Looks like Kelsi is feeling better! This is just a taste of her skills...she goes crazy on that thing!

Sick little girl

Kelsi hasn't felt very good the last few days. No fever or cold symptoms, but I think she had a bit of the tummy flu because she spit up CONSTANTLY and was also going "the other way" as well.

I asked Kelsi how she felt, and this is what she did. I think she is feeling better today.

Happy Easter!

The story of the hat: I bought a cute little Easter dress size 3-6 mos. that came with a matching hat. We put it on her and as you can tell, the hat is HUGE! We didn't make her wear it, but when we looked at the tag inside the hat it read it was for 6-12mos. Shame on the makers of this outfit for thinking that 3 month old babies have big heads. Kelsi is offended.
It totally looks like she is sitting up in this picture. Not yet...
Super Kelsi! John likes to play this game with her and she LOVES it.
My little mischief maker. Her looks have so much expression to them.

Dear Generous Gift Giver,

Thank you so much for the movietickets.com gift certificate. John and I love movies and your thoughtful Christmas gift that we received in the mail was a wonderful surprise. I decided to activate the card last night so that John and I could use it this weekend, only to find out that I need to also enter your birth date in order to fully activate it. If you could so kindly reveal yourself (since it seems it was anonymous) so that we could put your gift to use, that would be just so excellent. It seems an easier way than to just start entering the birth dates of all my friends.

Thanks again,

Karina and John, movie enthusiasts

I took "The Office" quiz and found out that I am most like Jim! I guess I am pretty happy about that, I would of died if it said that I was....well...anyone else. You can take the quiz too at:http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/justforfun/personality.shtml

Mommy, look what I found!

Last week when I picked up Kelsi at the gym's daycare, she was sitting in her car seat sucking her thumb! I thought "When did you find that?". Today, I caught Kelsi doing it again while she was going to sleep in her swing for her afternoon nap. By the way, am I ruining my child by letting her nap in the swing as opposed to putting her in her bed? She doesn't have any problems sleeping at night (still about 10 hours), but the only time she is in her crib is at bedtime. I ask because my friend Amanda who watches her in the morning tried to put her "down" for her morning nap instead of in the swing and she threw a fit. She put her in the swing and she went right to sleep. Thoughts?

I was tagged by my sister Tamar again. I think these are fun...

What are 5 things I have to do today?
1. play with Kelsi
2. log back into work to finish a few things
3. Put my laundry away
4. Go to Spinning
5. spend time with John

Where was I 10 years ago?
Finishing up my senior year of high school. 10 years go by fast I guess. Not planning on going to the reunion though.

What are 5 snacks I like?
1. bananas
2. Hummus and pita chips
3. applesauce
4. frozen chocolate chips
5. apples & PB!

What would I do if I was suddenly a billionaire?
To state the obvious I would pay off our school loan, travel (bring my sisters along), buy a house for my parents, pay off Tamar's school debt and invest the rest and live off the interest.

What are 4 bad habits I have?
1. eating when I am bored
2. tailgaiting
3. Forgetting to floss
4. slouching at the comp (I just sat up straight)

What are 5 jobs that I've had?
1. QA Analyst
2. Recruiter
3. Recruiting Assistant
4. Administrative Assistant
5. Tutor

DO I know anyone famous?
Yes, I went to church with Eric Smith. He is on a bunch of commericals...mainly AT&T & Old Navy and the newest one that is out right now with Carmen Electra.

Have you started any trends in that last year?
Cutest baby girl trend I think

If I were a pizza topping what would and be and why?
Extra Cheese. Tamar, you might not be able to have pizza without cheese, but I would be extra cheese because I make things just a little better than the ordinary.

What is your favorite clothing trend?
blousy shirts. I thought I would hate them because after being pregnant I would want to wear smaller shirts, but the blousy ones hide things and they are so cute!

What is your favorite commercial?
My newest favorite commercial is the "sip stealing - not illegal in 50 states"...I don't know what they are advertising...coke???

Which Seasame Street character is your favorite?
Snuffy (can't spell his whole name). He is just so sweet.

Which Christmas Vacation character do you see yourself as?
I have only watched it all the way through once. John will sometimes quote things from the movie and I just look at him blankly.

I tag: TRISH (welcome to the world of tag), Jocelyn, Lacey, Amanda & Lindsay (unless she has been tagged already???)

3 months old!

Kelsi turned 3 months old this weekend. She is currently 13 lbs and 24 in. long. She still loves to laugh and especially loves being bounced on the bed. She cracks up! Kelsi marked her 3 month milestone by visiting Seattle. John had some CE's to do so we headed out to the coast. Kelsi and I shopped while John sat in class. She did a great job, except I made a mistake of letting her sleep the entire 5 hour trip on the way there and she didn't sleep well that night. Here are a couple pics of hanging out in the hotel.

Accountability

About 6 months after I got married, I put on a "happy" 10 lbs. Even though I was happy, I wanted to lose those 10 lbs. I figured that I was happy before I was married too, so might as well be happier 10 lbs lighter. I actually joined weight watchers with some friends who I was accountable to (one in particular - we only went to 2 meetings/weigh-ins). We started going over to each other's houses once a week to weigh ourselves and it was great to have someone that supported me and someone who cheered me on. About 2-3 months later I lost 15 lbs and felt great. I no longer needed to be accountable to anyone because I was in a habit. Fast forward 2 years later....I am again 10lbs over my wedding/pre-prego weight and 17 lbs over my lowest weight. I am only working out a couple times a week and I can't stay away from the baked goods! I am writing as a plea for help. Would any of you like to be the person that I can be accountable to? I can let you know what I am eating and what I am doing for exercise and maybe (gulp) my weight (which is at an all time high). If you could also let me know why you think you would be a great motivator. If you help me lose my 10-15 lbs I will give you a prize...maybe a gift certificate to a restaurant (haha - I love food). Well, I am going to Seattle this weekend, but I plan on being "good" when I get back on Monday (why do we always start on Monday's?). And really, I am not being vain, I just feel better when I am about 10 lbs lighter.

So, when Kelsi wakes up in the morning, I find her usually in this position. Way up in the corner. I start her out on her back towards the bottom of the crib and by morning she scoots her way up to the top! She has only been doing this for about a week and half now. I just love all the new things that she does all the time. I took her to take pictures today and she didn't behave very well. She didn't cry, but she WOULD NOT smile for us. Of course, as soon as we were done and back in the car seat, she was grinning from ear to ear.

Daddy's Little Girl

John came home the other day and walked into my office holding this little girl. I could not stop laughing. He ordered some for her at work. I would have said no if we had to pay retail, but since we have the hook ups, I relented. They are actually pretty cool glasses that are soft around the ears and nose and are contoured so they won't fall off her head. She looks so funny. I also think the pictures of Kelsi and John are so precious.

What I love most about Kelsi....

First, check out this first picture. She is starting to lose some of her hair on the sides and she has this thick mass of hair on the top of her head. HA! John also let Kelsi lick some grapes and it was so funny. She just kept licking it. I should have got it on video. (Can you believe how much she looks like John in that picture!)

So, I was talking to my wonderful friend Alli the other day and she asked me what is my favorite thing that Kelsi does? I immediately told her that it was her laugh that melted my heart. Today, while I was feeding Kelsi, I started thinking about other things that I loved about her. Even though I could go on forever, I decided that I would share a few:

1. Her giggle
2. Her goofy smile. I can already tell from her sly smiles that she is going to have her father's sense of humor.
3. The way she talks and sings along with her baby einstein mat (maybe she will sing like her momma!)
4. The sighs she makes when she sleeps
5. The sighs she makes when she "almost" sneezes
6. The way she stretches her neck while she sleeps
7. Her curious and cautious look she gives us when we give her a bath (she never takes her eyes off of us)
8. The way she holds my finger when I am feeding her
9. Her cute little mouth when she sucks on her pacifier (sorry Val - she doesn't use it very often though and I will do my best to wean her!)
10. Her fake cry (there is a total difference, and her fake cry is so sweet and kind of funny)
11. Her sweet chubby cheeks
12. How happy she is to see me when she wakes up
13. How excited she gets when she hears me shaking the bottle
14. Her 10 hour "naps"
15. Her deep blue eyes...there is this twinkle to them
16. How wide her eyes get when I tickle her (she knows something is going on...)
17. Her ticklish feet
18. The way she looks at me when I sing to her
19. Her fro head
20. Everthing else

It Worked!!!

Here are the pics from our walk as mentioned in my posting from earlier this evening! YAY!

Since I can't post photos, let's try a video.

So, I got a spam comment and I wasn't able to delete the comment so I deleted the whole post and I am trying this again. Sorry to all of you who had to sign in to view my blog, but I didn't want any good for nothing nobody's spying on my site. Anyway, we took Kelsi on another walk because it has been so beautiful. We brought the dogs along and they loved it, especially since we have been neglecting them since Kelsi was born. I don't really have anything special to report, I just wanted to keep the fans happy. However, now I am unable to post pictures and if I want to read your comments I have to go the long way and go into my settings to view them. It looks like the person gave my blog some sort of weird virus. If I don't get this figured out soon, I am going to delete this blog and start a new one. Think good thoughts for me.

Rice anyone?

So, my sister Tamar got me addicted to this site called "freerice.com". It is a non-profit org. that helps the UN fight against hunger. There is a fun vocab test and for every question you get right it will donate a certain number of grains of rice to the fight against hunger. I got up to level 40 and then fell back down and can't get past level 37. Tamar is at 39, so I am feeling pretty vocab challenged, but she was always the smarter sis. I donated over 3000 grains of rice in just one sitting. Have fun!

Kelsi's first walk by the river

We took Kelsi out for her first walk today. The weather was beautiful and in the low 50's. Trish called us and invited us for a walk along the river and it was the perfect idea. The walk calmed our little ones and put Kelsi to sleep (as you can see she is drifting off in this picture).

I love her strawberry blonde highlights! I can't wait to take her on another walk!
This is Kelsi and Grant all ready for their big adventure. If they got married someday, this would be the cutest picture to put on their wedding video! hahaha!

I dressed Kelsi in what I think is just the cutest dress. She looked adorable. However, I made the mistake of trying to take a picture of her at the only time when she is cranky....when it was time for her to eat. I didn't get the best picture, but she still looks cute. John also took Kelsi outside for her first outing in the Baby Bjorn (we took your advice Lindsay and bought it - so far so good!). She thought it was interesting, as you can tell from her face. This is my last week of maternity leave. I am going to miss spending my whole days with Kelsi, but I have reduced my hours so she will only be away from me about 4 hours a day and she will be at my friend Amanda's who is wonderful for offering. Kelsi usually sleeps for 2-3 hours in the morning, so hopefully I won't miss too many "too cute" moments.

STATS

Happy day after Valentine's Day to everyone. I took Kelsi to the doctor today and wanted to update her stats. Not all of these were found at her appointment today, but I thought I would include them anyway.

Hair: blonde, thinning on the sides with a massive amount still on top

Eyes: Blue-ish Gray

Weight: 11 lbs 10 oz. (that is almost 3 lbs in a month!)

Length: 23 inches

Tickle spot: Feet

Longest amount of sleep: 11 hours (9pm to 8am) completed on V-day night. I was pretty scared when John's alarm went off at 6:45am and realized that she was still asleep. I had to check on her to make sure she was still breathing.

Favorite direction to look: Right. Just like zoolander, she can't turn to the left. The doctor said everything seems fine and to just try to make her look left every time I change her diaper.

% Scale: Between 60-70% on everything, so she is well porportioned.

We are having so much fun with Kelsi. She smiles often. Sometimes she tries to smile and laugh when I am feeding her which is pretty funny. She misses everyone and hopes that some of you can visit her soon.

2 months old!

I can't believe how fast the last two months have gone. Kelsi just gets cuter every day. Her favorite things to do are to rock in her swing and stare at her mobile. She also loves to watch movies and TV. Whenever John and I are doing those things Kelsi always turns her head to watch. I think that she likes all the bright colors. She is still a good sleeper and a all around good baby. She smiles all the time which melts our hearts and are excited to hear her first giggle soon. Kelsi goes to the doctor next week so I will update you all with her stats then.