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Growing Girl

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By Sarah
Sometimes I look at Kaelah & ask, "when did you grow up?" She's asking for play dates:
And cheering on the "tooters" with Daddy (aka Cougars):
And wearing her hair in a pony tail:
And procrastinating at bedtime like a real pro now. Sometimes she'll even stay awake in bed until 10pm! Nap time, you ask? Yeah, she only sleeps every other day. Can that be my excuse for why it's taken me weeks to finish this blog post? (;In other milestones since coming home from Utah, she finally got to have her 2 yr. check-up. She adores our new pediatrician, who she got to meet at Danny's 2 mo. check-up earlier in Aug. Kaelah weighed 30 pounds 2 oz. & was 36" tall at age 25 months. Hello! I KNEW she was getting too heavy to carry, but I can't quite tell her 'no' when she says, "up please" in the most polite little voice. Dan is trying to get her used to riding on his shoulders when we are out in about together, but it will take some getting used to. He's a tall daddy!

My mom has started taking Kaelah to a Terrific Two class & art class this fall at the rec. center. I went the first day to check it out and ever since Kaelah has been more than willing to go with Grandma as long as I hand fruit leather to my mom as they are getting in the car. Yeah, I bribe. But they both have a wonderful time & you can tell Kaelah is so proud of herself & Grandma is so delighted. I enjoy just being able to dote on Danny for an hour & a half uninterrupted.

Kaelah continues to make me laugh. For instance, this morning she asked for cookies for breakfast & cake at lunch time. Often she'll suggest we have ice cream for dinner. If any of you know me & my hypoglycemia, you'll be as surprised as I am at my sugar queen. P.S. She's a great dancing queen too!

She is old enough to always tell on Dan when he gives her chocolate milk now or when she gets a piece of candy at the doctor. Kaelah likes to pick out her clothes, continues to love jewelry, and praying on her own. The other night she said, "Dear Heavenly Father, Bless Baby. Amen." Hopefully this will offset the fact she lied to get out of trouble this morning.

I'm sure I'm missing more from the lat month... but I do know this:
We love you, Kaelah!

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Leslie@leserleeslovesandhobbies said…
Wowzers. Did you know that orange and blue are my two favorite colors? I think we might be kindred spirits. Too bad Colorado is so far away.
September 30, 2009 at 7:54 AM
Emily said…
I totally agree with the bribing thing...sometimes it's the only thing that works. I laughed at the telling on Daddy because Madison always tells on her daddy when he gives her treats.
October 7, 2009 at 2:59 PM
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