K is getting so chubby. We have been watching other kids as they are getting older and who were born around her birthdate, and they are huge compared to K. They started gaining chub quite a while back but K is just really starting to get into it and I love it. I especially love the chub when she's sleeping. All of her cheek chub just rests on her little neck ... oh I love it.

Little K is growing up so much!  Her most recent thing is her toes.  I don't think she quite understands what they are yet, but she knows they're always there and she can always grab them.

She used to always fall asleep in her car seat but she's starting to get really antsy in her car seat these days.  She doesn't like sitting still in it and she doesn't like to sleep in it anymore.  So days like today make me really wish I wasn't working.  She spent quite a few hours in her car seat today, or at least being transported in it, and so she didn't get much sleep.  By the time tonight rolled around, she was so tired and I felt so bad for her.  But although she would cry a bit and look at me like she was really sad, I would smile at her and tell her I was sorry that she didn't sleep in her car seat and she would give me a big smile.  Her smiles just melt my heart.  I love them.

little arms

Mike made a funny observation yesterday.  I've always thought K's arms were so cute, especially when she stretches.  Her little arms just go straight up.  But now I know why I love it so much - her arms are really short in comparison with her body.  Her fingers reach just above her head and boy, it's cute.

In other news, she has an ear infection and has to take Amoxicillin.  She is so good at taking it too.  Her first taste of it always leaves her with a disgusted expression, but then she goes on to take the rest of it like a champ.  She's such my good baby!

Messy

I cleaned up the worst mess I've ever seen from K this morning. 

See, K and I were intensely watching the news this morning - the live feed of the Chilean miners who were being rescued.  As K sat on a pillow on my lap, I shed some tears and K smiled as we watched a miner being pulled from the mine he had been stuck in for the past 70 days ... it was a precious moment.  (Don't worry, she usually doesn't watch television unless she is able to get herself moved so she can steal a glance before we catch her.)


Then I smelled a funny smell.  Assuming it was her diaper and that her diaper had caught everything, we continued to watch.  It was starting to really smell so after a minute or so, I looked down.  Yep, runny, brown stuff had pooled around her legs and bottom on the pillow.  For the past week, it's been very runny and it's not fun to clean up in her diaper (we're taking her in today to make sure she's okay).  This was a mess.

As I wallowed in self pity, K just smiled.  I don't know if she just felt better inside, if she thought it was funny that I was so miserable, or if she was just glad that I was finally cleaning her up, but she would not stop smiling.  She was so happy.  And that made the whole ordeal 100% better.

bests

Today I feel like Katie has slept almost all day.  Since midnight, she's probably been awake for maybe 5 hours.  Usually she's awake a lot more than that.  And I'll admit, I'm kind of bored.  I got a lot of work done in one continuous stretch, but I feel like a huge part of my day is missing - I have no little girl who wants to stare at the computer screen with me, no little girl who is laughing and talking to herself on the mat behind me, no little girl who likes to stand and open her mouth at me like she's surprised and impressed with herself ... I miss her today.

But it's given me some time to make me realize that she really is the second best part of my day (next to Mike) no matter how hard she may make my day.  Here are some of my favorite parts of the day with K:

Like I already mentioned, she likes to stand up on my lap and once she sees me, she'll open her mouth real wide like she's surprised.  I will open my mouth in response and then she'll just smile.  Oh, I love it.

I also love her early morning feedings.  Some days it's really hard to get up to feed her because although she got 8 hours of sleep, I like to stay up with Mike and play and watch television shows we've missed so I get a lot less sleep.  But I love just being up with her.  It's completely quiet, except for the train, and it's just me and her spending some quality time.

I love her smiles.  She loves to talk to Mike a lot but she gives me lots of smiles.  I also love how she tries to laugh.  She doesn't quite have the hang of it yet, but she tries.  And I love it.

And I absolutely love playing airplane with her.  I lift her up in the air so she's belly down and she flies all over.  She smiles and sometimes squeals and oh, I love it.

So in conclusion, I love that little girl.