Kaylie's Blog

I started a couple things this month. At the very beginning of the month I started eating Cheerios. I love feeding them to myself! I'm getting better, but I still don't always make them into my mouth. Mommy says she finds Cheerios all over the house! I also started crawling this month. I have officially crawled, but I prefer not too. I would much rather just sit or stand. I can't wait until I can walk! I already can pull myself to a standing position and try to walk all over the place when Mommy, Daddy, or Gramma are holding my hands. Once I can walk I will really be moving around!

I have experienced so many different types of weather all in one month! I got to see snow, rain, and sunshine. I still haven't decided which is my favorite.

Uncle David flew in to see me on my nine month birthday. Mommy even let me stay up late so I could visit with him when he showed up past my bedtime! We had a very fun weekend! We went on a picnic, watched a movie, and played together. When I took naps or went to sleep for the night he was always at my crib ready to hold me as soon as I woke up. He gave me so much attention! I loved spending time with him and can't wait to see him again!

I had a wonderful, first Valentine's Day! We had a few friends over for dinner. Daddy made filet mignon and king crab legs. It smelled so good; I can't wait until I can eat it! Daddy bought Mommy beautiful red roses. I even got presents!

After Valentine's Day we went to San Jose. I had a blast... as always! I loved hanging out with all my cousins and having cousin Jeffrey hold me. I hope he enjoyed holding me because I need a cousin in San Jose my own age to play with. Can you believe the size of the stuffed animal doggie that cousin Lisa gave me for Valentine's Day?! I don't think I'll ever be that big! I really enjoyed dancing to the La Bamba donkey! I love dancing!

I went back up to the cabin in Sonora this month. This time Gramma and Auntie Michelle came with me and when we got there Great Auntie Anne and Cousin Lisa were eagerly waiting. We had a lot of fun! Mommy decorated the cabin in pink and even dressed me up to match. There was snow all over the place. It was so neat to see all the white powder, but I sure didn't like falling into it! The car ride home was the worst part! Check out my smiley face and outfit before we pulled out of the driveway to go home and then check out my change of clothes as we were almost home. Mommy said I got the car sickness gene from her... thanks a lot! The whole weekend was quite a fun adventure!

I had my first Korean barbecue experience when Zach came up to visit from Oceanside. I was sooooo good! We were there for about 2 hours and I didn't cry at all... I know plenty of other ways to be noisy without crying.

Auntie Meagan came to visit again. I love playing with her. Mommy helped her pick classes for next year. She is going to be a sophomore in high school. I can't believe Mommy was her teacher for four years, starting from second grade! Am I going to grow up that fast too?

I turned into quite a messy eater this month. I perfected my art of raspberries during mealtime and boy can I spray the food everywhere! I love this video! Mommy says it's the only thing she can think of that gets me to sit in her lap without wiggling. I just stare and laugh while I watch myself act silly. No wonder everyone loves watching me... I am so funny!

This picture was taken especially for my Great Cousin Jenny. She just got her tonsils out so I was saying "ahhhhhh" just like she had to do. I hope she's feeling better and that I get to see her soon!

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Things really slowed down this month. My parents wanted to take it easy after all the holiday festivities. I'm still not crawling, but I may start anyday now. I'm still quite a social butterfly. I love being around lots of people! I started working at pulling myself up to stand. I'm really enjoying standing up while holding onto my toys or Daddy. At the beginning of this month I got to join Mommy for her birthday dinner at her favorite sushi restaurant. My favorite part was when the waitress dropped a tray of ice cold glasses of water right down Mommy's shirt! I also did my share of spilling that night, but everyone had a lot of fun!

Look at me in my beautiful new sweater that my cousin Caitlin sent all the way from Virginia. Did she know purple is Mommy's favorite color?

Also, this month I finally got to meet Dean, Sarah, and Keegan. We all met up at Uncle Zak's house. There were 3 Mommies there and they were all named Sara(h)! These pictures are tiny, but I still wanted you to see how much fun I had. I did a really good job sharing my toys with Keegan. Sarah is the first pediatrician I've met who didn't give me a shot... I got a fun toy instead... she sure beats my doctor!

At the end of my eighth month I attended my first Thompson Super Bowl party. I had so much fun being passed around to so many friends and family all day. I don't know what Mommy was thinking when she tried to put me down for a nap during the game. How could she expect me to sleep with so much excitement going on! I stayed awake through the entire game and didn't sleep until our drive home... that's a tough feat even for Mommy to accomplish!

While we were down in San Jose I got to visit my Great Grandma Ethel again. She loved seeing how big I had gotten and even let me play with some of her stuffed animals.

Our last stop while we were in San Jose was to Santa Cruz. That's where Daddy grew up and where he proposed to Mommy. We ate lunch at a restaurant on the beach in Capitola. I loved watching the birds from my stroller.