Balance

As a student, homemaker, and working mom, to say that I'm busy is almost an understatement. I've tried not to let myself go, but the older Kayton gets, the more difficult it is becoming and it's a challenge to look put together.

There are mornings that the first forty five minutes of contact with Kayton result in boogers on my shoulders and food on my clothes. The first fifteen minutes result in smudged make-up and sweat as I wrestle to get her diaper and clothes changed.

Recently, Kayton has found it exciteing to pull my hair as had as she can. When I get after her she giggles and laughs. Now, I've never found the idea of pulling my hair back into a pony tail appealing because I feel sloppy, but I'm almost to that point. Luckily I can French braid my own hair because that might be my new 'do'.

Even though the terrible twos are here, I am completely smitten with my little girl :) and I wouldn't trade her for the world!

Update

Well, I'm one day short of a full year since my last post, so here's an update (with plenty of pictures)

Neight and I are both in school and working. This school year I dropped down to only 6 credits so I could spend more time at home. I only have 3 semesters left!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so close to graduating!
Neight left ITT and is now doing prerequisites and SLCC so he can transfer to the U as a history teaching major.

Kayton is 18 months old today and SUCH a busy body. She's a sweetheart and loves to give kisses and hugs to everyone, especially animals. She sleeps all night and has a total of 10 teeth. She runs all over and loves to throw things. She's really good at copying things that Neight and I do and she's making TONS of sounds to communicate. She's learned to say "No" and shake her head. She isn't a picky eater, which is nice, and she LOVES her veggies :)

 

Valentines 2013

First Trip to the Zoo

Playing the Piano with Auntie Ang

 



2012 Christmas Card

 

I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season!

Bubbles!

 

Kayton loves bath time! She has a couple of toys that I let her play with and when they are down by her feet she will use her feet to push them up to where she can grab them. She also loves to grab the washcloth and suck the water out of it. As soon as I notice her doing that I take it away because I don't want her to swallow the soap. Silly girl!

5 Months

Kayton is even more of a busy body than she was when she was born. Now that she has rolling down she is starting to scoot and push her knees to her stomach. The funniest thing about her pushing her knees up is that her butt goes straight up into the air. I have a feeling that she is going to be crawling before Christmas. Kayton is starting to sit up on her own, but only for a few seconds at a time. A lot of the time she will fall forward and sometimes to the side. Everything she touches goes straight into her mouth and she chews on it. Neight and I will blow raspberries and she blows them back. She has also learned how to blow raspberries on my arm. It amazes me how smart she is already! She's started to grab her feet and play with them, this is particularly apparent when I try to change her diaper and her butt is already raised off the changing table. She has started squirming when I change her diaper and rolls off to the side. This little girl is AMAZING!

 



Cereal!

This week I decided it was time to give Kayton some rice cereal. She wasn't thrilled, but she didn't hate it either. She likes to blow raspberries in general and didn't hesitate to blow raspberries with cereal in her mouth. Luckily I don't wear glasses because it went ALL over my face. 

4 Months

I cannot believe that this cute girl is already 4 months old!

Kayton has started grabbing onto things! As soon as she grabs something it goes into her mouth!

This is her blessing day. The dress she is wearing is a family heirloom. My mom was blessed in it, I was blessed in it, Emily and Angie were blessed in it, and now Kayton was blessed in it.

Kayton wasn't very cooperative when we tried taking pictures of her this month. She had her own agenda of what she wanted to be doing.