a forte of mine, which means that I am completely uncomfortable out on this slippery slope.  Scattered pictures, short posts, unfinished entries…. Dr. Drew is going to be at my door any day now.  Last night, I committed a blogging cardinal sin.  I practiced irresponsible and unethical blogging.  I fell asleep “at the wheel” so to speak (funny how that happens from time-to-time) and left my post unattended and unfinished.  For my crimes, I am sure I will be reprimanded, and sentenced to 10,000 words apologizing for my iniquity.  My family and I will get through it though, and I’m sure I will come out of this, a changed blogger.  

Just like the road to blogging recovery, the road to Oregon proved to have it’s little bumps…but was totally worth it.  Kylie has now officially earned her wings (not her angel’s ones, but at this point she probably deserves those too).  She bypassed security (weapons still in tow), sped down the runway, elevated to 30,000 feet, landed, and then fell fast asleep.  I think I even heard her mutter right before zonking out, “What? Was I supposed to be impressed?”.  I guess next time we’ll have to opt out of Southwest and go for Virgin America J She really did have a good flight though.  Nat said she nursed, laid on the chair next to her to get her diaper changed, and even had a couple smiles. Life in the air was all fun and games for the little miss.

Just because no good road trip would be complete without a significant drive, as soon as Kylie landed, we packed her in the car and hit the highway.  For grandma Carol and I it was just the 3^rd leg of 13 hours worth of driving, so we were excited about the short jaunt from Sacramento to Medford.  For Kylie, however, she was a little less thrilled about the prospect of 4 hours in the car.  Considering it is 752 miles from Redlands to Medford, it is nothing short of a road trip miracle that Kylie only had one minor meltdown, and that only came while the car was stopped.  I never had any doubts, but she is such a great baby.

Kylie has been mesmerized so far, by all the sights, sounds, and new faces that Oregon has to offer.  The longest part of the 752 miles was getting Kylie from the front entrance of Great Grandma’s home up to her room.  We happened to arrive during prime dinnertime.  What does that mean? No. We didn’t stop to eat. It means that everyone was sitting in the dining room that we walked by, which is akin to un-caging a field mouse at a tomcat convention. All the resident’s just loved seeing and talking to a little baby.  She has the hair, and now she has entertained like a rock star.  I’m sure if writing was her strength she may have even signed a few autographs.   

Once the Red Sea parted and we made it upstairs, it was a great moment getting to introduce Kylie and Great Grandma Jo for the first time.  One is 94 and one is 3 months.  Needless to say there was a bit of a communication gap that can only be attributed to generational differences.  Kylie asked Jo to be her Facebook friend, and grandma brushed off the request and said, “I thought she was going to be bigger”.  After their initial misunderstanding Kylie and Great grandma Jo have had a great time staring at each other and taking pictures together.  Jo has also seemed to enjoy showing off her great grandbaby to all the interested residents.  It’s like the best ever game of show and tell.  (can I even classify that as a game?)

The one thing that the two peas in a pod can definitely agree on this weekend is that bedtime is 8:00.  I guess we have done a great job of wearing them both out (and judging by my last nights blog performance, I have worn myself out pretty good too).  There have been meals, photo sessions, stories, moving watching, and more photo shoots.  More stories are sure to develop tomorrow as we embark on another fun filled Medford Oregon Day.

More to come soon,

-Craig-

p.s. I have learned my lesson.  It’s impossible to create a reasonable length blog if you start missing days.

I think the photo dam finally broke, and all the pictures just came flooding out.

The big introduction

she finally found the thumb...I think there is photo of Nat doing the exact same thing

One of the many fans of Kylie

I think they might still be trying to figure each other out

Even the headband can't contain all that hair

Hairstylist in the future? hmmm...

Uncle Graham proved to be pretty entertaining for miss Kylie

At this point I'm pretty sure Kylie thought she was getting a bite of the flowers

Grandma had to explain why eating the flowers might not be the best idea

Aunt Sue caused some pretty good laughs

Oh who? Me?

Cousin Cam + green bird = curious Kylie

Kylie with Uncle Graham and Aunt Jess...the money behind the fun red zebra PJ's

Sometimes some good ole fashioned kicking is just what the Dr. ordered.

Kylie May and A Big First Meeting Day 106

2 tickets and a flight to Sacramento---- 456 miles and $170 (this is where Craig fell asleep) He drove so much today and did a great job getting us to Oregon safely. We do not have Internet (beside our phones) so we will have to write more in the blog tomorrow. But we made it to Oregon safe and sound and Kylie already got to meet her great-grandma Jo, it was a pretty good day. Natalie

Kylie May and a Forgotten Day 105

You know how you wake up one morning and have this sinking feeling that y ou have forgotten something?  Then it hits you what it was and your heart sinks?  Yep. That was me this morning.  I realized that I completely forgot to chronicle our little ee-woks 105th day. 
Yesterday, I was thrilled to get to experience the infamous (not quite famous) "bath time"  Kylie absolutely loves the new and improved bath time.  We decided that our little girl has now, already, grown out many of her clothes and her little blue whale tub.  That must have been the reason that bath time was not the highlight of our little ones day.  She just didn't have enough room to stretch her long legs and kick like kicking is going out of style.  Don't worry Kylie you can still kick when you get older to....you don't have to use it all up now. 

Last night, Grandma Carol and I kissed the girls (Nat and Kylie) goodbye and started the first leg of what I'm sure will be a "what were we thinking" quick trip to Oregon.  Today we meet up with the girls in Sacramento (I'm thrilled to hear Kylie tell me all about her first airplane ride) and finish the trip up to Oregon.  Wish us luck as we try to get Kylie May all the way to Oregon without too many melt downs.  I'll be sure to post tonight once we have reached the safety and security of Medford, OR. 

more to come soon,

-Craig-

p.s. We are moving one step closer today of meeting our "never discussed goal" of getting Kylie on a plane, train, autombile, and boat before she's a year old.  Car-check, Train-check, Plane-Almost check.

Kylie May's Visit With Friends Day 104

We started the day like we start everyday...waking up slowly, singing, smiling and enjoying a few moments with daddy until he falls asleep. We got ready and headed to my parents house where we got to spend a little time with Janelle (we hope to get a chance to hang out with their whole family some time soon). Then it was off to visit Janisha and Alana for lunch. It has been a while since we visited with Alana and she has grown up so much. She is talking up a storm and seemed very excited to have Kylie over. I'm sure they will have more fun in a few more months once Kylie can play a little more. After dropping our car off at the dealer to get the speaker looked at, I ran to work at the dance studio for just an hour. Kylie hung out with grandma and grandpa while daddy worked on getting paperwork finished for our homes refinance.  Then Craig was off to work again (last night this week, yeah!) and I had dinner with my parents. But Kylie's fun day was not over yet, our friends Doug and Gina brought their little one Jackson over. He is a month younger then Kylie and oh so cute. We walked downtown for a little ice cream, Jackson slept through most of the trip, but Kylie is starting to pay more attention to her surroundings and really sees to enjoy walking around. She has also been smiling A LOT more. It is so awesome! Her little smile just melts out hearts.

I spent the good part of my night trying to get us organized and packed for our trip to Oregon on Friday. Why is it so much harder to pack for a little one then for yourself? I'm sure I over-packed for her, but better safe then sorry :o)

More to come soon,
Natalie

Alana holding Kylie, Kylie needs a tan ;o)

Gotta love naked time in cowboy boots, she is already falling in love with them.

Kylie hanging out with Janisha and Alana, cute pic, to bad she was distracted by the TV, I think she was trying to figure out why she has never seen these great kids shows on at our house :o)

Kylie had a little play tine in her crib while I was packing today. I left the room for a second and when I came back she was holding both of her toys and laughing, it was so cute.

Kylie May's Wedding Anniversary Day 103

Happy 3 Year Wedding Anniversary! It is because of our amazingly strong and loving marriage, that little Kylie is here to be blogged about :o) So today we celebrated, well kinda celebrated. Craig slept most of the day while I gave Kylie a bath, myself a shower, cleaned some of the house, ran errands (to Best Buy to get an iPad cover with built in keypad, which did not exist for the original iPad), to the grocery store (I actually made Craig dinner for our anniversary, and for those of you who know me well, you know that my cooking a full meal is truly a great gift ;o)) and to the jeweler to get our rings cleaned. My parents watched Kylie while I ran around, it was perfect, run to Best Buy, back to nurse Kylie, to the grocery store, back to nurse, jeweler, back to nurse. It's a good thing we live down town close to everything.

I cooked dinner for Craig at my parents and he came over to eat and hang out with Kylie before heading back to work tonight. I was really hoping Craig would be able to get tonight off work, the Giants were playing in LA and I would have loved to go to the game for our anniversary. I also would have loved to give Craig a chance to wear the new Giants jersey I got for him, "Will the Thrill" # 22 his all-time favorite player. But we had a great dinner, it was wonderful to spend a little time together talking about the past 3 years. So much has changed in this past year, we are looking forward to settling into a little bit of a routine in the next few months and years. We are finally experiencing life without school and multiple part-time jobs and its great.

We will be traveling to see my Grandma Jo in Oregon this weekend, we are hoping to have a little date night to celebrate our Anniversary while my brother and his girlfriend watch Kylie, we are both looking forward to spending time together, the schedule lately has been a little crazy.

more to come,
Natalie

P.S. I also wanted to wish Emily and Jesse a Happy 2 year Wedding Anniversary. I'm sure they were busy falling in love with their new addition, Liam, but I hope they still took time to celebrate their wonderful marriage. 

Kylie taking a nap in her crib for the first time. I heard her rustling around and when I came in she was holding her blanket, kicking her feet and smiling so big. I guess she liked her new nap spot. 

Craig was on his way to work, Kylie was fast asleep and I am looking a little exhausted but "Happy Anniversary" none the less :o) 

Kylie is well protected during this nap time, Papa and Tango on the lookout.

Kylie May's 102nd Day

Let me start by saying how excited Kylie is about her bran new cousin. Baby Liam was born yesterday morning, he weighs 8 lbs 15.5oz (Kylie was 8lb 14oz), 21.5 inches (Kylie was 22). It is sounding to me like they are already two peas in a pod! We are so happy for Emily and Jesse, they are going to be such great parents to little Liam. We can't wait to meet him and introduce the two little peas to each other.

Craig was awake holding Kylie when I got home. She has not been sleeping very well and I feel so bad for Craig these past few nights I have been gone. I didn't plan very well and really regret having to work on his first Father's Day. He has been working so hard to take care of our little one these past few days, so I was eager to get home and help out today. After nursing Kylie we fell asleep for a bit, I don't know how long she was with me or how many times I nursed her, but all I know is I woke up much later then I had intended and there was Craig, walking and bouncing Miss May and looking so exhausted. I jumped up and tagged him out so he was able to get a good nap before he went in to work tonight.

We had a family dinner together, Craig left for work and I took Kylie to my parents so I could run a few errands. We made it back home a little later then I expected and Kylie was very tired. So we jumped in bed. It took a little while for Kylie to finally fall asleep, and I have had to go in a few times to help her back to sleep. She must be growing, teething and uncomfortable, she is so restless when she sleeps. Well time to clean the house a little and climb in bed. Craig works the next two nights :o( We will miss him.

More to come soon,
Natalie

Making up for the lack of photos, all of these with my new camera!

first photo on the camera, this is how Craig spends a lot of his nights with Kylie

Getting ready for bed

Playing with great-grandma on Father's Day

With Papa for Father's Day brunch

She know how to pose for the iPhone

At outside church service

Playing with her stuffed toy tonight during dinner time, she watches us like she wants to eat too :o)