I die

I die! I die! I died. So gorgeous.
Sorry its the whole video, I couldn't find just the dance. But either way I die!

Thunderstorms

I gotta be honest, I kinda love spring/summer rain. I don't know if I could live in Seattle love it but I do love the occasional downpour here. The other day we had one of those and also a huge hail storm. Kyla and I stood at my front door and just watched the hail and rain. I couldn't believe how hard it was raining! I had to take some pics...

Look at that hail!

This one I was trying to get the amount of rain that was dripping from our roof...didn't really work

Gas Station Junkie

Addict? Yes.
Favorites right now?

Peach Gummies....DELISH!

Orange Slices

Sour patch kids

Anything gummy. One of my favorite things to do is go to the gas station, load up on our favorites and of course some DDP (diet dr pepper) and watch a movie or show with David. We've done this a lot recently and it makes me a very happy girl :] Love it.

Dreaming

The other day Kyla was at my parents house being babysat...scratch that....loved and adored and she woke up from a dead sleep in what can only being described as a terror. My parents said she was crying a high pitched scream for a few seconds and then she went back to sleep. Bad dream? Its the only thing we can think of. Poor girl..breaks my little heart. So I was mentioning this to David's Aunt and Nana when his Aunt brought up an interesting thought. She said, "She was probably dreaming about her birth, its the only traumatic thing thats happened to her." I don't even know if she meant it the way I took it but it made me think...can you only dream about things that have happened to you or that you've seen and can imagine? I know dreams are weird and things happen that don't make sense in real life and stuff but it seems to me that they all draw from something and babies don't have much to draw from. For instance babies know nothing about kidnappers so could she have a scary dream about being kidnapped? Or is she just dreaming about her terrible week in the NICU or having to leave people she loved and come to earth? Interesting thought right? What do you think?

A few of my Favorite things

A few favorites that Kyla does right now...
-Holds my hand or arm or whatever she can get a hold of when I feed her
-Spreads all her toes as she eats in concentration
-The faces she makes. (the "O" face, the pursed lips, the furrowed brow, the WIDE eyes in the dark, the starving trying to eat your arm, the pouty/bottom lip out face, and of course her smiles)
-When you put her over your shoulder and her little arms wrap right around you. Best hug ever.

Its crazy how much I love this girl. I always heard people say its different when its your own and I never believed them. I thought it would be just as annoying when they would cry or whine for no reason. Now I understand. It doesn't matter if its 5am, well it matters a little, I still would rather be sleeping but I'm not mad at her because I just feel so bad that she's awake with gas bubbles or whatever the case may be. I have new patience that no one (I mean no one) could have predicted. I just love her and want to make her happy so I'll do whatever it is that she needs and maybe more. I love being a mom but I especially love being Kyla's mom.

Least favorite thing she's doing.....Growing up.

Year #4

Can you believe David and I are at year #4 in our marriage? I sure can't. Lately I can't get over how lucky I am to have this amazing guy as my forever. The way he took care of me during labor and since labor proves (in case I didn't know before) he is always going to have my back. If he can have it during such a yucky time I only have good things in store right? :] I know I can rely on him for anything and everything and that he loves me enough to be there in good times and bad. Its such a safe feeling and I think I used to take in for granted. About a year ago I wised up and realized how cool that really is and how lucky I am to be in a relationship where I know that because of the way he talks to me and treats me. Since I've been home from the hospital, he's been so patient with all my crazy hormones. He tells me everyday what a good mom I am. I have gone through times where I'm a wreck of a new mom but he's always there for me to talk to and always makes me feel better. He's my best friend.

My love grows for him each time I see him with Kyla. He is such a good dad. Loves her more then anything, constantly tells her how much he loves her (whats even cuter is when he says, "mom and dad love you so much!" Just throws me in there incase Kyla forgot), and he and I have had such great moments since she's been home laughing at the funny things she does. He is so hands on and you can tell he wouldn't let it be any other way. Kyla couldn't have a better dad.

All I know is that these 4 years have passed quickly but its been great so far and I can't wait for all the future moments with our family.

I know this picture is terrible but it makes me smile so there it is :]

Burping

Who knew that burping could be so exhausting. I definitely didn't. In all the hard things I knew would come with being a parent, burping wasn't one of the things I thought about. Kyla hates to burp...yet she hates to have burps in there that need to come out. She hates to spit up so if possible she chooses to swallow it back down. She's a stubborn lady already. She will fuss and when you start pounding on her little back she screams (like literally screams) and arches her head back in protest of letting anything come out. Then she burps and relaxes her little head into your shoulder or hand. Once she starts crying again you know she's gotta burp again. I swear it takes me 3 hours to burp this child. Sometimes if we don't get it all out she'll be fussy through the day and then at night you can hear with every breath she takes that there is mucus in her throat and we have to spend a lot of time trying to get whatever is in there out. For all you moms out there...did you ever have such issues with burping/spitting up? Did your breast milk ever make your baby "mucusy"? Last question, is it normal to want to do a "touchdown" celebration dance with every burp? haha First thing David and I say when she burps is, "Good job! Way to go." Positive reinforcement can't hurt right? :]