Baby K

Giveaway!!

2010-04-30T23:47:00.001-07:00

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FHE

2010-02-03T12:30:00.000-08:00

1. Kalia drank the whole bottle of Tylenol last night, it was 3/4 full, so that's about 3 oz! I had to call poision control, and they told me to weigh her. She weighed 35.8 lbs (but she was soaking wet, right out of the tub.) They told me she was safe, but only by a few pounds! (Last time she drank the entire bottle of ibuprofen. But Tylenol is more dangerous cause of liver damage.)

2. She has learned how to push a chair up to the fridge, grab the two vertical rails, and shimmy up the fridge to reach the candy on top of the fridge.

3. Monday night we had FHE (Annie was already in bed.) We sang Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam and looked at pictures of Jesus in the Ensign, and talked about the "owies" in his hands, and how he did it for us so that we could "get better." Then we finished our short (5 minute) lesson and asked her if she wanted to say the closing prayer. She said yes, and immediately knelt down, folded her arms and said, "Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you this day, Thank you for Jesus."

It melted my heart on the spot.

Heigh and Weight

2010-01-11T11:45:00.000-08:00

2 years and 4 months old:

your child is 33 pounds, and that is at the 91st percentile for weight.

your child is 37 inches, and that is at the 91st percentile for height.

Kalia-isms

2009-10-25T01:21:00.000-07:00

Oct. 24, 2009:
I wake up from an afternoon nap. You come running in and say, "Good morning mommy!" and jump up on the bed to give me a big hug. I said, "Where's daddy?" And you said, "Downstairs." And I said, "oh really?" and you said, "On the couch. Read a story. Once upon a time. little monkey." (big grin.) I laughed so hard. I knew he was reading the Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. After I laughed so hard you said, "I'm so happy." It was adorable.

I brought home a movie from the library, the Care Bears, and you've watched it a few times. Now you every time you mention it you call it, "My bears."-- I want to watch my bears. or I'm watching my bears.

Oct. 23, 2009
You were carrying around a little bowl of red potatoes. You accidentally spilled them into the upside-down bumbo chair. You started picking them up and I heard you say, "Dang it. Oh dang it. I bustrated." (You have a little book that talks about feelings and you learned what "frustrated" means. You've used that word three times this week and it cracks me up every time.

I was on the bed watching Project Runway on the laptop. You were watching Diego on our desktop computer. You came running in to check on me and got up on the bed to see what I was watching. You said, "Watch Diego" and I said, "No, this is Mommy's show." and so you got off the bed and ran out and said, "Watch Diego on puter (computer)...Ka-wee-a's show!!" and you ran out. (You still say all your "L's" as W's.)

11 Months Old

2008-07-24T20:49:00.000-07:00

11 months old today! The last month has been so fun. Here's a few new things that you're into:

Bananas (causing some constipation problems) and Mac and Cheese-- you love them both so much, you literally shovel them into your mouth. I'm giving you high fiber yogurt to counteract the banana problem.

You puts everything over her head or around her neck- leis, necklaces, strings (makes me nervous!) and clothes. You found one of the tops to my G's and managed to wear it like a toga for 15 minutes, I had to laugh.
Signing: I was so surprised when out of the blue you started signing-- I did signs here and there, but didn't think you were paying attention. Now you are signing eat, drink, more, doggy, all done (sometimes) and help (a barely-there version of help, but whatever). It's so nice to know what you want. You have also started pointing at things to show us what you want, and where you want to go (which is outside. Always.) Also helpful.

Dogs: I have no idea where this new fascination with dogs has come with, but HOLY COW, you're obsessed. You say doggyy ("doddy") about 100 times a day, pat your little leg, and start laughing and breathing hard whenever you hear one or see one. I bought you some books with puppies, because I'm not about to buy you a dog. (yet)

You've started crying every time Daddy leaves the house. You already squeal and run to him when he comes home, but now you're noticing him leaving. He loves it.

You're increasingly restless at church. Case in point: Last Sunday I caught 20 minutes of Sacrament and 15 minutes of Sunday school. None of relief society. You won't stay on my lap, and you love to escape into the aisles (or halls) and then you boldly walks onto the stand or into Bishop's offices. Oh well, at least we're there right? (I try to tell myself). Only 8 more months til nursery.

You're in love with the computer, especially the little red light underneath the mouse. You climb up on the chair in front of the computer and start banging away on the keyboard, playing with the mouse, or crawling up on the desk, or under it. I pull you off about 10 times a day.

You are getting the "let me do it" attititude and you want to feed yourself with a spoon. I caught a funny moment on camera, at about the 30 second mark:

10 Months Old

2008-06-15T20:39:00.000-07:00

Well, we found out a few months ago that you're going to be a big sister!! 14 months apart, just like Mommy and her sister. Hopefully you'll be just as good of friends. Here's Mommy 19 weeks pregnant.
We get to spend a lot of time in St. George this summer, while Grandma Karen has chemotherapy. You love the piano!

We were there for Father's Day. The Esplin Family got together on Saturday to celebrate Father's Day with your Great Grandpa Don.
Here you are with your Great Grandma Ruth. She always makes time especially for you, even though she has 35 other great-grandkids!

You sure love to play on the playground, and you love the swings too. Here's our small little family-- for now!
Yummy- peaches and yogurt! You like to smear it in your hair too.

9 Months Old

2008-05-15T23:16:00.000-07:00

8 Months

2008-04-30T20:30:00.000-07:00

This is what we're using for a high chair, for now! You finally cut your first teeth, your bottom two came in together! (You can't really see them in this picture, but they are there.) It was a rough time for you, about two weeks before they cut through, your mouth hurt so much that you cried every time I nursed you.
You are really getting attached to your binkies, and you know exactly where to find them. You got them out of their little washing box right after I snapped this picture.
I LOVE to peek in on you sleeping. I probably do it every nap, and every night. You move all over your crib.
For awhile, we had the DVD player, the VCR, and the cable box on the floor. Your FAVORITE thing to do was to sit (and climb) all over them. I covered them up with a blanket, which turned it into a chair that you like to sit on. Every day.

And lest people don't believe me, this is how well you were walking at 8 months old:

7 Months old

2008-04-06T00:43:00.000-07:00

You have always loved piano pedals. I'm not sure why.
Look how cute you are with little piggies and bows in your hair!!

You are adjusting well to your new life in Vegas. We finally got you sleeping through the night (from 7 p.m to 8 a.m! I feed you at midnight to give you some extra calories.) I just can't believe how fun and adorable you are at this age!

You love to giggle and play:

Crawling on the bed in your room is another favorite pastime (Grandma Ruth made the Hawaiian Quilt!) You are so funny, you like to put your head down when you crawl on it...maybe a little scalp massage?

I'm not sure what Daddy's feeding you here, but it must have been a little sour.

And perhaps most amazing of all, you are already walking! You started by standing and walking around the coffee table, and then by seven and a half months you could take six steps on your own. Grandma Bigler says Daddy walked at 7 months, but I didn't believe it til I saw you ready to go!!!

6 Months Old

2008-04-05T23:46:00.000-07:00

You turned 6 months old the day before we left Hawaii, and moved to Las Vegas. We had a friend take these 6 month pictures of you, and these are some of my favorites.

You were pretty tired, and not feeling very smiley, but of course you loved the water, as always!!

You also got your shots before you left...and you screamed BLOODY MURDER! Of course you recovered quickly, but even the nurse was a little shocked at the loud, shrill screams you were letting out. I hate seeing it, but I know it's for your own good.

Weighing in at 17 lbs! You are so active that your weight is slowing down a bit, but you are still in the 95th percentile for height!

5 1/2 Months Old

2008-04-05T21:56:00.000-07:00

You learned how to crawl just after you turned 5 months old! About a week later, we found you standing in your crib. It didn't take you long to figure it out.
You immediately moved onto the next challeng, CLIMBING, and that has been your favorite thing to do for quite some time now. This is the first time I caught you doing it. Unfortunately you fell a lot in the early days...and we didn't have carpet, just concrete and lineoleum to break your fall. You learned quickly though! I should clarify, you learned HOW to fall. You would catch yourself with your elbow or side, and you stopped bonking your poor head all the time. I still had to watch you, cause you were all over the place! And we were trying so hard to pack up...but you were so cute always trying to escape outside!

We took you to the beach as many times as we could in our last month there. Here you are with your little buddy Jack Clark (you like to rough him up). You were both eating sand too.and Daddy of course had you try out a surfboard. And when we took you to Waimanlo, you were crawling all over the place, and a big wave came and pushed you right into the ground. So we took you in the ocean and played catch with you, and everyone was so impressed about how happy you were in the ocean!

5 Months Old

2008-01-24T13:59:00.000-08:00

You are 5 months old today! MAN TIME FLIES! I left out the picture of 4 months old, since I took it while we were in Utah, and you didn't have your bear for comparison. The pictures go clockwise, 1 mo, 2 mo, 3 mo, 5 mo. You're thinning out! You are burning lots of calories these days.
WEIGHT: 16 lbs 2 oz (80%)
HEIGHT: 26.76 inches (95%)
HEAD: 41 cm (25%)

A Long Christmas Vacation

2008-01-22T10:38:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! You got to spend your first Christmas in St. George, Utah, with mommy's family. We were there for almost a month! It was pretty cold there, we all got colds and coughs. You got your first ear infection! It allowed us to stay an extra week though, so we didn't mind. We had this pretty tree in our room, and you loved it.
You turned 4 Months Old on Christmas Eve. You are at SUCH a fun age! You love your toes and you love to put EVERYTHING in your mouth.

You also try to eat everything that we eat, so we let you try out rice cereal. It made you constipated, so we are going to wait a little longer.
You got a LOT of attention. Your cousins couldn't get enough of you. Caden and Halle LOVED you, and wanted to hold you almost every second.

Damon and Allie were also very sweet and adoring. Allie liked to come up to you and smile huge on her face and say Ka-LEE-UH! Damon loved to hold you, carry you, and kiss your head.
You also got to meet your cousin Kyla, who is exactly three months older than you. She's a tad chunkier than you are, and it looks like she's squishing you in this picture. It made us all laugh.
Christmas Eve was fun. The Pajama Elf brought us all new pajamas. These are yours, Kyla also had matching ones.
You spent most of the month trying to figure out how to crawl. It was really exciting, but now we know we'll barely be able to keep up with you.

Other fun things we did in December: We put your hair in little pigtails again.
We went and visited Genis and Jaysa (she's three days younger than you.)We played down in the park on the slide and the swings.And we let you try out horseback riding for the first time. You even tried to take the reigns.
Finally, I wanted to write down some of the things family/friends were saying about you:
"She acts like she's one year old! I think she is just so excited to finally be here, she's learning everything as fast as she can!" ---Stacey Owens
"Her volume is turned on HIGH! I wonder where she got that from!" ---Grandma Karen
"She DOES have a lot of energy. Your raising your mom!" ---Kandra Mills
"She looks just like a little doll." ---Great Uncle Larry (we hear that one a lot).

Wide Eyed

2007-12-13T15:40:00.000-08:00

Now that you're getting more rested, you seem to take in the world even MORE than before! Ever since you were a newborn, whenever we take you out, we hear two things:

"She's SOOOO cute!"
and
"She's so ALERT!!"

Everybody notices how alert you are. We notice too. Everything is a wonderment to you, and it's so fun to take you places because you just drink it all in. Yesterday it started raining outside, so I took you to the screen door, and let you look out. This is the cute look on your face as you looked outside:Once the rain stopped, I took you outside, and you looked at everything that way. The people jogging by, the cars, the bikes, the plants, the trees. I walked you around our apartment building, and it was so fun watching you look at things. You stared at a Banana tree for the longest time. I just wish I knew what was going on in your head.

You're gotten really good at using your feet, in all kinds of situations. And you also have started sucking your thumb a little. Here's a picture of you doing both. And yes, if you look close, you might just see a streak of poop across your forehead. I'm not sure how that got there and I don't want to know. I was letting you have some naked time to air out that little bum.

Progress

2007-12-12T14:12:00.000-08:00

Well, good news. We're successfully sleep training you. We had to resort to the "cry it out" method because we tried everything else, and it wasn't working. You just needed a little CONSISTENCY! Sorry for confusing you with our other tactics. I am surprised how fast you've learned to fall asleep on your own. Way to go!

Two things have really helped out: We set up your crib, and you've learned to roll over. I always put you down on your back, but you like to roll over and sleep on your stomach. Fine with us. On this particular day, you cried when I put you down for a nap, for about 15 minutes. In the process, you worked your little self all the way across your crib, and when you couldn't get any further, you gave up and went to sleep.
I love sneaking in the room and peeking in at you. Something about watching you sleep there just melts my heart. I take peeks at least twice, each nap.

2007-12-05T23:52:00.000-08:00

We used this picture for our Christmas card.

Christmas Pictures

2007-12-05T23:51:00.000-08:00

The Beginning

2007-12-04T21:36:00.000-08:00

Kalia, this is the beginning of your blog. I keep meaning to write in my journal, but blogging is so much easier, and so much more FUN!! All the pictures, video clips, and of course, typing is much faster than writing.

You're already three months old, and I can barely believe how fast the time has flown by. You have brought so much joy in our lives, and we just love you to PIECES!! Let's back up a little:

You were born two days before your due date. I was in labor ALL day on the 23rd (Daddy's birthday), and we thought you'd share birthdays, but then it took SO long to get you out here! You were a little traumatized from the long labor, the hours of pushing, the meconium, and everything else, but you were still BEAUTIFUL when you were born! I didn't get to hold you until about 4 hours after you were born, but Daddy had taken some pictures of you right after the c-section.You are so healthy and strong. You were born with the strongest legs, and when I brought you home from the hospital and you had some gas, you started pushing against my chest with your legs, and you crawled right up me until your tummy was on my shoulder, where it felt a little better!!

Since we are all sharing a tiny one-bedroom apartment, you ended up sleeping in bed with us. We had a bassinet close by, but in the middle of the night it was so easy to feed you, and we'd both fall asleep and not wake up until morning . Now, three months later, I can't hardly sleep without snuggling up to you. (We both sleep much better when we're together!)You slept a LOT the first month. I called Grandma Karen one day, worried, because you were sleeping TOO MUCH, I thought!! I tried to keep you awake, but you were so tired, you'd fall asleep everywhere, like in these pictures (these were all in one day):

NOW, however, you don't like to sleep AT ALL! You fight it with everything you've got. Especially between 8 p.m. and 1 a.m. I guess you just want to spend time with mom and dad. But I have cried many-a-times out of frustration. So have you. Sometimes I even have to leave the house because I can't bear to let you "cry it out", which sometimes we have to do, when nothing else works. Right now it's just after midnight, and you WILL NOT GO TO BED. Daddy's been trying to get you to sleep. It's probably my turn now. (Well, I can thank you for this: You like to SLEEP IN!! Me too.)