So now that that's all explained... Sweet Kaki Lou has been 7 months now for nearly two weeks or maybe it's over two weeks? I don't know, but she's done been 7 months for some time now. But I couldn't stand the thought of doing a post without sweet pictures of my girl! Especially when I have something as superb as a picky sticky to document her growth with... it is a must!
Today the sun is out... finally and she is not snotty... FINALLY, BUT alas she does have a scratch on her face, courtesy of me (sigh!), but what are ya gonna do? This is real life!
So Kaki Lou... what are you up to? I am just going to write about what you are doing right now, TODAY and not try to separate out what you were doing before the 27th of last month... it would get too confusing otherwise. You are a sweet, sweet, sweet... do I need to say it again? SWEET girl! You are so happy and content. It is still so alarming when you really cry because I just am never sure what to think... typically you cry when...
You are hungry, tired, constipated or have just gotten hurt... so once I run through those options... should she be hungry? Is she ready for a nap? Has she pooped today? Where is Caden? (Actually, to be fair I think I have unintentionally hurt Kaki more than anyone... go figure!)... so once I filter through those questions and I still haven't come up with an answer it troubles me!
One of those time signaled her first fever... SO sad! She had that fever for 5 stinkin' long days and then it broke just like that and she's been good ever since. So I guess we can say that Kaki Lou had her first official sickness this month... complete with the nasty upper respiratory junk! And today when we were at the doctor getting her 2nd flu shot I had the doctor look at a rash she's had for a while... turns out sweet girl has a yeast infection... poor thing! I don't know how in the world that happens... especially since the only time Caden has ever had one is after being on antibiotics, but the doctor said it can happen.... even to wee ones! Before Caden had one I thought it was just a girl thing... yet another live and learn!
But I must say I'll take the fever, the cold and the rash over the host of other things that could keep my girl down! I am so very grateful for her health each day that we have it! I am so thankful that she continues to grow and grow... I swear each morning when I go and get her out of her crib she has aged... like days! She is looking so old!
Her hair is starting to come back in... she has some light pieces and some darker pieces which I think can chalk her up to being a dirty blond... similar to me. Her eyes are the real killers... they are lethal... truly! Piercing blue beauties! They light up her entire face. She is one pretty, pretty girl... and as much as I don't want her attributes to be focused on the exterior I cannot help myself sometimes ... I just want to tell her how pretty and gorgeous and beautiful she is over and over again. It truly captivates me and I cannot think of anything else to say!
She is continuing to find her voice and at times can be very loud... but mostly she is pretty quiet... just taking in the scene. She has been with us to a few parties lately and she just sits and plays, watching the rest of the action pass her by... she is definitely a fan of people-watching and she makes it very easy to take her places...
She sat up in a high chair at a restaurant for the first time on a family date recently and did so well. She is loving PUFFS although we are still seeming to think that she likes to throw them on the ground more than in her mouth. But I think just in the past few days she's realized that they are kind of fun to eat which has been disappointing news for the dogs since they are the puff clean up crew!
She is still just eating two solid food meals a day and usually 4 bottles although sometimes just three. I officially stopped pumping last week... :( and :)... mixed emotions for sure! I think I'll have a separate post just for my beloved pump... ha! When Kaki was battling her cold for so long we kind of got held back in the food department since she wasn't really interested in eating her bottles much less real food. We're gonna start stepping it up again and get her taking more and more in. I really need to go back and read what I did with Caden... you would think that with my second I would be more on top of things, but I truly feel like I am flying by the seat of my pants with Kaki way more than I ever did with Caden! Strange huh?
Kaki is a book lover like her brother and will sit still and let us read fairly long books to her. Kaki got a full library stock at Christmas and we have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know all of our new character friends... girls books are oh so much fun!
Kaki loves Mickey Mouse more than any other show we watch but has also been known to smile at Special Agent Oso and the Wiggles. I need to be better about playing her Praise Baby DVDs... Caden LOVED them for so long! And they are much more soothing for all of us! :)
She has been to the church nursery several times and has done great! She is usually being rocked or in the swing... she doesn't like to nap at church or at MOPS but that just means she takes a longer afternoon nap so she does make up for it. She is really flexible with her schedule. There are times where she misses her morning nap for days in a row and is always good to take a longer afternoon nap to catch up and give her the strength to get through the day. She is a 12 hour sleeper... from 7:30 to 7:30 sometimes 8:00... so thankful that I have good sleepers. She is one that wakes up occasionally during the night but usually it is nothing more than a paci pop that she needs and she's back out.
When she was sick we had a few nights where she was up and I couldn't figure out what to do to help her so I would try a variety of things... well one night I happened to turn on her light-up lady-bug that projects the stars all over her ceiling... oh my goodness... worked like a charm! And oh so funny! She didn't take her eyes off of it ... it instantly calmed her down and eventually helped her back to sleep... one of those nights I put her in bed with Justin and I... and I brought the ladybug too... Justin woke up to a sea of purple stars on the ceiling and laughed... ha! :) Not quite what he was expecting! Stinkin' Daddy can sleep through ANYTHING!!! And he wonders why I am too nervous to leave my kids at home with him overnight... a freight train could plow through our house and he'd never know it! :)
What else, what else? She likes her bouncer and her door... she loves playing with things while sitting on the floor... she is starting to really reach for things like flat on her belly reach... but as far as moving or crawling... nada... she doesn't even like to stand... I think her record is like 20 seconds... seriously. She is a happy sitter and that is A-OK with me. Justin was trying to teach her to crawl the other day and I said... STOP! :) No need for that... she'll do it when she's ready...
She's a sometimes-tummy sleeper... she learned that when she is congested it is much better to sleep on her tummy ... and many nights she gets comfy in the in-between and sleeps on her side...it is so so cute!
She is a flirt and commands/demands attention from people by batting those baby blues and smiling in their direction. The other day when we were out shopping she was trying her hardest to get the lady behind us to talk to her... it was hilarious!! So I finally helped a sister out and clued the lady in that she was trying to smile at her... then the lady was flattered and started talking back and Kaki was THRILLED!
OH! The Bronco kick... Kaki has this bucking bronco thing she does with her feet. She picks them up and then SLAMS them down, especially when she is in bed... it seriously sounds like a grown man clomping through the house... it has scared me many a times and then I remember... the Bronco... it's just Kaki! Phew! Such a funny little girl! She is a kicker all the way around... she kick, kick, kicks and points her little toes when she gets really excited!!
Of course Kaki loves Caden... especially when he plays with her which he is doing more and more. He loves playing catch with her and loves playing on the other side of her big door... peaking in and out of the window and playing with all of the sounds. He loves to kiss, hug and tickle her and of course make her laugh! That is his favorite! He is a great big brother and always asks how she slept, how her day was, and calls her all sorts of pet names like pretty girl, cute girl, sweet girl... it melts my heart! :) AND he talks to her in the highest pitch voice to have ever come out of a male... it is crazy high! BUT he obviously deems the voice necessary for he and Kaki's communication! :)
I could seriously go on and on (clearly!) about my girl! She is full of life, curiosity, joy and beauty! I love her to the moon and back and back again! She is a bundle of LOVE!!
Now for the pics...
A bit shy...
Not sure she's ready to pose...
Warming up...
Model face...
Sheepish grin...
There we go... there she is... 
And now a few no bow pics... I love my natural Kaki the most of all...
Sweet...
UM wow...
Those eyes... 
TOO MUCH sweetness...
My love...
Kaki Lou!
Happy 7 months sweet girl!!
3 comments:
Oh my goodness. So many great pictures. She looks soooo much like you did. I really see it without bows on her head. Guess that's because you didn't have bows like that. Love that sweet face. ��
Those might be my favorite pictures yet of Kaki...those eyes! Logan will be smitten!! I am so excited I have an official date in April to finally meet this sweet girl!
Such a sweet little girl. Can't wait for Easter :)
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