Woah! 14 Months?!?!

Clearly, we are very bad updaters. I like to think it is because we are too busy living life :-P But in any case, as our little bug keeps growing and growing, we should really record some of it.

Kaida is now 14 months old!

*At this point, she is walking like a pro and pretty much running a lot of the time.
*She is working hard to use a spoon/fork and is getting there. She also loves to have water with dinner.
*She has 6 teeth: 4 on top and 2 on the bottom although we are thinking some more bottom teeth may be appearing soon.
*While there are no real words yet, we are getting some good animal sounds: cat, dog, duck, cow, and bird; and now we are starting to get da for a lot of other things, so we are getting there
*She makes sure we know what she wants, she even lets us know when she needs her diaper changed sometimes.
*She loves to play the piano. It is so cute and she is getting better at pressing actual keys instead of just banging.
*At last measurement she was 19.5lbs. She's little, but certainly growing.
*She has colored with sidewalk chalk and crayons for the first time and loved them, especially the crayons.
*Her smile (and dimple) and big blue eyes melt hearts. And mommy and daddy are both suckers for a baby hug and she knows it haha.

I guess that's about it, the big things anyway. She is really just a smiley, happy little girl who is very busy. She is always on the move and definitely keeps us on our toes! She is a little bundle of love and mischief :) We can't wait until the leaves start to change and we can go outside in some nice cool weather and pick pumpkins and apples....we love experiencing these things with her every year.

Scootin' About

Sometimes, it's just her and the highway . . . .

One Year!

This was it! The end of the first year! Kaida is now in her second year. It's hard to believe. But she's so big now. And she moves so fast!

Of course, the big news this month is that Kaida can walk. She took her first steps on June 19th, then (in typical Kaida fashion) took a week off. Then, she took off around the house--a veritable master of walking! It makes it sound more exhausting than it really is. Truthfully, it's no more work than when she was crawling: she was fast and could pull herself up to things; now she doesn't have to pull herself up, but has to take the time to stand up.


Perhaps more exciting are Kaida's growing communication skills. She points out where she wants to go or what she wants. She nods yes in answer to questions (No "noes" yet, but I'm sure they'll show up). And she can follow a ton of simple directions--including hugs and kisses! The best is when she gives a hug without being asked! Most convenient, hygiene-wise, she indicates when she is done eating without throwing the food on the floor. It's adorable to see her place food in our hand and then close our hand and push it away. It seems hard to believe, but she gets cuter the older she gets.


Over the last couple months, she's gotten over her fear/hesitance around nature. She absolutely loves animals and the outside and she's always pointing to the door or the window, indicating that she wants to go out. And her love of water has only grown. She swam in a pool for the first time and after some initial "what the-" she began splashing and laughing.

She just loves to make people happy. Look at that smile!

Kaida Walks!

K Walks! from Brandon Davis-Shannon on Vimeo.

Only one month until the big first birthday!! Almost a whole year, I can hardly believe it!

May was a fun month. The weather is warmer and that means we can take our little ball of energy outside which is great.

This month:
*Kaida went from 1 tooth, to 4. That's right, 3 new teeth broke through in a matter of weeks. apparently she was saving them.
*Kaida started walking holding on to only one hand. She is a little wobbly, but really her balance is quite good. She can even stand on her own for a minute or so when she feels so inclined (i.e. when nothing distracts her that she wants to get to)
*We took our first trip to the playground. She loved it. A lot. Photographic evidence on shutterfly.
*We spent time with lots of family in Jersey for the first time since January. Kaida did really well and is much more sociable.
*Kaida can now drink from a straw AND out of a cup on her own. It was amazing, something just clicked and we put the cup down and right to her mouth it went, with water going in instead of just down the chin.
*Kaida eats pretty much whatever we eat....as long as it's not excessively sweet or salty
*Kaida started doing big fun splashes in the bath :)
*We went out to play in the grass for the first time...she was not thrilled with grass haha. In fact she would try to get away from it. I think we are past that now, but still if we set her down she won't move and if she is on a blanket, she won't go off it. We'll see how long that lasts.
*Kaida gives kisses when asked (sometimes) and occasionally will point to a nose if asked.







She is just more fun every day! Oh man we love her :)

Yay Stevie!!

A couple of weeks ago, Stevie graduated from Rowan with her BS in Business (hahaha. sorry.)

We went down to see it happen and celebrate with her. She picked a perfect weather day, cloudy and warm, but not too sunny and no rain--a good thing since the first ceremony was outside with no shade. Kaida has a constant squint/scowl thing going on in every picture because it was still bright, even with all the cloud cover. It's okay, she's still cute :) Lessons for when drew graduates: bring food, sunblock (yes, I still got burnt), and seat cushions!

Anyway, here are just a few pictures from the day!

such a pretty face

What's this?? Posting and it's not a month milestone for Kaida or a Doctor's appointment update?? Has the world gone mad???

Just thought I'd share some pictures we took this afternoon. I may or may not have had a bit of fun in photoshop :)





And if you were wondering, we are all doing very well. Stevie graduates on Friday (yay!!) so we'll be going to see that, and we are really just enjoying the weather finally warming up. I'd like to say this is the start of more frequent posting, because I'd really like it to be, but we'll just have to see about that.