Walk the line...

The littlest has been making big strides today (no pun intended).  She's walked form the couch to the dog (a few steps). Took five steps from the fridge to me earlier. And, she just tried to walk across the living room to me. It was pretty good.  What's best is, she realizes she's doing something different, and it makes her very happy.  It's not just cute. It's super cute.

Halloween and Such

This weekend was Halloween. K started the day by going to a 5k that Daddy was coordinating. Though it was a bit misty, K made the best of the day. She loved the walkers with dogs, bananas, bagels, and especially yelling for the runners to "GO FAST!!!"
Afterward, it was the family world-tour. K, as you can see, was dressed as a monkey. She was excellent at making monkey noises. Still, she didn't really like saying "trick-or-treat" when we arrived at somebody's house.
The following day was Daddy's first chance at doing yard work in a LONG time. K had a ball chasing Sydney and jumping in the leaves. Overall, a productive weekend.

K's Big (long) Weekend

I can't update fast enough! There was father's day. K's got another cousin. BIG THINGS! This weekend was sort of a long weekend. Mama and Daddy had their birthdays, a wedding, and threw a bbq. All this meant a big, long weekend for K!

Thursday-K went to the Festa at Grandma and Pop's church...Daddy wanted Lemon Ices, but

there weren't any. Still, K got a balloon, and met a friendly chihuahua.

Friday-Mama's birthday party at Nana and Oji's...with Bobbi too. K clearly loved her icecream.

Saturday-Mama and Daddy went to a wedding, so K spent the night at Grandma and Pop's. She went to an amusement park, road the carousel and the train. That night, more icecream at a local farm, where K saw live cows...WOW!

Sunday-The BBQ...look at patriotic K and her monkey, "Monkey."

Monday-Back at Grandma and Pop's...K ate corn and icecream. Then, since K got messy, and took a bath with her cousin, N. K made sure to point out N's belly, among other things.

A Girl's Day

A couple days ago, Mama asked me if I could babysit K while she was at an appointment, and of course, I jumped at the chance. Cause really, Diesel sleeps all day when I spend the day with her, so I could use a little entertainment.

K and I have been hanging out for the last couple of hours. We snoozed (ok, she snoozed), we ate, we changed her diaper, we played, took some pictures together, and she's snoozing again right now. It's possible we may have cried, too, but I'm pretending like we didn't. I found out that she really likes to listen to Gavin DeGraw's "Chariot" album (we've listened to it twice now, from start to finish, with the exception of "Chemical Party" cause really, I don't think a baby should listen to that, and also, I don't like that song cause I don't think a grown-up Auntie S should listen to it either). It's good that she likes it since it's the only one of my CDs that I have in the house, instead of my car. She really likes when I look straight at her, smile, and sing along. She seemed amazed that I could make the same noise as the music with my mouth. And of course, the amazement on her face seemed to amaze me, so all were easily amused if the Pags house this morning.

Grandma and I can't seem to get over how pretty she is. (I called Grandma to ask where the formula was and her first response was, "Oh, K's so pretty!", to which I responded, "Yes, she is, now where's the formula?") I'll try to post some of the pictures I took later, when I'm not on my work computer.

Globe Trotter...almost

Today, K went to watch her Auntie R/B at her swim championships. Many exciting events occurred. For starters, K visited TWO new states (bringing her total to 3 in 3 weeks. By year's end, she should have 50, plus most of Canada): Mass. and RI. Secondly, she went over bridges and saw her first swimming pool, and then K "ate" at a restaurant (for the second day straight day).

K also took two 2-hour car rides without crying, because she just sleeps in the car (she's SUCH a good baby). Mama and Daddy were a little worried this would be a trip of learning experiences, so we came prepared with 10 clean diapers...and needed only one.

Now if we could just break down, and give her a REAL bath...

More new pics

Here she is!!!

Two days early, and after only a few hours of labor, the baby came. So much for first pregnancy coming late and a very long labor. K was 7 lbs., 4 oz., 20 inches long, and absolutely beautiful. K has big beautiful eyes. So far, she only seems to want to sleep and poop...Daddy's little girl!





Right now, Mama and K are resting comfortably, while Dad looks for a nice convent for her teenaged years.





She's had a few visitors...Her Grandparents and Auntie J, and K is expecting many more visitors today.





As of 11:02, the Pediatric PA declared K a "very healthy, good girl."





Everyone keeps saying how beautiful she is, and our only response is "Well, we made her ourselves!"





Updates to follow...many many more...

On Her Way...

I hope I'm not spoiling this for anyone, but Mommy S is on her way to the hospital right now!!!

It won't be too long now...

~~ Auntie S

The Final Countdown...For Real!

Sooner than we thought, The Kid is on its way. Still of unknown gender, things have progressed well so far. After months, the nursery is set, though we didn't have to paint, so maybe we didn't have to do all that much.

The crib is set up. May I recommend buying "the easiest crib to set up." It'd made by Jardin, and literally was easier than we allowed it to be. Also, Graco's stroller and Safe Seat carseat are close to idiot proof.

Still, no matter how much we do to get ready, it always seems as though the list only gets longer...never shorter. Is this what we're in for over the next 20 years? Did we sign up for this? Oh wait, we did...

How much time is there? See for yourself.



In the future, this will include vital tidbits on a semiregular basis including, but not limited to: late night blogging when the Kid won't stop crying, pictures, stories, video, and more.

So that just leaves S and I awaiting the birth. Hopefully, this can occur on the Saturday during the NFL bye-week before the Superbowl. That's when the due date is, coincidentally, so the baby should be born right around Superbowl kick-off. And for all of you to pass the time, watch this one last time...



If you're important, we'll call/text you when there's any news.