Up river and through the woods to Grandmothers house we go...

We spent the day at Grandma's house yesterday much to her delight. Keiani got to play with her new blocks and wooden puzzle that Grandma got her. They we so much fun. We also took a walk down to the park were Keiani got to swing for the first time in a big kid swing. She loved it so much. We ran around the playground for a while and climbed on the dinosaurs. We even had the rare photo were I think Keiani actually looks like me strange huh? not like her dad but me :)

I guess Keiani got confused with all the playing and big girl swings that she forgot she needs to nap. We only managed to squeeze in 1 nap all day! Amazingly she wasnt even that grumpy but I don't think we will make a habit of it.

We are looking foward to this weekend and I'm sure Grandma is as well. Andrew and I get to go have a morning date while Keiani hangs with Grandma. Then on Sunday we get to go to Anacortes with Andrew. While he works we may stop in and see Grandma and Grandpa Palmer and visit with Uncle Derek too. Busy, busy, busy. Hopefully the weather man is right and it will be a dry trip. Well I'm off to pump, the pit falls of date night :)

Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of Rum!

I finally understand what all those grandmas and great-grandmas mean when they say they used rum to ease their teething tots. Thats right I get it, the more you drink the less you care that they scream. Right! Right???

Today has been a fun one in mommy land. I know its a day we have all been warned about. A day our mothers have been waiting for. Are you ready for it? Well lets start with Keiani teething..ahhhh.. I'm glad I still have hair left she has cried for a good 30-40% of the day which is very unusuall for our usual bundle of sunshine. Not only that but she has been extremely touchy and very needy I think that she has gotten the latest version of seperation software installed. This new and improved software acurately measures the distance from her to mommy, if I happen to exceed the 1 foot rule a screeching alarm sounds.

In addition to all of this maddness my own OCD tendencies have gotten the better of me and the fact that Keiani screams when ever I turn the vacuum on (another fun trick) or the fact that I can't mop the floor because we disposed of the old dirty mop head and the store no longer carries it any more so I need to get a whole new mop all together and its been like 3 days since I mopped!!! My head just might explode! I will have to get on my hands and knees to clean the floor again tonight. As for the vacumming Keiani and Daddy may have to go for a walk :) You know what that means.... break for mommy :)

Sorry It's been so long thanks for the vent.

Zuanich Park

Hurray for sunshine! We had an awsome day at the park today. Daddy insisted it was warm enough to go swimming in the lake but we settled for the park instead. I think it was a great choice. Keiani got to explore so much, we checked out the play ground and tested the slide for durability, we toured the grounds and ended our day with a sampling of the local vegitation. Fyi daffodils not that tasty. Special thanks ot Aunt Chass for joining us and bringing along baby Sophie :)

Hope you all enjoyed the beautiful day as much as we did.

Growing Like Weeds

Keiani had her 9 month Apt. yesterday and she soo big! She weighs 22pounds and is 30 in. long. This puts her at 95% weight, 98% height, and 83% for head size. She is still pretty chubby but the leg rolls are starting to thin out a bit :)

She is becoming such a beautiful little girl. We are so proud of her.

Walk this way baby

Read my fingers

Keiani did "Milk" today! She did it once for Andrew when I was gone working then as soon as I walked in the door she did it again and again untill she got some :) Yeah!!! It's amazing how fast they pick up on stuff. Sooo smart!

Keep on Truckin

It's been a fairly uneventful week. Keiani is walking more than ever but still doesn't seem to make it very far. It's such an adventure with her every day. Her new big achievment is sticking her tongue out. She thinks its funny and its very hard to keep a straight face when you are trying to put her to bed and she sticks it all the way out and laughs.

The whole family seems to be having a better week. I am finally starting to feel like myself again. Grandma Karens home and I can finally start working out again yeah I definately need it! I haven't exactly been following my diet...

So heres to an awsome week I'll try to post again soon :) if you want more pics check out my myspace page @ myspace.com/shanaguest