Week 2, Round One

Good grief. Where is my time going. I'm so behind... and I know ya'll are just dying for the latest. :)

Right now we are all being spoiled by Ben's mom. Grandmama came last Saturday to spend some quality time with Kaelyn, and help me retain my sanity since I was going back to work. Mission accomplished. Thanks Lu!!!

My plan was to come back to work gradually, instead of going full-time and starting daycare all in one swoop. Just didn't think my sappy mommy's heart could handle that.

So Lu came down and kept Kaelyn at home last week and part of this week, while I work part time, then next week we start the full time gig and daycare. Easing back into it is definitely the way to go.

I'm in week 2 of being back at work, and it has worked out beautifully. Coming back to work has not been as hard as I had anticipated. Praise the Lord. I could write several paragraphs on the journey my heart has taken since having Kaelyn, and all the emotions that went along with going back to work, but I'll spare ya', and just leave it by saying prayer works, people.

So, about Grandmama and Kaelyn... like I said, they've been having loads of fun.

I was sitting at work last week when an email came through that said something to the effect of "This is what happens when you leave the two of us at home." with this picture attached.

Apparently is was dress-up day in the White House.

G-ma found a deer costume and Kaelyn played the part. I started laughing hysterically.

BAA!!

Last week the little miss also had her first round of shots. I'm still trying to erase the memory.

It was the worst. She was so charming and full of smiles, just talking to her doctor and I, the cutest thing in the world, and the next thing that poor girl knew, she was getting stabbed in the leg three times. Her face broke into a million pieces with a silent cry, and then she opened her eyes and looked at me as if to say "YOU HAVE BETRAYED ME!!!!!!"and screamed. And screamed. She was inconsolable for 15 minutes, and so was I.

In happier news;

Kaelyn is most definitely coming into her personality, and it is such a fun one! Mornings are my favorite, when she stretches for a good 20 minutes and makes all these little grunts before she wakes up. Then when she opens her eyes and finds us, she breaks into the biggest grin I have ever seen, and just gets so excited, with arms and legs flailing everywhere. Presh.

And like I have said before, this child loves music. Humming, singing, music toys, anything, just give her some sound and the girl is in hog heaven.

But what makes my heart melt completely is that she loves her song the most.

First, look at this face:

This was me singing to her, and this is the reaction we get every single time.

We were in the car with Ben's parents one afternoon, and his dad said something about the song that Ben's mom would sing him when he was a babythat he just loved. She sang one verse of it, and it got stuck in my head.

So that night when I was putting Kaelyn to sleep I started singing that verse (personalized for a girl :) and by the next evening, we had a song telling her about her blue eyes, her sweet cheeks, and her brown hair, and she was hooked. ( I can promise you it isn't my vocal talent that has her mesmerized.)

Sweet moments.

More soon!

xoxo

dae