April 2008

Mon, Apr 7, 2008 6:38 PM
You can tell Mommy got really busy at work because Kaya's site hasn't been updated recently! Kaya is still doing great. She has been belly crawling and doing "yoga" and moving around a bit now. She also makes forward progress by lunging and crawling a bit, though she doesn't have it down perfectly yet. But she can get herself back to a sitting position when she needs to, which is nice for Mommy - who doesn't have to rescue her all the time! of course, she still backs herself under the couch every once in a while. She's also having fun experimenting with new sounds, and really REALLY likes to blow raspberries when she has a mouthful of food. Very funny (and messy!). Peas and sweet potatoes are her favorite foods for sure. She isn't that interested in any fruit type foods yet, although Mommy has tried apples, pears, bananas, and peaches. She also got her first tooth within the last 2-3 days. It's on the lower right in the front, and very very cute. Mommy is a bit scared though!

Tue, Apr 8, 2008 6:29 PM
Kaya started officially crawling on April 8 - to the point where she can be somewhat of a terror to the cats. She is into anything and everything - usually things her parents do not want her to play with, such as: tv remote, cell phone, cables, the laptop, carpet fringe, shoelaces, the straps on her carseat. everything. The cats are scared, and with good reason! Even the wood floors aren't hindering her movement anymore!

Sat, Apr 12, 2008 6:32 PM
Kaya has started to pull herself up on furniture and people now. Let the baby proofing begin! She also really really wants to eat paper. And today she sort of waved hello to Daddy when he was riding around on the tractor mowing the lawn!

Sat, Apr 12, 2008 6:36 PM
One cute thing Kaya has been doing lately is trying to lean a little forward in her carseat so she can smile at Mommy when she's driving. Don't worry, Mommy drives safe. And Kaya's big smile is so cute! And her second tooth has arrived too!

Wed, Apr 23, 2008 5:54 PM
Kaya has her first ear infection. and she HATES the bubble gum flavored medicine. Mommy and Daddy have to give it to her twice a day, and she is sure giving them a hard time! In happier news, Kaya had her first lunch out in Manayunk today. She and Mommy and Daddy ate at the Brewpub and sat outside next to the river. It was nice. Kaya had lots of fun playing with the menu (trying to eat it, of course!)

Wed, Apr 30, 2008 5:56 PM
Kaya has been able to get to a complete standing position by holding on to either the side of her play pen or on to her toy piano. She started this maybe 2 days ago. It is a little disconcerting to her parents, who after having Kaya remain in a mostly horizontal position most of her life, now regularly turn around to find Kaya standing straight up like she owns the place. And she's pretty tall!! Kaya also has been enjoying her first finger foods - puffs and cheerios lately too. At first she just played with them, but it didn't take too long for her to figure out how to pick them up and get them into her mouth.