Progress

Today was a busy day. And instead of shopping and eating out, it was full of helpful, productive things. Jason was at work, which is beneficial because that means a paycheck. While he worked on that, Mom and I got fabric for curtains for the living room (something I've been thinking about doing for a while now), took Kayla to the hospital and had her weighed, and stopped by my office for a quick surprise birthday celebration for my boss. Meanwhile, Dad went to Home Depot, figured out what options we had for shelving for our living room closet, and presented the options to me when I arrived at the store. He then had the wood cut, loaded it into the van, and took it home and started on the shelving. He got one half of the closet done, and will finish the other half tomorrow morning. We can check that off of our list of things to accomplish this week! Next: Ripping out ivy? Spraying for spiders and cleaning the webs off the house? Putting the living room back together? Who knows...there are lots of options!

Fall is Coming

This morning Kayla woke up at 6:10. I fed her and she fell asleep afterward, so I put her back in her crib. She actually slept for about 10 minutes, and then woke up, but actually laid there in silence, looking around and happy, for close to 15 minutes. Once she was tired of being there, I changed her diaper, dressed her, and then went out to find out who else was awake. My dad was sitting on the porch in the morning breeze (by this time it was about 7:30), so I wrapped Kayla in a blanket and joined him. A bit later, Ruth came out and we decided it was chilly enough that we wanted some hot chocolate. So Ruth made us some. Yes, that's right. Hot chocolate in August. It was awesome!

Eventually my mom joined us, and she made some hilarious faces when Ruth pointed the camera at her. Below is my favourite shot. It's such a great picture. Even if my mother doesn't agree. :)

Love you, Mom!

1 Month

Today is Kayla's one-month birthday. Our family has a tradition of taking photos of babies each month for the first couple of years, and it's always with the same large stuffed animal. This is fun to look back on and watch the kid grow. My parents found this giant teddy bear in their attic (my mom used to collect teddy bears), and brought it when they came up this morning. (They're staying for the entire week and are helping Jason and I do some long-wanted home improvement projects.) Surprisingly, Kayla did quite well for long enough for us to get some good (i.e. non-crying) shots. Happy 1-month birthday, Little Miss!

Bathtime!

Though it doesn't look like it, Kayla was indeed crying in this photo. She had just gotten out of the bath and though she liked it for the first 2-3 minutes, she quickly realized she was wet and in the tub and started crying. But she's so cute in this picture that I had to post it. One of these days she'll like baths. At least, that's what I keep telling myself.

A Treat

Today Jason and I decided to attempt going out to lunch. We hadn't done that since Kayla was born (at least, not going in and sitting down - just take-out and drive-through), and it sounded like fun. Plus, at noon, Kayla was sleeping in her car seat. So we gave it a try. We went to a local bakery and deli called Rogers, and actually made it through just about the entire meal before Kayla woke up and wanted her own lunch. So I grabbed my handy nursing apron (it covers you up but still allows you to watch the baby as she nurses) and moved to one of the restaurant's comfy leather chairs to feed her. When she was done, Jason held her for a few minutes before I took him back to work. Here he is watching the Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees while he burps Kayla.

Friends & Food

Tonight we were treated to the most delicious meal ever: Damie's enchiladas and rice. It was amazing. She and Jared are expecting their first little one, a little girl, in November. They are excited about babies and really wanted a chance to hold and see Kayla. (Plus we think they like us, too.) So they had us over for dinner and asked what we wanted. I will NEVER pass up an opportunity to have Damie's bean, cheese, and zucchini enchiladas. They are amazing. Here's Damie rocking Kayla to sleep after dinner. Kayla loved Damie and Jared!

One of Damie and Jared's cats, Molly, was extremely curious about the baby carrier. She just about crawled all the way in.

Unaware

Today I took the opportunity to get some more photos of our gorgeous baby girl. In the above photo she is wrapped in the beautiful blanket hand-stitched by her Nana (Jason's mom).