Now I know that 4 very intelligent scientists on Ghost Busters have proven that it is impossible to actually hit the ground running, but Kylie seems to have taken that as a challenge. This morning she woke up in Grandma and Grandpa Johnson's house once again and immediately went to Autie Lane's room to get the party started. Unfortunately, this did not involve another bite on the nose (I found that quite hilarious) but luckily we still have tomorrow to try again! I had to go to class this morning, but by the time I got back, Kylie (sporting a stylish head of "bed hair") had already worked up an appetite and was enjoying some breakfast peas. After that, it was mommy's turn to eat so Auntie Lane and I got to have a nice long play session. As Lane mentioned, this visit has been so fun because Kylie is much more mobile and playful than when we last saw her. However, she is very eager to do a trick that is still a bit too big for her.. WALKING. Her father is full of cliche's, but I guess he has never mentioned to Kylie that "you can't walk before you crawl." Almost every time Lane and I start to play with the little one, she eventually tires of sitting or scooting and goes to the edge of a chair/table/body part to try to pull herself up. She can't quite pull herself up on her own yet and we hate seeing her frustrated so usually we help her up. While she is just about the cutest thing that ever walked, we know that it's important for her to learn to crawl and that she shouldn't be on her feet too much at this stage so that's when we turn to our methods of distraction. For Lane, it was a stimulating game of "airplane" complete with sound effects and life-like scenery. For me, it was sitting Kylie on top of the couch and letting her suck on her toe. Let me tell you, if there is anything cuter that Kylie walking, it's Kylie sucking on her foot :)
We played so well that Kylie went down for a 1 hour nap! She woke up with a huge smile and the playing picked up where it left off (a lot of tickling, patty caking, and toy throwing was involved). Unfortunately, I had to miss out on Kylie's outing of the day (errands with Mommy and Grammy) because I had to go to work, but it sounds like it was a grand ole time and that Kylie did great in the car. When I got home she was splish splashin' in her make-shift tub and getting ready for dinner. We enjoyed a delicious family dinner and of course looked to Kylie for our entertainment. Her show included a lot of napkin ripping, table banging and too many cute sounds to count. The real entertainment came after dinner though. After one failed attempt to put Kylie down for the night, Natalie was sitting on the couch and Kylie was enjoying some standing time on her lap. She was doing a little clap and stomp thing that reminded me of a hoedown, so naturally I started to sing a "hillbilly" tune and clap/stomp along. She went CRAZY! She was laughing, screeching, stomping and clapping like mad and looked like she was having the time of her life. It's hard to convey in words how funny it was but about everyone in the room was in tears. I guess you just had to be there, and I'm sure glad that I was. That was enough to finish her off for the day and she has now been snoozing away for hours. I can't begin to explain the joy that she brings into my life, even if most of the time she is "the girl in the box" and I am so grateful for these times that I get to spend with her. She and Natalie head back to Redlands tomorrow and we hate to see them go, but that just means that we will start the count down to when we get to see them again. I love you soo much Kylie May! Sweet dreams.
"All the better to bite your nose with Ouiser"
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