5 Months in the Books!

After getting in a pretty bad car accident on Mother's Day, life seems so much sweeter.  Especially with this little girl to love.  I will never take our blessed life for granted.  Happy 5 month birthday, Kiara!

Another Milestone...

First smile, check.  First laughs, check.  Rolls over, CHECK!  I'm so proud of her!  I was so excited that I just scooped her up and kissed and hugged her, so I didn't get a picture.  Oh well.  I actually didn't witness it.  Which I'm kind of bummed about.  But I figure it's only fair that way because Alden wasn't here either.

I had her on the couch (with her head by the back of the couch and her feet hanging off the cushions) and I was sitting beneath her on the floor.  I was checking my email on our laptop on the coffee table and heard her kind of grunting.  I turned around and she was on her belly!  She seemed pretty surprised herself!

Oh the joys of motherhood.  The littlest things just make my day!  I love it.

4 Months Down

I know I say it a lot, but wow!  How is she so old already?  She has just started the spitting phase... you know where they purse their lips together and blow?  Too funny!  Even if I am getting showered with baby  drool every few minutes, I still love it.  She has also found out that being held above our heads in the "superman" position is, hands down, the most hilarious thing in the world.  It's awesome to hear her laugh so hard over practically no effort.  Gotta love babies.  I wish I could get inside her mind and hear what she's thinking.  I'm sure she'll be telling me soon enough.

A new trick to show the family in Utah!

Kiara finally lifted her head during her tummy time! She used to hate it so bad, and would just smash her face into the floor and scream... but she finally figured it out! Yay!

And we're off to Salt Lake City in a few days. I'm so excited to see everyone and for Kiara to meet her crazy family. I hope it snows a little bit, just to make me feel at home.

And where exactly did the last three months go?

Wow, Kiara is three months old. Crazy! She is discovering new things every day. Yesterday, her hands found each other, and since then, she has had them folded together across her little body, each hand playing with the fingers on the opposite one. Soooo cute. I have discovered that watching her learn is one of the greatest things ever. I'm so proud of her.

A Fresh Start...

I had to start over because I got too "techie" with my last page, and inadvertently erased everything. Not that I'm very up-to-date with this whole blogging thing anyway, but at least it's here for me to ignore!