38/5.5 Months

Goodbye February, hello March! The Prices are ready for spring and some nice weather outside. We all went on a bike ride today and enjoyed the sunshine. Brooklyn seemed to enjoy herself and Kami always has a blast in the stroller.

Brooklyn seems like she is getting closer and closer to being mobile, which means we will be installing "baby prison" again soon. She LOVES her big sister and would love to follow her all over the place if she could. Kami is still thrilled to be a big sister and is very protective of Brooklyn when she is upset. She has to give her a hug and kiss before naps/bedtime and will go check on her if she cries.

Kami and Garrett got to go to Portland for his school, so Kami got to spend some time with cousin Keenan, so there is a shortage of pictures for this installment, but fear not, I will have more pictures and videos (if I can get them to work) for next month.

Funny stories:

Kami called me from Portland and left me a voicemail: "Hi mama (I can hear Garrett's mom's voice in the background). I love you. Call me back. Her not talking to me!" then I can hear Carol trying to explain voicemail to Kami. I called her back later that evening and our conversation was about a minute long because she had to get back to coloring. Her priorities are a bit out of whack at times, but Garrett assured me that she was missing me, and of course, baby sister.

Garrett dropped Kami and Brooklyn off at a friend's house for the day and Kami insisted on getting a hug and kiss before he left (like she always does). Garrett turned around to leave and Brooklyn screamed at him a few times until he gave her some love. She was pretty pleased with herself after she got some attention.

Kami and dada.

Kami and mama after our bike ride.

Full speed ahead!

Kami's "yoin (loin) coth (cloth)." Her speech is cute now, but it won't be so cute in a few years...

Brooklyn's first bike ride...she looks huge!

Sisters!

Kami's getting pretty good at puzzles.

Kami's new Batman shirt. She was so excited that we got it for her. "Kank ew mama and dada so much for my new Batman shirt! It sparkly and purple! My favorite!" She doesn't look so thrilled here, but she really was, I promise!

Uncle Nick likes to call this Brooklyn's "penguin slide." It looks even better when her arms are right next to her body.

Kami and Brooklyn sizing each other up.

Brooklyn was SO excited to see her big sister after she finally got home from Portland.

Big smiles!

Happy Balentine's Day!

Our big news in the Price household...Kami is in a big girl bed and loving it! We went to "the Target" and picked out some sheets and got her all set up. She loves her new bed and we love snuggling on it with her. Also, Kami is potty-trained except for naps and night times.

Brooklyn is starting to talk lots and lots and laughing with us. She's such a happy baby and so easy. She's got a sweet personality and can't believe she's 5 months old already!

Kami continues to make us laugh: we were listening to a song that talks about getting married and she looked at me and asked "you married?" I told her yes, then she asked Garrett the same thing, and he told her yes too. She gets that we're married, but we try to tell her we're married to each other, but she says, "No, you married and you married" while pointing to each of us. Maybe she'll figure it out some day.

Kami doesn't let her Bear Bear get too far from her, even while sleeping.

BatKami doing some mad pull ups while wearing Pull Ups.

Batgirl getting her nails painted and blown on by Dada.

On to the toenails.

Kami being the doctor with her sunglasses as her stethoscope. What an imagination this girl has!

For "Balentine's Day" (Kami doesn't like to say "v"), we had some chocolate and dippables...

Dada gave her a little help making a Hilter 'stache.

BIG strawberry!

Excited girl about all that fruit!

Brooklyn tried cereal for the first time and was a bigger fan of the spoon than the cereal itself.

Trying to force Dada's hand towards her mouth.

I'm not sure how much she liked it...she's grabbing the chair pretty hard...

Kami's starting to look like such a big girl...not sure if I like that...

Kami and Dada playing on the floor after bath time.

Brooklyn all smiles with her favorite elephant.

Big girl bed!

She was so excited that she was jumping on the bed while I was trying to make it, which made it really difficult.

My bad!

I fixed the video...I think...

Laughing baby!

37 Months/4 1/2 Months

The last portion of January has been uneventful. A big thing around here is that Kami has finally stopped pooping her pants! She's potty trained except for nap/night times and the heavens have opened up! She takes herself to the bathroom and announces to the house that she has, indeed, pooped in the potty. We're thrilled to not have to buy Pull-Ups at Costco anymore and Kami's so excited to be such a big girl! Next step, moving her into a big girl bed soon!

Brooklyn is starting to laugh and smile so much more and is rolling over both ways (from tummy to back and from back to tummy). We don't get to see it very often-we usually put her down for tummy time and come back to find her on her back or vice versa. One of these days we'll catch her in the act!

Cute story: the Avett Brothers have a song called "I And Love And You" that sings "Brooklyn, Brooklyn, take me in" during the chorus. Garrett was listening to the song and Kami happened to hear it and stopped and said "Dada, this is a very special song. It baby sister's song" and she often requests the "Brook-in brook-in song" while we're driving in the car. They're a fantastic group, so if you're looking for someone new to listen to, look em up!

"Sook Mama! I jumping like a fog (frog)!"

Kami hanging out in Dada's robe with her shoes on the wrong feet.

Mmm...fist so good!

Kami likes to take pictures of "baby sister," but I'm pretty sure if she keeps doing it, Brooklyn will be blind from the camera flash.

Big smiles!

Brooklyn and the giraffe sizing each other up.

Kami watched as we swaddled Brooklyn up before bed and she wanted to be swaddled like a baby.

Pretty sure we'll be signing someone up for dance classes soon.

So, I left the two girls in the living room while I took a shower and when I got out, Kami had managed to fit into Brooklyn's 3-6 month vest. Not sure what to say about the pose though...

Went to Costco to pick up some bagels, cheese, and a 3-year old. She slept through the whole shopping trip! I always see parents with kids sleeping in shopping carts and think "Kami would never do that," but she proved me wrong!

I think Kami thinks it's funny to strangle Dada.

Kami always thinks she's hilarious.

Bishop to nerd one.

She looks way too old way too fast.

I think she's trying to watch TV around me.