Recap!

So it's been a busy couple of days with our friends Jay, Ashley, and Cole in town. I'm even pretty sure Kaylani was the busiest since she just followed Cole around all weekend. Cole would run into another room, and there went Kaylani crawling after him. Cole would play a toy, and there was Kaylani trying to play with the same one. Cole would play with another toy, and there went Kaylani after it too. It's hard work trying to keep up with the older kids!

In any case, the house is back to just the 3 of us now. According to Mommy, Kaylani woke up from her nap and searched the entire house for Cole after we had left for the airport. Coming up empty, she gave Mommy a sad face. Hopefully, they'll come back soon so Kaylani can be happy again. Or Kaylani forgot about it already since we distracted her with toys and her first taste of pizza (which she loved so much that she shoved 8 pieces in her mouth all at once). Either way, she definitely had a great time.

So now that we're back in business, I posted a few backposts to make sure I kept things updated. Check out posts from the last couple of days on Kaylani's guest behavior, or our trip to NYC, or her latest encounters with grass! And when you've read all those, check out these pictures from the last bunch of days. I know they bring a smile to Kaylani's face when she sees Cole. I'm sure they'll do the same for you too. Enjoy!

Get your grass in gear

It was not too long ago that Kaylani was afraid of grass. She hated touching it in any way. Heck, she could barely even stand to look at it without breaking into tears. But today, she showed us that she's not a baby anymore. Well, not when it comes to grass at least.

After a busy day yesterday in the city, we took it easy today and went to Village Park to play on the swings for a little bit. After a few swings in the swing, we thought we'd see if Kaylani was still afraid of the grass. Turns out, she's not! She stood on it (with shoes), sat on it (with long pants), and then even crawled on it! She definitely seemed a little hesitant and would sit back up after putting her hands on it to crawl a few times, but after a few missteps, she was crawling around just fine. Okay, maybe she crawled 5 or 6 lengths quickly so Mommy would pick her up, but either way, she crawled on the grass without crying!

Just goes to show how quickly babies can change. 4 months ago, she hated it. Now, she's just fine. I can't even imagine what 4 months from now will bring along. Man oh man, she's growing up quickly.

Curious Grass

The last two days have been gorgeous out and Mommy and Kaylani have been stuck at home with the contractors working on the basement. But that doesn't mean that they didn't have anything to do. And just because they were stuck AT home, doesn't mean that they were stuck IN home (which isn't proper English, but you get the point).

Mommy and Kaylani took a trip into the great outdoors known as our backyard. Our grass was recently cut which you would think Kaylani would enjoy. Turns out, Kaylani doesn't like grass. At all. She didn't like to touch it. She didn't like to sit on it. She didn't like to lay on it. She definitely didn't even like to look at it. And she wasn't even directly on the grass!

We might be in big trouble going into the summer if Kaylani doesn't like the grass. To be fair, it was only her second time ever on the grass so she may still be adjusting. But from the way that Mommy described it, she was keeping her eye on the grass from the second she was taken outside. Mommy laid the blanket down, and Kaylani stared at the grass. Mommy grabbed the camera, and Kaylani stared at the grass. And when Mommy put her down, Kaylani screamed, and still stared at the grass.

When Mommy sat her on the grass, she cried. When Kaylani eventually fell backwards, she cried, then flopped over on her back real quick, but still cried. She calmed down for a little bit, enough for Mommy to snap a few non-screaming or crying pictures, but it was pretty clear the grass freaked her out. Guess we'll work on that this summer. But in the meantime, check out these pictures from the last couple of days!