The summer has come to an end

Schools officially starts on Tuesday here. It is so sad! I was very lucky to have Jared home all summer...something I LOVE about teaching! It will be interesting to see how this year will be different than last year with Jared being at the High School.

On a different note, Keila has been taking better naps the last couple of days! It has been much better than last week, and even earlier this week. She has been sleeping about an hour or more during her naps, with the exception of this morning...in which she cried, slept for 20 minutes, and cried again. She is starting to point to different things, but hasn't pointed to specific things (dad, mom, dog...I asked her to but nothing happened haha). She started nodding her head yes and can understand me when I ask her not do something...sometimes she listens and sometimes she gets a sly look in her eye while she tries again. It's hilarious. SHe also LOVES computers...she will crawl over, stand up and hold on my knees, peak around my screen, see that the keyboard is 'available' to touch, and try to push the keys. She gets a huge smile whne she sees it, and then gets very cranky when she's not allowed to touch it. When I see her crawling around and standing up on things, I want to know what she is thinking. Why does she like to chew on the dog bone? What does she find fascinating about the things on the couch? Why are computer cords, or any type of cords fun to play with and chew on? She is so funny and I love being able to be home with her. I wouldn't trade it for anything.

Napping

...or lack there of. Keila has never really been a great napper. Well, at least since about the age of 5 months. It has gotten worse since I took away her pacifier. Before I took it away she would take 2 hourish naps, and now she maybe takes 2 30 minute naps...and that's on a good day. I have tried just puting her down to let her cry herself to sleep, and that doesn't work at all. At night, she will cry a little sometimes before she goes to bed. But during the day, she wont go to sleep on her own. She is also getting 2 teeth...they aren't breaking through yet, but I can see them and have seen them for a while now. So maybe they are bothering her. I can just picture that she will be one of those kids who don't ever take naps. Wonderful.

No More Pacifier

So now that Keila is weaned from breast milk, I am taking her pacifier away. I never wanted to use one in the first place...and then when I started using one I wasn't planning on using it this long. So in my mind it is overdue to be taken away. Plus, I have Jared home for a little while longer to help. She also only ever got her pacifier when it was nap or bedtime. She is doing perfectly fine during the day with no pacifier, but bedtime is a little harder. She has been going to sleep the past couple nights, but then is waking up a handful of times....once every hour or so for the first few hours. Last night was way worse. She woke up once an hour until 3:30, and then was wide awake so by 4:30ish I left her in her crib, turned down the monitor a little, and then went to sleep. She wasn't really crying that much, but then I woke up at around 5:30 and she was crying and really sad. I felt so bad and tired. She was almost hysterical crying and nothing was going to console her :(. So what was a tired mom to do with a baby who wouldn't stop crying?? Give in and give her a pacifier of course! Ooops. I think she was also very cold last night...I tried to cover her with her blanket, but she kicks it off. Anyway, she passed out in may arms and out came the pacifier once she was asleep (she spit it out, which is what usually happens). I was just so tired and wanted to have some consistent sleep!

So she is her normal happy self this morning. I even got a comment from the church nursery person that she is the happiest baby he has ever seen...

I really feel bad that she cried for so long last night. But what am I supposed to do? I would love it if she would just fall asleep when she got tired of crying, but now that she cna sit up, she wont lay herself back down in her crib. Annoying, huh?

So that is what is going on right now. I am so tired that I might even take a nap today.

Busy Busy Busy

I have been so busy lately! And, we have been out of town a lot. Last weekend we went to the Oregon Jamboree. It was hot, but really fun! My dad came up and watched Keila on Saturday and my grandparents came home right before we left on Sunday and offered to watch Keila. So that worked out really well, and I didn't have to worry aboiut taking care of a baby in the hot weather! All of the performers did really well...of who we watched anyway!

Our friends Liz and Kenny just got married last night, so I was busy all last week getting the programs finished and working on her scrap/guest book. I would've had everything finished a lot sooner, but when I wanted to work on everything, it was over 100 degrees outside and in our house! No fun!

Keila is doing well. She is starting to pull herself up on more things and also starting to bear crawl a little bit. She is also getting such a little personality/attitude. Whatever you want to call it! Still a very very happy and easy baby though, so I know I am blessed...for the time being! SHe loves to play with the dog dishes and spill out all the water before we can get to her...Little Rascal!