26 1/2 Months

Sorry to be so late on the post, but I have been busy trying to NOT throw up. I've been feeling okay during the days, but horrible during the evenings, which is when I get these posts done, so needless to say, the post is late. I tried making it up with the video...did it work?

Anyways, our baby is turning into a little girl and I'm a little upset...can we slow time down so I can have another day with my tiny little girl who used to cuddle with me? She is starting to string more words together for sentences and can practically count to 10 on her own. She is also pretty good at the alphabet song. Kami also does really well in Bible Hour and stays all by herself. She still loves her Mickey and Diego shows and we're all looking forward to the warmer weather so we can play outside!

Enjoy the photos and leave some comments! :)

Kami loves walking through Grandma and Grandpa's flower beds...what a monster...

We tried a St. Patrick's Day picture. Garrett really does have some green on. So bright outside!

She used to not be tall enough to reach the light switches...too bad those days are gone. At her doctor appointment, she measured 36 1/2" tall, which is in the 90th percentile for her age and she was still only in the 50th percentile for her weight (around 26 pounds). Still a tall, skinny kid...not sure where she's getting that from...

Kami was very proud of herself for getting into Grandma's clowning bag and finding lots of toys.

Kami's getting better at coloring in the lines (not that evident by the picture...).

Kami and Grandma got to spend some time coloring together.

"I give Sep-erd cookies!"

"Mama, dada! I Batman!"

Kami got this book from her aunt and uncle on Garrett's side for Christmas and she keeps taking all the stickers off (with some help) and putting them back in the book. She loves stickers!

"Mama-is my cam-ra! My take a picture!"

"Mama, I cuttin the app-o!"

"Mama! I wan bubbles! I do it! It heaby!"

Kami loves her bubble machine. Mama would love it if it was silent and outside...

Kami just had to go outside when it was pretty chilly, so she came back inside with some pink cheeks.

Goodnight Songs

Dada and Kami have a night-time ritual of reading some books, singing some songs, and saying some prayers. It's too cute to keep to myself, so enjoy. I promise I'll get her 26 1/2 months post done soon! Promise!

26 Months

Well, we officially are starting potty training and even went to Target to buy some "big girl underwear!" We have also vetoed the word "panties" since it sounds dirty...eww...I tried to let Kami pick her own underwear out, but she wanted the Diego underwear and those were boy underwear and I felt weird about her having a flap in the front...eww again...Kami's daycare provider (a lovely lady named Denice who Kami loves) thought Kami was totally ready for potty training, so she gets to do it! Why not pawn that off on someone else. She tried today and peed her pants about 6 times, but I'm sure by the end of this week she be a potty pro! Denice also said that Kami was very advanced for her age. I always have thought she was...of course she's a genius! She's my daughter!

As far as talking, it seems like Kami learns a new word/phrase every day. A few of her favorites are "It hurt me!" to which she always sounds really surprised (like running into a wall shouldn't hurt?), "I okay" normally follows the first phrase, and "Diego go!" after her favorite show. It's odd, because she is quite attached to Diego and has to watch at least one of his shows every day. She would watch the same one over and over again. I, on the other hand, would not, and wake up some days singing the theme song. Ugh. She can also count to three and she actually understands what it means (she counts everything these days) and can name more animals than I realize she knows (snake="snek," monkeys="mu-keys," duck="duhs). She picks up on everything, so we have to watch what we say so she doesn't repeat it. She also calls both of her grandparents "ganpa," so you don't know if she's talking about my mom or my dad (on Garrett's side, his mom is "ganpa" and his dad is "papa").

Kami is such a joy to have in our house and we have been so blessed (I know it sounds cheesy) by her. She makes us smile and laugh and our hearts melt every time she gives us a hug or kiss!

Kami still likes to put this thing on her head. I think I've got another picture posted on here from a long time ago where she's doing the exact same thing. She still thinks it's funny.

Kami's horsey, Mollie (from the Wells Fargo wagon!), wanted to play in the bubbles too. Funny story, I bought her a bubble machine last summer and she had a blast with it outside. I brought it inside over the winter so it wouldn't break and she found it almost a year later and knew exactly what it did. "Bubbles mama!!!"

Has anyone seen the "Saturday Night Live" with Kristin Wiig on the "Lawrence Welk Show" with the bubbles? You should YouTube it and then let me know what you think of this show...

This photo cracks me up! Chomp! I'm not even sure what she was trying to do here, but it's hilarious!

So many tiny bubbles...

She got some bubbles on the ottoman and was nice enough to clean up after herself.

This is what I get when I say "Say cheese Kami!"

Can you even handle to sweetness? She's starting to figure out how to sit still and smile for photos. Unfortunately, her passport photo did not turn out as well as this shot...I'll post a photo when the Federal Government has decided it's okay for our 2-year old to leave the country...

My what long pigtails you have...

Kami's rockin the "no pants" look, which she does quite often at home. She also likes to wear an extra shirt around her neck.

Kami hanging out on mama and dada's bed eating some cocoa eggs ('tis the season!).

Kami does have helping hands. Her hands also like doing puzzles, which she is actually really good at! She's also getting good at going to Sunday School. We even got to leave her all by herself the other week. I haven't heard a sermon in about 2 years!

What the deuce...

Yay! I got cocoa! Check out my mustache!

25 1/2 Months

Happy Valentine's Day to all! Kami had a very productive month so far. She made some Valentines for her grandparents, decorated some Valentine cookies, and took some photography courses. She is still loving all her friends at daycare and even let mama leave her in her Bible Hour class instead of making me stay in there with her (granted, Uncle Chad was the teacher, but still, a giant leap for mankind). She continues to make more sense when talking and uses lots of sentences. On another note, if you haven't already heard, Kami will becoming a big sister in September, although she would rather have a cookie than a baby brother/sister (we asked her if she was excited to have a baby brother or sister, and she looked at me and then at Garrett and said, "Mama, cookie?").

Focusing in on the rug.

Checking out her photo.

I'm hilarious with Dada's long underwear on!

Yeah, she is. I think if she had a choice, she wouldn't wear clothes at all.

Cool rider...

A little cock-eyed, but got the "gasses" on pretty well on her own.

She was at Grandma and Papa's (Prices) house one night and she disappeared for a bit. We found her downstairs in a chair reading a book.

Kami just had to take her bike out on a sort-of sunny day. Like her jacket? She LOVES the hood.

Kami rewarded herself after decorating some pretty cookies. She likes the sprinkles. Yum.

Oh so good!

Kami found her "hack" and some "goo" to make Grandma and Grandpa's (Dokken) Valentine's Day card. I don't think she gets what glue is for yet, but she had fun.

Dance!

Kami LOVES to dance! Here's a montage of some footage we've collected recently. She's got some pretty sweet moves.

Note-she says "I wanna sit" towards the end, not what you think...

25 Months

Kami is now 2 years, 1 month old and we are beginning to understand more and more of her words and sentences that she says to us. She is starting to speak in more sentences (mama, Mickey Mouse show pease, dada, I hungy for sgetti, mama, go potty pease) and we're surprised at what words she knows. She has also continued her pooping-in-the-potty, but she still hasn't peed in there. Kami loves going to her grandparents' houses as well as daycare and basically shoves us out the door as soon as we walk in the door (bye-bye, go now). Another thing that happened this past 2 weeks is that she can have a phone conversation. She used to just breathe and you could hear chewing on the other end, but now you can ask her yes or no questions and she can tell you if she's been a good girl or not. It's crazy to think that this is the same girl we've had for more than 2 years-she's changed so much!

Kami and cousin Keenan going nigh-nigh on the floor. She thinks this is hilarious.

Another thing Kami thinks is hilarious-walking around underneath a blanket.

These two have so much fun together and every time they see each other, it's like no time has gone by.

Grandma and cousin Keenan enjoying a TV show with Kami.

What a cute dork! Note her awesome Converse sneaks. She also had to take one of mama's scarf after she saw me put one on.

Dada and Kami rockin' pinball.

She had a blast! Come to think of it, so did Dada.

Kami cruisin' along Main Street.

Kami has a knit Mickey Mouse from one of my mom's clown friends, and she "borrowed" his pants one afternoon. She did have her pants on over these, but as soon as mama and dada got to my parents' house, she had to show off her new pantaloons.

Notice her chicken-legs...not sure where she got those from...also notice her bruises on her shins...she bruises easily like her mama.

Kami fitting in a few stretching exercises into her busy schedule.

Kami's nightly routine includes suctioning snot,

brushing her teeth,

and putting on her pjs backwards. Yes...backwards. It's the only way her pajamas stay on through the night as well as her diaper. We used to get the 2-piece ones, but we would find her nude and her sheets soggy, so we put an end to that!

Kami chillin' at home on the couch.

Say "cheese!"

Kami dancing to her favorite TV show.