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Exploding Baby Food

The other day I reached way in the back of the shelf and pulled out a jar of baby food (chicken flavored). We had bought it a while ago, but it just didn't look very appetizing so we never tried to see if Kaylee would like it. I decided to finally give it a try. So I took the lid off, and stuck it in the microwave like I always do. When I looked in the jar to see what it looked like, I noticed that the top sort of looked like it had formed a solid layer. After gently warming it for about 15 to 20 seconds, I took it out. I grabbed the spoon to stir it up. As I put the spoon in the jar I broke through that layer on the top.

All of a sudden...

POP! And baby food went flying everywhere. It got in my eyes, my face, my hair, on my arms, on the fridge, the stove, the cabinets, and all over the floor. What a mess. Yuck!

I guess pressure had built up and got released when I put the spoon through the top layer. The thing that was odd was that it wasn't very hot. I should know, it was in my eyes and all over my face.

Naomi and I actually had a good laugh over it. I sure looked funny with baby food all over me. :-P

Note to self, if you see a solid layer on the top of baby food, stir it first before warming it up. Oh yeah, I might want to reduce the amount of time I heat things up. Maybe heat for 10 seconds, stir, check, and heat again. :-)

Kisses for Dada

I stopped by the house today during lunch. When I walked in the door I saw Kaylee laying in the middle of the living room floor and I said "Kaylee, it's dada." She spun 180 degrees around, and balancing on her belly she started kicking her legs and waving her arms in the air like she was trying to fly. She was yelling something in baby talk with great excitement. And so I rushed over to her, got down on the floor with her, and as I put my face close to hers she opened her mouth and put it right on my cheek. Yep... she gives dada kisses.

Normally, if I say "kiss kiss for dada" she will give me a kiss. But today, I didn't even have to ask! :-)

Haircut?

Nooooooooo! I won't do it. I won't! I don't want to cut her hair. But it is really starting to get in her eyes. We keep it up in a ponytail on the top of her head most of the time. But sometimes Kaylee just pulls it out.

What do you think? Should we cut her hair? If so, should we do it or should we have someone else cut it?

Is that a lot of hair for a 13 month old? It seems like it to me but I don't really know about these things. :-)

Learning to Crawl

Kaylee is right on the edge of crawling. She gets up on her hands and knees, sort of rocks back and forth, and then usually just collapses or rolls over. For a while she was moving backwards. But now she is actually starting to inch forward a little. She does this sort of inch worm thing after rocking back and forth and she can actually move forward a little.

We get really excited when we see her do this. And we encourage her to crawl to us or to get toys. But the truth is I know things will suddenly be more challenging when she becomes mobile. But we don't care. We just love to watch her as she gets stronger and makes progress. She sure has come a long way and she is definitely getting strong!

Kaylee has a Cold

Last night, around three in the morning, we woke up to the sound of Kaylee crying. We fed her. Held her. Rocked her. And put her back in her crib. About thirty minutes later she was crying again. She fell back asleep but woke up again. This went on until morning.

We took her to the doctor today. She just has a cold. They told us to give her a decongestant. I guess as new parents we are a bit jumpy and quick to rush to the doctor. But we learned a few things while we were there.

BTW, did you see the new pictures (Kaylee - April 2005)? Most of the pic's are from Kaylee's birthday party down in Florida. Click on photos up in the left margin!

Ceiling Fans

I never knew how much fun it was to lay on the ground and watch a ceiling fan go round and round and round until Kaylee pointed it out. She's totally right! Ceiling fans are the best!!! :-)

Sign Language for Infants & Toddlers

Has anyone taught their infant or toddler sign language?

We recently purchased 3 DVDs from Signing Time - Volume 1 My First Signs, Volume 2 Playtime Signs, and Volume 5 ABC Signs.

We are excited about the idea of teaching Kaylee to sign. Hopefully, one day soon, Kaylee will be able to sign that she wants her bottle instead of crying!

We have been playing the Signing Time DVD's over and over. And we absolutely love them. Rachel, the co-creator and host of the DVD's, is fantastic. I walk around the house singing the songs all the time. And I am already becoming a pro. Haha... In just a few days I have already learned a lot of signs.

Naomi has experience signing. She took ASL as a second language in college. And she's still pretty good.

We will let everyone know how Kaylee progresses with her signs!