Cousin Craziness

Kayleigh has had some quality time with her cousins over the past few weeks!

I apologize for the picture heavy blog, but here we go...

A few weeks ago we headed over to Dublin for an early Thanksgiving dinner with some of Joey's extended family. Kayleigh spent the day playing with her second cousin, Makea.

These two loved playing piano with Grandpa!

And then the Lewis family came into town for the entire week before Thanksgiving. The kids had a great time playing together and we were busy all week long with a trip to Apple Hill, lunch and a train ride at the Fountains, a trip to the zoo, and a lot of playing.

The "Babies" hanging out with Nammy at the coffee shop

Trouble...

Cuties having lunch at Apple Hill!

Apple Pie!

Family picture!

The Babies

Having fun running down the hill at Larsen's

The Babies held hands on the way home from Apple Hill. So cute!

Making apple crisp with all of our yummy apples.

And extension of the cousins...the Linthicum kids joined us for a night of fun! Love these guys.

The Babies at the Fountains while Myles got to ride the train with Uncle.

 

Hmmm....can I have some of those Cheerios Cooper?

Thanksgiving Babies

The three Bears at the zoo.

 Kayleigh absolutely adores her big cousin Myles. Her little face lights up every time she sees him, and he can get a smile out of her just by looking her direction. Its very sweet.

 He had a great time pulling her around in the wagon, and Kayleigh was happy to sit with her feet up to read a magazine and enjoy the ride!

 Love these two looking out the window together.

 LOVE!!! Kayleigh, Myles, and Cooper all together and somewhat looking in the same direction...its a miracle!

We had a great week enjoying our family!

10 months!!!

I can't believe I am already writing a 10 month blog for our little baby girl!

Kayleigh continues to amaze us daily. Could not imagine our lives without this sweet smiling face! 

Here are her 10 month pictures...

Kayleigh's unofficial 10 month stats (no Doctor appt this month)

Weight: Still our sweet cuddly squishy girl! 

Height: Long!! 

Currently wearing 12-18 month and some 18-24 month clothes. 

At 10 months Kayleigh...

-Is sleeping through the nights the majority of the time. 

-Has started walking while holding fingers, pushing toys, or anything else she can find. No steps on her own yet, but I am thinking that is not too far off. 

-Loves playing at her standing entertainment table. 

-Continues to love dancing. Turn on the music and watch her shake her little booty!

-Crawls over when she is tired and climbs onto your lap and buries her little head in your chest.

-Has started playing catch.

-Still loves to eat pretty much anything we are eating. Current favorites: quesadillas, any kind of fruit, pickles, turkey, and any kind of BBQ meat. 

-Loves reading her books. Current favorites: "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" (especially when her Daddy makes the animal noises on each page), "One, Two, Three," "Peek a who," and "Peekaboo Baby."

-Loves playing with her wood blocks and knocking down towers. 

-Likes being outside and picking leaves off the trees.

-Likes watching her Daddy sweep.

-Loves swinging at the park.

-Has become a human fountain. Most of the time when she drinks her water, she swallows a small amount a spits the rest out like a fountain. 

-Loves "honking" noses.

-Likes the nursery at church, but doesnt like being picked up and leaving the toys there. 

-Loves playing with her "Nammy's" earrings. 

-Makes smooching noses when they are made to her. 

-Likes to fake cough. 

-Says "Mamamamama" and "Dadadadada"

-Is starting to put herself to sleep at night and nap times. 

-Started wearing shoes when we go out so she can walk. 

-Has made her first trips to Bishop's Pumpkin patch and Apple Hill. 

-Is growing up way too fast for us. I can believe she will be 1 in just under two months! 

Little Miss Independent

This sweet 10 month old girl is starting to become more mobile daily! 

The whole house now needs to be baby proofed once again! 

Making progress!

Who needs one of those walking toys when you have a laundry basket?!?!

She makes progress to walking on her own every day. Our lives continue to drastically change! 

Love those little diaper buns :)

Baby steps

No, she is not walking yet. 

But...I love this video because of her sweet "little" legs! 

These days are just flying by!!! I remember the days of cuddling all day long and wondering what it would be like when Kayleigh started becoming more independent. Just cant believe we are already there! 

9 months!

Oh my gosh. How did these 9 months fly by so quickly? 

This little girl has quite the personality! We are absolutely loving watching her grow into it! 

Here she is...

And here is the reason for the blurry spot on most of the pictures :)

Getting her to sit nicely next to her little lamb is a thing of the past! 

And the little escape artist decides she is done with this photo shoot. 

And pouts when she is returned to the chair. 

Fine Mom...one more picture and I'm out of here! 

Hmmm...Cant go over the back...

How about the side? 

Dad caught me! 

I found a way out of here!

 Kayleigh's official 9 month stats:

Weight:

Height:

(Will fill this portion in after her 9 month doctor visit on Friday!)

At 9 months Kayleigh...

-Is a very speedy crawler.

-Standing up on anything that she can pull herself up on.

-Loves pulling down and reading her "Nammy's" cookbooks. 

-Has started cruising along the couches. 

-Sleeping through the night on most nights (Yahoo!!!).

-Has started clapping and is very proud of herself for it!

-Loves reading her books. Current favorites: "Baby Bear, Baby bear," "The Belly Button Book", and "One, Two Three."

-Still loves to laugh...especially at her Daddy.

-Is very contemplative. Especially when meeting new people.

-Still loves to eat. Her current favorites are: yogurt, cheese, turkey, spinach, chicken, fruit, and raw apples. This girl loves her meat! It is always the first thing to go off her tray when she is feeding herself. Her Grandpa will be so proud :)

-Has become a dancing machine! Turn on some music and watch her go! 

-Started waving a lot more. 

-Loves going to the zoo and waving at all the animals. 

-Likes crawling through and playing in her tunnel.

-Has started exploring the backyard. 

-Loves drinking her water out of her own cup. 

-Loves shoes (not her own, but anyone else's will do)! 

-Interested in whatever is going on around her. 

-Fascinated by other kids. 

-Still loves Mom and Dad cuddles (for short amounts of time before she is off to do something else).

-Is growing up WAAAAAY too fast!!! 

We continue to be so very thankful for this sweet little girl and all the joy that she has brought us. 

8 months!!!!

Our sweet "little" Kayleigh is 8 months old already! 

Here is her photo shoot. 

No official 8 month stats for Kayleigh this month! Next Doctor's appointment will be at 9 months. 

Unofficial stats:

Weight: Heavy and Healthy (look at those amazing rolls)! 

Height: Long! 

She is wearing some 9 month clothes, but already fits into most of her 12 month clothes!

At 8 months Kayleigh...

-Is crawling all over the place! This girl barely ever sits still anymore!

-Has the sweetest scrunch nose smile face. 

-Sleeps great! Usually gets up once during the night for a little snack (but who wouldn't want to do that?).

-Eating great...as long as its not pureed! She loves any kind of fruit, turkey, chicken, ribs, hot dogs, spinach (a favorite), any kind of bread, and her new favorite...garlic chips from Pizzeria Classico. 

-Has mastered the skill of feeding herself. 

-Loves pulling on any kind of electrical chord she can find.

-Is pulling herself up to stand on couches, chairs, basically anything she can get her hands on. 

-Is loving staying at home with her Daddy.

-Enjoys walks in the stroller.

-Likes swinging at the park. 

-Loves living with her "Nammy," seeing her "Papa" more often, and getting to see Grandma and Grandpa Olsen every few weeks!

-Is very chatty (I claim that she constantly says "Mama").

-Has the best squeal when she laughs hard.

-Enjoys "helping" fold the laundry.

-Loves shoes and has discovered the shoe basket in our house.

-Is waving (when she is in the mood).

-Has three teeth- two on the bottom and one big one on the top- about the get a fourth! 

-Is still the sweetest little thing we have ever known!