. tummy troubles .

it seems as though mykah is having a bit of trouble with her tummy and that nasty reflux.  last thursday i had an appointment with her to check up on her reflux, the formula, and the meds she is on.  she seems to be spitting up a whole lot more than she was AND she's not gaining weight. 

so, onto the hospital we went.  again.  i'm actually not liking that place this year.  we registered.  got banded up.  waited.  waited.  waited.  then had an ultrasound of her little tum-tum.  she had to drink 2 oz of pedialyte so they could watch fluid running through her system.  seems as though everything was pretty normal.

doctor said to try soy formula.  we tried.  for one day.  we knew right away that it wasn't right for her.  she THREW up non stop.  so back to the similac sensitive rs we went.  she does so much better on that.  the last few days we've tried different techniques while feeding and burping and it has seemed to help some. 

need to get that girl fattened up, although she looks pretty darn healthy to me.  and, i keep thinking to myself, when was the last time someone told you that you needed to gain weight?  hmm?  NEVER. 

i'm just saying ...

. my #1 .

my first born, that is.  i'm loving every minute of my time with her these days.  she's so much fun and oh-so-entertaining.  we find ourselves rolling on the floor, laughing hysterically just about every day around here. 

what she's doing these days ...

* she LOVES her baby sister.  she gets so excited when mykah is awake because often times she is sleeping.  karsyn says "mykah's awake!" and runs to her room.  which often leads mykah to have really big eyes and tight fists.  karsyn always says "hey mykah reese!"

* she still has those baby blue eyes.  to die for.

* she's smarter than her own good.

* she can count to 15 and say her ABC's all the way through.

* she LOVES to sing and dance.  right now, she's singing "Delta Dawn" (for who knows what reason), "Jesus Loves Me", "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", and "Whole World".

* she recently learned how to ride her tricycle.  there will be a post on that coming soon.  she amazes me at the coordination and physical skills she has.  she watches big kids do things and follows them exactly.

* she loves her daddy.  the other day daddy was explaining to her that he had to go make money for us and she quickly replied in the saddest, squeakiest little girl voice, "i go make money, daddy."  ugh. so sweet.  and i wondered to myself for a few seconds, "is it illegal to put a 2 year old to work?" 

* she's tall, but hasn't gained weight in about a year.  she eats though.  believe me, she eats.

* she gets car sick.  my absolute least favorite thing about her.

* she has a teenager's attitude.  she copies everything we say, but adds such sass to it all.  she tells us "knock it off", "i said no", "be quiet, mykah's sleeping", and so on.  it's so hard to make her sit in time out for being disrespectful when she says it so cute.

* she speaks full sentences and says more than a 2 year old should know how to say.  nothing bad, just impressive.  her vocabulary blows my mind.

* she's sweet as can be though.  she uses her manners always.  she says "thank you", "no thank you", "bless you", and "excuse you" all in her sweet little mousy voice.  sometimes she doesn't quite get it though.  i'll tell her "karsyn, pick that up now please" and she replies "no thank you" and continues on her way.

* she goes to mother's day out twice a week and has since she was 5 months old.  she loves it and says "i go play my friends!"

* she loves to swing and slide.  we do that frequently.

 

i love everything about my little girl (except the car sickness stuff).  she melts my heart every day and always lets me hug and squeeze on her.  and her kisses are the best.  her blonde curls make me laugh and i usually wonder what it would be like to have a girl with long hair.  she wouldn't be karsyn without them though.  and those eyes.  i can simply fall into those eyes everytime i see them.  her smile is as sweet as they come and her personality rocks my world.  she's smart as can be and i can't imagine my life without her.  i miss her right now as she sleeps in her bed.  i wouldn't have that any other way either.

love you baby girl.

xoxo

mommy

. comparisons .

a lot of people say the girls look a lot alike.  what do you think?

 

karsyn (above) mykah (below) both 3 months

     

. easter 09 .

easter with 2 girls.  we HAD to have matching dresses.  so stinking cute.  we spent the weekend in san antonio with my family and david's mom joined us too.  it was the first time for some of my family to meet little mykah, so she was passed around like a hot potato.  karsyn was a pro at egg hunting.  she looked like she had done it a million times before.  the secret was that mamma wanted all the good candy, so i had to teach her a few tricks of the trade. 

nana was the brave one and colored eggs with karsyn.  i didn't want MY house to be multi-colored.  does that make me a bad mom?  eh.  she had fun and that's all that  matters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

. 3 months .

at 3 months mykah ...
is "talking" tons.  and it is quite adorable ... all her squeals and squeaks are my fave.
is loving her hands.  particularly when they are in her mouth. 
is grabbing toys and loves to have a "puppy paci" in the carseat with her ...
prefers you to stand up and walk around with her when she gets a bit fussy.  don't even thing about sitting.  seriously.
had her first real smile.  and it was at momma.  apparently momma is funny.
drinks a 4 ounce bottle, 5 times a day...
is still very much opposed the whole concept of "tummy time"...
is sleeping 12 hour stretches at night.  although she did only go 7 hours last night.
enjoys the silly songs we sing.  she smiles every time.
loves being propped up and looking around... there is so much to see ... especially when karsyn is in the room.
and LOVES her daddy.  he gets her to sleep every night. 

. bedtime baby .

i love the part where you get so calm in the warm tub water.  your hooded towels are sweet, striped footed pajames are the best and tiny bunny slippers are too cute for words.  playing together the last few moments before bedtime is priceless.  you look at me with those bright eyes and smile like there is no tomorrow just before you drift off to dream.

i love that this is our routine.

i love that you love this time too.

. blessings .

my two sweet babies are sleeping, snug in their beds, and it melts my heart to think about what a blessing they both are to me.  i don't thank God near enough for them.  my prayers go out to a family who i read about on their blog who lost their sweet baby at 11 months old due to a congential heart defect.  she fought.  she fought hard.  and as they told their stories of their other three children all telling her "goodnight gracie" for the last time, i cried.  i forgot to tell karsyn "goodnight".  we rushed.  it was 9pm.  she was grouchy and i simply wanted her in bed. 

another blog i found (i will have to stop looking for new blogs to stalk), lost their sweet baby boy at 8 months.  he simply didn't wake up.  every night, mykah drinks her last bottle of the day and goes to sleep.  then we don't see her bright eyes until morning.  praise God she sleeps through the night already.  but his parents didn't get to see his bright eyes again.  and i didn't tell mykah "goodnight" either. 

so now, before i crawl into bed myself, i will take the chance of waking both of them up just to tell them "goodnight".  and probably some "i love you" too.  because you just never know.

. something to hold you over .

since i haven't posted in over a week, i thought i'd give you this to make you smile while i think of something to blog about.  not that my life is even close to boring.  poor mykah.  she always looks so afraid in pictures with karsyn.  can you even imagine the thoughts?