Tubs n Tummies

Around 4 1/2 months, Kinzie started scooting around her play gym floor in basically a circle and would almost roll herself over several times. It was very amusing to watch her go in circles and come so close to rolling over. This picture shows her contemplating her next move.



This pic shows as close as she came to rolling over. She didn't want to pull her right arm out from underneath her, she she ended up rolling back onto her back, but it shows that she really could if she wanted to!



***EDITED TO ADD THAT ON 8/30/08 SHE FOR SURE ROLLED OVER FROM HER BACK ONTO HER TUMMY DURING A NAP TIME IN HER CRIB TODAY!*** YEAH KINZIE!

A good indication of what our house currently looks like...


We found this cute hat at the consignment store and had to try it on her.

We've noticed in the past week or so she's been deliberately reaching and grabbing at things. She's been able to grasp things for awhile, but only if they were basically handed to her. Lately, her focus has been more intent and you can see her putting two and two together with how to grab onto something and hold it. On Thursday, she also started splashing in the tub. Check out this cute video of her following dad's directions!! She's definitely right-handed (we think) since we tried to get her to do this with her left hand and it was a no-go.

She's also laughing a bit now! It's a little bit hard to get her to laugh by the time we see her after work since she's tired, but we're trying to catch on video and will post when do. It's just little laughs, but still so cute!

Bottles, Raspberries and an Exersaucer

Kinzie has learned how to blow raspberries lately and loves to demonstrate just how good she is at doing it, especially when we're out in public. Here's a video of her talents. Be sure to have your sound on!

Also, she has started to put her hands on her bottle more and more. I took this pic right as she was holding it for maybe 10 seconds. Just the beginning, but it's exciting the see the connections being made. She definitely recognizes the sounds of her bottle and gets excited when she's knows she's going to be fed.

We also caved in and bought her an exersaucer. We tried it out at the store and she seemed to love it, so we snatched it up, brought it home and assembled it. She likes to bang on all the toys and scoots around in circles in her seat seeing what she can bang on next. Her little feet reach the floor pretty well, but she's still pretty small in girth compared to how much room is in the seat.

Oh boy! Lots of neat stuff to drive mommy and daddy crazy!

What's this!!??

And this!!??

Her little feet reach the floor of the exersaucer now!

Her little personality is really coming through and we're loving every minute of it!

Kinzie is 4 months old today!

Well, the title says it all. Our baby is 4 months and we're loving it!! She is so darn cute that we fall in love with her more and more every day. Today we went shopping since daddy had time during the day to be with the family and we got tons of people stopping to say how adorable she was - and of course, we agree!! I couldn't help myself - I was determined to find some socks that fit (she's getting so big), and in the process, ended up buying WAYYYY too many clothes for Kinzie - all were on sale, but it still ended up to be a lot. Oh well! I'm glad we had the option. She'll be lookin' good for at least 9 more months!

Wouldn't you know it, she caught a cold during her first full week of daycare. She's had a little coughing and a little congestion, but of course, I catch it and feel like I've been hit by a truck. I'd rather have it that way I suppose. We did put a humidifier in our room and that seems to have helped a lot since now the AAP recommends against the use of over the counter cold medicines for infants now. It seems a lot of the old fashioned remedies work better anyhow. She's been feeling great the past few days, so that is wonderful.

She's going in for her 4 mo check-up on Monday. Can't wait to see her weight and how much taller she's gotten!

Oh, and I found that if you click on a picture, it brings it up to full size in a new window, so whoever is interested in saving a copy of the pic, just click on it and save it for full viewing pleasure.

Before 4 months, with a bib Grandma Denny bought for her.

Chewing on a heart chew toy.

Tummy time, looking in the mirror.

Not quite ready for the jumper yet...

4 month pics!

Am I 4 months TODAY Daddy!!??

Is that you mom!?

This pic is actually upside-down. She had such a

cute smile though, I had to turn it for everyone

to see!!! She was looking backwards at me

while being changed and smiled!

Mutli-tasking on the gym. She now grabs her feet

and holds them too!

She loves to put everything into her mouth lately!

We keep checking for teeth, but so far, none.

She really likes this musical ducky!

Some cute videos!

Kinzie playing on the gym floor! She seems to

have learned to pull the chain to make the

gym play a different song! She's not interested

in mom at all, just the gym! :P

Kinzie and the Magical Musical Duckie!

New Blog!

Hello! If you're visiting, I'm assuming it's because someone (hopefully my hubby or myself) sent you a link here to have a glimpse into our daily lives.

Grandparents are especially welcome as we hope this will provide a one-stop-shop for all things Kinzie related.

Speaking of Kinzie, here are some recent pics and hopefully a video (if I can get it to post correctly). Grandparents, if you want a large size version of any of the photos posted, just contact me and we can email directly to you (better quality for actual photo prints) or you can still "right click" and save the photo to your computer.

Since she's turned 3 months (and mom has been back at work), she's figured out how to stick out her tongue to her chin non-stop, chew on whatever you put in her mouth and roll onto her side. So much in just 2 weeks. She can also hold her head up very  high for long periods of time and she loves to look into the mirror at daycare. Can you believe she's 15 weeks already? On Weds, July 30th, she'll be 16 weeks! She really likes daycare and everyone there raves about how happy she is and loves her to death. The only downside so far is that she doesn't want to sleep while there (so much going on), so she's really tired when I go pick her and feel like I hardly spend any time with her awake during the week! 

Jon's at a band camp teaching this week and still has his private lessons at night. He's not sure how he feels about teaching there yet! I got offered a new job today for more than I was making and a better mgmt opportunity and I took it. I start tomorrow. It was hard to call my boss at the job I had just taken 7/15, but with the cost of daycare, any extra money is a must, not to mention affordable health benefits. Also, this new company has short-term disability. A MUST, when you're thinking about other kidlets. My current job, DID NOT. A travesty in my opinion.

Well, I'll post some pics and try to update as much as possible. Love to everyone!
SJK (Susan, Jon and Kinzie)

Kinzie smiling after waking up from a nap.

Kinzie in her bouncer (she watches the bubbles, but doesn't bounce).

Grandpa Denny and Kinzie.

Grandma Denny reading a book Grandma Cullison sewed together.

Look how high she can hold her head up!

Peek a boo from the floor gym!

Gnaw, gnaw, gnaw...

Nah nah

Kinzie rolling onto her side!