Thursday, May 12, 2011
Sweetest Thing EVER
So for the last 2 weeks Keely has decided to wake up between 6 and 7. I know, I should just be thankful she's slept until 8 for most of her first 2 years, I'm spoiled. So she's been up early enough to see Daniel before he leaves for work. She's been pretty ok with him going thus far, but this morning he said bye bye and he had to go to work and she started sobbing. He left and she kept saying something over and over. I looked at her and she was touching her lips. I finally figured out what she was saying "Papa KISS, I need Papa kiss". I ran out to stop him before he pulled out of the driveway so he could come back in and give his broken hearted girl a kiss. After that she said 'bye bye papa' and was fine. I had tears in my eyes it was so sweet.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Easter, a job, FINALLY, and my future amazon
Its been awhile since I've updated so you're getting a mixed bunch of news here. First, Easter weekend (and Keely's actual birthday) were wonderful. It started with breakfast with Aunt Cathy and her family on their way to Gatlinburg. Then we spent the weekend in Georgia with our "family" there. Saturday night dinner in Douglasville with lots of people was great, and our Easter sunday tradition with the Carros family was the best. I sure love that family.
Keely's concept of "happy birthday" has become "i get cool stuff". I'm not sure how its going to go the next time we go to someone else's birthday party. Like yesterday morning Keely was sad at having to take off her monkey pajamas (which is typical), so i told her I had a present for her (I'd bought her a monkey t-shirt for just this reason). And her response was "happy birthday"?
Life has gotten quite a bit busier lately. I was finishing up proofing the copyediting for the first of the two books I've written this past year, last Thursday I started my online class on how to teach an online class, and last Friday I got a job offer. I'm helping to develop curriculum for an online school, and hopefully eventually teaching for them. I'm really loving it so much and I like having a job. Its not that I don't love being home with Keely, but I like feeling as though I'm contributing something concrete to this family. It also means a lot less fear and stress for the two of us regarding finances. God has really answered a prayer on this one.
I THINK I finally got my first spontaneous "love you" today. She's repeated it on demand, but today on the way to the doc for her 2 year well check she said "dance mommy". She likes when we "dance" (bob our heads) to the music on the radio. So I obliged and she said "wuf you". Which I'm pretty certain was a love you. Finally!!
So at Keely's well check today Dr. Courts said Keely was perfectly healthy. She's at her lowest weight percentile EVER (75th) and her highest height (90 something). Dr. Courts said that at this age they can sort of predict a final height, which isn't 100% accurate but gives a good idea. First, Keely is going to be tall. When i told the doc that Daniel was the same height as me, he looked surprised until I mentioned that we both have bothers over the 6 foot mark. He said Keely should be within an inch or two (plus or minus) of 5'11"! She'll probably be taller than Daniel and I around her 12th birthday. At least someone will be able to reach the top shelves...I always hoped we'd have tall boys but not sure if I want Keely to be 6 foot tall. However, Aunt Amy is very tall and handles it really gracefully so maybe Keely would be like that.
Hope this is a good catch up. Sorry for the lack of pictures but I'll work on those soon.
Keely's concept of "happy birthday" has become "i get cool stuff". I'm not sure how its going to go the next time we go to someone else's birthday party. Like yesterday morning Keely was sad at having to take off her monkey pajamas (which is typical), so i told her I had a present for her (I'd bought her a monkey t-shirt for just this reason). And her response was "happy birthday"?
Life has gotten quite a bit busier lately. I was finishing up proofing the copyediting for the first of the two books I've written this past year, last Thursday I started my online class on how to teach an online class, and last Friday I got a job offer. I'm helping to develop curriculum for an online school, and hopefully eventually teaching for them. I'm really loving it so much and I like having a job. Its not that I don't love being home with Keely, but I like feeling as though I'm contributing something concrete to this family. It also means a lot less fear and stress for the two of us regarding finances. God has really answered a prayer on this one.
I THINK I finally got my first spontaneous "love you" today. She's repeated it on demand, but today on the way to the doc for her 2 year well check she said "dance mommy". She likes when we "dance" (bob our heads) to the music on the radio. So I obliged and she said "wuf you". Which I'm pretty certain was a love you. Finally!!
So at Keely's well check today Dr. Courts said Keely was perfectly healthy. She's at her lowest weight percentile EVER (75th) and her highest height (90 something). Dr. Courts said that at this age they can sort of predict a final height, which isn't 100% accurate but gives a good idea. First, Keely is going to be tall. When i told the doc that Daniel was the same height as me, he looked surprised until I mentioned that we both have bothers over the 6 foot mark. He said Keely should be within an inch or two (plus or minus) of 5'11"! She'll probably be taller than Daniel and I around her 12th birthday. At least someone will be able to reach the top shelves...I always hoped we'd have tall boys but not sure if I want Keely to be 6 foot tall. However, Aunt Amy is very tall and handles it really gracefully so maybe Keely would be like that.
Hope this is a good catch up. Sorry for the lack of pictures but I'll work on those soon.
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