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We finally had a weekend of no snow or rain! Kayla and I went to lunch with my mom. This was put to good use since she sat on a high chair for the first time. I felt bad that she just sat there while watching use chow down. One day - she'll be able to eat table food. She was such a good girl - so quiet and just looked around. We went shopping after lunch and bought her some spring outfits and some new pj's. It was a very nice and relaxing weekend!

She's got bling!

That's right! Kayla finally got her ears pierced today. She is even more adorable now. Soo cute and girly. I wanted pearls but I guess that's not really normal earrings that they carry for piercing so we settled for white gold with tiny itty bitty diamonds. Ha!

I have been trying for only who knows how long to get this appointment scheduled. Our pediatrician's office has a nurse practitioner that can do it but they want you to wait 'til the baby is 6 months old. I wasn't really sure about taking her to the mall for some reason. I figured the doctor's office are a bunch of medical people and they should have a reason why they wait 6 months. I wanted her ears done on her 6 month well visit but it was difficult to get an appointment with the nurse - she only does it at the end of the morning or afternoon appointment.

So today was the day. It was originally for Friday but due to inclement weather, I cancelled it. The receptionist told me to make sure I showed up on time or the nurse will cancel in a heartbeat and reschedule. So of course I left work at a decent time to make sure we are there on time, if not a little early. I figured this woman would be on time. But of course we waited 30 minutes! Annoying, I tell you!

All in all, baby girl did pretty well. I don't think the piercing was painful to her. She didn't like that a nurse was restraining her while she sat on her lap and then another nurse was all over her face trying to get to her ears. She was not having it! I had never seen her get so upset nor cry like this for the past 7 months. But after a little consoling and tons of hugs and kisses - she stopped crying and was fine again. We got in the car, gave her a bottle, drove home, and she fell right asleep.

Without further ado, here's my little cutie with her earrings (her eyebrows are still a bit red from the crying and screaming) :)

7 Months Old

I look at Kayla and I wonder what happened to my tiny 7-pounder?! It's true when people say babies grow up so fast. I really want to stop the time to make sure that I'm not missing out on her special moments. I am afraid that I will wake up one morning and she'll be 13 and telling me how she likes this boy at school or something like that!


When I went back to work in September, I remeber the days leading up to it and how I was an emotional mess - I was so scared that I would miss out on all her firsts and different developments, that she would not miss me and forget that I am her mommy. Told you! Emotional mess. You can't blame me. I was very hormonal still and I was so attached to Kayla like you would not believe. I spent every waking moment with her for about 10 weeks and having to go to work from 730a m to 5pm just didn't seem realistic to me. I still dream about winning the lotto everyday so that I can stay home with her. But of course that hasn't happened yet or I would have already blogged about it!

There's not another appointment with Kayla's doctor until April when she is 9 months old so there are no stats on this post. I'm pretty sure that she's not gaining weight as fast as she was - I think she is starting to level off but only the next appointment will really tell. This child is still growing and changing though!

• still in size 3 diapers
• clothing is 9 months and up...I had to retire a lot of her footed pj's 'cause they were getting a bit snug and short on her
• still no formula, yay for us and my weight loss :)
• very talkative and loud - mama and dada have been uttered
• still a great sleeper, although she falls off the wagon here and there - specially when I'm off. It's really strange but this child has a tracking device on me
• solids is a hit or miss - there are days when she is all about it and there are days when she wouldn't even try

Overall, the last 7 months have been nothing but wonderful! I can't wait to see what other changes will come. I am working on putting a photo collage together that shows her from birth up until today.