New Toy

Daddy bought Kailyn a new toy while he was away on his business trip; a roll over dog. It is really cute and super funny. It reminds of a drunk old Englishman laughing in a pub. The laugh is so contagious that it's hard to contain yourself. Kailyn absolutely loves it! We've named him "Chuckles". I wish we had this when she was 4 months old, when she was learning how to roll. :)

Here is a video of Kailyn and Chuckles, enjoy!

Hooray for the potty chair!

Today Kailyn and I went to Target to buy her a potty chair. We already have a potty seat up in her bathroom, which she uses very well; however, she still has trouble getting onto it from her stool, she can't quite turn around to sit on it. So, we bought her the chair for the downstairs bathroom so that when she needs to go potty, she can just run to it and sit on it on her own. She was so excited to have her very own potty that we had to test it out the second we got home. I put it in the bathroom and she ran right over and wanted to take all her clothes off so she could try it out. What a pro! She sat right on and gave me the biggest smile followed by the cutest laugh! First 5 minutes and she went pee in her new potty, go Kailyn!! I swear we must have spent at least 30 min in there just sitting on the potty and getting off, on, off, on, off....you get the drift, she loves it. I think she'll be potty trained in no time at all, now we just need to buy her some new panties. :)

I was contemplating adding this photo, I know she'll hate me for it later but I just thought it was way too cute not too.

Chop Chop!

I finally got my hair cut, it was LONG overdue! It was getting to the point where it was getting in the way of everything and getting stuck everywhere! This is the longest that my hair has ever been and as fun as it sometimes was, it had to go. PLUS, it made me look young, hopefully I am looking closer to my age and more like a mum. Now it feels fabulous! :)

Before

After

Me from A-Z

A -Age: 29
B -Bed size: Queen
C- Chore you hate: Cleaning bathrooms
D- Dog's Name: Coda
E- Essential starts to your day: Tea
F- Favorite Color: Blue and Pink
G- Gold, Silver, or Platinum: Platinum
H- Height: 5'4"
I- Instruments you play: None, unfortunately.
J- Job Title: Mommy :) wife, cook, maid... hahaha...
K- Kids: 1 so far, my beautiful daughter, Kailyn. (2yrs)
L-Living Arrangements: A house
M- Moms name: Janet
N- Nicknames: Andy or "the wife" hmmm...
O- Overnight stay in the hospital other then Birth: Only when I gave birth to my daughter.
P- Pet Peeve: Oh gosh, I have so many...I really hate it when I see someone walking their dog and the dog poops and then they walk away. WTF? If you own a dog, pick up it's sh*t! Especially if I find it on my own front lawn, that drives me NUTS!!!
Q- Quote from a movie: We just recently saw "The Hangover" and we thought it was absolutely hilarious!! Here are a few of my fav quotes from that movie:

Sid: "Remember what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That sh*t'll come back with you."
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Stu: "Am I missing a tooth?"

Phil: "Whose baby is that?"
Alan: "Check its collar or something."

Stu: "We're not going to leave a baby in the room. There's a f***ing tiger in the bathroom."
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Stu: "She is wearing my grandmother's Holocaust ring."
Alan: "I didn't know they gave out rings at the Holocaust."
hahaha LMAO!!

R- Right or Left handed: Right
S- Siblings: 1 older brother and 1 older sister
T- Time you wake up: it depends on the day, usually 7am but sometimes as late as 9am, if I'm lucky.
U- Underwear: yes
V- Vegetable you dislike: Eggplant
W- Ways you run late: I try not to but always have and it's usually 15 minutes on the dot.
X- X-rays you've had: Only at the dentist.
Y- Yummy food you make: Lasagna/spaghetti
Z- Zoo Favorite: Giraffes, Pot belly pigs, meerkats...i have a few.

Christmas

~Christmas Day!!~

We had a great Christmas this year. Kailyn was so happy when she came downstairs and saw that Santa had come by to drop off all her presents, she couldn't wait to start opening them. It took her two presents to really start getting the hang of the unwrapping process, once she got the hang of it she just went to town! She loved all her toys, she kept going from one present to the next and then back again revisiting the same gifts because she got so many that she wanted to keep checking it all out, she couldn't make up her mind as to which one to play with first.

Grandma Betty came over for Christmas dinner so Kailyn really enjoyed that, they spent a lot of time just hanging out watching toons.

Mike and I enjoyed it most of all, just by watching our beautiful baby girl enjoy her 2nd Christmas with all her fabulous new toys!

Christmas morning

Merry Christmas! Cheers!

Christmas Eve

Christmas came and went again this year. It's amazing how fast it happens; people spend months planning, decorating, shopping, getting ready for Christmas and it's all over in one day.

Our fun started on Christmas Eve when we went to visit my very best friend and her family in San Ramon. We were invited for a fabulous dinner, delightful drinks and warm, heart-to-heart conversations. The men were in their own world, the women in theirs, and the kiddo's were running around having their own fun. It was a wonderful way to spend Christmas Eve and it made it that much more special.

Kailyn & Jenn

Jenn's girls: Jaelynn & Makayla

The girls hanging out


Jenn & Me

Most of us girls, we're missing Jae.

Christmas is almost here!

As I finished my previous post I realized that Christmas was almost here. Even though it is the day before Kailyn's birthday somehow it wasn't what I was thinking of first, maybe because to me Kailyn's birthday is more of a milestone. I cannot wait until Christmas morning though, when Kailyn comes downstairs and sees all the presents under the tree. It was fun last year but this year she has a better understanding of things. I can just see her now, just tearing into all her presents with the biggest smile on her face, playing with the wrapping paper, then the boxes and then probably the present itself. She seems satisfied with anything new, whether it be a box or a toy. When you have a child, Christmas becomes all about them, you don't even think about yourself, or at least, I don't. I could care less if I get anything, it's all about my baby. :)

Just thinking about it makes me all giddy!!