Weekends are just way too short

It's Monday AGAIN! Why do weekends go by so fast? I really think 4-day work weeks should be enforced. It would save a lot on carbon footprint and help our planet! But what do I know? I just really want extra days to spend with my family.

This weekend was spend doing a lot of things outside. It was beautiful in Richmond so we took advantage of it! My mom came to visit so we went to the mall to walk around and get me some work shoes. I had already done enough damage at Gymboree last week for Kayla and I think she's pretty set with her spring wardrobe. This girl is missing shoes though. She has the tiniest little feet so I've always been worried that I'd buy shoes that are too big. We've gotten away with socks all winter long but now that the nice weather is here I want her to have some shoes.

I bought her a pair of oh-so-cute Robeez from ebay last week and I can't wait to get them! They are very Spring-y. I want to get a couple more - maybe some white sandals and some black maryjanes.

Kayla's been learning a lot lately. She started waving hi & bye and she can clap now. She also takes a number of steps while I'm holding her. Still no pulling up or crawling - she's very content just sitting there and playing. She does like to stand while hold on to the coffee table - she bangs on it with all her might.

Boo! It's raining :(

It's been raining pretty much all day. It's cold and gloomy and we are stuck at home and J is at work. There's really not much to do. Kayla did well with the time change last night. We started an hour early with her night time routine and it worked for the most part. She was fed and asleep in her crib by 8pm. She woke up her normal time today but really an hour late due to the time change. I hope that she sleeps at her normal time tonight.

J worked all day long yesterday so I decided to make dessert while he was gone. I made chocolate chip cookie brownies after seeing the recipe on a blog last week. This dessert is soo yummy! J told me that I can make it every week if I choose to. Ha!


It's literally cookies inside a brownie. I'm pretty sure this whole pan will not be around for long.

Saturday Fun-day!

Kayla finally went to her first Romp n' Roll class today. I didn't think we were going to make it. She's been going down for a nap right around when class was to start and I was not about to wake her up. Thankfully, she woke up 10 minutes prior to class and RnR is just down the street from us. I of course called them back to back to cancel then to say that we were really coming. I'm so glad we went!

My main purpose for wanting to try the class is to socialize her. I was afraid that she was getting too clingy which makes her afraid of people she doesn't know. It's happened in different occasions where she starts to whine then cry when strangers will come up to her to say hi. I've noticed within the past couple of weeks that the whining has subsided a bit and today was no different. She had a blast!


There were about 10 babies in the class and Kayla had a great time. She wasn't sure of what was going on in the beginning but after a while she started enjoying herself - she was dancing and making noises. I think she was the only non-crawler out of the bunch. I'm hoping to take her more and maybe seeing crawling babies will inspire her to do the same. Ha! I think her favorite part of the class was when she was handed two egg-shaped noise-makers and you shake them with the music. She was smiling and shaking those eggs like crazy. My mom was with us to observe and to be our paparazzi for the day :)

Kayla is 8 Months Old!

I can't believe it. In 4 short months we are going to celebrate Kayla's 1st birthday. Time is flying and Kayla is growing so fast!

This month has been very exciting. She said a couple of new words (dada and up), got her ears pierced, sat on a highchair for the first time, and got her first cold. Still no crawling which I don't think she will really do - I read somewhere that this is apparently an optional skill that baby's do. I'm a little glad that she's not crawling - I don't think I'd be able to keep up. I like coming back to where I left her and finding her just how I saw her last. She's really into taking her sock off. Just one. Usually the right one. She likes to play and chew on it.

Dada is currently her favorite word. She screams it pretty much all day long. I don't get offended, she still said mama first. Ha! She also started saying up which caught be my surprise. I know this for a fact because I always say up to her when I'm trying to pick her up and she copies me right after I say it.

She's also a close-open champ. I sing close-open and she closes and opens her little hand. It's quite cute. She adds her little spin to it by flicking her wrists a little more than she has to. We are working on clapping but she never spreads her palms open so it's a bit tricky right now.

This and that

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.