I knew that my sweet little Kacy was growing up when she grew out of her Pampers Swaddlers. There is just something about those soft little baby diapers that will always take me right back to those newborn days. I can't believe how quickly her baby days are going by. I am not completely convinced that we are done having kids, but I am trying to enjoy each moment as if it's my last baby experience.
Here are a few things about my little one. First of all, she is not quite the laidback girl that she was as a newborn. She throws a fit when I take anything out of her hands. When she is tired of Adilyn being in her face she screams, which then starts Adilyn crying. She loves to eat. I don't think the girl has ever turned anything down. She loves everything from peas to acorn squash to peaches. I guess she gets that from her daddy. Although she is definitely strong enough, she is completely uninterested in crawling. She can pull up and stand on things, but she won't crawl. Part of me wants her to be able to crawl so she can entertain herself a little better, but another part doesn't want to have to start chasing her! :) Her little hands are always moving, and she loves to touch everything. She is getting really good at using picking up food, and she has her "pincher grasp" down. The funniest things make her laugh. We spent 30 minutes laughing hysterically about a bowl on my head - it's the simple things in life. She fights taking her naps, and sometimes we resort to driving her around in a the car for a quick cat nap. She is sleeping around ten to twelve hours a night, and has just recently been going to bed around 8:30 instead of 10:00pm. She still has the sweetest smile, and it makes me so happy that I have her light up my life, daily.
Sometime last week when I picked Adilyn up from school she had mulch everywhere, in her hair, in her panties, in her pockets, etc. (They have mulch on their playground at school.) I made a big deal about her mulch collection, and we laughed each time we found a piece somewhere silly. She told me that they had a mulch party, and that everyone was throwing mulch. It sounded pretty funny to me. Anyway, since then everyday when I pick her up, I give her a hug, and she says, "Mama, look." She opens her pocket on her jacket and shows me mulch with a sneaky smile. When we get home, she gives me the mulch, as if it's a special gift. Adilyn's favorite little school friend is Abby. She talks about her all the time. I often wonder if Abby ever talks about Adilyn. :) Anyway, she has accidentally called me Abby a few times when we are talking. Every time she does it, she laughs hysterically and says, "Mama, you not Abby." I laugh too, so now I'm pretty sure she is doing it on purpose. Silly girl!It was show and tell with the letter "U" the other day, so I had Adilyn take an umbrella. Her teacher told me when they got all the items out, one of the kids said, "That's silly, it's not raining outside." After her Valentine's Day party, we emptied out her little mailbox and looked at everything she had gotten. I don't know how they distributed the Valentines, but she remembered which Valentines were from who. It was really cute how she went through each one and would tell me who gave it to her. Even though it's hard to be a working mom sometimes, when I think of all the experiences she has at school, it makes it a little easier. There are many days when I would rather just sleep in and have easy mornings, but if we did that every day, we would never have all these little school memories. :)
Before I begin, I know that it is not nearly as cold here as it is in many parts of the country, but it has still been cold enough this winter to be stuck inside more than I would like to be! I remember in my life before kids cold days were no big deal. I used to love being curled up on the couch watching crappy tv shows and reading books. Now, after a couple days of being stuck in the house means stir-crazy kids and dogs and parents! Here are a few things that we have done to entertain ourselves this winter.
Here is Adilyn teaching Kacy to play "peek-a-boo". Kacy liked it at first, but then (as usual) Adilyn got a little rough with her. Kacy is able to sit up now, but she's still pretty wobbly. It's hard to tell in the picture, but Adilyn had on three shirts. I wanted her to try on some clothes I bought her, and she insisted on putting them all on top of each other. Needless to say, on shirt number 4, she said, "It's too tight!"
Nearly naked indoor painting....it's the only way to be truly "free" to create masterpieces!
"Swimming" in the sink - this actually was a result of her peeing on the kitchen floor. She gets so into stuff that she still forgets to stop and go to the bathroom. She played in there forever, cleaning dishes, stirring things, and filling cups with water.
She was "painting her eyes". I very rarely wear any make-up these days, but the other night Cory and I were going on a very rare date. As I was putting on eyeshadow, Adilyn was watching me. She said, "Mama, why are you painting your eyes?" Of course, she had to then get ready for her date, too. Her date was staying at home with the babysitter, but she still wanted to look pretty. You can't really tell, but it ended up looking like she had a black eye!
