Movin' on Up!

Sorry for the delay in postings!

As you can see, we're moving on up in the world! First the rollover. Now stretching up into a full Cobra Pose. Yup, she's daddy's little Yoga girl!




And we're learning to read... (ok, maybe not, but it's a cool picture)

Pics and Updates Galore

Paige and Kalli look over the city. It's kindof like the last scene in Fight Club, minus the exploding buildings.


Kalli concentrating hard on her hands. She's beginning to figure them out... to reach for things and touch different surfaces and textures.


Dad went into the kitchen to wash the dishes and put Kalli with one of her "overhead-dangly" toys. When he came back in 3 minutes later she was face down. Yup, she has learned to turn over herself. This is the picture after the first flip.


A Christmas Angel.

Photo Shoot

Like a little model, Kalli had a 12:30 pm Photo Shoot today. The location: Mom and Dad's Bed. Her wardrobe was by Gerber. She's quite the Diva.






And for those of you who have seen the movie Zoolander...

...here is BLUE STEEL!

Kalli the genius?

Kalli is quickly adding 2 new tricks to her arsenal of genius activities. The first almost-trick, is Kalli is really wanting to sit up on her own. It's pretty neat actually. She has decided that she doesn't really want to sit facing us anymore. Nope, she is wanting to sit and face the world. The bad news is that she is trying to sit up while in her car seat. This means that she generally ends up semi flopped over on her side, AND that it is time for a new car seat. Sure glad we got our money's worth on that infant carrier( note the sarcasm)!! Her second almost-trick is that she can just about roll over onto her tummy. She has been rolling onto her side since birth (yes I said since birth. Trevor was right when he freaked out the first night we were home. I witnessed it myself), now she has figured out how to get 3/4 of the way over. Once she figures out how to get her arm under her body, she'll be doing log rolls in no time! It's scary to think that she is so strong and still so little. I guess that's just what babies do.. they get big and strong... and start sitting up and rolling over. Of course I just like to think that OUR baby girl is a bonafide genius to be doing these new tricks. But then again, maybe I'm just biased...

Exer-Saucer

Mama finally put together the Exer-saucer for Miss Kalli. It has been added to the "playtime repertoire." She can't quite sit up yet (if you can't tell, she has been propped up using receiving blankets) but can hold her head up fine and even reach out and touch some things.

Bathtime and Angry Bunny

There's no doubt that Kalli's favorite time of day is bathtime. She quiets up the minute we lay her out to undress her and has a splish-splashing time until we pull her out (at which point she bellows because she wants to stay in the bath). We have some hilarious video of her kicking water in the bathtub and would be happy to send you the link. Just shoot us an email and we'll give you the "secret link" (we just didn't want to officially post it as there are all kinds of weirdos on the net).

And just for those of you that think Kalli smiles all day long, here's an angry bunny pic...

Do the Rock-Away (Lean Back...)

Oh my.

Turns out Kalli is in to rap music. CLICK HERE for a small video of Kalliopi doing Fat Joe's "Rock-Away." She's so fly.

Baby and Mama

Goofy Grin

A Couple of Smiles

"A Smile For all You Folks At Home"


"Hangin' With Miss Zoe"

Woah, here she comes... She's a Thumb Sucker

Yesterday was not a fun day, we had Kalli's 2 month check up and vaccinations. Since most of you all know about Amy's fear of needles, you can imagine that her daughter wasn't too happy about those shots any more than her mama liked being in the same room with them. I'm sure it was worse for us than it was for her. Kalli's mom then decided that Little Miss Tink could have some sort of a reaction to the vaccinations or the infant Tylenol, so we moved Kalli into our bedroom for the first time (thanks grandma CanCan for the pack and play with bassinett), just to make sure she didn't stop breathing or anything. Yep, we are officially neurotic (well, Amy is anyway). She slept incredibly well last night, so today is a much better day. Oh, by the way, she is almost 13lbs. and 24something inches long. In other words, she is perfectly healthy and beautiful.

Playtime!

First Halloween Costume

Mom and Dad are enjoying my hard-earned candy. Can't wait 'till I get teeth... those Jolly Ranchers are looking pretty appetizing.

Seriously have you ever seen a cuter dog and doggy mama?

Grrrr..... I'm a Bearcub!

No Kidding, She Sleeps Like This

"Chillin' out, maxin' and relaxin' all cool..."

This girl's going to know how to vacation...

The Green Machine

Check out the new green overalls from Grandma Cathy and Grandpa John. I am looking good today. See what happens when you buy me new clothes? You get lots new pictures in cute new outfits... (hint: I wear a 3-6 month size - although I am only really two months old - in case you were wondering)

By the way, the old diapers weren't good enough... we upgraded to Huggies Supreme. 'Cause I'm supremely cool. Seriously.

Collection O' Pics

Sorry to everyone who checks this...
dang computer has been down for a few days...

Here are a few pics to make it up to you:

"Don't be fooled by the Diapes that I've got,
I'm still Kalli from the block."


Aunt Emily ("Auntie Em") comes to visit...


Is that Paige, or a Gremlin?


"Go Kalli, it's yur birthday...
we gonna party like it's yur birthday..."

Which way to the Rock Show?

Uhm, excuse me, ma'am, could you tell me which way it is to the ROCK SHOW?



Oh, that way? Ok, rock on.

Harumph...

Even babies have bad days. Today was a bad day. Mom dressed me in boy clothes and Paige sniffed me raw. All in all, today sucked.

Wiping with Leaves

Today we ventured out to an art show at an old "bed-and-breakfast-MILL" in the woods in Southern Indiana.

LESSONS LEARNED:
-If you don't want people to think your daugher is a boy, don't dress her in jeans and cowboy boots. It's gonna take a little more than that.
-Packing three burp cloths is a necessity for Miss Kalli... and we have stains to prove it.
-Changing a diaper on the hard dirt is an adventure that should be saved for hippies or really brave parents. (Amy is neither, Trevor is both)
-Unless you want weird looks, her name is just... Kalli.
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By the way, in case you were wondering, the baby crying in the back of church is ours.

Yahoo for New Overalls!

Morning Delight

After a "smiley" morning, we headed to the doctor's office. She's jumped up a whole pound in 2 weeks! (from 10,4 to 11,4) She's also now 23.5 inches (up from 22.25). Not to brag, but height-wise, she's off the charts. Just call her long-legged-Lucy. Ok, nevermind, don't call her that.

Sleep, Pee, Smile

Well she did it. She officially "slept through the night." Finally went to bed about 11 pm and then woke at about 6:15 am. Maybe that's not sleeping through the night TO YOU, but it sure seemed like it to us. Then, to top it off, she slept from 7 until about 10. Good lawd that's alot of sleep.

So, Kalli has managed to pee without her diaper on twice in one day. Mom and dad need to be quicker about swapping diapers because APPARENTLY cold air makes one have to whiz. Many blankets, changing pads, and clothing were washed this week.

And finally, Kalli has begun to "socially smile" (smiling in response to something you say or do). Will try to catch a picture soon.

Just Loungin'

A little R&R never hurt anyone.

Any random night about 10 pm...

The drama begins when little Kalliopi turns from Kalli into:

NAKED BABY!

Next, she's placed into the tub:


"SHEESH! This is cold...."


AND.... we're done.

A Present for Mom

Tomorrow is mom's (Amy's) birthday and for a present this week she received from Kalli: 3 shirtfuls of spitup (2 of the shirts being new), and 1 lapful of poo. Amy would like to mention that it got all over the clean "Boppy" (the pillow you lay her on to feed) ... fresh from the dryer.

Happy Birthday ma.

Miss Kalli had a hot date with her boyfriend - 9 week old Griffin Jordy - last night. He was gazing into her eyes and flirting from his mom's shoulder. Pictures of the cute couple to come.

The Dogs

People often ask... "How are the dogs doing with the baby?" Ethan pretty much ignores her but as for Paige... well as you can see her and Kalli are best buds.

Papasan

Hanging with Papa in the Baby Papasan.

Swaddle-dee-do

Sorry for the lag in updating. Mom and dad had a busy weekend with weddings and birthday parties.

It seems as though Miss Kalli has come down with a case of Infant Acne. There's apparentely not much we can do about it except wash her face with water a few times a day. Ah well... there's no boys she has to impress at this point in her life.

Turns out that she also likes to be swaddled.... really, really tight. We've swaddled her "gently" since she was born but tried a new technique last night. She then proceeded to go an unheard of amount of time without fussing. She also slept so long that mom and dad woke up in the night and had to WAKE her for a feeding.

And... it appears she likes to suck her thumb (see pic)...

Yahoo for Sleep

Yahoo for sleep! Kalliopi finally went down for the count at about 10 pm last night. She woke up to feed at 4 am, stayed up for an hour, then was still asleep when Dad went to work at 8 in the morning. Now THAT's a good night.

Right on Target

Well we've had a change for the best in the past 24-hours! Kalli's been eating, sleeping, and "being awake" well ever since yesterday afternoon. All of her crying has been able to be consoled (once she was picked up or soothed) and mom and dad got two big four hour chunks of sleep last night (as did Kalli).

Doctor says all is well and she's eating and growing great. Her tear ducts are infected and we got some drops for that, but otherwise she's right on track. She also said that colicky babies just usually have a very observant personality and therefore overstimulate themselves very easily and don't know how to deal with it. She said these babies usually grow up being pretty observant, curious, and bright so that's good news as well. (Sorry, Katie, I didn't see your message until this morning so I didn't get a chance to ask about reflux... maybe if it's not better by next visit we'll check).

Everything's right on target!

Mom and Dad are Zombies

"Kalli practices her Tai Chi."

Grog.... Grog..... Mom and dad are zombies at this point. Kalli sure is a sweetheart when she's being an angel, but boy can she enter Hysteria Mode. And of course, it's usually the twilight hours when she decides she'd like to enter her name in the dictionary under the definiton of COLICY BABY.

We have a doctors visit in the morning (Wednesday) and we've already got a list of about 8 things to ask her. Meanwhile dad's hooked up and is running an "IV" of coffee for his arm for his first day back at work. :)