Kylie: Seven Months

Our little princess turned seven months old on Saturday, so we had the usual party. There were not as many in attendance because of various activities, but those who were there enjoyed it thoroughly.

It has been fun to see people's reactions to Kylie change over the last month, or so. When she was first born people would say things like, "Oh, she looks exactly like her dad!" That has been changing recently with more and more people saying she looks exactly like Nádya. She is growing and changing so much!

We took her to the doctor for her monthly checkup on Friday, and the doctor said everything looks fine. She will start teething soon (Well, she has already started chewing on nearly anything she can get her hands on.), and she gained 300 grams (0.7 pounds), and grew one centimeter (0.4 inch) since we were there three weeks ago.

Kylie had a great time getting her picture taken. Incidentally, she hardly ever automatically smiles for the camera—we usually have to coax that out of her, but it is not terribly hard to do. She actually loved the cake, and wanted to be close to it. In the picture above I am holding her back from diving in.

Singing? Clapping hands? Kylie loves them both. I think I have mentioned that she likes to dance, as well.

We sing the birthday song every month, and last night was no different, except that Kylie was kind of humming along. She is beginning to form words, and really recognizes when mom is talking to dad. She is even beginning to catch on to the concept of waving goodbye!

Of course, at the end of the night she is ready to go to bed. Saturday she tuckered out pretty early, so we were glad that we started the party a bit earlier than usual.

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Karl Winegardner's Birthday Party

From January Birthday Celebrations 2008

Karl had a great birthday. There is not a lot to say about it in terms of what the party was like. It included family, and a friend who visited. But it was fun. The cake was great (Of course it was, my mother-in-law made it!), and having family members around was the highlight.

The pictures in this post link to the album, which has many more pictures of the evening. You may have seen them, though, if you looked at all the pictures in the album from the last post about Phil's party.

Phil Steller's Birthday Party

From January Birthday Celebrations 2008

Phil and Denilze Steller came to Teresina to visit her parents for Christmas, and New Year's. I just so happens that Phil's birthday is in between the two. They were elsewhere at the time, so they invited some friends and family to celebrate a couple days late.

We had a great time visiting with them, as well as some other friends we have not seen in a while.

It just so happened that there were three other people there that also had birthdays within a two-week period. Yours truly was among them. Here we are together, but unfortunately I don't have a chance at remembering the other two people's names. (If someone knows, leave a comment, and I will update the post.)

Kylie: Five Months

From Kylie's 5th Month

On the 16th we had another little party for Kylie turning another month older. At first I balked at the idea of having these every month, but now I have come to cherish them. They serve as a reminder of how quickly the time goes by—besides it is a good photo opportunity, and her Grandma and Grandpa (and other family) in the USA like to see the photos.

The party was fun. The cake was purchased this month, and nearly everyone was disappointed in the quality of the cake (the chocolate on top was real good...).

A couple of days later, we took Kylie to her monthly checkup. She is doing really well. She weighed 7.5 Kilograms, and is 65 centimeters long.* The doctor was impressed with some of the things she has been doing, and told us to keep up the good work.

Kylie is a joy. Even though I have no experience with other babies, I would call her an "easy baby." As long as she gets her food and sleep on time she is quite content. She laughs often, and is beginning to explore the world around her. She even had her first instant message conversation the other day!

[For many more pictures from the party—and some from after—click the link below the photo.]

*Oh, I suppose I have to translate that: 16.53467 pounds, and 25.590551 inches

Four Months

Here it is four months, and I feel like it has been two. Okay, maybe not in all ways, but it has really flown by.

The cake was excellent (those are candy-coated peanuts on the frosting). The family was gathered round, and the conversation was great (in two senses of the word ;) ). It was quite the fun event; we even got some great pictures of it:

Kylie's 4th Month

Note: Unfortunately for this here blog, I am finding I need to cut back on the writing. While I will try to keep you up to date on what is going on around here, there will probably not be as much detail. This is because I am now a stay-at-home-dad and so have a few other things to do. I love it. But I miss writing here.