15 months old!!!!

yikes! kinsley is 15 months!!! well my last post just updated all her amazing skills! although i forgot that she gives high fives now. and she knows her, eye, ears, nose, head, hair and toes. i will add some pics to the post soon, after the crazy holiday bustle!

things kinsley says and does

just cute things she is doing know before i forget and they stop :(

words: hi, bye, cat, dog, mooooo, awwww, stop it, daddy, me, this, book (boo), baby (be), pop, (i think there are more but i can't think of them right now) beginning to say mom, not mommy not mama, but mom.

signs: more, eat, please

fun things she does: she loves giving kisses and has one of the best pukers i have ever seen in a baby. will lay her head down on you and say awww if you ask her for love, loves to climb on anything and everything, love love loves stuffed animals and carries them around everywhere and talks to them, loves cats and will find them in books, pictures, tv, etc., still a good sleeper taking 2 naps a day, still a great eater, dances to music and will move her mouth like she is singing but not make any noise (that one is hilarious), all animals are cats and they all mooo!!!, she is very independent and sneaky already, will steal remotes and phones and run like crazy. will sneak up the stairs any chance she gets, i am sure there is a ton more but those are what i can think of right now. she is just at such a fun age and learning new things every day.

HMG/Bridge program

a couple weeks ago we had another meeting for kinsley with the bridge program. they were very happy with her motor skills and speech progress. the ot told us that she is a high sensory kid, and need more vestibular input. things like swinging, and being upside down while swinging. she bangs her head alot on the floor and walls and with toys and her hand so hopefully if we get more sensory input into her she will stop doing that. she also said to keep rocking her at night and gave us a new chewy toy for her to chew on for sensory as well as to hopefully help curb her biting. so basically the appt. went really well. we are still waiting for the home based program to pick us up and have a full eval done again. she will prob test out unless the sensory issue increase. they don;t worry me to much right now since her other areas are progressing well.

dec updates

we love bath time!!!! kinsley will run into the bathroom and fling herself into the tub if she hears the water going. the other day she got all the way in diaper and all!!! brandon was right there, so no worries, but it was hilarious!


we got to see gma and gpa!!!! kinsley does high fives now too!


all bundled up to shop at easton and see santa!


no so sure at first.

but she was fine. this one we took with our camera we also got a nice one from them with kinsley and santa looking at each other.

all is well here, just getting ready for the holidays, and trying to finish the basement so we can get kinsley moved into her new room asap! other then that nothing much is going on.

nov pics

ok big update on all fun things in nov.

kinsley asking for more at thanksgiving. she of course ate everything...well she did spit out the cranberry sauce! she the big spot on her finger, she slammed it in the drawer and has a big blood blister!!! ouch!


just a cute after dinner picture!


oops i forgot to turn this one, so turn your head! it is daddy and kinsley at the zoo lights


mommy and kinsley at the lights

here she is riding in her wagon at the lights. she also got her first case of pink eye that night...cleared up fast and easy tho! she loved the lights and was ooing and awwing at them. she really loves riding in the wagon and talks and dances the whole time...sooo cute!

diva! she has my belt on!

oh we are full on walking...watch out, nothing can stop her now...well except a good gate!

another fav is sitting in her boxes. she will just sit on whatever is in there and bring other toys to play with.

big kiss for you!!!!! thanks for reading!!!

ok that's all i have for now!

time flies

well i just realized that kinsley is 14 months today....tie is just fling by since she turned one. i was so good at taking pictures before and now we are just too busy!

anyways the girl is totally walking and loving it. she says hi, bye, cat, and stop. and finally she is learning more sign language to. she can sign more, please, and all done, we haven't worked on any others because she showed no interest before. she also points alot to what she wants or brings us things, like books to read a million times.

she plays by herself and with others pretty well. she loves to dance and anytime someone claps she will too. she thinks she is soo funny and has the best fake laugh. her real laugh is awesome also!

can't think of much else right now. i will try to get some picks up after thanksgiving.

phys med appt./lactose free milk/ argh!

ok so good news is that according to the team we saw today kinsley is completely caught up with her left side delay. she still folds her thumb but they seemed to think that was habit, because she is able to use full range of motion. they told us if something starts to fall behind or change significantly to call them and come back in but if she continues to gain skills then we have nothing to worry about. they have no answer for the "why" question, they said these things just happen but the fact that she caught up is great and that it is not a permanent problem, they do not think CP or anything like that was the issue ever. so good news there! he also commented that her speech was still in the normal range, which i do know, but she still doesn't say mama or dada which sucks! he said the HMG eval. was still a good thing to keep doing for now.

now the annoying news...i had the understanding, or misconception, that this was a dr that would be looking at the WHOLE child not just a piece. i was wrong. they only focused on the muscles and really only large motor, they didn't really even discuss the oral motor questions i had. Apparently no dr looks at the whole child you just have to run around to 50 different drs. ANNOYING!!!!!!!!!!

so anyways, we started lactose free milk, which was going so well till she threw up twice today at the drs. of course wrong drs. to do that at. i would have liked that to happen at the pediatrician or GI...but whatever. i am not counting it out yet, we have had such good days with no puke since we started it i am wondering if the early lunch was just too much food and she over ate today. so i will continue with the lactose free milk. if the puking happens again we will try the soy milk and then have a full report for the doc at her 15 mon appt. i figure by then we will know what is working and i can ask more about it.

as far as everything else goes i quit! yes i am done. it was great to hear the dr say today not to worry about her motor which i had known had caught up but wasn't going to cancel after waiting to get the appt in the first place. as soon as i would have cancelled she would have had a major set back or something. so anyways i am happy with that overall appt and am no longer worried about that after they said it was probably something that will not come back and is just done. as far as the rest i am going to focus on the puking and pooping and i am done with the rest. if i can just get the kid to stop throwing up on me and my house and have normal poop i will be happy. i think the speech will come along and if it turns out to be a language issue i don';t think they can determine that now or really do much anyways so we will see later. my gut tells me she will be fine with it and is just getting it at her own pace. so far she says hi, bye, cat, and i think she says stop. she also has good receptive skills and even without words expresses her self fine for her age. i am done over thinking this!

random good note: everyone just loved her at he office. they all commented on her big bright eyes and great personality and how sweet she was. nice to hear people you don;t know gush about your baby!!!! i of course agree with them!!!!!!

almost walking!

well kinsley is so close to walking. she is taking 8-10 steps but then when she gets close she throws herself at the person to object she is trying to get to. although she will catch herself walking in the middle of the room and sit down...almost like she has no idea how she got there! so hopefully soon she will be walking for good. i am glad the motor skills are coming along. i thought she would end up being slightly more delayed but she seems to have caught up. of course we have our phys med appt next week so i can take this walking child in and say she had delays...great!!! her puking has also gotten better but then today we realized she has not had milk in forever, so today she got milk and threw up twice. not as much as she used to but still...so i am wondering if it could be lactose intolerance or a slight allergy...i will be asking about that. i am not real sure though since she eats cheese and yogurt so well??? any one out there have info in that area??? i have been looking on line but i never seem to be able to find what i want and the computer makes me nauseous so i try not to stay on long! well anyways we will see what the docs say next week about everything, and then i will be calling HMG for another speech eval also to see if she is as behind as i think or if every other baby i know around her age is just advanced!!!

Halloween!

kinsley got to go trick or treating twice this year!! i was in toledo for miss colbie's birthday so we stayed and went with aunt kelsey. before we went to toledo we went with rece carmine and tierney around our neighborhood! she loved holding on to the candy and talking (babbling) at the people. she went as a lady bug!!! i loved it :) i also posted a couple pics from the pumpkin patch.


checking out her pumpkin. the big one is daddy's version of kinsley's surprise face!


so cute!


holding on to that candy!

pumpkin patch with daddy!

mommy and kinsley. the little pumpkin is for the new baby!

Kinsley has something to say.../13 months!

in case you can't read it...the shirt says..."i'm going to be a big sister"

and that would be way i haven't been posting alot lately! you can find out more on my other blog. www.babypod2.blogspot.com

13 months!!!

yikes the day came and went so fast. she is taking 4-5 steps now in a row before diving forward so that is exciting news!!!! not too much else has changed in the last month. she still doesn't really have any other words other then hi. she will say bye but not often and she has sounds that you can say are words but they are in consistent and to me just sounds. hopefully that will pick up soon.

standing...steps

well kinsley is now standing by herself so a few seconds and has officially taken 2-3 steps before she falls!!!!! she is also able to make it the whole way up the stairs without help!

i know i am slacking lately i will be posting some pics soon. it has just been a busy month i guess.

wedding fun!!!

on oct 2nd we went to a friends daughter's wedding. it was very beautiful and lots of fun too. kinsley was also invited so she got to get all dressed up!!!!!! she did awesome in church and all the ladies around us just loved her. she said hi to everyone and waved...so cute!

family photo
she never smiles for a family photo!


hahaha kinsley is sooo funny!!!


pooped by the end of the night! she fell asleep on daddy even with the loud music going.

kinsley did so good at the wedding and reception. once she fell asleep we decided it was time to go. but with skipping a nap i think she did great and lasted along time!

teeth

finally kinsley got that fourth tooth on the bottom to even her out!! she is now up to 8 teeth, and hopefully the crankies can now go away for a bit!

i know i need to post some pics and i will soon, we were out of town for the weekend so i am busy catching up on laundry and such! fun times!!!

also kinsley got a referral to a phys med doctor. of course she is doing better with fine motor and some imitation, like she now blows kisses...so cute. but i am keeping the appt. to see what they will say. she is still puking all the time so that alone is enough for me...i can not stand the smell of vomit anymore!!! today i found a pile on the floor i didn't even know about. she just crawls around puking...NASTY! doesn't it make you want to come over for a visit! :)

doctors appt!

we had her one year checkup yesterday. she was 30 in and 21 lbs 2 oz. she is now in the 75% in height and 50% in weight. he was happy with how she was growing. he seems to think she will grow out of the delays she is showing on the left side, but told me if we are still worried we can look further into it. i will probably do that if she is still behind by 15 months, or if any other delays becomes obvious. for now we will work on her skills and see how she progresses. she got 4 shots and was a troopers. she did cry but only for 2 of them, and she calmed down quickly.

not much else to talk about for that.

but the other day we did finally get to go to the bridge program for HMG. they also seem to think she will grow out of her delay and said once we get a home visit and a new evaluation she will probably test out. this sounds all good but i still don't like the delay on the left side. just because it is a small one and only her hand doesn't mean it is ok. a delay is there for a reason, could be small and no big deal or could be the beginning of something bigger. i just wish they would look at the big picture and put all the pieces together rather then a single thing at a time. they also mentioned she has a high oral sensory need a and suggested a few new toys for her for that. so her left hand is still behind, and now she has a oral sensory issue, but they still say no big deal. i will keep my eye on it!!! oh and the throwing up...the dr. thinks it could be related to the left side issue too, but isn't sure, it could also be mild reflux that isn't causing pain which is good.

so i feel like after these 2 appts. i still have no answers really. i am happy that kinsley is catching up, but i would like to have a reason for the delay in the first place. i know to much about these things to be ok with the things like this just happen answer, because they don't just happen there is a cause for a delay whether it is small or larger it is caused by something. so i will wait till the next bridge meeting and see where she is, if she is still where she is now i will be pressing for more info.

party!

we had a great party for kinsley on sat.

she loved her cake! no surprise there!


yeah!!!!!


she wasn't so sure about everyone singing! she was moving her lips like she thought she should be singing too!


oh my look at all these presents!!!! this is her new surprise face! i love it.

pretty party dress!

we had a really nice time at her party. kinsley was uninterested in opening any gifts so i had to do them all. tierney helped me out tho!!! she had a smoosh cake for herself and ate the whole thing and loved it. she was a mess but so adorable! i still can not believe she is already 1. she isn't walking yet but will walk with a push a toy and cruise on the couches so maybe soon.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KINSLEY!!!!

can you believe that our kinsley is 1 today!!! wow a year went by in the blink of an eye. she is so amazing and gaining skills everyday. she can be the biggest stinker and the sweetest little girl. she will cuddle and want to laugh and play and then just like that she can be a screamer and be very demanding!!! but i love all the sides of kinsley, she is definitely my little girl. she has traits from both of us for sure. i cant even imagine having a girl that is any different. the next year will bring so many more changes and milestones. it will be nuts when she starts to walk and talk...how exciting though!

this morning we sang to her and at first she was confused but by the end she was clapping and smiling. she loved her balloons and even more her new tunnel!!!! (i will post pics later) she went crazy in her tunnel and laughed so hard..i am glad she liked it. she also got a ride on toy in the mail today from steve and kelly and she loved it too. she actually held the bar and walked with it...i was amazed. just yesterday i said she couldn't do that...of course i say she can't and she will!

we are just hanging out at home today, her big party is tomorrow.

can't really think of anything else to say, i am just excited for the party and can't even believe she is 1. it goes faster then anyone can even prepare you for.

i will do a big picture post later.

1 year old!

ok i posted these backwards...oh well!
we got kinsley a tunnel for her b-day!
stella likes it too!


kinsley hiding out!


she thought it was great, she is cracking up laughing in this one!


here she is opening her present.

excited about the balloons!

she really liked her balloons and tunnel. she plays with it everyday!

picture updates

ok here we go with some picture updates....

i gave her a bowl of cherrios for a snack. i knew she would make a mess but it was so funny!
"what...i didn't dump it!"

cherrios everywhere!


oh yes i look amazing in the picture! but this was a fun moment with me and kinsley watching football together!


now she can get anywhere she wants she just can get out!
"help i am stuck!"


here is DJ Kinsley Kool!!!!!! she loves making the music!


kinsley is pulling up on everything and cruising too. and today she really started trying to let go with both hands, she did it a few times when climbing on me and i was shocked, she just threw both hands up in the air and stood there for a few secs before butt bonking! so she is working on the standing and walking...we will see how long it takes for her to get it all together!

oh yes and the pacifier is back...and i don't want to hear it! she doesn't take it at night and usually not for nap but after 2 days of her not napping at all we had to do something. so we have it in her crib and she can get it if she wants it, but we don't give it to her. most of the time she doesn't even use it, but occasionally she will take it right away. i figure she must still need it sometimes. i am fine with that, she just wasn't quite ready!

good bye pacifier!

well we are officially done with pacifiers in this house. we have been slowly weening her off of them, although she never used them a ton anyways. we started by taking them away in the stroller and the car, then we took them away from the rocking chair so she only got it once she was on bed. then the other night i just decided she was done and we put her down without one. she fussed for about 30 sec to 1 min. and then fell asleep!!! i guess she was done too! really it was just becoming a toy to play with in her crib, she would throw it around and bang it off the bars and most nights if i checked on her she didn't even have one in her mouth!

reflections, shadows, misc.

ok so for along time now kinsley has noticed her reflection. she is hilarious she will sit at the back door and talk to herself forever, she laughs and hits the window..cracks me up. she also loves mirrors and the silver pieces in the tub, she talks and talks to that baby in there. she will peak over and over to see if the other baby is still there!!! so at nap i went in to get her up and she was playing with her shadow on the wall, she did it in the bath tub too.. also hilarious!!! she pokes her own shadow and just looks so confused. she isn't sure about it probably because it has no face!

another funny thing she does is she will sit on the floor in the living room and wave at her pictures on the wall saying hi to all the babies! such a friendly little girl!

she is pointing at everything now and she will hold up her one finger to tell you she is going to be one.

she has the best fake laugh to. she will laugh at her self but it is so fake and so funny, she will do it to other people too. her real laugh is a full belly laugh and just cracks me up!

i am sure i will think of more later...just something new every day now..it is crazy how quick she is growing up.

temper temper

and the temper tantrums have begun. although she will sometimes laugh when told no, she will also have tamper tantrums and throw her hands down bounce on her but and scream...love it!!! she is also doing these when eating, she is refusing to sign anything right now even though i know she can. she is preferring to just scream at us all the time. i do think she is maybe a little constipated so eating may hurt her belly so i will cut her some slack there although she is still all done when all she does is scream!!! hopefully i will get a fit on camera!

climbing, milk

yep found her on the 5th stair the other day. i thought she couldn't get up them so i wasn't worried...well i was wrong!!!she went up like a pro...had to buy more gates!!!! she is amazing me lately how fast she is moving from one skill to the next, i swear everyday she does something new.

we also are officially done nursing and now on whole milk. she just weened herself and was done. i was done too tho!!! i hope next time to go longer and actually enjoy the experience more. no one i know had a baby that weened themselves like she did so it was crazy. i made sure to call the doc to be sure it was ok, they said a few weeks till she is 1 so it is fine. side note...a few weeks till she is 1!!! yikes! oh and she had no reaction to milk, she just drank it down like it was water!

nursing

well i think we are nearing the end of our nursing days. kinsley has pretty much weened herself and because the experience wasn't very pleasant i am totally cool with that. so even though she is just shy of 1 i think we will be done anyways. i don't plan on giving her milk till 1 unless the doctor says otherwise for some reason but i don't think he will. i just hope the experience gets better with the next baby!!!

funny story: so usually babies will associate their mothers with nursing but since we have had such difficulty kinsley actually only realizes it is time to eat when she sees the nipple shield!! love it. so i will have to throw those away...kinda of exciting to be done with that though!!!!

Fiesta!

we had our annual fiesta the other weekend. we had such a good time catching up with our friends. it is crazy how many little kids are running around now. i think everyone had a good time, unfortunately the weather did not cooperate so we had to basically stay inside. usually we all hang out outside. so it was a packed house but a good time. brandon got to use his frozen drink maker to make the margaritas!!! these days it is less of a drunk fest as it was in the past but people still enjoyed a drink or two!

here is carmine holding kinsley!!! he is my god son and she is tony and tonia's god daughter!


kelsey and adam enjoying a wonderful dessert made by kelly!! it was the mexican flag in pudding!!!!


auntie mel and kinsley!


wow lots of kids!!!!!! averie, colbie, baylor, audrey, carmine, kinsley, rece, tierney, connor, copper, and tyler!!!!! that was a tricky picture to get!!!

kinsley says..."lets party!" SHE HATED THAT HAT!

vents!

her new favorite thing to do!

pulling up!

ok well 11 months and 1 day she is pulling up. she did this all by herself on the couch this morning and then a few minutes later decided it was time to try to climb the stairs!! i guess another gate is in order. she is getting up on her legs and arms like a bear crawl alot too!!!

Almost one!

well kinsley is now 11 months old!!!! she is gaining so many skills it is crazy. she babbles all the time and tries to say a few words. she is crawling all over the place, loves to walk when holding someones fingers. she is so ticklish and has the best laugh ever. she has 7 teeth still only 3 on the bottom and 4 up top. and yes she still loves all food!!!!! i am anxious to see how big she will be at her one year appt.
here she is standing with support. i stood her up! love that smile!


and we have a snotty nose and cold...yuck!