Happy Birthday Kaya!!!!

AT 8:20pm, Kaya officially was 1 year old! To celebrate, her Mommy and Daddy, both sets of Grandparents, and Uncle John and Jessie had dinner at Kaya's house, and then sang Happy Birthday to her right at 8:20 pm. At the end of the song, Kaya started clapping for herself, and then everyone joined in. Then Kaya took her very first taste of cake..or in reality frosting. She wasn't too sure what to think of it, so she immediately decided to feed some to Daddy instead! After cake Kaya got to open some of her first birthday presents, and had a wonderful time with the gift wrap as well (Kaya is a mini human paper shredder!). :)

Kaya's Birthday - A Trip to the Zoo

Random Kaya Facts

Wed, Sep 3, 2008 12:22 PM
Some general fun Kaya stuff:

She loves to unroll toilet paper, and take the wipes out of the wipes container 1 by 1. She's still horribly mean and rolls over during diaper changes. especially the dirty ones. :( She loves to clap and will clap if you ask her to. And she loves to pat, pat, pat the cats. She also loves to pat Daddy's head and always laughs when she does. We think Daddy's spiky hair must feel like a cat! She completely self feeds now, even breakfast, and also tries to feed Mommy food all the time too. Sometimes she'll just pretend she's going to feed Mommy and will take the food back at the last second though! total fake-out. She thinks that the sound of people sneezing and coughing is FUNNY. She's learning to eat with a spoon, but often gets the wrong end in her mouth. When she doesn't want to be picked up, she'll throw her arms up, her head down, and let her body go completely limp. She's starting to have tantrums when she doesn't get what she wants. and she's becoming very assertive! Her newest favorite stuffed animal is her white bunny. She can open 1 of the cabinets that has a child lock on it. Daddy things she's going to be good at those tavern puzzles. She loves to walk and hold her book open in front of her. She's all into handing people things, like books, food, clothes, etc. very helpful! She's starting to react to basic commands, like "Go to Grandma" or "Get your book". But she certainly does NOT react to "NO"!

Official Last Day as an Infant

Today is Kaya's last day as an "infant" although she's been toddling around for awhile now. She had her 12 month doctor's appt this morning, and she's doing great. She still hasn't hit that 20 pound weight requirement to have a forward facing carseat yet though! Mommy was planning to wait a few more weeks before using the new carseat anyway, because it's just too convenient to still be able to use the carrier in the morning before school. Kaya's doctor said she's doing great with eating and she's healthy and ahead on her milestones. So that was all good news to Mommy. Tomorrow Kaya gets to party!! and eat the first of her several birthday cakes! Today is also the 1 year anniversary of the day that Mommy and Daddy took a 7 mile walk to encourage Kaya to get here!

Happy Birthday Grandma M

Today Kaya visited Grandma and Grandpa Martin to celebrate Grandma Martin's birthday!

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary Mommy and Daddy!

August 2008

Mon, Aug 4, 2008 12:13 PM
Kaya turned 11 months old today! Mommy took the usual picture of her in the chair next to the sign...sort of. Kaya was very uncooperative! Mommy did not get the newborn sleeper comparison picture yet however. She may wait and take it while Kaya is asleep. Only 1 more month until Kaya gets to eat cake!
Tue, Aug 5, 2008 12:16 PM
Kaya took the day off from school today and spent the first half of the day with Grandpa Martin and the second half with Grandma Criddle. What a lucky girl Kaya is!

Wed, Aug 6, 2008 12:14 PM
Kaya really likes clapping her hands lately. It's very cute. She also will give you a "high 5" sometimes. Today Kaya went to Reading to visit Grandpa's office while Mommy had her teeth cleaned. Then she went to Starbucks (her favorite) with Mommy, Grandma and Grandpa. Kaya also tried mashed potatoes for the first time today. She liked them! She's all set for Thanksgiving!

Tue, Aug 19, 2008 6:51 PM
Kaya has become more dedicated to walking this week! And she's been wearing her shoes every day at school too. Kaya still will crawl if she is in an unfamiliar situation or place, or if she is very tired. But the rest of the time she's stepping all around, usually with a toy in each hand. Her hair is getting long in front too. Mommy can now put it up in a little ponytail on top of her head. She's not ready to cut Kaya's bangs yet!

Thu, Aug 21, 2008 5:00 PM
Kaya had a great day in daycare today! She got to go out to the toddler playground with the "big" kids (1-2 year olds) and she absolutely loved it. Her teachers said she just took right off as soon as they got out there and had a great time climbing over everything and playing. After that in the afternoon, Kaya apparently comforted one of the younger babies when he was in his bouncer and crying. She kept bringing him toys, rocking him, and gently rubbing his head. :) Mommy feels like Kaya has really grown up this past week!!
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 6:30 PM
Tonight Kaya went to her first real playground with Mommy and Daddy. Kaya loved being pushed by Daddy in the swing, but she was happiest when he was facing towards her. She also had a great time going down the sliding boards with Daddy, but seemed even more interested in climbing up the slides instead!