Bad Case of Mommyitis

And so it seems the clingyness begins. Liz, a retired police officer from the church has been watching Logan when we don't have family lined up. She came for the first time yesterday and while Lo seemed ok before I left, I guess she lost it pretty good after I was gone and had to be held the entire day. I'm very thankful that she didn't call to tell me while I was at work or I would have just been miserable until I could get to her yesterday.

This morning when Liz walked in the door, Logan took one look and got her little quiver lip and started to cry. I cuddled her for a bit and then sat her in her bouncer to watch some Baby Einstein and as I grabbed my purse her lip started to pout and quiver again and I could just hear her whimpering as I walked out the door. It was horrible! I cried all the way to Mike's store and as I was getting my morning latte I tearfully told Mike how thankful I am that I'll be able to be with her next year. God really has made me to be a mommy, I have no desire to do anything else.

Here are a few pictures of Logan tonight in her crib (which she has yet to sleep in at night, she just loves the bassinet too much). She's wearing a sleeper that says "Mommy Loves Me" and that phrase could not be more true!!

Such a big girl! Right now she's sitting next to me fighting sleep. She'll get SO close and then start moving her arms and legs and fussing until she fully wakes herself up. It's so much fun..... except not.

A couple anecdotes from some of my little girls at school:

"So, is your baby alive now that she's out of your belly?"

Girl 1: "Mayah, stop being so popular!"

Me: "What do you mean, popular?"

Girl 1: "You know, someone who everyone knows but they're kind of act snobby and stuff. It's annoying."

"Mrs. Kayle, I want to be a teacher when I grow up because your hair is so beautiful and stuff." (and stuff is the favorite little phrase to add to the end of EVERYTHING)

Quickie

Ok, we're headed to bed but I just HAD to share this picture. I caught Logan mid-giggle tonight in her bumbo. Is this precious?!?! Love her so much!

Easter Sunday

We had a great Easter Sunday with Logan. We went to church this morning (and she slept through the whole service so I didn't have to sit in the nursery with her this week) and then we had a little Easter Egg hunt after the service. Logan got two eggs (well, Mommy got two eggs to take pictures of for Lo's baby book)! Then we headed to my parent's house for lunch and we spent most of the afternoon there. Here's a picture of Logan at my parents house, she's saying "Thank you Miss Shannon for my BEAUTIFUL Easter bow!"
Logan loves her bouncer at home so much that we had to get her a bouncer for her grandparent's house!
I'll leave you with our family photo.
Happy Easter! Love, The Kayles

Top 5 Reasons Why I Can't Wait to be a SAHM!

Since I'm on Spring Break and finally seemingly done recovering from my delivery (I was still on the mend when I first went back to work) I'm getting a taste of what it will be like when I can stay at home. I can think of a million reasons why I can't wait to start my new job as a stay at home mom but here are my top 5:

5. I'll be able to go grocery shopping and plan meals for the entire week AND won't be too tired to make the meals in the evening. :) Last night we had sweet polish sausage and wild rice. Tonight we'll be having a chicken casserole.

4. I'll FINALLY be able to keep up on household chores. Yesterday, during Logan's morning nap I was able to deep clean our kitchen, clean the downstairs bathroom, clean the living room AND get a load of diaper laundry done (by the way we LOVE cloth diapers!).

3. It'll give me a lot more time to craft! This week I made Logan a bow holder so that we can keep all of her bows and headbands in the same place. I'll be selling these on etsy once I'm done working too, so look out for that!
I hand painted the letter and the plaque.
The bottom velcros over so that we can hang all of her headbands in the same place, too!
2. I'm able to keep Logan on her preferred schedule. It is so nice to be able to have her get two full naps in, all of her normal feedings AND be able to get her to bed on time every night! When I'm working she has all of her naps at random times because of all of the different places she is during the day (sometimes at my parents, sometimes at home, etc.) It'll actually get a lot better in May when Carolyn is home and so Logan will be at home with the same person the entire month of May (I find that consistency is key with little Lo).
And the number one reason I can't wait to stay home is.....................

I get to spend a lot more time with my two favorite people!!

10 weeks old and smiling!

Today Logan is 10 weeks old!  She is such an incredible joy to her daddy and I.  We wake up every morning and can't wait to see her smiling face and we go to sleep at night marveling at how adorable and easy to love she is.  Logan can now sleep almost all the way through the night, she has a small snack after about 5 hours and then can sleep another 5 or so before she wakes up.  She has learned how to kick her feet in her bouncer so that it continues to bounce when it has stopped.  She has become FASCINATED with her mobile in her crib and will sit in there for 30-45 minutes just laughing at it.  She is starting to grab at her feet and I'm sure she'll soon be putting those in her mouth.  Her newest development is big smiles and little giggles.  Here is my best attempt at capturing them:  

Star of the Show

Logan has been a busy little bee meeting all kinds of family these last couple of weeks.  Last week, Logan met her Great Grandma and Grandpa Kayle.  They spent a lot of time together last Friday while mom was at work, she was held and snuggled all day long!  Here is a picture of the three of them at lunch on Saturday afternoon before Great G&G left.

Sunday afternoon Mike, Logan and I packed up the car and headed to a BBQ after church with our bible study group.  The hosts have a little 3 year old who followed Logan and I around all afternoon.  She was fascinated by the baby and so anxious to help do anything that was needed (bouncing the bouncer, putting her tete --pacifier-- back in her mouth, putting her socks back on and keeping me company while I rocked her).  She's going to be a big sister in a few months so it was good practice for her.  Here's a picture of Logan, it's the best smile picture I've gotten so far.  I swear I'll hold the camera for 10 minutes trying to get her to smile and as soon as I put it down she does it--it's a game!

Monday morning daddy took Logan and I out on a breakfast date.  I'm on Spring Break and it just so happened that Mike got Monday and Tuesday off and so we were all able to spend a lot of time together.  We ate at Casavanna, a local Cuban restaurant.  Here's daddy!

Logan slept the WHOLE date so Mike and I got some good conversation in.

Today is MY grandma's (Tita) birthday!  She had minor surgery on her foot yesterday so she's been in bed the last couple of days.  We went to make her feel better and to hang out with her on her birthday for a while.  Here is Logan getting ready to head over.
Logan and "Bistita" hanging out together.  As you can see, she's discovered her fist and can be found at any given moment trying to shove the ENTIRE thing into her mouth.  One day she'll figure out she just can't do it!
And finally, this is one of Lo's new favorite positions--tummy down on daddy's legs so that she can look out and see the world.  She likes to watch her Baby Einstein from this position, it lets her practice her standing AND watch and listen all at the same time!

Busy Week!

We've had a very busy week here in the Kayle household!  It was my second week of work and Mike was back to work so Logan was back and forth from home to Granddaddy and Nana's house.  That meant earlier mornings for mommy and baby to make sure we made it there on time.  It also meant earlier bedtimes which we are both trying to get used to.  Monday Logan spent the day with my dad and her great grandma (Tita), Tuesday and Wednesday she spent with my college roommate, Rachael, Thursday was back to my parent's house and Friday she spent with Mike and his grandparents!  Crazy busy week for her!

After a long day of playing at my parent's house I laid Logan down on our bed to go to sleep.  I left for about 10 minutes to go downstairs and wash some of her bottles.  I came back and she had rolled almost completely onto her tummy!  I think that once she is able to fully roll over on her own she is going to be a stomach sleeper.  She seems to sleep best when she is on it.
Getting ready to go to First Friday at church with her great grandparents.  
Today we started full time cloth diapering.  She finally fits into her adorable Bum Genius diapers and we are so excited to be using them!  I've noticed that Logan's disposable diapers have been giving her a bad rash and while I can get rid of it with methodbaby (it's the only stuff that works for her), it still comes back.  The cloth diapers should help.
Wow!  Look at our strong little girl!  I put Logan on her tummy this morning for a little tummy time before her nap and she propped herself right up onto her arms and held herself like this for about 20 seconds.  She's growing up!