Kaili doesn’t drink juice very often, well actually never. I bought a carton of OJ for a recipe and since no one is going to drink it I thought I would give her a little watered down juice as a treat.
At first she was all…”Mmm this is good.”
And then she was all…”WTF is this?”
This went on a few more times and then she handed me her cup. The moral of this story, “you won’t miss what you’ve never had.”
Kaili Bear is 14 months.
Loves: Singing songs ~ Barney ~ pasta, any way you prepare it ~ her beauty sleep ~ animals and her Senna cat ~
She now has 12 teeth and her blonde hair is getting lighter with each summer day. My baby is growing into a pretty darn cute little lady.
Happy 14 months!
My first baby Senna has been by my side for 15 years now. She has always been a skittish feline and I thought she would make herself scarce once baby K arrived. Turns out I was wrong, she has mellowed out now that Kaili is here. With each day Kaili gets a little braver, now she tries to give her hugs and kisses. I am impressed with the way Senna tolerates the love abuse.
P.S To my friends and family that have had to put down their long time companions, I am truly sorry. I don’t know the loss you feel, but I can imagine how hard it is.
Friday was a special day. Kaili got to meet her maker, Dr. Garzo.
We headed over to Reproductive Partners to meet with our Fertility doctor the amazing Dr. Garzo and our wonderful nurse Elina to discuss how my pregnancy went and if we want to do it all over it again.
Dr. Garzo released me to my OBGYN 8 weeks into my pregnancy, although he knew I had a small tear in my placenta he was confident that it would heal itself rather quickly because most of them do. He was shocked to hear about how the the rest of my pregnancy played out and clearly surprised about the delivery. He said he was very happy that we opted to transfer a single embryo because if I had gotten pregnant with twins things would have been “much worse.”
We ran through what the game plan would be if we decide on a sibling for Kaili. Thankfully this time would be a million times easier than the last. I would only have to visit the office three times. Three times is much better than then the gazillion times I went in 2010. He is very optimistic in a frozen single embryo transfer being successful and he said all 9 of our embryos look fantastic.
Dr. Garzo would like me to meet with my Perinatologist Dr. Stanco to discuss the pros and cons, but basically to see if she would even recommend me going through all this again. He is concerned with how my pregnancy went and needs her thumbs up to do it again.
I guess you could say I am considering having another baby but my concerns may outweigh my desire to actually go through with it. I am going to make that appointment to see Dr. Stanco so we can either put this to rest or start planning our next baby’s due date.
Kaili and I decided to stay up in Orange County for a few days to visit with family and get some quality grandma and grandpa time in. Kaili really enjoys being around everyone, it must get boring being alone with me all week.
I have been meaning to label the dresser in Kaili’s room for months. I thought that I could easily google what I wanted and have them sent to my home…easy breezy. That however was not the case.
I always had my classroom labeled but luckily most teaching stores will sell a huge pack of labels along with pictures. The labels would cover everything from scissors to doors to books and then I would just make the random few they didn’t have, it was a piece of cake. A few months back I started searching around for labels for the home or at least for the child’s bedroom. Something with the word and a picture but I still haven’t found what I am looking for. So strange.
I slowly started making my own because let’s be honest, I would much rather be on Pinterest. I am starting with just a few so when I rearrange her dresser {soon} it wont pose a problem. The tricky part of doing this while Shane is gone is that I am only allowed a snippet of time. I went in as soon as she woke up from her nap and I kept her in the crib for as long as she allowed. She really really wanted the scissors…and the contact paper…and the trash, you get my point.
Yes, I am aware that top label is nowhere near straight. I almost took it off to redo it but I had a hairy beast hollering at me.
I will take it off and fix it because it’s really driving me nuts now that I see it in pictures. Kaili had to go inspect it once I let her out of her cage.
She went over and pointed to each word over and over. I know this will be a great learning tool. Shane may have to refrain me from labeling the entire house. Hopefully I will finish her room by the end of the month. Oh and if anyone knows where I can purchase labels like these please let me know! Thanks.
My little Kaili bear is 13 months old and she just keeps getting cuter and cuter, if that is possible. She has made the transition from formula to whole milk without any fuss, gave up her nighttime bottle without a peep and continues to just go with the flow like usual. She is on a 6:30 pm. – 6:30 Am schedule with 2 naps a day and it’s very consistent. She is so close to walking but the fear of letting go is holding her back but it will happen soon.
She is still a great eater although like me she doesn’t like to eat the same thing 2 days in a row. I can’t get her to eat apricots, eggs or raisins but other than that she will eat most of anything. Oh and she does like guac just like I knew she would.
I started this blog as an outlet for my thoughts and feelings when we decided to go through In Vitro fertilization. A place to share personal things with close family and friends. I kept it private until after we made is safely home with our baby because I never felt 100% sure everything would work out the way I had hoped.
I was sent a blog about a family who has gone through the unimaginable. It took me about a week to actually read the whole thing because it’s just so sad. I have laid awake at night with my heart hurting for them, remembering and wondering how I actually made it through everything I did.
The reason I am sharing this with you is because this story hits home. I feel like I could have written most of it myself. I have never met or heard about anyone experiencing what I did. Unfortunately their story ended differently then mine. I feel guilty thinking about how lucky we were to actually leave the hospital with our baby, terrible I know. I spent hours in recovery after surgery not knowing if I would ever meet my baby girl and what I would do if she didn’t make it. I just don’t know how this mother is coping.
This will make you cry so if you decide to read it, grab the tissues.
We had a fantastic staycation at the bay this weekend. Great friends, food and fun. Kaili really enjoyed herself, between the all the kids to play with, the sand to play in and the birds and boats to look at she was in heaven. The weather couldn’t have been better so were able to enjoy kayaking, paddle boarding and a lot of lounging around in our own controlled chaos.
I took a video of Kali on the beach. She was playing so nicely all by herself and getting a kick out of watching the kids fly kites.
I am looking forward to next year when she will be able to swim and run and get a little more out of it. Much thanks to the Warezaks for another fun Memorial day weekend!
The Art of Thyming 