More Firsts

So today we decided to keep the trend of "firsts" going. Kyla has been sleeping in our room in her Moses basket, but we figured it was time to move her to her room in her crib. We started out with her afternoon nap. She slept so well and did such a great job!

We were also able to give her a bath for the first time! Kyla HATED her sponge baths, so we weren't sure how it would go with an actual bath, but she ended up loving it! She definitely enjoys sitting in the warm water!

Day of Firsts

Today was a really fun day! I had an appointment with my doctor, so it was Tim's first day home alone with Kyla. She was sleeping when I left, so I figured she would wake up while I was gone, so I had a bottle ready for her. Well she ended up sleeping the ENTIRE time I was gone! Tim still wanted to feed her, so when she woke up he went ahead and gave her the bottle! It was so sweet, she just looked up at him the entire time!


After Kyla ate, we decided to go out to eat for our first time. We went to Chili's and Kyla was so perfect, she just slept in her carseat and would occasionally open her eyes to see what was going on around her.

2 Week Check Up

Today we had Kyla's two week checkup with Dr. Cardwell. Dr. Cardwell was hoping that Kyla would weigh at least 7 lb 13 oz, but she overachieved and weighed in at 8 lb 2 oz which is in the 50th percentile! She was 22 inches long which is in the 95th percentile and her head circumference was 37 cm which is in the 75th percentile! Dr. Cardwell was very impressed with how alert Kyla was. She was so well behaved again at the doctor's office, this time she was awake the whole time and she just looked around and took it all in. The only time she cried was when they had to prick her foot to draw blood, she wasn't the only one crying in the office that day, I was right there with her. Hearing that sweet little squeal and knowing that it hurt her for a split second just broke my heart. Once that was done we put her in the carseat and she stopped crying and then we were on our way home to chill out for the day!

Waiting on the Dr. to come in the room

Andrea's Visit

This week Andrea (one of my roommates from college) came and stayed with us for the week. It was so nice to have her in town! We never get to hang out that much so I really enjoyed getting the chance to catch up and spend time with her and have her help with Kyla! We mostly stayed around the house, but one night we actually got out and went to Target. This was Kyla's first trip to a public place other than the Doctor's office! We also tried to figure out the Moby wrap, Kyla didn't like it very much and screamed the second we put her in it, so instead we went for a walk with her in the stroller :) Thank you so much Andrea for coming and staying with us! We love you very much!

Kyla all dressed up for Target

Andrea worked on getting Kyla to take the pacifier

All ready to go on a walk outside

4th of July

For the 4th of July we normally go to the lake house and visit Tim's parent's, but since we were just getting used to some sort of routine with Kyla, we stayed in Austin and went over to Mark & Jessica's for the day. This was our first time getting out of the house for a long period of time, at first I was very nervous, but Kyla did great and even surprised us by sleeping a ton! We had amazing hamburgers and just hung out for the day and most of the evening, it was so much fun!

Kyla sleeping on her daddy

Snoozing again

Kyla and Connor 3 months apart

All by Ourselves

Granddaddy came and picked up my Grandmommy this morning to take her home. I have to say I was a little nervous about being alone with Kyla without the extra set of hands, but we actually did really well and it was pretty encouraging to see that we could do this! Tim really helped out a lot and it was so much fun watching him and Kyla interact with each other. She sure loves her daddy and so do I!

Tim's parents, Chip and Vicki, came over for lunch and brought us king ranch casserole. We were having some trouble getting Kyla to burp, so Vicki taught me the hold that worked best for Jimmy (Tim's brother) and we finally got her to give us some really good burps! Kyla then went to sleep and they stayed for a few hours while she napped. It was nice getting to hang out with them and talk. We love you Mee Mee & Pee Paw!

This hold is awkward, but it really worked out those burps!

Happy Birthday Grandmommy!

Today was Grandmommy's birthday! Grandmommy, you are such an amazing lady. Tim and I really appreciated having you here at the house for the first week. We really don't know what we would have managed without you. We love and respect you so much! Kyla already misses you and we can't wait to see you again!

For Grandmommy's birthday we just hung out at the house and tried to get the hang of the routine that works best for us and Kyla. That evening our friends Mike and Alicia came over and brought barbeque for dinner. Thank you Mike and Alicia for coming over, we can't wait for Kyla and Peyton to grow up together!

Kyla loved having tummy time on Grandmommy