2 Months Old!

Big 2 month old girl! I can't believe it! (I will be saying that every day/week/month/year of her life by the way.....) I truly cannot call her a newborn any more! She is getting so big! (more about that further down the blog) She is a beautiful, wonderful, healthy girl and we love her so much! Motherhood is everything I dreamed of and oh so much more. I love every minute of every day, my life is so full of joy! It is amazing to see her grow and change every day. I am so over-the-top in love with my daughter, I can't even put it into words!

Yes, I am aware that I missed a blog for 8 weeks, but my computer was not functioning, due to packing and moving! More about that further down the blog as well. 8 weeks seems to have made a drastic change in Kalaya's personality! She is so alert and she finally likes to have independent play time! She loves looking at faces and smiles all the time! She has started playing on her gym and tummy time mat, she likes to sit in her swing watching her mobile, and she likes to listen to toys that play soft music. She likes her bouncer chair, especially because she can watch the bubbles and fish move on it. She has also started FALLING ASLEEP ON HER OWN!! It is incredible. She was on her gym the other day, playing away and the next thing I knew, she was totally out. She has finally started falling asleep in her swing and even in her car seat! For those of you who have been in the car with her, you will understand that this is a major accomplishment! (she used to scream to the point of frantic, sweaty mess, no matter what we did) She coos and babbles and likes to have conversations. She likes singing songs and reading stories too! I have some new pictures and will post more soon when we unpack the camera cord that connects to the computer.

What's that? Packing? Yes, we have officially moved to Washington, into a HOUSE! I love our house! It's a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, with a 2 car garage and a fenced in backyard for Pippy. It has a big kitchen that I love! However, I don't recommend moving with an 8 week old, unless you have a LOT of people to help you out. I was basically useless for packing and moving things. God bless my parents! My mom packed most of our apartment up and Dad ended up helping Nelson move everything from the truck into the house. Joel was also a huge help loading the U-Haul and driving it for Nelson, thanks! Again, I'll post more picture of that soon. The only thing I am FURIOUS about is that our couch does not fit in the house!!!!!! It is sitting in the garage right now, it doesn't fit through and of the doors into our house! We have this beautiful 6-month old couch just sitting under blankets in the garage! So frustrating!

So, about my BIG baby! She is 11 pounds, 13.5 oz!! Big girl!! Over 4 pounds gained in less than 2 months, wow! Even her doctor commented on how chubby her cheeks are and he sees babies every day! Apparently I produce cream, not milk. She is 23 3/4 inches long, which puts her in the 75th percentile for weight and height, nice and healthy! She also had to have her 2 month vaccinations, which was just AWFUL. She had 3 different shots, plus mouth drops. I requested to be nursing her, as I did when she had her shots right after she was born. I did not watch the actual giving of the shots, but Nelson did. He said the needles were really big and the nurse jabbed them in pretty hard. (it may be normal, but this was my first time!) I knew the instant she had the first shot because she threw her head back and SCREAMED. It wasn't even a cry. It was terrible, I immediately burst into tears. I've never heard her make that sound. It broke my heart. She made it for all three shots, each time. She cried for a minute and then snuggled up to nurse again and fell asleep. More traumatic for mom than baby!