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!