First Ever Blog

So, I am attempting to be better at keeping in touch with family and friends, therefore this blog was created! I don't promise a post every day, but I will keep updating information as I go.

My very precious Kaitlyn has been vocalizing all sorts of sounds and syllables, and last Friday she made my day. She was sitting in her bouncy seat babbling away telling me all about her day (bababababa-gggggggggg-aaaaaaaayyyyy-pththththth), when out of the blue she looks me right in the eyes and says "mamama-bababababa-gggggggggg-aaaaaaaayyyyy-pththththth". Now I know that at 5 1/2 months old they are supposed to say syllables, but rarely do they recognize what they are saying. So, I just assumed that she had started using the "ma" syllable to practice. Oh no! This child of mine not only knows who I am, but tells me (and her daddy) so by calling me by name! I know this because when I came home from work on Saturday morning she proved it. Daddy was holding her in the kitchen, facing him, so she couldn't see me come in the door, and she looked right at her daddy, stuck out her bottom lip and said "Maaaaaaaaaaama". I smiled and called her by name very quietly and she turned her head clear around her body, clasped her hands together, threw them up in the air and exclaimed "Maaaama!". Talk about making my day.

I have been teasing daddy ever since that he taught her to say it so that when she wakes up at 5am needing a diaper change and to be fed, she calls out for me instead of him, thereby allowing him a few extra minutes of sleep. I was just kidding of course because I know he would love to hear her say dada.

Now every time she talks to me she addresses me, and if I look away or am not paying enough attention she lets me know by calling my name!

My sweet baby is growing up and is no longer a newborn. I miss the snuggles and cuddles that only a newborn can provide, but I am enjoying the experiences that come with each new day. Don't get me wrong, she still loves to snuggle and cuddle with me, but sometimes I think I am just a safe place for her to watch the world. She is so attentive and alert, watching everything, taking it all in! I am amazed when I watch her explore her world, everything is new and exciting to her, even if she's seen it a hundred times.

I am hoping to take her to get professional pictures done to celebrate completing half of a year so far! We'll see how that goes. I'll keep you posted!