Talking

Here is little Kamdyn talking! She is saying "eye" as she looks at Elmo on her Valentine book. She is starting to say lots of little words....Da-Da, of course, Ma-Ma when she feels like it, dog, hi, eye, etc. My new favorite is when she wiggles her little fingers toward herself to say "come on!" She learned this with Na-Na this past weekend. It is so adorable!

Walking Around

Kamdyn is really getting brave with walking these days. She can walk all the way across our living room floor. Before, she was really wobbly and would fall down after just a few steps. Now, she can stop and regain her balance and then start walking again. It is so amazing to watch the progression! Each new stage has it's own "excitement." And, each new stage brings such joy to us. She is pulling up on things, but finds it much easier to use us to help her up. She doesn't like it when we make her do it herself. In fact, she gets down right upset! We try to explain to her that she's got to learn to get up on her own, but she doesn't seem to care. She knows what she wants and she wants it NOW!!! OR ELSE!!! We all have such a hard time watching her cry and have her little "fits." We, of course, end up giving in 99.9% of the time! She's only a baby once! Who cares if she's spoiled, right????

So, here is a video of the little stinker walking from the couch to her exersaucer and to the table. Wow!! Where has this year gone? Looking back on the blog at how tiny she was when we brought her home from the hospital makes me sad and happy all at the same time. Sad at how quickly she has grown, but happy knowing all that she has accomplished along the way. This amazing little girl has taken over our lives and we couldn't be more thankful! We want to be with her all the time and miss her terribly when we're not! What will we do for a week while we are in St. Lucia? I'm going to be in tears everyday. :(

Look at "Big Stuff" walking!

Here is our Little Kamdyn walking all around the room. We can hardly believe that she has already conquered this huge task! She still seems way too tiny to be walking around. Needless to say, she feels otherwise! :)

Going to School with Mommy

Mrs. Georgia brought Kamdyn to my school today around 3:30. We had a teacher workday and I still had a little bit of work left to do. After taking Kamdyn around to visit a few of my coworkers, I had to find something for Kamdyn to do while I finished my work. In a room full of toys that shouldn't be that difficult. However, I am germaphobic! So, I found a shaker, bells, and a ball. I viciously scrubbed all of them with a wet wipe before giving them to her. Against my better judgement, I put her in the middle of the rug and let her play! She had such a good time "making music." It was fun to sit back and watch her. She doesn't sit and play very often anymore because she always wants to walk. But, with a new environment and different toys, she was completely occupied. Yes, I had to take some pictures! Mommy's don't go anywhere without their cameras!! :)

Na-Na comes for a Weekend Visit

Kamdyn always loves having visitors. After Mama Lucy left on Friday, Na-Na arrived! We had a great time with Na-Na here. We went all over Augusta on Saturday with Na-Na. Little did we know until we finally stopped to eat lunch and feed Kamdyn that we had left Kamdyn's diaper bag at home. We had to feed Kamdyn half of our lunch. She had to drink tea from our cup and we had to buy some diapers and wipes at Babies R Us! I can honetly say that this was a first and a last!! Kamdyn did great because she didn't know the difference. I, however, was lost without my "toolbox!"

Kamdyn is doing so many new things and she got to show all of her new accomplishments to Na-Na. She can bark like a dog. She can point to eyes and say "eyes." She can shake her head furiously to say, "No, No!" She can give you five. She can walk all the way across a room. She can pull herself up. She can finally get herself up from lying down to a sitting position. (This has made bedtime a little bit tricky these days! As soon as you lay her down, she pops back up!)

Here are some pics of Na-Na giving her a bath! We use her baby bathtub, but Na-Na likes to use the kitchen sink because it saves your back! :)

First Valentine's Day

Kamdyn got her first Valentine's Day card on Friday (2/9) from our dear friend in New York, Jessica. It was so precious! (Thanks, Jess! You have remembered Kamdyn every holiday since she has been born. You are such a sweetie!) Here is Kamdyn "reading" her card. She loved the baby on the front of the card! Thanks to the rest of you who sent her a Valentine's Day Card, too! Jessica's was the first she got which is why I mentioned it!

Kamdyn got the best gift of all for Valentine's Day. Mama Lucy was here! I had to go out of town to Atlanta on Monday and Tuesday for PreK training. Mama Lucy had to come and help Da-Da while I was gone! Kamdyn hadn't seen Mama Lucy since Christmas and boy, were they both excited to see each other!!!

This is Kamdyn as she opened her Valentine's Presents. You would have though it was Christmas again!

Just Because.....

These are some pics that I took just because.......

Sometimes she just looks so precious, I can't resist!












The flash didn't work on this one of Kamdyn and Da-Da,
but I thought it was adorable none the less!! Kamdyn
seems to start smiling as soon as the camera is turned on!!

Poppy

Poppy came and spent the week with me and Kamdyn this past week. He was working here in Augusta. It just do happened that Richard had to be out of town this week, too. So, Poppy came and stayed with us. Kamdyn LOVED it!! It also made things a little easier for me because Poppy could entertain Kamdyn while I was getting some things accomplished. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures while he was here! Most of my pictures are taken on the weekend when my brain isn't on overload from trying to juggle work, Mommy, wifey, etc. So, I apoligize, Poppy! These are some pics of the two of them prior to this week. They will have to do for now!

Turns out that Kamdyn couldn't really help Poppy on his new computer. I, however, spent lots of time trying to help him. He is learning! It's just taking him a little bit of time. I created him some "cheat sheets" to help him each night when he is completing his work. I hope it helps!! God Bless You, Mama!!! :) I love you, Daddy, but it's tough to teach an old dog new tricks!!!

Visits with Grand

Grand came to visit Kamdyn weekend before last and we went down to visit Grand the next weekend. It was good to see her since none of us had seen her since Christmas. Kamdyn, of course, thoroughly enjoyed herself!. She especially enjoyed visiting Grand at her house. Grand has lots of fun stuff to see in her house. Kamdyn wanted to get in to all of it. Kamdyn learned how to turn the light switch on and off while she was there. Thank goodness she can't reach the switches by herself yet because all of the lights in our house would constantly be turning on and off. She tries to get the light switches every time she passes them while we are holding her. She is a mess!!