Thursday, February 28, 2008

Where'd my baby go?

We started here at 4 lbs 7 oz and 17 inches long. My baby was small enough to fit in her daddy's baseball cap. We used to have to set an alarm clock to wake us up to feed her because she was to small to wake herself up when she was hungry. We thought she would never grow. She loved being swaddled very tightly and daddy was the only one who could do it to her liking. At six months old we were still swaddling her for the night, it was the only way to get her to sleep. It was so fun to watch Ky wake up to the world and see all the things going on around her. She sat up, crawled and started walking this first year of life. She babbled a lot and had a small vocabulary. She started eating really food but just wasn't sure if she liked it. We thought she would never get hair. I so badly wanted pigtails and ponytails, I set my expectations too high. We loved teaching her to do new things and watching her master those things.

A year later we walked into being a 1 year old. That year was filled with lots of learning and exploring of a great world. It also brought on awful allergies and febrile seizures. She learned to run, jump, and do sommersaults. She decided that food really was a good thing and started to become a better eater. She also decided to give up the shyness and just become a ham, it didn't matter who was watching. She wanted to carry her own purse and have a "hairdo" and have "cheeks" (blush on her cheeks) and "lips" (chapstick) on whether we were leaving the house or not. She has adopted many special people into her life.

Now we are bouncing into being 2! I cant believe it. Kylee talks nonstop with a large vocabulary. She knows most of her letters and numbers from 1-10. She loves being outside and would stay out there all day if we would let her. She loves fruit and chocolate. She knows what she wants and she lets us know about it. She is silly, always trying to make us smile. She still fights going to sleep but she also still twirls her hair when she is really sleepy. She has to have her stuffed dog that her daddy got her to fall asleep. She loves being read to and loves to color and write. She loves to get up and go. It doesn't matter where we go, she just likes going places. She finds excitement in whatever we are doing. Kylee also finally got some hair, enough to do those pigtails and ponytails. She loves to go to church and wear pretty dress that have high twirl potential. Its the first thing she tests when a dress is put on her.

I just cant figure out how we arrived at being 2. I have lost my baby and cannot find her. I have a new little toddler though that I absolutely love and adore who lights up my life everyday.


5 comments:

Jean said...

Nice post! Very well written. She is adorable, as always!

Ashley said...

I just love all the pictures. She is so adorable. The time does go by fast. Every stage is wonderful.

Forgetfulone said...

She's such a pretty girl. Time goes fast!

kellyo75 said...

Awww, 2 is so fun! She is absolutely precious!! You are very blessed!

sheri said...

She's so pretty! And that picture of her in the red/white dress? Gorgeous.