Play date pictures

      The fabulous Allie over at Dear Darling Baby took some snaps of Kaelynn while having a play date at the park. My little girl is full of personality.

Naptime

     Naptime has started to become a daily occurrence around here. It's only taken about 6 months. Now, to work on her liking her crib at bed time.

6 months prep

      In 6 months, Kaelynn is turning 1. It's big and exciting and scary all at the same time.
     Jake is a party pooper and wants it to be cheap and small. He's not a very "holiday" person. I am. I have already come up with a non Valentine's day theme- glitter and unicorns.

      Earlier this month, we went to our friend Z's 1st birthday and it was themed rainbow. When I look up unicorns, they are combined with rainbow. I am looking for something different. Kaelynn is a very unicorn baby. She loves her toy unicorns and is usually sporting a single horn in her hair.  Glitter, because it's something fun and magical different. The problem is most of her friends are boys. I am trying to think of loot that is boyish and fits the theme.  I picked some stuff up today and have started making test rock candy (if 1 year olds can't eat it, mom can). I am going to make my own horn hats.

I already have the day set, February 15. The day before is a Friday and is.Valentine's day. We can do a family thing (& some sort of VDay celebration). Saturday is a friend party at our house.

Yep. A plan 6 months in the works.

6 month doctor visit

     Yesterday was Kaelynn's 6 month doctor visit. Jake had the day off, so he got to experience his fist immunization and everything else.

     She had fun destroying the paper and just being all out cute. She took her needle like a champ and was fine until she realized what happened. Then the AngryScreamies came out again until we all got home. Everything was fine at her appointment. Even according to her doctor she's had a substantial gain in weight. That makes me so happy.

6 months

Weight- 6.48 KG/14.3lbs (+2.5lbs)

Length- 63cm/24.8in (+1.2 in)

Head circ- 43cm/16.9in (+1 in)

 

4 months

Weight- 5.36 KG/11.8lbs

Length- 60cm/23.6in

Head circ - 40.5cm/15.9in

    

     We've tried some new foods this week. I made her some zucchini, but it just came out watery once removed from the freezer. She didn't like it, so I'm going to try making it over again. I also gave her some avacado. She put it in her mouth, spit it out and then cried. Lastnight, because she didn't like her veggies, I made her up a small bowl of barley cereal. She was just scraping it out of her mouth and was generally unpleased by it.  

Kaelynn's first zoo trip

     Saturday, August 17th, 2013, we took our first family trip to the Toronto Zoo.
     While the drive was long, Kaelynn was a champ. About half way there, she started to fuss. I had a feeling it could have been teeth. I gave her some shots of Camilla and let her suck on the bottle of Jake's aluminum water bottle. She passed out. We made 2 OnRoute stops to pee, feed her, and basically let everyone stretch out.

     Jake, his sister Sarah, and us arrived around 1. We had a picnic in the parking lot. Vegetable bread is delicious. We were in the far parking lot, so we followed the great parade to the main entrance.
Let the animals commence.

VERY unflattering picture of mama

     All in all, it was a very good trip. There was plenty of unhappy children and babies hanging around, but she was not one of them. Due to her great behaviour, daddy bought her a pink and black panda - to commemorate the first of 5 years of the pandas at the zoo.

     We left town at 9 am and arrived home around 1030pm. It made for a long day, but I like to think she enjoted it too.

6 months old

      Happy half birthday kiddo! Time feels like it has gone by so fast! You're getting bigger everyday and you're learning so much! I look at you and wonder "where did my little baby go?"
      You're able to blow raspberries, half attempting to crawl (sometimes), and always attempting to stand. You've got your moods and are now refusing to sleep in your crib, but I am taking all the baby snuggles I can get before you're "too old".

There are no signs of teeth yet, still a little tooth nub that is causing Kaelynn to eat her fists all the time. Even toothless, she is enjoying food. So far, peas, carrots and squash have gone over well. Next we have avacado and zucchini.

 

     Some favourite games are being a Baby Hat. Kaelynn is placed on top of someone's head and while bouncing, someone says babyhat over and over. Hands placed properly, once she's flipped upside down, it's a giggle fit. She's starting to use her Sophie like a teether and has been taking a soother more often. She's gotten into reading her own books and playing with flyers. She will turn the pages and help.

   On Monday, she has her 6 month shots, so her stats aren't too far behind this update. This is convient since on Saturday we are going to the zoo. I hope she enjoys it. (reminder: check Toronto weather).

 

     Today, we gave her a first taste of lemon. She loves garlic pickles, so I was unure about how she would react. Of course, I had to wait for Daddy to come home.





Getting somewhere slow

     In 6 days, little miss will be 6 months old. There has been much improvement in how she gets around. We have a barrel rolling genius.

     I have marked with her cat where she started and that is where she got. She's also gotten into the habit of trying to push off with her legs against something and pushes her head along. She never gets very far, and at least she is on the foam.