Kylie acts old!

Hello all! I know we need to get pics up, but we're having some hard drive issues. When we get those fixed, I'll get you pics!

Anyway, for those wanting updates - our little girl is crawling ALL over the place. She'll go after anything but if there's an electronic gadget within the same state, she's headed that way. Laptops and xbox controllers seem to be her favorite! She is also a puff eating machine. She LOVES the banana and sweet potato ones!

Last week she learned how to pull herself up all by herself. So she pulls herself up to standing on her own all the time and it seems to be a cake walk for her now. What scares mom and dad is that she's also standing on her own when she feels like it for about 5-30 seconds depending on how much she focuses! We figure the booger will be walking before Christmas! Ought to make the holidays interesting!

Now we're getting ready for Thanksgiving after dressing her up as a pretty cute penguin for her first Halloween. I'm getting the pics from grammy and they'll be on the next post!

Gotta check out for now, more later!

Oh, here we go!

So Kylie made TREMENDOUS strides tonight....the girl is all but crawling! She learned how to use her arms to crawl. She just can't go very far very fast! Can we say baby gate anyone?

Wow, ok so I'm behind!

Alright, alright, alright already! LOL I'm a bit behind as things here have been a little crazy! I start a new job on Monday (so before that I was job hunting), everyone has been sick off and on as I am catching EVERYTHING our little one brings home (Rob has avoided all of the illnesses but one or two), and well trying to keep up everything with a 6 month old can lead to general chaos occassionally. Anyway, you're not interested in all of that, many of you want to know about Kylie!

Kylie is doing great. As many of you are aware she is now just over 6 months old and is rolling all over the place! She is having a blast rolling and scooting all over our floor to get toys. She's even more interested in getting to paper items she can shred. She has also become very interested in toes lately! She's passing up her toys to go after the nearest persons toes! Not sure what the fascination is there....

She started first foods awhile ago and loves them. The only one we haven't fed her is prunes - (I won't do that to her!) LOL. While she enjoys all of them sweet potatoes are her favorite. She has also enjoyed tastes of lemon, general tso's, szchewan (sp?), mashed potatoes, ice cream (FYI - never feed an infant too much it just ain't fun), and just about any sauce we are eating that's not too spicy. She also got a taste of chocolate and well folks, she's a girl, so she's like the rest of us and went crazy over the chocolate. She also got some cheerios this week and is learning how to use a sippy cup now. Once we run out of the first foods we have she'll be starting on 2nd foods! New tastes for her - yay!

She is also up on all fours now and trying to crawl. She can get up on all fours and take two steps, then she launches herself when trying that third step towards crawling. She's almost there so anyday now....yep, we're already trying to find a baby gate. She's also doing a good job sitting up on her own though doesn't choose to do so often. She is often frustrated as she doesn't want to do anything but stand up and walk. She's a little early for that walkin' stuff and sometimes it makes her really mad she can't walk and go play with the other kids!

We also have learned that she's taken a shine to Dylan in her classroom. LOL. Messin' with the boys already! Apparently they talk often and I guess they were both on the floor and Kylie just started crawling all over him until her daycare provider Vonda was able to go pick her up. Vonda said she thought Kylie could take him!

The other fun thing we did is thanks to the power outage here I was off work, so I spent one of my days off at the zoo with Kylie. Grandma Potts and I went to the zoo taking Kylie for the first time. We had a lot of fun taking her around and letting her look at all of the animals! But buddy, when we hit the aquarium, Kylie LOVED it! So much so I'm seriously considering a fish tank for her for Christmas. She just loved watching the bright colored fishies swimming around!

The only minor blip we've had was Kylie had an ear infection that wouldn't go away. While it's gone now, it took three rounds of antibiotics to get rid of it and while she was on the last round she also got the stomach flu and well, mom joined the club because I had it this week. She's got to quit catching stuff from daycare!

So overall things are great. We're having a blast with her and she's so curious and learning so much everyday!

And now.....the moment you've all been waiting for.....here are some recent pics!


Kylie at the petting zoo


Kylie's first carosel ride



Kylie plays with her Johnny Jump Up



Kylie gets some dinner


"Pull over or speed up!" Road rage starts early!



Yep, this was at 4 months so imagine what she's doing now! We told you she likes to stand up!

Well guys, that's it for now. I will try to update more regularly but no promises! I'll also be sending out hard copies of her 3 and 6 month pictures by month end, so look for those in the mail! Until next time!

More Development!

Kylie rolled over this past week! She's also grabbing for toys now. As soon as she quits being camera shy, we'll get some video up for you out of towners!

2 Month Dr. Visit & More

Can you believe Kylie is already more than 10 weeks old?!?! We can't. She had her two month visit today and boy was it not a fun visit. Poor little thing got 4 of her vaccinations and she was NOT happy about it. Who would be? Outside of that she's grown quite a bit! She's now 23.5 inches and weighs 11.7 pounds. Rob and I think the weight was a bit off, but that's what the doctor's scale said. (Those scales never are right ya know!) :-) She's still 90th percentile in length, but dropped to 75th in weight and 85th in head circumfrance. Overall, doctor said she's progressing as she should.

As for at home, Kylie is doing great. She's talking a ton, almost has figured out how to roll over, and is generally very observant. She doesn't want to miss ANYTHING! She's always watching everyone and everything. She also can't stand to lay down much anymore. She wants to be sitting up all the time. So baby bumbo for the win!

We also had Kylie baptized on Memorial Day weekend at the First Presbyterian Church in London. Gordon had the opportunity to baptize her. (He married Rob and I only a few years ago.) Well, below are some pictures to catch you up! Enjoy!



Kylie's Bumbo




Kylie loves her sheepies!



Kylie's baptism with the quilt the church gave us




Kylie's baptism



Sticken' her tongue out at mom & dad




Ridin' Cosmo!




Grinnin' away

1 Month Doctor Visit

So Kylie had her 1 month visit this past Monday....doctor said everything looked great and Kylie is now 90th percentile for everything. We have ourselves one very healthy little girl though after an urgent care visit on Friday night, happens to be allergic to Similac Advance. So we are now buying the expensive formula that is hypoallergenic. Rob decided the cats got to Kylie before we did and told her to puke, poop, cry, do whatever she had to do to get the 'good' stuff. (For those who don't know Cosmo and Magic have to have Science Diet - expensive food - or they get sick and puke all over the place.) So that's it for this week....see you all next week!

A Little Catch Up!

Alright, so it's been awhile as I haven't had time to learn how to post pictures. Can you believe that Kylie is 5 weeks old already?!?! We weighed her last night here at home and she weighed 11.6 lbs! It's no wonder the car seat seemed heavier! She's also gained two inches as she's measuring at 23.5 inches. So depending on the brand, she is starting to wear some of the 6 month outfits because of her length! And I thought she grew out of the cute owl outfit quick!

Kylie has been one busy girl lately! She's been out meeting several people for lunch, been shopping at the Lodi outlets where she met my friend Lisa's new baby girl, been spending time with Granny-Ma so mom and dad could golf some - (though the golf game was the worst golf ever played we believe), and been out and about with mom during the day. Kylie is definatley getting used to mom and dad's busy lifestlye.

Along with being busy running, she has also managed to roll over on the bed from front to back with a little bit of slope in the bed and she almost rolled over front to back on the floor on Saturday! It won't be long and she'll be rolling all over the place! All of the work to learn to roll over has also been making her very tired much to our delight! She slept through the night twice over the last few days and probably would have slept through the night other nights if we weren't messing up her sleep schedule with our traveling.

So here are some pictures from the first 5 weeks - we won't post them all as we took about 300 pictures already!




Cosmo Waiting on Kylie - she's taken to sleeping in the rocker whenever she gets a chance



Kylie at Play Time with her inch worm - she was wide awake and having some fun



I laid Kylie down for a minute in her crib and then had to find a camera before we moved her! Rob even made the panel the quilt is hanging on in the nursery.



This is one of dad's favorite pictures!



Finally, Kylie thought she was pretty cool with the sunglasses Granny-Ma got her!

As for a brief update on the rest of the family - 5 weeks after having Kylie life is getting back to normal - I got the release from my doctor to return to life as normal as I've had a terrific recovery after the surgery. So I'm back at the gym and thanks to loss of baby weight and starting back to weight watchers I'm down 45 lbs - only 29 to go and I'm back to where I was, then I have a bit more to go. Rob is doing great a well though still hoping for a new job in the very near future. So that's it for now, we'll post again after her next doctor appointment first week of May!

3 weeks!

Wow - I can't believe she's 3 weeks old already! We've had a fun two weeks since our last post! She's been to grandma Potts' (so mommy and daddy could have a night out) and to Granny-ma's house. She's been shopping and even made the 1 hr. drive to see Great Grandma Potts at the nursing home! She's doing great and rolled over on her own yesterday - it's not a frequent occurence yet, but you can tell she's working to make it one!!! She also almost propped herself up on all fours yesterday morning and may have had we not had her in jammies that were too big! I'm afraid she's got her mother's disease and is going to try and do everything early - which means her parents are doomed! :-) We have lots of pictures but I'm waiting on an opportunity to sit with Rob so he can show me how to upload the pics here as he says it's a pain....so watch for pics coming soon!

I'm 8 days old already!

Well, Kylie had her first doctor appointment today. Our little girlie is doing great. Doctor said everything looks good and we realized it's no wonder I had to have a c-section! Kylie is in the 90th percentile for weight, 96th for height, and 93rd for head size! She's already back up to 8 lbs. 13 ounces! Outside of that she's giving mom and dad a break and generally only waking up a couple times through the night which is about as good as it gets we figure.

As for mom and dad, both are getting plenty of sleep albeit at different times of the day and both are enjoying their time off with Kylie. Mom is also excited as she's already dropped over 20 lbs! I've got a long way to go to get back to where I was, but it's been great - the donut cravings have stopped and so has the increased "I've got to eat all the time" appetite!

So that's it for now, we'll get more pictures up; however, Rob says they're a pain to post....so it may be a little while!

She's Finally Here

Kylie joined us on March 25th at 6:46 PM after a very very long day. Mommy looks pretty good after 11 hours of labor and then under going a Cesarian section


She was a pretty heafty 8 pounds 12.5 oz and over 20 inches long.












We were able to get her dressed in something other than hospital t-shirts so of course we went with the owls



She's got two very proud parents!




She came home with us on Friday and has been doing good since then.

Finally there!

We had our final doctor's appointment today and I'm still just about where I was last week. So they induce at 7am tomorrow morning. We can't believe she's going to be here in less than a day. So we didn't get everything done we wanted to around the house, but you know, we'll have some time to finish things up while we're on LOA and not sleeping anyway! As big of a planner as I am, it does kinda stink having her arrival 'scheduled'. I was really hoping we'd get to have that 'hey it's time to go' opportunity, but no such luck there. We're just excited she'll be here tomorrow and we can start the next chapter! So keep an eye out for pictures here after we get home from the hospital and you should also be able to see pictures at www.ohiohealth.com by clicking the peek-a-boo babies link. We believe you'll need a code, so call Hailey's cell phone so you can get the code from Rob if he doesn't send it to you!

39 Weeks - Almost There!!!!

Had my doctor's appointment today and everything looked great. He said I'd thinned out over the past week quite a bit and wasn't quite 4 cm dilated, but was almost there....so I'd dilated further! YAY! He said all the aches/pains/problems I've been having are really normal and there's not much they can do, but they should go away a few weeks after Kylie gets here. He also said the sharp pains on my right side are most likely Kylie. He thinks she's got some bony part stuck there off and on and that's what I'm feeling. Well, I go back Wednesday morning for a very quick check - he wants to make sure my blood pressure is okay, then back on Monday, and he's going to induce on Tuesday (our due date) if we haven't had her by then. So 1 week to go or less and we'll have our little one! We can't wait until she gets here and boy can I really not wait! LOL This past week was a long pregnant week and I'm exhausted, but it's all going to be worth it in a week or less! Daddy's getting excited too and is as we speak looking for 'gamer' infant bodysuits. :-) That's it for this week....by the next post, we'll probably have pictures!

38 weeks - 2 to go!

Well - the appointment went well today. I'm still 3 cm. dilated and Dr. Bell says that's probably as far as I'll go without actually being in labor. He said everything is looking good and right on track. Although after last night, I think Kylie is ready to join the party. She kept me up until 2am kicking like crazy - so no sleep continues! It was nice though, Dr.Bell stated that as he's the on call OB on the 25th, that if we haven't had Kylie before my next appointment, he will go ahead and induce me on our due date. So no more than 2 weeks from tomorrow to go! I don't think Kylie's going to wait that long, but at least we have a deadline date! Can't wait until she gets here and joins in the fun....it's been a long wait and a long 38 weeks, but it will all be worth it!

37 weeks!

Well, we're now 37 weeks and really ready to go! We found out yesterday that I am 3 cm. dilated! So it shouldn't be long now! At this point, it's pretty much hurry up and wait and you all know how good I am with that. Rob and I are still figuring we'll have her before the end of next week which sounds great to us. We are looking forward to the new addition as well as the time off work. We're both very glad we are each going to get 7 weeks off with Kylie. Well, that's it for this week - hopefully the next post will have a new baby announcement!

Getting closer!

Had a doctor's appointment on Wednesday. Everything looked good! Doc said we're just about ready to go and Kylie is ready! She's head first and not hiding - so the odds of a C-Section are minimal at this point. I had some contractions start Wednesday and have had them off and on since. They aren't too bad yet! We're still trying to finish the nursery and are almost there. Also got mostly packed for the hospital last night. So we're just about as far as we can go until Kylie decides she wants to come out to play! We can't wait! Next appt. is Monday evening, so more on Monday!

Still Waiting!

Hello all!

We're starting a family blog so everyone can check in for updates and family photos. Right now we're still waiting on Kylie's arrival and have plenty to do before our little one arrives! Hailey is now 35 weeks and definately ready to have Kylie! She starts her weekly doctor's appointments next week. So far everything has looked good and the doctor says we're still good to go with a March 25th due date. We're hoping to put the finishing touches on the nursery this week and finish getting all the baby laundry done. We think Kylie has more clothes at this point than either of us combined! Well, that's it for now, not a lot of exciting news yet, but there will be soon!