Some new milestones and more cuteness!

Well, in the past few days, Kaiya has hit some little milestones that I wanted to document! Two nights ago, she slept for 2 FIVE hour stretches!! Went to bed at 12:30 and didn't wake us up until 5:30 a.m. and then fell back asleep until about 10:15 a.m. It was pretty much heaven!! She ate more often during the day which was great, so she didn't lose any important nourishment and great for mom and dad because they got a little more sleep! Last night she did 4 hour stretches, which was still really good! I'm sure it's just a fluke, but it sure has been enjoyable!! Last night, while Chris was changing her, she lost her umbilical cord "leftovers" or whatever you call it. We were quite pleased with that as well! And with the loss of the leftovers, we were able to give her her first real bath tonight!! It was quite the experience, but soooo much fun! First of all, it took us a bit to get the bathtub functioning properly and we flooded our kitchen counter and floor before getting that part down! EEK! So, we thought it would be better just to take the bath and put it in the tub instead. Kaiya really loved it! She shed a few tears, which she normally does the second her clothes are removed, but once she hit that warm water...AHHHH! She especially loves to get her little head rubbed! She was so hungry, though, that any time any part of my hand came near her mouth or cheek, she was trying to suck on it! Pretty dang cute! I like these kinds of baths waaaayyyy better than the little cotton ball baths she's been getting since she was born! She likes them much better too! Here's a few more pictures (sorry if I'm posting way too many pictures, but I honestly don't have anything cuter to take pictures of these days)!

Several people have asked how Chase has handled the adjustment to a new baby in the house. I am very pleased to say that he has been GREAT! He sometimes gets in our faces or tries to sit in our laps if he is feeling a bit attention deprived, but for the most part, he loves Kaiya as much as we do. He is really gentle with her and usually all he really cares about is sniffing her diaper! In fact, as you can see in the pictures, he pretty much lays down wherever she is. I think he already has her back!

I realized tonight as I looked at our counter that my kitchen has been overtaken by baby goods! Gone are the days of clutterlessness! And I'm really ok with that! The first bath experience -- we all loved it!


The other day I left to go get some gas at Costco. When I got home, Kaiya was all wrapped up and Chris mischeviousy says, "We had fun while you were gone!" I asked what they had done and Chris unwraps Kaiya and says, "We played dress-up!" It was the funniest thing ever! He had dressed her from head to toe in this wildly cute creation! He was so proud and I could not stop laughing! He's such a cute daddy! And a few of my recent favorites