the sweetest note

So when I got home tonight from work, there was a note on the counter from one of Kady's teachers and its just too cute not to share.

Kady and another child were in the back room playing, and Kady started talking. We weren't sure what she was saying, but she was talking away! The children don't hear her talk, so when the other child heard her talk he got so excited and started yelling to the teachers "shes talking she talks!" It was too cute!

Now if they only knew that Kady would be quiet sometimes at home it would be good. But i guess she takes after her Mom!

school day

October 26 was Kady's first day of preschool. When did my baby grow up?!? It was a rough morning for all of us. Kady didn't want to sleep Monday night and didn't fall asleep til close to 11 and well a 6am wake up call didn't make her happy.

with her backpack and lunch box

at school eating breakfast

When we arrived in school she didn't know what to do. She went right for the food of course but wouldn't eat anything but the toast. And when it was time for jimmy and I to leave it was all bad. When we started to walk away Ms Jackie was there to talk to her and distract her, but when i went to close the door behind me i saw the look on Kady's face and saw her lip come out and I lost it. I cried like i was a little girl. I knew she was in good hands and that this is such a good thing for her but i was feeling guilty. They called around 12 and just filled us in on her day. She wouldn't eat breakfast or lunch, so now I'm thinking shes starving herself. But one of the teachers texted Grandma (grandma works for the same company, just a different campus) and let us know she ate snacks but wouldn't play with the kids, only stood by the teachers.

The next few days got better. She would cry when we left but she would eat and started playing with the kids. She even naps for them! They just need to be close by til she is asleep. But she does that for us too so I'm not surprised on it. And shes even making friends. All i know is its a little girl named Sophie. She isn't there yet when we drop Kady off and is gone before Kady is picked up. But I'm happy for her!

She even is coming home with new dances. She wouldn't learn these for me but maybe its the peer pressure. Shes learning "I'm a little tea pot." She even has the hip action. Its too funny and cute! I cant wait til her Xmas play :)

Before leaving for trick or treating

playing with her pumpkin

Got her first candy of the night :)

On to the next place

We kept trick or treating small this year due to the fact that Kady, Mom, and Grandpa are all sick. And also Kady was on a no nap kind of day was getting really tired. Plus how much candy does a 2 year old need? But she still really enjoyed herself!

pumpkins

Earlier this week we took Kady to the pumpkin patch and she absolutely loved it. She was busy walking around touching all of them. She would pick up the little pumpkins and say "no" and just throw them down. Good thing she didn't break any of them!

She found the one and wouldn't let go of it

Kady showing Daddy the way

And just minutes after we left

bday cont.

Kady with her cousin Drew and cousin Olivia

Yummy!

Cakes as big as her head..lol

Singing happy birthday

A Minnie Bday

As we all know Kady turned 2 this past week and we celebrated by having a Minnie Bday party. We even let her wear her Halloween costume for it. And heck at least she gets to wear it twice. I feel like we got our moneys worth out of it :) And she left the ears on for a lot longer then we thought she would. She usually HATES to wear head bands but for some reason she kept it on for a few hours!

Kady LOVES her new kitchen that we got her for her birthday. On her actual day is when she woke up to his in the living room and she played with it for hours! She didn't even want to go bye bye which she usually loves. And by the looks of it I think Drew likes it too!

Kady wasn't a big help with her presents this year. I think she helped with just a few! She loved all her new stuff though! And she made out like a bandit!

Kady loves her new baby. She wouldn't put her down later that night. She gives her hugs and kisses when its bed time too. Now only if Kady would go to bed at the same time as baby! I'll save that story for a later blog.

More bday blogs to follow..

venting

So the other day someone made a comment, not to me, but it still gets to me. She had said that stay at home moms make more well rounded kids. So does that mean that i am hurting Kady by working? I thought it meant that i was providing everything that she needed. This person had then something like she works full time as a mom and those that work arnt full time moms. Well i beg to differ. I am a full time mom and work full time. I do both!! I may not be with Kady all day but i am still her mom and will always be an involved mom!

I think that comment hit me even harder because I'm feeling guilty for when she starts school. she will be in school all day tues, weds and thurs. which means she needs to be there at least by 8am ( they do a special thing just for the 2 year olds) and then Grandma will get Kady after work. Since both Jimmy and I will be at work until after her bedtime. So i really wont see much of kady those 3 days. Which bothers me! But we now have 2 set family days where we never had that before. And jimmy is off super early on Sat now so its only those 3 days that bug me.

Ok enough venting. Still feel guilty but i do know i am both a full time and a working mom

new toy/working out

Kadys Grandma and Grandpa found a great deal on a used sandbox that they just couldn't pass up. Its the cutest thing. Its a boat! She loves driving it. Once she is in it..good luck on getting her out :)

On some side notes Kady is really starting to say some more words. Granted some words may be missing letters but shes 2! I think she really surprised us when said "ungle" when she wants to watch Jungle Junction. But if i count how many she says now i think we are close to 20! And no we haven't gone to the audiologist yet. Not that we don't want to but her Dr's receptions has yet to call us back with the referral. And I've called like 5 times. But she goes for her 2 year well check in 2 weeks so I'm not worried.

And as i type this she is being hilarious! She is doing my work out routine. She does squats then goes down for crunches. (sorry i cant figure out how to rotate it)

randoms

Not much is new in our house, so i will just post some random pics of Kady.

loves her baths

Playing in the sand at Cousin Drews bday party

At Drews bday

On a wedding note...we have our officiant lined up. YAY

summer fun

Here are a few pics of Kady during one of the summer heat waves..enjoy

yummy salad

Lately when when we eat a salad Kady has been coming up wanting the cucumber, carrots and cabbage out of it. So the other day when I made my salad I had put all those things with a tiny bit of ranch in her own bowl and she LOVED it. Makes me happy too that shes eating her veggies! Now only if she would use a fork. But we are working on that. Ive been giving her a waffle for breakfast and been getting stern with her that she needs to use the fork and not her fingers. And I'm also getting stern at sitting down while eating. She has ALWAYS been on the go and wont sit still for anything. I'm just so done with it and shes gonna have to learn before school starts.

Dr visit

Kady had a small Dr visit today where he wasn't happy with her speech, or lack thereof. Shes been on a 6-10 word vocabulary for a while now, but its different words each time. For instance, one of her first words was "water" and well she hasn't said that work in about 9 months. So he is going to send us to an Audiologist to make sure everything is fine and rule out any sort of problem. But on a positive Kady is still on the right track for everything else. She is currently 25.9lbs and 35 3/4inches. So she still is tall and thin.

sacramento zoo

So Jimmy and I finally got a day off together and decided to take Kady to the Sac zoo. This was her first time to a zoo! And well she loved it! Not so much the heat but she loved seeing all the animals. I think her favorite were the tigers. Maybe because she loves kittys.

It was a nice zoo but it was really small. Jimmy now wants to take her to Marine World (or whatever its called now) so she can see the dolphins and whales.

pudding face

This is what happens when Kady feeds her self chocolate pudding! Like how she is trying to act innocent :)


On a side note she is finally saying words, well when she wants. She said "whats this" last night. And today she told Grandma "duster" and told me when i got home form work "kiss." Im so proud of her!!

Showing off her new shades

Almost dinner time

coloring..her new favorite past time

being silly

Theres nothing new to post. Same old thing has been going on around here. WAIT..theres good news. She now watches Bolt and Monsters Inc. Think Up is warn out finally. YAY.

On wedding news..things are going real good. We have the place, DJ, my dress, photographer, and think we know what flowers we want, and started to get the things for the center pieces. Thanks Grammy and Auntie Brenda for the help :)

Up

Kady has a new favorite movie..UP. She has to have this movie on at all times pretty much. Not that she has to watch it but it must be on or she will have THE biggest meltdown. And sometimes she has to have on it the big tv compared to her portable one we have set up. And lets just say all of us are SO tired of it. Its a good movie and all but watching/hearing it like 7 times a day is a bit over kill. .And for you guys that are familiar with the movie, when Mr. Fredrickson goes home for the first time after Ellie dies, well somehow Kady knows and she waves bye bye. Its actually really cute!

On a side note she has a new baby doll, well not new but she recently became attached to it, and not she walks around saying "baby." And yesterday she was trying to get me to hold her milk and i couldnt at the time so i just said to put it down and well it sounded like she said "put it down." So she is SLOWLY getting it. And Grammy said over the weekend that she was really trying to say words too. Pretty soon we wont be able to shut her up :)

loving the water

what to do when its hot

Kady has found her new favorite pastime...her water table. Grandma and Grandpa bought her a water table to she could be outside this summer and yet stay cool. And well she LOVES it. She could be out there all day and not care.

so excited

I love her reaction in this one :)

I was trying to upload a video but after 20 minutes i gave up. So that will have to wait a few more days

randoms

Sorry for the long delay in posts. Ive been busy at work and trying to start the wedding plans. Here are a few random shots of the kiddo

sleepy girl

playing with her hair accessories

At her first wedding in May

She is becoming such a big girl except for the fact that she still doesnt want to talk. She hasnt said some of the words she would say in awhile. Now she says Mama, Dada, Kitty, sit, chip. thats it! It is SO driving me nuts. Any suggestions? Not giving her what she wants doesnt help at all!!Ive even stopped showing her all her signing videos. She knows how to sign a lot of things but talk already.

She has also become quite a good little eater when she wants to be. She LOVES fruit and shes starting to eat veggies. She likes green beans, shredded carrots and cucumber. And we hide spinach in her grilled cheese..HA!

But we have also entered the terrible 2's and boy am I ready for them to be over! She loves to bang her head on anything or anyone if shes not happy. I even put her in time out the other day (which is to put her in a spare room and shut the door for a minute) and she started banging her head on the door! What to do with her!? Shes also learning to bite if shes not getting her way. UGH

On a good note though her crib is now a toddler bed. She was starting to try and climb out of it so Jimmy just converted it. Shes fallen out once and got her elbow between the bars but no injuries other then a bruise.