Bikes, Blues& BBQ

We had so much fun dressing Kayla up in Harley clothes and going to the annual Bikes, Blues, and BBQ festival here in Fayetteville. Chad's parents came up to join in the festivities since his dad likes bikes too. There were so many people there that we didn't stay very long. We just enjoyed being with Nan and Papaw and dressing Kayla up in the matching onsie, hat and socks. I've loved baby Harley clothes ever since I saw them.

Nan and PaPaw in town

Nan and PaPaw likes to sit at the Promenade and watch Kayla suck her thumb. It was a really nice day on Thursday when they were here and I was off b/c Kayla was sick and couldn't go to daycare.

She has to wear bibs all the time now b/c of her frequent spit up and drooling. We're looking for a Razorback bib if you know where we can get one.

Chad's parents have been at the house alot lately. They came last weekend to the Razorback game, went to Colorado for a couple of days then came back this past Thursday and are staying through this weekend. We're really having fun hanging out and they love spending time with Kayla. They are getting some really good bonding time. It was a blessing that they came in town b/c they got to keep Kayla at the house when she was sick. They may stay till Monday and keep her then. It depends on if she gets better over this weekend.

On a Roll

Storytime with daddy. This book is cute b/c it has different textures that she can touch. She loves hearing our voice and will have a "conversation" with us in her own cooing language. She likes to rattle her voice and smile at us on the changing table. She rather enjoys having her diaper changed nowdays.


She's holding onto anything you put in her hands nowdays. I think I've got her trained pretty good to wipe her own mouth after eating. She likes to hold burp cloths, pacifiers (pulls them out of her mouth) and her new silky blanket. Also, she will hold our finger when we're feeding her the bottle. Its so cute!!


She's rolling over alot better nowdays. One day she rolled over about 4 times and ended up off of her mat. Still gets frustrated with it though.



She found her thumb!! Pretty consistenly sucking her thumb nowdays. We try to redirect her to the pacifier.


Kayla is 3 1/2 months old now and doing so many new things. She's finally sleeping throught the night consistently now, but wanting to got to sleep earlier. She alway's seems to go to sleep around 7:00 nowdays and sometimes doesn't wake up until 6-7 hours later. That means that she doesn't get her evening bath for that night. Oh well, as long as she's sleeping. I say yeahhhhh!!! Now if only I can sleep. I've been doing better about being able to sleep. We've got a pretty good routine down.
This week the daycare called me at about 2:30 and said that I had to come get her b/c she had alot of loose BMs. She's been sick for about 5 days now. She's been vomiting her formula and having yellow, liquid diapers. Its gotten a little better over the last couple of days, but its still there. She doesn't act like she's sick though, b/c she's still smiling, cooing and being really good. The doctor just said to give her Pedialite and wait it out. Apparently babies that young can't have any medicine. I even asked a pharmacist hoping he would tell me something different, but he told me the same thing. I guess we'll just see what happens. This is the first time she's gotten sick and its a little un-nerving. Dr. says that its a virus.

Busy Busy!!

Kayla is really holding her head up good and likes to watch TV when its on. I think she just likes the bright changing colors.

This is a time that she was knocked out on the recliner. She gets really tired now days and fights going to sleep. Today she was SCREAMING for about 10 minutes before she finally settled down. I was so proud of myself for not giving in and feeding her. I knew that it wasn't time for her to eat and she finally went to sleep in my arms at about 6:45 PM. I wonder if she'll wake up to feed again this evening?

After her evening bath. She is the cutest baby ever in her hooded towels. (I'm partial I guess)

Sorry I haven't posted a blog lately. I've been really busy with work, community group and day to day life with Kayla. We haven't really established a routine in the mornings. It really depends on when she wakes up. Chad brings her to day care and I'll pick her up around 4:20. They give me a report on what she does everyday like when her naps were, when and how much she ate and how many wet and dirty diapers she had. They also report her mood which is always "cheerful". I can 't wait to pick her up each day and long for the smile that she affectionately flashes at me. She's on a pretty steady schedule now that varies a little everyday. We're considering starting to put her down for the night at 7:00 b/c she always goes to sleep then and is tending to stay asleep longer at that time. Right now, we are starting her nightly bath at 9:00 and then feeding her to go down at about 9:45. Then she'll sleep for about 4-6 hours straight and goes back to sleep immediately when given a pacifier at night. The hope is that she'll sleep all through the night soon. She does now off and on.



She beginning to rollover for real now. Its easier to roll front to back than back to front. She gets frustrated with it easily and has to rest. She'll make it one day.

3 months old!!

Her 3 month old picture. I finally got her to smile while she's pushing up.

She loves to play with toys. We have a whole bin full in the living room now.

A picture from her semi-proffesional photo shoot.

Kayla is 3 months old today! I can't belive it, my little baby is growing up. She gets more precious and interactive everyday. She is holding her head up with no problem, holding onto objects spontaneously, cooing, smiling, and almost rolling over. We are trying more interactive toys with her. She just stares at the new Pooh Bear that Chad got her. She's interested in everything, but is very content with the world. We are very blessed to have Kayla. I really miss her during the day now that I'm at work. I can't wait to see what she'll do everyday.

Going to the Clubhouse

In her Sunday outfit having a good ole' time!! Like her new bow?

Kayla loves to look at her hands nowdays.

This past week was the first week that I went back to work and Kayla went to daycare (Caterpillar Clubhouse). A lot of prayers and worry has went into this decision, but in the end, it's the best for our family. Going back this week has confirmed for me that I love my work and its been nice getting away from the house this week. The first part of the week was rocky with tears and worry when we put Kayla in the daycare. She started out sleeping most of the day and waking up a lot at night. She really got off of her normal schedule this week. I realized that it was a "growth spurt" week too, so that explains a lot. We've all adjusted well. Our house is a lot more busy now days.
Kayla is sleeping through the night off and on nowdays. She's eating more at a time and I'm pretty much drying up my milk supply. We're just getting into a different stage of babyhood. It's going well for all of us.

2 month milestones

Smiling and cooing all the time now without us initiating it. We can have her in our lap and be looking at the TV and she'll look up and give us the biggest grin and say "A-goo". It just melts your heart.
Holding her head up is getting easier and allows her to check out everything around her. She loves to look around at new things in new places.

She's trying to roll over, but hasn't quite figured it out yet. She gets frustrated if she moves around alot and doesn't know where she's going. I try to help her out when I can to show her how to roll over.


Kayla's now grabing and holding onto things nowdays. Its still not very coordinated, but she's getting better. She'll bat at toys hanging above her head and squeals in delight when they make music b/c of her actions. I'm staring to offer soft and hard toys for her to hold and play with and she doesn't quite know what to do with them yet. Here she is holding cards as we play Rook with Chad's parents. She was quite attentive to the cards, until she got hungry.


We're in the process of getting Kayla on a schedule so that she'll sleep through the night. She is doing ok so far. BIG NEWS!! She slept through the night for the first time Sunday night, Sept 2, 2007. I however, couldn't sleep that night and had a bad night. It hasn't been consistent though. The night after, she woke up one other time and last night she woke up 2 other times. We're still working out the kinks. I used to feed her everytime she woke up during the night b/c I assumed that she was hungry, but this great book "On Becoming Baby Wise" tells me that we should just let her cry for 10 min. then go in to console her. I usually just go in, reposition her on her side, give her the pacifier, and play her lullaby music. That usually works and I only have to do it once each time she wakes up now days. The idea is for her to "self soothe" eventually so that she won't cry at night. We'll see what the nights ahead bring.
We have established a nightime routine and she goes to bed quite well nowdays around 10:00. We'll see how it goes when I go back to work next week full time.