More Seaside

Mom says my cheeks are filling out nicely... I'm having a great time this week, getting lots of love. My cousin, Jakob, is the cutest 3 year old on the planet. He is constantly asking "where is Baby Kelsey?" and coming over to check on me. Marmie and Doe have been great for my snuggly naps. We went to the beach this morning with Maggie and Moxie- it was their first time in the ocean and they were more than a little shocked. They prefer Town Lake to the Gulf of Mexico- which is fine with Mom, she thinks sand is the enemy. Maybe the dogs can learn to love swimming pools.

Seaside

We made it to our vacation in Seaside (near Destin, Florida)! We are stopping here for a week before we make another trek to our new home.

I'm hanging out with my Chattanooga family at the pool and beach. The themes this week are good food, good shade, and good naps!

I'll try to write more later, for now, enjoy my pictures!

Father's Day

It's a good weekend, chillin' with Dad, watching the US Open. He says it's a perfect Father's Day.


I like how we have Daddy Time every day- we go for a walk in the front yard and he shares bits of wisdom, then we watch Sports Center.

In other big news, I got my first shots on Friday the 13th (appropriate, don't you think?). It wasn't my favorite thing in life so far... but the ladies at Mom's old office (she misses them already) were nice about it.

Crissy was the stealth master who had to do the dirty work of giving the vaccines. She was awesome- must have used some of her chef skills to deliver the badness as painlessly as possible. Mom took some pictures of Wendy checking me in, telling me what a healthy big girl I am!

I've gained almost 3 pounds in 5 short weeks! So far, so good!

Bouncy Seat

Having some fun in my bouncy seat today, hanging out while the car drama unfolds at our house.

We had one of those famous Texas hail storms last month that damaged our cars, and Mom's car was totaled. State Farm offered to buy it from us instead of paying for repairs. So, yesterday the salvage company took away Mom's trusty Honda. We have been a one car family for almost 24 hours.

Which is why it is so hilarious that Dad's car won't start tonight. Even funnier is the fact that just one week ago, he took it for a big maintenance check to be sure it would be ready for our road trip and move next week. It was perfect last week, not so perfect today.

Mom and Dad are laughing at all of the stressful things that have happened in this last month, and how we are just going to add this one to the list. Tonight we are ordering dinner in while we wait for AAA to bring us a new car battery.

Mom says it's all good as long as we have our bouncy seat and a dry diaper!

1 Month Old

That's right, even my eyeballs look like my Dad, gorgeous blue! Mom says I got my belly button from her, but that's it.

Tomorrow is my 1 month birthday. It's amazing how much I have changed in such a short time. I have gained at least 2 and 1/2 pounds, and my sweet cheeks are filling out nicely. The trouble is that now I have to eat every 2 hours to keep up with that growth spurt... I'm a machine.

I am very expressive, and started smiling in the mornings when my parents talk to me. I still can't see them that well, but I smile when I hear them. They love it- they will stand over me for 30 minutes talking in high-pitched baby talk just to get me to smile again.

We got our pictures taken today to celebrate my birthday. We had fun with the photographer, I made some funny faces with Dad that kept us all laughing.

First Bath

Oooooh, I LOVE my baths! I am a water baby, I would like 3 baths a day, please. The best part is the good sleep after my warm tubby!

Hobbies

I try to keep myself occupied these days with a variety of activities: sleeping, eating, and hanging out with my parents. Mom carries me around the house in this sling during my "fussy time" so that she can get work done.

It is a busy time here, we are getting ready for the big move in 2 weeks. In the meantime, I'm trying to keep up with my laundry and pick out the best clothes for the week at the beach.


Mostly I just yell for Mom and Dad to bring me things or do things for me. They laugh, but then they come running...