All I Want for Christmas...

Is two of my bottom teeth.

Miss Kylie is getting some teeth. There are two teeth poking through on the bottom front. It is hard to get a picture, because she likes to hold her mouth tightly closed.  Can't believe my little baby is already getting teeth.
She is growing up so fast :(:(:(:(
We were on our way back from Garden Ridge this past Sunday (December 6th) and it had been a long day. She is normally a really good traveler, but half way home she started to fuss a little. We can usually give her a pacifier and she calms down. That worked a few times, but she kept fussing. Joe reached back to give her the pacifier back and she took his hand and put his fingers in her mouth, and he felt her little teeth. No wonder she was fussy. We stopped at Walmart on the way home to get some overnight Baby Oragel just in case. As soon as we got her in the store, she just looked at me and smiled. Her teeth really haven't been bothering her. The only way I know she is teething (other than the fact that I can see the little teeth) is that she sucks in her bottom lip and sucks on her teeth (or where the teeth are coming in).
It is hard to believe that is less than one month, Miss Kylie Jo will be half a year old.

Where has the time gone?

I cannot believe that in one week my baby will be five months old! She is growing up so fast. It's hard to believe that on New Years Day it will be halfway until her first birthday. Kylie is still, in my opinion, the best baby anyone could ask for. She is happy and smiling 95% of the time.

Facts about Kylie:

• Still looks like her daddy according to 90 percent of the people we know. We hope she grows out of that...HA HA
  


• At her 4 month checkup she was 12 lbs and 5 oz (exactly two pounds heavier than her 2 month checkup), and 24 and a half inches long. I can already see that she is going to be taller than me. Her next checkup is when she is 6 months old. Can't wait to see how much more she has grown.
  


• She still sleeps all night (from about 11pm until 7 or 8am). Poor baby is up late because of mommy and daddy's work schedules. Mommy has to feed her when she gets off at 11pm :(
  


• She now moves in her sleep. Before I was able to put her to bed and she would sleep all night on her back. Now I put her to bed on her back and when I get her up in the morning, she is on her tummy with her feet under her, and her little butt in the air.
  


• She still loves to be held and cuddle with her mommy and daddy.
  


• She is a great napping buddy!! We lay on the couch together and take naps quite often.
  She sits with us helping her and likes to pull herself up to the sitting position while holding onto our fingers.
  


• She is still moving all of the time. The only time her legs stay still is when she is asleep. She loves to sit in her bouncy seat and kick those legs. We don't have to bounce her in the chair, she moves herself with all of the kicking she does. She kicks so hard that the toys hanging down have flipped over the other side of the toy bar a few times.
  


• She rolls over both ways. She likes to lay on her tummy in her crib and look at the colorful butterflies on her crib sheet.
  


• She now takes her pacifier out of her mouth and can put it back in by herself...most of the time. When she takes it out of her mouth, she likes to hold on to it with her thumb.
  


• She now laughs out loud. She first did it about a week ago. She only does it sometimes, but when she does, it is a full belly laugh. Her whole face lights up! I have told several people that she is laughing out loud. When I try and make her laugh to show someone she just gets a huge smile on her face like she is going to laugh, but she doesn't make a sound. (She loves to make a liar out of her mommy)
  
• Her favorite "toys" are her bear blanket and her burp cloths.
  
• She has found her feet and likes to pull on them. Thankfully they haven't gone into her mouth yet. I'm sure that day is coming.

I can't wait to continue to watch her grow and learn. She learns something new almost every day. I love her so much and I am very proud to be her mommy!!! There are times I am so tired after work, that I just want to go home and sleep, but as soon as I see her I get more energy.

Picture Time...Again

Looking pretty in her polka dots

After bathtime in her Winnie the Pooh towel

Playing video games with Daddy

Taking a nap on the couch with Daddy

Kylie Jo will be four months old next Sunday! She is the best baby anyone could have and I'm glad that she is mine. She loves to smile all the time...well 99% of the time. She is really started to "talk" to us now. It is hard to watch a movie at home because she talks through it, but I don't mind. I love to hear her little voice.
Next appointment is November 6th for her 4 month checkup.

Miss Kylie Jo

Hanging out with YaYa

Napping with YaYa after church

Hanging out with Daddy

Watching tv with Mommy

All of these pictures are cellphone pictures so they aren't the best quality. I still need to upload pictures from my camera, but can only do that from home (and when I'm home, I am a little busy...i wonder why)

I can't believe that Kylie will be four months old on November 1st! Time is flying by! She is growing up way too fast.

2 Months

Kylie is now almost three months old. These past two have really gone by fast. It seems like just yesterday we were bringing her home. She went for her 2 month checkup a few weeks ago. She weighed 10 lbs 4oz and was 22.5 inches long. The doctor says she is "tall" for her age. She also got four shots. She was not very happy about that. Mommy and Daddy hated seeing their baby cry, but mommy picked her up and made her feel better with lots of kisses and hugs. Next checkup is when she is four months old.

Facts about Kylie Jo:

• sleeps through the night most of the time
• holds her head up by herself most of the time (very strong)
• good eater
• likes to sit up like a big girl...with mommy's help
• loves to smile and coo at mommy, daddy, and YaYa
• rolled over from tummy to back and back to tummy on Sunday, Sept 20th
• likes to cuddle and sleep on mommy or daddy's chest
• likes to give 'kisses'
• likes her swing and bouncy seat

Here is Kylie when she is a little over 2 months old.

Cute chubby cheeks!

Kylie sitting (kind of slouching)in the rocking chair in her room. The bear next to her was given to her by Baylor. It has a bib with her name and birthdate on it. Look at those long legs and arms.

Back to Work

Here is Miss Kylie sitting in her swing. She loves to swing. She normally falls asleep swinging. This is how she sits most of the time. I think she is looking up because the swing is playing music and she is looking to see where the sound is coming from.

After being off for two months (and one day) I started back to work today. It was very hard leaving Kylie at home with her daddy. I wish I could stay home with her and still get paid.
It is strange now to be sitting in the dispatch office. I kind of forgot how to dispatch. Hopefully everything will come back once the phones start ringing.
Can't believe the little princess is two months old already. She is growing so fast. She has started to "talk" to us. I love to just listen to her talk. It is sooooo cute! I think I heard her say 'mama' the other day. I know she didn't know what she was saying, but I heard it. She is the best baby. She loves to cuddle and give kisses. She only cries when she is hungry, wet, or if she drops her pacifier while she is trying to get to sleep. She sleeps through the night for the most part. She likes to be wide awake around 3am, but goes back to sleep pretty quickly. She is awake more during the day now. Her eyes are so big and blue. She loves to sit in her boppy, look around, and kick her feet. She is a kicker. Her feet are always moving, and I told Joe I think she is going to be a runner like her momma:)

Some pictures of Miss Kylie

The day she was baptized. Not really liking the bonnet on her head

Kylie with Jason Smith, the football player from Baylor who went pro. He and Joe are good friends and he says that Kylie is named after him (his middle name is Kyle)


Kylie in her camo saying "Sic Em Bears"

Kylie and her Daddy
(the blanket behind them is a police officer blanket...i know all you can see is the word Drugs)

One month old

I haven't blogged in forever. We haven't had access to the internet for over two weeks. We had to switch internet service providers due to our original one no longer servicing our area. Since my last post I have been busy taking care of Kylie. She is wake alot more now. She loves to hold her head up and look around at everything. Everything is going good. She goes for her two month checkup on Sept 4th. Hard to believe she is already that old. Time is really flying. I go back to work on Sept 1st. I don't really want to, but have to :(:(:(:(